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ArticleJournal of ophthalmic & vision research

Short-Term Effects of Adding Topical Ketorolac to Intravitreal Bevacizumab in Diabetic Macular Edema: A Crossover Randomized Clinical Trial.

Alireza Ramezani, Hossein Molazem, Morteza Entezari, Homayoun Nikkhah, M D Saman Rezanejad, Mehdi Yaseri

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Alireza RamezaniOphthalmic Epidemiology Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1925-1251
Hossein MolazemSchool of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Morteza EntezariOphthalmic Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Homayoun NikkhahOphthalmic Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
M D Saman RezanejadOphthalmic Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mehdi YaseriDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the short-term additive effects of topical ketorolac to intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) in the management of center-involved diabetic macular edema (CI-DME). Methods: In a randomized double-masked placebo-controlled crossover clinical trial, eyes with CI-DME and the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) between (20/40) and (20/400) were included. These eyes should have had at least one intravitreal anti-VEGF injection in the preceding two months. They were randomized into two groups; while both groups received two IVB injections with a six-week interval, one group received topical ketorolac every 6 hr in the first interval and artificial tears every 6 hr as a placebo in the second interval and the other group received the same medications using a crossover method. The main outcome measures were changes in BCVA and central macular thickness (CMT). Results: Fifty-seven eyes of 35 patients with CI-DME were included in the study. The mean BCVA improvement was -0.09 Conclusion: This crossover clinical trial demonstrated that in the course of DME treatment with IVB injections, topical ketorolac did not have any additive beneficial effect at least during a six-week period.

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BevacizumabDiabetic Macular EdemaIntravitrealTopical Ketorolac

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