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ArticleScientific reports2023

Choroidal thickness as a possible predictor of non-response to intravitreal bevacizumab for macular edema after retinal vein occlusion.

Wissam Aljundi, Florian Gradinger, Achim Langenbucher, Haris Sideroudi, Berthold Seitz, Alaa Din Abdin

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wissam AljundiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center UKS, Kirrberger Street 100, Building 22, 66421, Homburg, Saar, Germany. wissam.aljundi@uks.eu.
Florian GradingerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center UKS, Kirrberger Street 100, Building 22, 66421, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Achim LangenbucherInstitute of Experimental Ophthalmology, Saarland University, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Haris SideroudiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center UKS, Kirrberger Street 100, Building 22, 66421, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Berthold SeitzDepartment of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center UKS, Kirrberger Street 100, Building 22, 66421, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Alaa Din AbdinDepartment of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center UKS, Kirrberger Street 100, Building 22, 66421, Homburg, Saar, Germany.
Saarland University · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To evaluate outcomes of intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) treating macular edema (ME) after retinal vein occlusion (RVO) following pro re nata (PRN) regimen and investigate potential predictors of non-response. Retrospective analysis of 126 treatment-naive eyes with ME after RVO. Eyes were treated initially with IVB of 1.25 mg/ml. Therapy was switched in case of non-response. Outcome measures included best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central macular thickness (CMT), which were recorded over 4 years of treatment. BCVA improved significantly during first 2 years. CMT decreased significantly during the 4-year follow-up period. Switching was required in 42 eyes (33%). 34 eyes (26.9%) were switched to steroids, while 8 eyes (6.3%) were switched to other anti-VEGF due to diagnosed glaucoma. Switching occurred after 12.4 ± 8.3 months and an average of 8 ± 4.1 IVBs. Compared with the treatment-responsive group, the treatment-unresponsive group had significantly worse BCVA, higher CMT and subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) at baseline. Treatment IVB following PRN regimen showed significant functional and anatomic improvement in patients with ME after RVO. Switching was required in more than one third of eyes. Higher baseline SFCT could be considered as predictor for non-response to such therapy and thus an indicator of early switching.

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Macular EdemaRetinal Vein OcclusionAngiogenesis InhibitorsBevacizumabHumansIntravitreal InjectionsRetrospective StudiesTomography, Optical CoherenceTreatment OutcomeAngiogenesis InhibitorsBevacizumab

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PMID36624124
PMCPMC9829912
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