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Qi B, Yang X, Yu Y, Zhang K, Wu X, Wang X, Jia Q, Feng X, Liu W. PREDICTIVE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VISUAL PROGNOSIS AFTER SURGERY FOR IDIOPATHIC VITREOMACULAR TRACTION. Retina 2024; 44:429-437. [PMID: 37883595 DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000003972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the predictive factors for postsurgical visual prognosis in patients with vitreomacular traction (VMT). METHODS This retrospective study enrolled 31 eyes from 29 patients who underwent vitrectomy for idiopathic VMT with a follow-up period of ≥3 months. The VMT was divided into three grades based on optical coherence tomography images: Grade 1 denoted partial vitreomacular separation with foveal attachment; Grade 2 exhibited intraretinal cysts or cleft with grade 1 findings; and Grade 3 was Grade 2 plus the subretinal fluid. RESULTS Three eyes developed a full-thickness macular hole after surgery, all of which were Grade 3 patients. In the rest 28 eyes, the mean postoperative follow-up period was 23.3 ± 25.8 months. The postoperative central foveal thickness ( P = 0.001) and final best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA; P < 0.001) were both significantly improved from baseline. Fifteen eyes (53.8%) gained ≥ two Snellen lines. Multilinear regression analysis showed that the worse the baseline BCVA ( P = 0.004), or the more advanced the VMT grade ( P = 0.049), the worse the final BCVA. Baseline BCVA was negatively associated with the postoperative visual improvement ( P < 0.001). Those Grade 3 patients with baseline Snellen BCVA of ≥20/40 were more likely to achieve a final Snellen BCVA of ≥20/25 ( P = 0.035). CONCLUSION The VMT grade is an important predictive factor for the postsurgical visual prognosis. Surgical intervention should be performed as early as possible for Grade 3 patients to prevent further disease progression and maximize the postsurgical visual benefit.
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- Biying Qi
- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and
- Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and
- Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and
- Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and
- Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and
- Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and
- Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and
- Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and
- Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; and
- Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, China
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Li H, Chen L, Wu M, Zheng B. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography characteristics of cystic retinal tuft. BMC Ophthalmol 2022; 22:412. [PMID: 36307802 PMCID: PMC9615242 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-022-02636-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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To investigate the characteristics of cystic retinal tufts (CRTs) with 55° widefield spectral-domain optical coherence tomography.
Methods
This was a retrospective study. All subjects underwent a complete ocular examination, ultra-widefield (UWF) pseudocolor fundus photography and Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) with a 55° widefield lens. The SD-OCT characteristics were analyzed in subjects with CRT.
Results
Twenty-six eyes of 25 subjects were scanned and 29 CRTs were analyzed for SD-OCT characteristics. On SD-OCT images, the CRTs exhibited hyperreflective irregular elevated lesions with internal hyporeflective cystoid cavities. Normal layers of the neuroepithelium could not be distinguished. The mean diameter of CRTs was 1022 microns (range, 117–3711 microns; standard deviation, 815 microns). There was vitreoretinal traction at the apex of CRTs. Among them, retinal tears in 24.14% (7/29), suspected retinal tears in 27.59% (8/29), and shallow neuroepithelium detachment in 31.03% (9/29).
Conclusions
The widefield SD-OCT imaging can provide detailed cross-sectional anatomic information of CRT and may guide clinical treatment.
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Thomas AS, Duchateau L, Kozma-Wiebe P, Jaffe G. Resolution of outer retinal abnormalities in eyes with vitreomacular traction without macular hole in the OASIS trial. Br J Ophthalmol 2022:bjophthalmol-2021-319500. [PMID: 35288439 DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-319500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS To describe the clinical impact of external limiting membrane (ELM) disruption, ellipsoid zone (EZ) disruption and subretinal fluid (SRF) seen on optical coherence tomography (OCT) in eyes with vitreomacular traction (VMT) without macular hole (MH) in the Ocriplasmin for Treatment for Symptomatic Vitreomacular Adhesion Including Macular Hole study. METHODS Phase 3b randomised double-blind sham-controlled multicentre study including 144 eyes with VMT without MH. Eyes were randomised to receive a single intravitreal injection of ocriplasmin or sham injection and were followed for 24 months. Eyes were analysed for presence, course and clinical impact of ELM disruption, EZ disruption and SRF on OCT. RESULTS ELM disruption, EZ disruption and SRF were present in 32.6%, 52.2% and 45.8% of ocriplasmin-treated eyes and 39.6%, 42.6% and 37.5% of sham-treated eyes at baseline. VMT resolution was associated with resolution of ELM and EZ disruption and SRF. A small number of eyes had persistent ELM disruption, EZ disruption and/or SRF at the seventh visit or later (17 months or later) following medical or surgical VMT resolution. Resolution of ELM disruption, EZ disruption and/or SRF was associated with an improvement of visual acuity from baseline. Following VMT resolution, ELM recovery usually preceded EZ recovery and SRF resolution. CONCLUSIONS ELM disruption, EZ disruption and/or SRF are present in a significant percentage of eyes with VMT without MH. Release of VMT is usually associated with outer retinal recovery and an associated improvement in visual acuity. ELM recovery typically precedes EZ recovery and SRF resolution following VMT release.
