Purpose. To describe an alternative treatment for a patient with serpiginous choroiditis (SC) who was not tolerant to systemic therapies. Methods. Case report of a patient with serpiginous choroiditis with their clinical course followed with ophthalmic ...
Yousuf Siddiqui +4 more
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Off-Label Use of 0.19 mg Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Implant: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Corticosteroids are used in a variety of ophthalmological diseases. One challenge faced by ophthalmologists is to deliver corticosteroids to the posterior segment of the eye with efficacy and safety.
Flávio Ribeiro, Manuel S. Falcão
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Scleral melt following Retisert intravitreal fluocinolone implant
Ilias Georgalas,1 Chrysanthi Koutsandrea,1 Dimitrios Papaconstantinou,1 Dimitrios Mpouritis,1 Petros Petrou1,2 1Ophthalmology Department, University of Athens, Athens, Greece; 2Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UKAbstract: Intravitreal fluocinolone ...
Georgalas I +4 more
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Fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant for the treatment of diabetic macular edema
Wyatt B Messenger, Robert M Beardsle, Christina J FlaxelCasey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USAAbstract: Diabetic macular edema (DME) remains one of the leading causes of moderate to severe vision loss. Although laser
Messenger WB, Beardsley RM, Flaxel CJ
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Intravitreal Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant (ILUVIEN®) for the Treatment of Retinal Conditions. A Review of Clinical Studies [PDF]
Fluocinolone acetonide (FAc) intravitreal implant (Iluvien®) is a corticosteroid implant indicated for the treatment of diabetic macular oedema (DMO) in patients who have previously received conventional treatment without good response, non– infectious ...
Georgios D Panos +5 more
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Evaluation of fluocinolone acetonide 0.19 mg intravitreal implant in the management of birdshot retinochoroiditis [PDF]
Purpose: To report treatment outcomes and efficacy of the fluocinolone acetonide 0.19 mg intravitreal implant (Iluvien) in controlling retinal and choroidal inflammation in 11 patients with birdshot retinochoroiditis.
Ajamil-Rodanes, S +5 more
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Intravitreal fluocinolone acetonide implant (ILUVIEN®) for diabetic macular oedema: a literature review [PDF]
Diabetic macular oedema (DMO) is a common complication of diabetic retinopathy and may lead to severe visual loss. In this review, we describe the pathophysiology of DMO and review current therapeutic options such as macular laser photocoagulation, anti ...
Horace Massa +5 more
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Current and Emerging Pharmacologic Therapies for Diabetic Retinopathy. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Diabetic retinopathy, a prevalent microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus, is a leading cause of blindness among adults in developed countries. Risk factors include prolonged duration of diabetes, elevated glycosylated hemoglobin levels, hypertension, and dyslipidemia, with rapid glucose reduction also increasing risk for developing ...
Clements JN, Mesawich J, Twisdale C.
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Abstract Purpose To evaluate topical dexamethasone ophthalmic suspension OCS‐01 (Oculis SA, Lausanne, Switzerland) in diabetic macular edema (DME). Methods This was a multicenter, double‐masked, parallel‐group, randomized, Phase 2 study. Patients aged 18–85 years with DME of <3 years duration, ETDRS central subfield thickness ≥ 310 μm by SD‐OCT, and ...
Einar Stefansson +8 more
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Diabetic Macular Oedema Guidelines: An Australian Perspective
The number of people living with diabetes is expected to rise to 578 million by 2030 and to 700 million by 2045, exacting a severe socioeconomic burden on healthcare systems around the globe. This is also reflected in the increasing numbers of people with ocular complications of diabetes (namely, diabetic macular oedema (DMO) and diabetic retinopathy ...
Yew Sen Yuen +15 more
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