Comparison between Topical and Oral Tranexamic Acid in Management of Traumatic Hyphema

Background: We sought to determine the efficacy of topical tranexamic acid (5%) in the management of traumatic hyphema. Methods: Thirty eyes with gross traumatic hyphema were enrolled in this study. The patients were treated with tranexamic acid (5%) eye drop every 6 hours for 5 days. The main outc...

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Main Authors: Seyed Hamid Reza Jahadi Hosseini, Mohammad Reza Khalili, Mahmoud Motallebi
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Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2014-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/index.php/IJMS/article/view/641
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Mohammad Reza Khalili
Mahmoud Motallebi
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description Background: We sought to determine the efficacy of topical tranexamic acid (5%) in the management of traumatic hyphema. Methods: Thirty eyes with gross traumatic hyphema were enrolled in this study. The patients were treated with tranexamic acid (5%) eye drop every 6 hours for 5 days. The main outcome measures were best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), Intra-ocular pressure (IOP), day of clot absorption, and rate of rebleeding. These parameters were evaluated daily for 4 days and thereafter at the 8th and 14th days after treatment. The patients were also compared with two historical control groups of patients (80 eyes) with traumatic hyphema; the first control group was treated with oral placebo and the other group was treated with oral tranexamic acid at our department. Result: Prior to treatment, the mean logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) BCVA was 0.59±0.62. BCVA was increased to 0.08±0.14 at day 14 (P<0.001) and the mean IOP before treatment was 13.7±3.9 mm Hg, which was reduced to 11.4±1.8 mm Hg at day 14 (P=0.004). Rebleeding occurred in one (3.3%) patient on the 4th day post treatment. Comparison between the case group and the other two historical control groups with respect to the rebleeding rate demonstrated statistically significant differences between the case group and the first control group (P=0.008) but no statistically significant differences between the case group and the second control group (P=0.25). Conclusion: Topical tranexamic acid seems promising in the management of traumatic hyphema. However, the small sample size of the present study precludes the conclusion that topical tranexamic acid can replace the oral tranexamic acid.
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spelling doaj.art-c63291e183a64406bc0af0f60498c3902022-12-22T01:58:40ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Medical Sciences0253-07161735-36882014-03-01392178183Comparison between Topical and Oral Tranexamic Acid in Management of Traumatic HyphemaSeyed Hamid Reza Jahadi Hosseini0Mohammad Reza Khalili1Mahmoud Motallebi2Poostchi Eye Research Center, Poostchi Clinic, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; and Department of Ophthalmology, Khalili Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranPoostchi Eye Research Center, Poostchi Clinic, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; and Department of Ophthalmology, Khalili Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranPoostchi Eye Research Center, Poostchi Clinic, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; and Department of Ophthalmology, Khalili Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranBackground: We sought to determine the efficacy of topical tranexamic acid (5%) in the management of traumatic hyphema. Methods: Thirty eyes with gross traumatic hyphema were enrolled in this study. The patients were treated with tranexamic acid (5%) eye drop every 6 hours for 5 days. The main outcome measures were best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), Intra-ocular pressure (IOP), day of clot absorption, and rate of rebleeding. These parameters were evaluated daily for 4 days and thereafter at the 8th and 14th days after treatment. The patients were also compared with two historical control groups of patients (80 eyes) with traumatic hyphema; the first control group was treated with oral placebo and the other group was treated with oral tranexamic acid at our department. Result: Prior to treatment, the mean logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) BCVA was 0.59±0.62. BCVA was increased to 0.08±0.14 at day 14 (P<0.001) and the mean IOP before treatment was 13.7±3.9 mm Hg, which was reduced to 11.4±1.8 mm Hg at day 14 (P=0.004). Rebleeding occurred in one (3.3%) patient on the 4th day post treatment. Comparison between the case group and the other two historical control groups with respect to the rebleeding rate demonstrated statistically significant differences between the case group and the first control group (P=0.008) but no statistically significant differences between the case group and the second control group (P=0.25). Conclusion: Topical tranexamic acid seems promising in the management of traumatic hyphema. However, the small sample size of the present study precludes the conclusion that topical tranexamic acid can replace the oral tranexamic acid.http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/index.php/IJMS/article/view/641HyphemaTopicalTranexamic acidManagement
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Comparison between Topical and Oral Tranexamic Acid in Management of Traumatic Hyphema
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
Hyphema
Topical
Tranexamic acid
Management
title Comparison between Topical and Oral Tranexamic Acid in Management of Traumatic Hyphema
title_full Comparison between Topical and Oral Tranexamic Acid in Management of Traumatic Hyphema
title_fullStr Comparison between Topical and Oral Tranexamic Acid in Management of Traumatic Hyphema
title_full_unstemmed Comparison between Topical and Oral Tranexamic Acid in Management of Traumatic Hyphema
title_short Comparison between Topical and Oral Tranexamic Acid in Management of Traumatic Hyphema
title_sort comparison between topical and oral tranexamic acid in management of traumatic hyphema
topic Hyphema
Topical
Tranexamic acid
Management
url http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/index.php/IJMS/article/view/641
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