Short-term Effect of Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection Preventing Panretinal Photocoagulation-Induced Macular Edema in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
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: 1197-1203, 2009.
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em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To investigate the effect of intravitreal bevacizumab injection in preventing panretinal photocoagulation (PRP)-induced macular edema and visual dysfunction in proliferative diabetic retinopathy.METHODS:
We conducted a prospective study of 40 consecutive eyes (20 patients) with proliferative diabetic retinopathy whose visual acuity (logMAR) was 0.2 or less, foveal thickness (microm) was 280 or less, and retinopathy was bilaterally symmetrical. In Group 1 (20 eyes), PRP was performed with intravitreal bevacizumab injection 1 week before the initiation of PRP, but in Group 2 (20 eyes) PRP alone was performed. In all eyes, PRP was completed using the same technique. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and foveal and parafoveal thicknesses were measured before treatment and 1 and 3 months after PRP.RESULTS:
Before treatment, the mean BCVA and foveal and parafoveal thicknesses were not statistically significantly different between the two groups (p>0.05). At 1 and 3 months after PRP, the mean BCVA improved and the foveal and parafoveal thicknesses were significantly smaller in Group 1 than in Group 2 (p<0.05).CONCLUSIONS:
Intravitreal bevacizumab injection before PRP could help prevent PRP-induced macular edema and visual dysfunction in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy and good vision.
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Assunto principal:
Visão Ocular
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Acuidade Visual
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Edema Macular
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Estudos Prospectivos
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Retinopatia Diabética
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Olho
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Anticorpos Monoclonais Humanizados
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Bevacizumab
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Fotocoagulação
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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