Consecutive Macular Edema and Visual Outcome in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion
Joint Authors
Baek, Sung Uk
Kwon, Soon Il
Park, In Won
Choi, Kyung Jun
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purposes.
The study introduced the concept of “consecutive macular edema” and evaluated the validity of visual outcome in macular edema (ME) secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO).
Methods.
Patients were categorized into the gainer group and the nongainer group according to the final visual acuity.
We analyzed clinical characteristics involving total and consecutive duration of ME between the two groups.
Results.
Among the total 71 eyes of 71 patients, intravitreal bevacizumab injection (26 patients), triamcinolone (21), and natural course (33) were enrolled.
The consecutive duration of ME was shorter in the gainer group than in the nongainer group (3.33 ± 1.50 and 5.24 ± 2.39 months; P=0.000).
After exclusion of macular ischemia, consecutive duration of ME in gainer group was also significantly shorter than in nongainer group (3.62 ± 1.60 and 6.11 ± 4.20 months; P=0.010).
Conclusions.
The duration of ME in the nongainer group was longer than in the gainer group.
In particular, the consecutive duration was an important factor in determining the final visual outcome.
Clinical Trial Registration.
Approval by Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital Institutional Review Board/Ethics Committee was obtained for this retrospective study.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Baek, Sung Uk& Kwon, Soon Il& Park, In Won& Choi, Kyung Jun. 2014. Consecutive Macular Edema and Visual Outcome in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion. Journal of Ophthalmology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Baek, Sung Uk…[et al.]. Consecutive Macular Edema and Visual Outcome in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion. Journal of Ophthalmology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Baek, Sung Uk& Kwon, Soon Il& Park, In Won& Choi, Kyung Jun. Consecutive Macular Edema and Visual Outcome in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion. Journal of Ophthalmology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1042493
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1042493