Consecutive Macular Edema and Visual Outcome in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion
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 visu...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-08ed914cf2ff488996b33b3a468bbf902025-08-20T02:03:23ZengWileyJournal of Ophthalmology2090-004X2090-00582014-01-01201410.1155/2014/439483439483Consecutive Macular Edema and Visual Outcome in Branch Retinal Vein OcclusionSung Uk Baek0Soon Il Kwon1In Won Park2Kyung Jun Choi3Department of Ophthalmology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, No. 896 Pyeongchon-dong, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do 431-070, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, No. 896 Pyeongchon-dong, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do 431-070, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, No. 896 Pyeongchon-dong, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do 431-070, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, No. 896 Pyeongchon-dong, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do 431-070, Republic of KoreaPurposes. 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/439483 |
| spellingShingle | Sung Uk Baek Soon Il Kwon In Won Park Kyung Jun Choi Consecutive Macular Edema and Visual Outcome in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion Journal of Ophthalmology |
| title | Consecutive Macular Edema and Visual Outcome in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion |
| title_full | Consecutive Macular Edema and Visual Outcome in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion |
| title_fullStr | Consecutive Macular Edema and Visual Outcome in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Consecutive Macular Edema and Visual Outcome in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion |
| title_short | Consecutive Macular Edema and Visual Outcome in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion |
| title_sort | consecutive macular edema and visual outcome in branch retinal vein occlusion |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/439483 |
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