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- Biometrics Research Centre, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- Ophthalmology, Duke Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Elhusseiny AM, Flynn HW, Smiddy WE. Long-Term Outcomes After Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane Surgery. Clin Ophthalmol 2020; 14:995-1002. [PMID: 32280194 PMCID: PMC7127775 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s242681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose To report anatomic and logMAR best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) outcomes with long-term follow-up after pars-plana vitrectomy and epiretinal membrane peeling (PPV-MP). Design A retrospective case-series. Participants Patients with epiretinal membrane (ERM) who underwent PPV-MP performed by one surgeon. Methods Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was recorded as a logMAR preoperatively and, when available, at 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10 years after surgery. The integrity of outer retinal layers was evaluated using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Main Outcome Measures Postoperative BCVA at different follow-up visits and its correlation with different OCT parameters. Results Fifty-five eyes of 49 patients were followed postoperatively with a mean of 8.6± 2.6 years (median: 9 years, range 5–16 years). The mean BCVA improved from 0.56±0.29 (20/72) preoperatively to 0.33±0.25 (20/42) at 1 year, 0.29±0.27 (20/38) at 2 years, 0.25±0.28 (20/35) at 3 years, 0.29±0.32 (20/38) at 5 years, 0.28±0.31 (20/38) at 8 years, and 0.28±0.25 (20/38) at 10 years (p<0.001). The BCVA improved at each of the first 3 years postoperatively and remained stable at 5, 8, and 10 years. Postoperative improvement in the integrity of ELM, and EZ, on SD-OCT correlated with improved BCVA. Conclusion BCVA continues to improve after PPV-MP during the first 3 years postoperatively and remains stable. Improved anatomic integrity of outer retinal layers correlated with improved BCVA.
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- Abdelrahman M Elhusseiny
- Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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Zandi S, Freiberg F, Vaclavik V, Pfister IB, Traine PG, Kaya C, Michels S, Garweg JG. Morphological Reconstitution and Persistent Changes After Intravitreal Ocriplasmin for Vitreomacular Traction and Macular Hole. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2020; 36:126-132. [PMID: 31934816 DOI: 10.1089/jop.2019.0051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Purpose: To assess the long-term anatomical and functional findings in patients with symptomatic vitreomacular traction (VMT), with or without full thickness macular hole (FTMH), after eye treatment with intravitreal ocriplasmin injection (IOI). Methods: This longitudinal case series includes 51 eyes from 51 symptomatic patients with VMT (<800 μm) who received a single IOI (Jetrea® 0.125 mg); 21 cases with an FTMH (<400 μm) were included. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and optical coherence tomography findings were recorded before IOI, and 1 day to 24 months thereafter. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Results: Mean adhesion size before injection was 345 ± 146 μm. In 34 eyes (67%), complete release of VMT was observed; whereas VMT persisted in 17 eyes (33%). The latter included 15 of the 21 eyes (71%) with FTMH, 15 of which underwent pars plana vitrectomy and inner limiting membrane peeling. BCVA improved from (logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution [logMAR]) 0.41 ± 0.03 before injection to 0.32 ± 0.03 after 1 month and 0.23 ± 0.05 after 6 months and remained stable thereafter (0.24 ± 0.06 after 24 months of follow-up). Forty-five percent of the eyes presented submacular deposits soon after IOI that were not functionally relevant; 61% completely resolved by 12 months. Except floaters that disappeared within 48 h, no other adverse events were reported during follow-up. Conclusions: Treatment with ocriplasmin in a real-life setting showed an overall efficacy of 67% in patients with symptomatic VMT, with better results evident in the absence of an FTMH (70% vs. 62% VMT release) and a visual gain for over 2 years.
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- Souska Zandi
- Swiss Eye Institute, Berner Augenklinik am Lindenhofspital, Bern, Switzerland.,Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- HFR Kantonsspital, Freiburg, Switzerland.,Department of Ophthalmology, Jules Gonin Eye Hospital, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Swiss Eye Institute, Berner Augenklinik am Lindenhofspital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Swiss Eye Institute, Berner Augenklinik am Lindenhofspital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Swiss Eye Institute, Berner Augenklinik am Lindenhofspital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Eye Clinic Zurich West, Zurich, Switzerland.,University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Swiss Eye Institute, Berner Augenklinik am Lindenhofspital, Bern, Switzerland.,Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Özdemir HB, Özdek Ş, Hasanreisoğlu M. Pneumatic Vitreolysis for the Treatment of Vitreomacular Traction Syndrome. Turk J Ophthalmol 2019; 49:201-208. [PMID: 31486607 PMCID: PMC6761384 DOI: 10.4274/tjo.galenos.2019.00400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Objectives: To evaluate the posterior vitreous release rates after a single injection of expansile gas in patients with vitreomacular traction (VMT) syndrome with or without associated full-thickness macular hole (FTMH). Materials and Methods: Thirteen eyes of 12 consecutive patients with VMT (11 eyes) or VMT+FTMH (2 eyes) were reviewed retrospectively. Intravitreal injection of 0.3 mL of pure sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) (9 eyes) or perfluoropropane (C3F8) (4 eyes) was performed. Bobbing the head forward and backward similar to ‘drinking bird’ head movements was instructed until VMT release. Full ophthalmic examination and optical coherence tomography was performed at each visit. Results: VMT was released in all patients (100%) and mean release time was 5.2 days (1-19 days). Macular hole closure was not achieved in either of the two eyes with FTMH. Mean central subfield thickness decreased significantly from 361 μm to 263 μm (p=0.007). The mean pretreatment visual acuity was 0.44 LogMAR, which significantly improved to 0.25 LogMAR at the last visit (p=0.003). One of 13 eyes had retinal tear after the procedure which was successfully treated with laser retinopexy. Gas migration to the anterior chamber occurred in one patient. No other complications were observed. Conclusion: Pneumatic vitreolysis with C3F8 and SF6 gases is a relatively safe, low-cost, and minimally invasive treatment modality for VMT. However, FTMH closure could not be achieved with pneumatic vitreolysis.
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- Hüseyin Baran Özdemir
- University of Health Sciences, Ulucanlar Eye Training and Research Hospital, Ophthalmology Clinic, Ankara, Turkey
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- Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara, Turkey
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- Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara, Turkey
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