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ArticleWorld journal of clinical pediatrics2026

Autologous

Prema Subramaniam, Ninan Jacob, Veerappan Rathinasabapathy Saravanan, Parag K Shah, Abhishek Das, Narendran Venkatapathy

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Prema SubramaniamDepartment of Pediatric Retina and Ocular Oncology, Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 641014, Tamil Nādu, India.
Ninan JacobDepartment of Pediatric Retina and Ocular Oncology, Aravind Eye Hospital & Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Coimbatore 641004, Tamil Nādu, India.
Veerappan Rathinasabapathy SaravananDepartment of Vitreoretina, Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 641014, Tamil Nādu, India.
Parag K ShahDepartment of Pediatric Retina and Ocular Oncology, Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 641014, Tamil Nādu, India. drshahpk2002@yahoo.com.
Abhishek DasDepartment of Pediatric Retina and Ocular Oncology, Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 641014, Tamil Nādu, India.
Narendran VenkatapathyDepartment of Pediatric Retina and Ocular Oncology, Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Aravind Eye Hospital, Coimbatore 641014, Tamil Nādu, India.

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Abstract

backgroundInducing posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is a crucial step in vitreoretinal surgery. However, compared with older patients, induction of PVD in pediatric and young adult populations is considerably more difficult. Recent studies have shown the utility of autologous plasmin enzyme in inducing PVD in pediatric patients.

aimTo evaluate the anatomical and functional outcomes of patients with retinal detachment, treated with

methodsThis is a retrospective observational case series including ten eyes of nine patients with retinal detachment, secondary to various pathologies. All eyes that received simultaneous intravitreal injection of 0.1 mL of autologous blood and 25 μg of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) 3 days before surgery were analyzed.

resultsThe mean age of the cohort was 9.3 +/- 4.16 years, ranging from 5 years to 16 years. Four out of nine patients were female. Five of the ten eyes had previously undergone vitreoretinal surgery. In the study cohort, five patients had high myopia, two patients had Stickler's syndrome, one had juvenile X-lined retinoschisis, and one had familial exudative vitreoretinopathy associated with retinal detachment. No eye required repeat vitreoretinal surgery for recurrent retinal detachment or membrane peeling following the primary procedure, with adjunctive intravitreal autologous plasmin the median baseline visual acuity was 2.30 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (LogMAR) [interquartile range (IQR): 1.85-2.60], and the median final visual acuity was 1.54 LogMAR (IQR: 1.08-1.78), showing a statistically significant improvement (

conclusionAdjunctive intravitreal autologous plasmin improves the anatomical outcome of vitreoretinal surgery in pediatric patients. However these findings require validation in a large sample, prospective study.

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Autologous whole bloodEnzymatic vitreolysisPediatric vitreoretinal surgeriesPlasminRetinal detachmentTissue plasminogen activator

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PMID42626003
PMCPMC13491140

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