Cost effectiveness of treatments for wet age-related macular degeneration [PDF]
, 2011 Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in people aged >= 50 years. Wet AMD in particular has a major impact on patient quality of life and imposes substantial burdens on healthcare systems.
Annemans, Lieven +4 more
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Therapeutic approaches with intravitreal injections in geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration: current drugs and potential molecules [PDF]
, 2019 The present review focuses on recent clinical trials that analyze the efficacy of intravitreal therapeutic agents for the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), such as neuroprotective drugs, and complement inhibitors, also called ...
Cerini, Alberto +5 more
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Sterile Endophthalmitis after Intravitreal Injections [PDF]
Mediators of Inflammation, 2012 Sterile endophthalmitis appears as an infrequent complication of intravitreal injections and seems to develop mainly in the context of the off-label use of drugs that have not been conceived for intravitreous administration. The aetiology of sterile endophthalmitis, independently of the administered drug, remains uncertain and a multifactorial origin ...
Marticorena J., Romano V., Gomez-Ulla F.
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Experience of intravitreal injections in a tertiary Hospital in Oman
Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015 Aim: To find out statistical data regarding intravitreal injections in an outpatient department setup at a tertiary center in Oman. Design: Retrospective chart review.
Ahmed S Al-Hinai
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Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2021 Introduction: Intravitreal Bevacizumab injection has now become a routine procedure for retina specialists throughout the world. Easy availability of this monoclonal antibody molecule even in Nepal has brought a revolution in the management of various ...
Arjun Shrestha +4 more
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Morphologic Criteria of Lesion Activity in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Consensus Article [PDF]
, 2017 Intravitreal antivascular endothelial growth factor drugs represent the current standard of care for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).
Elena Gusson +8 more
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Evaluation of pain during intravitreal Ozurdex injections vs intravitreal bevacizumab injections [PDF]
Eye, 2014 The purpose was to evaluate the pain associated with intravitreal Ozurdex injections, and to compare it with that associated with intravitreal bevacizumab injections.The study included 57 eyes of 57 patients who received an intravitreal Ozurdex injection at our institution. Pain was measured by the visual analog scale (VAS).
E, Moisseiev +5 more
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Comparative lipid profiling dataset of the inflammation-induced optic nerve regeneration. [PDF]
, 2019 In adult mammals, retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) fail to regenerate following damage. As a result, RGCs die after acute injury and in progressive degenerative diseases such as glaucoma; this can lead to permanent vision loss and, eventually, blindness ...
Bhattacharya, Sanjoy K +5 more
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Intravitreal Cotton Fiber Foreign Body after Intravitreal Injection
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2022 Iatrogenic intraocular foreign bodies (IOFBs) are rare findings to be associated with sterile intraocular procedures. They are usually observed in the anterior chamber, introduced during cataract surgery, while IOFBs in the posterior segment of the eye are very rare.
Fran Drnovšek, Xhevat Lumi
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Factors associated with extended remission in neovascular age-related macular degeneration on pro re nata treatment protocol. [PDF]
, 2020 AimTo show the characteristics and outcomes of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) who had extended remission (ER) while on a pro re nata (PRN) treatment protocol.MethodsThis was a retrospective case-control study of a ...
Amador-Patarroyo, Manuel J +6 more
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