Gilger, Brian C; Abarca Piedrafita, Eva Maria; Salmon, Jacklyn H; Patel, Samirkumar (2013). Treatment of acute posterior uveitis in a porcine model by injection of triamcinolone acetonide into the suprachoroidal space using microneedles. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 54(4), pp. 2483-2492. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 10.1167/iovs.13-11747
Full text not available from this repository.PURPOSE
To evaluate the effect of triamcinolone acetonide (TA) administered into the suprachoroidal space (SCS) using a microneedle and compare it with intravitreal (IVT) TA injections in a porcine model of acute posterior segment inflammation.
MATERIALS
An IVT injection of balanced salt solution (BSS) or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was followed 24 hours later with an injection of 0.2 mg or 2.0 mg of TA into the SCS or IVT. The SCS was accessed using microneedles in a minimally invasive procedure. Ocular inflammatory scores and IOP measurements were collected daily, whereas electroretinography, optical coherence tomography, and wide-field ocular fundus photography was performed on -1, 0, and 3 days after treatment. Aqueous and vitreous humor cell counts and protein levels and histopathology were also compared.
RESULTS
Delivery of TA to the SCS using microneedles was simple, effective, and not associated with adverse effects or toxicity. SCS injection of low (0.2 mg) and high doses (2.0 mg) of TA was as effective in reducing acute inflammation in the ocular posterior segment as high-dose IVT injection. Low-dose SCS TA was also effective in reducing inflammation; however, low-dose IVT TA was not.
CONCLUSIONS
Results from this study suggest that 0.2 mg and 2.0 mg of SCS TA was as effective in reducing inflammation as 2.0 mg IVT TA injection in a model of acute posterior segment inflammation. There were no adverse effects, increased IOP, or evidence of procedural or drug toxicity following injection of TA into the SCS in porcine eyes.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > Small Animal Clinic |
UniBE Contributor: |
Abarca Piedrafita, Eva Maria |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
0146-0404 |
Publisher: |
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Eva Maria Abarca Piedrafita |
Date Deposited: |
11 Aug 2017 15:49 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:04 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1167/iovs.13-11747 |
PubMed ID: |
23532526 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/97603 |
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