Intravitreal Bevacizumab Alone or Combined with Macular Laser Photocoagulation for Recurrent or Persistent Macular Edema Secondary to Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion
| Autor: | Takafumi Hirashima, Tomoyuki Chihara, Toshitaka Bun, Takao Utsumi, Miou Hirose, Hideyasu Oh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 2014 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2090-004X 2090-0058 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2014/173084 |
| Popis: | Background. To evaluate the efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) injection with or without macular laser photocoagulation (MLP) for recurrent or persistent macular edema (ME) secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). Methods. Thirty-four eyes underwent IVB injection for ME secondary to BRVO as a primary treatment. Twenty of the 34 eyes experienced recurrent or persistent ME after the first IVB. Nine of the 20 eyes (Group 1) were retreated with IVB combined with MLP. The remaining 11 eyes (Group 2) were retreated with IVB alone. Results. In Group 1, the postoperative best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) improved compared with the preoperative value at all follow-up visits, although no statistically significant improvement was observed at 6 months. In contrast, BCVA significantly improved from 0.53 to 0.40 at 6 months (P |
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