INTRAVITREAL VERSUS SUBRETINAL ADMINISTRATION OF RECOMBINANT TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR COMBINED WITH GAS FOR ACUTE SUBMACULAR HEMORRHAGES DUE TO AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION An Exploratory Prospective Study

Autor: Jong, Henk, van Zeeburg, EJT, Cereda, MG, van Velthoven, MEJ, Faridpooya, K, Vermeer, KA, van Meurs, Johan
Přispěvatelé: Ophthalmology
Rok vydání: 2016
Zdroj: Retina. The Journal of Retinal and Vitreous Diseases, 36(5), 914-925. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (Wolters Kluwer)
ISSN: 0275-004X
Popis: Purpose: Current management of submacular hemorrhage (SMH) favors vitrectomy and gas with subretinal administration of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) over mere intravitreal rtPA injections and gas. In this study, we aimed to compare the effectiveness of both treatment modalities to displace submacular blood. Methods: Twenty-four patients with SMH secondary to age-related macular degeneration were included. The SMH had to exist
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