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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant at the Time of Silicon Oil Removal to Treat Persistent Macular Edema after Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Repair.

Francesco Pignatelli, Annalisa Nacucchi, Alfredo Niro, Samuele Gigliola, Fedele Passidomo, Rossella Donghia, Giuseppe Addabbo

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Outcomes of intravitreal dexamethasone implant (OzurdexInternational journal of retina and vitreous · 2025
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Francesco PignatelliEye Clinic, Hospital "SS. Annunziata", ASL Taranto, 74100 Taranto, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2787-3517
Annalisa NacucchiEye Clinic, Hospital "SS. Annunziata", ASL Taranto, 74100 Taranto, Italy.
Alfredo NiroEye Clinic, Hospital "SS. Annunziata", ASL Taranto, 74100 Taranto, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7951-3591
Samuele GigliolaEye Clinic, Hospital "SS. Annunziata", ASL Taranto, 74100 Taranto, Italy.
Fedele PassidomoEye Clinic, Hospital "SS. Annunziata", ASL Taranto, 74100 Taranto, Italy.
Rossella DonghiaUnit of Research Methodology and Data Sciences for Population Health, "Salus in Apulia Study" National Institute of Gastroenterology "Saverio de Bellis" Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, 70013 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9140-673X
Giuseppe AddabboEye Clinic, Hospital "SS. Annunziata", ASL Taranto, 74100 Taranto, Italy.
Ospedale SS. Annunziata · ITGastroenterology Hospital "Saverio de Bellis" · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAn intravitreal dexamethasone implant (DEX-I) was found to be effective and safe for the treatment of cystoid macular edema (CME) after vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) and in silicone oil (SO)-filled eyes. We aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of DEX-I at the time of SO removal for the treatment of recalcitrant CME after successful RRD repair.

methodsA retrospective review of the medical records was performed on 24 consecutive patients (24 eyes) with recalcitrant CME after RRD repair who were treated with a single 0.7-mg DEX-I at the time of SO removal. The main outcome measures were changes in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central macular thickness (CMT). A regression model was performed to assess the relationship between BCVA and CMT at 6 months and independent variables.

resultsIn all 24 patients, CME occurred after RRD repair and remained despite topical therapy. The mean time of CME onset was 27.4 ± 7.7 days after vitrectomy. The mean time between vitrectomy and DEX-I was 106.8 ± 10.1 days. The mean CMT was significantly decreased from 429.6 ± 59.1 µm at baseline to 294 ± 46.4 µm at month 6 (

conclusionsDEX-I at the time of SO removal had an acceptable safety profile and achieved favorable outcomes in eyes affected by recalcitrant CME that occurred after RRD repair. RRD-related macular status is significantly associated with visual acuity after DEX-I.

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intravitreal dexamethasone implantmacular edemarhegmatogenous retinal detachmentvitrectomy

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PMCPMC9962319
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