Sibel Demirel1, Figen Batioğlu, Emin Özmert. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. drsibeldemireltr@yahoo.com.tr
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the functional and anatomical outcome after intravitreal ranibizumab injection in 2 patients with cystoid macular edema (CME) related to Irvine-Gass syndrome. METHODS: Two patients with pseudophakic CME refractory to current standard topical treatment were enrolled in this study. Intravitreal (0.5 mg/0.05 mL) ranibizumab injection was performed. Baseline visits included best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), a fundus examination, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and fundus fluorescein angiography (FA). The main outcome measures were changes in visual acuity, retinal thickness on OCT, and complications related to treatment. RESULTS: FA and OCT confirmed the diagnosis of pseudophakic CME in both cases. The initial BCVA was 5/100 in the first case. After 1 injection of intravitreal ranibizumab, retinal edema totally regressed and BCVA improved to 6/10. The central macular thickness (CMT) measured with OCT was 379 μm at baseline and decreased to 227 μm at the 16-month visit. The initial BCVA was 5/10 in the second case. It improved to 8/10 after 2 ranibizumab injections and remained unchanged at the 21-month visit. The CMT measured with OCT was 419 μm at baseline and decreased to 243 μm at the final follow-up. There were no ocular or systemic complications related to the intravitreal injections. CONCLUSION: Intravitreal ranibizumab appeared to be an effective treatment of macular edema related to Irvine-Gass syndrome. Prospective controlled studies are warranted to compare the long-term safety and efficacy between intravitreal ranibizumab and other treatment options in cases of Irvine-Gass syndrome.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the functional and anatomical outcome after intravitreal ranibizumab injection in 2 patients with cystoid macular edema (CME) related to Irvine-Gass syndrome. METHODS: Two patients with pseudophakic CME refractory to current standard topical treatment were enrolled in this study. Intravitreal (0.5 mg/0.05 mL) ranibizumab injection was performed. Baseline visits included best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), a fundus examination, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and fundus fluorescein angiography (FA). The main outcome measures were changes in visual acuity, retinal thickness on OCT, and complications related to treatment. RESULTS: FA and OCT confirmed the diagnosis of pseudophakic CME in both cases. The initial BCVA was 5/100 in the first case. After 1 injection of intravitreal ranibizumab, retinal edema totally regressed and BCVA improved to 6/10. The central macular thickness (CMT) measured with OCT was 379 μm at baseline and decreased to 227 μm at the 16-month visit. The initial BCVA was 5/10 in the second case. It improved to 8/10 after 2 ranibizumab injections and remained unchanged at the 21-month visit. The CMT measured with OCT was 419 μm at baseline and decreased to 243 μm at the final follow-up. There were no ocular or systemic complications related to the intravitreal injections. CONCLUSION: Intravitreal ranibizumab appeared to be an effective treatment of macular edema related to Irvine-Gass syndrome. Prospective controlled studies are warranted to compare the long-term safety and efficacy between intravitreal ranibizumab and other treatment options in cases of Irvine-Gass syndrome.
Authors: Vinodh Kakkassery; Tim Schultz; Marc Ilan Wunderlich; Marc Schargus; H Burkhard Dick; Jörg Rehrmann Journal: J Ophthalmol Date: 2017-12-19 Impact factor: 1.909