Ebneter, Andreas; Gekkiev, Boris; Chanana, Bhuvan; Wolf, Sebastian; Zinkernagel, Martin (2015). The Presence of Intra- or Subretinal Fluid during the Loading Phase in the Treatment of Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration with Intravitreal Ranibizumab Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography. Ophthalmologica, 234(2), pp. 61-66. Karger 10.1159/000430103
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PURPOSE
To assess intra- and subretinal fluid during the loading phase with intravitreal ranibizumab in exudative age-related macular degeneration and to quantify the accuracy of crosshair scan spectral-domain optical coherence tomography with regard to retinal fluid.
METHODS
This is a retrospective study of 31 treatment-naive patients who received 3 monthly intravitreal ranibizumab injections. Visual acuity and the presence of retinal fluid were assessed at each visit using volume and crosshair scan protocols.
RESULTS
Visual acuity improved and central retinal thickness decreased significantly during the loading phase. However, retinal fluid persisted in two thirds of the patients. The accuracy of the crosshair scan to detect fluid was 93%.
CONCLUSIONS
A substantial proportion of eyes had persistent fluid after 3 months of ranibizumab injections. However, visual improvement was independent of residual fluid. Message: Crosshair scans detect relevant collections of retinal fluid accurately and may be sufficient in daily clinical practice. © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Ophthalmology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Ebneter, Andreas, Wolf, Sebastian (B), Zinkernagel, Martin Sebastian |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
0030-3755 |
Publisher: |
Karger |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Sebastian Wolf |
Date Deposited: |
12 Jun 2015 13:43 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:26 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1159/000430103 |
PubMed ID: |
25998752 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.69500 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/69500 |
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