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Comparison of immediate versus deferred intravitreal Bevacizumab in macular oedema due to branch retinal vein occlusion: a pilot study

Comparison of immediate versus deferred intravitreal Bevacizumab in macular oedema due to branch... Int Ophthalmol (2018) 38:943–949 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-017-0538-y ORIGINAL PAPER Comparison of immediate versus deferred intravitreal Bevacizumab in macular oedema due to branch retinal vein occlusion: a pilot study . . M. A. Khan Varakutti Mallika Dattakiran Joshi Received: 6 October 2016 / Accepted: 17 April 2017 / Published online: 21 April 2017 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2017 Abstract Results The mean visual gain in the two groups early Purpose To compare visual and anatomical recovery and delayed intervention was 0.38 log MARs and 0.15 of immediate versus deferred intravitreal Beva- log MAR units, respectively, and the superior vision cizumab for the treatment of macular oedema sec- gain in the early intervention group was statistically ondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). significant (p \ 0.001). The difference in visual Methods In a pilot study, 40 treatment naı¨ve patients improvement between the two groups persisted till of branch retinal vein occlusion with macular oedema 1 year of follow-up. The early intervention group and vision 6/12 or less presenting within one month of required fewer injections (2.6 ± 71 vs. 3.5 ± 0.51), onset were randomised into 2 groups (20 each) to and rescue laser treatment (15 vs. 25%) as compared to receive http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Ophthalmology Springer Journals

Comparison of immediate versus deferred intravitreal Bevacizumab in macular oedema due to branch retinal vein occlusion: a pilot study

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2017 by Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Ophthalmology
ISSN
0165-5701
eISSN
1573-2630
DOI
10.1007/s10792-017-0538-y
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28432581
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Int Ophthalmol (2018) 38:943–949 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-017-0538-y ORIGINAL PAPER Comparison of immediate versus deferred intravitreal Bevacizumab in macular oedema due to branch retinal vein occlusion: a pilot study . . M. A. Khan Varakutti Mallika Dattakiran Joshi Received: 6 October 2016 / Accepted: 17 April 2017 / Published online: 21 April 2017 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2017 Abstract Results The mean visual gain in the two groups early Purpose To compare visual and anatomical recovery and delayed intervention was 0.38 log MARs and 0.15 of immediate versus deferred intravitreal Beva- log MAR units, respectively, and the superior vision cizumab for the treatment of macular oedema sec- gain in the early intervention group was statistically ondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). significant (p \ 0.001). The difference in visual Methods In a pilot study, 40 treatment naı¨ve patients improvement between the two groups persisted till of branch retinal vein occlusion with macular oedema 1 year of follow-up. The early intervention group and vision 6/12 or less presenting within one month of required fewer injections (2.6 ± 71 vs. 3.5 ± 0.51), onset were randomised into 2 groups (20 each) to and rescue laser treatment (15 vs. 25%) as compared to receive

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International OphthalmologySpringer Journals

Published: Apr 21, 2017

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