Experience in treatment of retinal vein occlusion

In the contemporary world there is an epidemic increase in acquired vascular diseases of the eye. Retinal vein occlusion leads not only to a decrease in visual acuity, but also to a development of complications such as recurrent intravitreal hemorrhages, traction retinal detachment, secondary neovas...

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Main Authors: A. A. Ryabtseva, E. N. Khomyakova, S. G. Sergushev, O. M. Andryukhina
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Language:Russian
Published: Publishing house "Ophthalmology" 2016-01-01
Series:Офтальмохирургия
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Online Access:https://www.ophthalmosurgery.ru/jour/article/view/206
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author A. A. Ryabtseva
E. N. Khomyakova
S. G. Sergushev
O. M. Andryukhina
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E. N. Khomyakova
S. G. Sergushev
O. M. Andryukhina
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description In the contemporary world there is an epidemic increase in acquired vascular diseases of the eye. Retinal vein occlusion leads not only to a decrease in visual acuity, but also to a development of complications such as recurrent intravitreal hemorrhages, traction retinal detachment, secondary neovascular glaucoma, resulting is the disability of patients, that leading to the loss of professional suitability in persons of working age.Purpose. To study an efficacy and safety of intravitreal Ozurdex injection within 6 months in retinal vein occlusion.Material and methods. The study involved 38 patients with a decreased vision due to macular edema following the unilateral retinal vein occlusion. The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 0.06-0.4, the thickness of the retina in the central zone: ≥430μm, the duration of macular edema: from 4 weeks to 9 months. All patients underwent the standard and optional ophthalmic examinations: OCT, fundus photography and fluorescein angiography.Results. An improvement of visual acuity and a decrease in retinal thickness were observed in all patients 1 month after the IVI in 100% of cases (0.05-0.4, by 85-360μm from the initial data), respectively; during the visit at 4 months a decrease in retinal thickness after injection was observed in 89% of patients and was 115-275μm from the initial value; it returned in 10% to the original level before the IVI; the study of retinal thickness 6 months after the injection of the Ozurdex drug demonstrated its reduction by 110-270 microns from the baseline in 66%, 60% of them were within the normal range; relapsed edema occurred in 34%. During the study, two adverse events were registered such as progression of cataracts and ophthalmic hypertension in 21% of patients.Conclusion. The Ozurdex injection promotes a long-term and significant improvement of visual acuity in patients with macular edema due to retinal vein occlusion. One injection improves the BCVA and reduces persistently the thickness of the retina according to the OCT data for the period up to 6 months in 66% of patients, but a relapse of its edema is registered with the decreased BCVA in 34% of patients that requires a further research.
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spelling doaj.art-1e72666e80824b81b32212714ac242b42023-01-20T12:34:52ZrusPublishing house "Ophthalmology"Офтальмохирургия0235-41602312-49702016-01-01046064203Experience in treatment of retinal vein occlusionA. A. Ryabtseva0E. N. Khomyakova1S. G. Sergushev2O. M. Andryukhina3The M.F. Vladimirsky Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (MONIKI), Moscow RegionThe M.F. Vladimirsky Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (MONIKI), Moscow RegionThe M.F. Vladimirsky Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (MONIKI), Moscow RegionThe M.F. Vladimirsky Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (MONIKI), Moscow RegionIn the contemporary world there is an epidemic increase in acquired vascular diseases of the eye. Retinal vein occlusion leads not only to a decrease in visual acuity, but also to a development of complications such as recurrent intravitreal hemorrhages, traction retinal detachment, secondary neovascular glaucoma, resulting is the disability of patients, that leading to the loss of professional suitability in persons of working age.Purpose. To study an efficacy and safety of intravitreal Ozurdex injection within 6 months in retinal vein occlusion.Material and methods. The study involved 38 patients with a decreased vision due to macular edema following the unilateral retinal vein occlusion. The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 0.06-0.4, the thickness of the retina in the central zone: ≥430μm, the duration of macular edema: from 4 weeks to 9 months. All patients underwent the standard and optional ophthalmic examinations: OCT, fundus photography and fluorescein angiography.Results. An improvement of visual acuity and a decrease in retinal thickness were observed in all patients 1 month after the IVI in 100% of cases (0.05-0.4, by 85-360μm from the initial data), respectively; during the visit at 4 months a decrease in retinal thickness after injection was observed in 89% of patients and was 115-275μm from the initial value; it returned in 10% to the original level before the IVI; the study of retinal thickness 6 months after the injection of the Ozurdex drug demonstrated its reduction by 110-270 microns from the baseline in 66%, 60% of them were within the normal range; relapsed edema occurred in 34%. During the study, two adverse events were registered such as progression of cataracts and ophthalmic hypertension in 21% of patients.Conclusion. The Ozurdex injection promotes a long-term and significant improvement of visual acuity in patients with macular edema due to retinal vein occlusion. One injection improves the BCVA and reduces persistently the thickness of the retina according to the OCT data for the period up to 6 months in 66% of patients, but a relapse of its edema is registered with the decreased BCVA in 34% of patients that requires a further research.https://www.ophthalmosurgery.ru/jour/article/view/206retinal vein occlusionintravitreal ozurdex injectionoctretinal thicknessbest corrected visual acuity (bcva).
spellingShingle A. A. Ryabtseva
E. N. Khomyakova
S. G. Sergushev
O. M. Andryukhina
Experience in treatment of retinal vein occlusion
Офтальмохирургия
retinal vein occlusion
intravitreal ozurdex injection
oct
retinal thickness
best corrected visual acuity (bcva).
title Experience in treatment of retinal vein occlusion
title_full Experience in treatment of retinal vein occlusion
title_fullStr Experience in treatment of retinal vein occlusion
title_full_unstemmed Experience in treatment of retinal vein occlusion
title_short Experience in treatment of retinal vein occlusion
title_sort experience in treatment of retinal vein occlusion
topic retinal vein occlusion
intravitreal ozurdex injection
oct
retinal thickness
best corrected visual acuity (bcva).
url https://www.ophthalmosurgery.ru/jour/article/view/206
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