[Combination of Intravitreal rTPA, gas and ranibizumab for extensive subfoveal haemorrhages secondary to neovascular age-related macular degeneration].
[Combination of Intravitreal rTPA, gas and ranibizumab for extensive subfoveal haemorrhages secondary to neovascular age-related macular degeneration].
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[玻璃体内 rTPA、气体和雷珠单抗联合治疗新生血管性年龄相关性黄斑变性继发的广泛中心凹下出血]。
DOI:
10.1055/s-0028-1109750
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发表时间:
2010
影响因子:
0.8
通讯作者:
U. Schmidt
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作者:
G. Matt;S. Sacu;E. Stifter;C. Prünte;U. Schmidt
BACKGROUND
The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of the combination therapy with intravitreal recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rTPA), gas and lucentis for patients with extensive subfoveal haemorrhages secondary to neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
METHODS
In this retrospective clinical study 10 eyes with extensive subfoveal haemorrhages secondary to neovascular AMD were included and treated with intravitreal rTPA (0.05 mL; 0.025 mg/0.1 mL in 0.9% NaCl), 100% sulphur hexafluoride (SF(6)) gas (0.5 mL) and lucentis (0.05 mL, 10 mg/mL) within two weeks after the onset of the subretinal haemorrhage. Retreatments with lucentis were performed at 4-week intervals if there were persistent submacular haemorrhages or signs of active choroideal neovascularisation (CNV). The treatment effect was evaluated using best-corrected visual acuity (VA, Snellen), complete ophthalmic examination, fluorescein angiography (FLA) and optical coherence tomography (OCT).
RESULTS
Mean observation period was 6.4 A+/- 3.7 months (range: 3 - 13 months). With regard to VA, in 7 eyes there was an increase in VA (> or = 1 Snellen lines), in 1 eye a stabilisation and in 2 eyes a decrease in VA (> or = 1 Snellen lines). At the end of follow-up time, with regard to VA no significant difference was observed compared to baseline (p = 0.41). In 1 patient an intra-operative transient central arterial occlusion and in another patient a corneal erosion and an increase of intraocular pressure up to 27 mmHg were observed after initial combination treatment. On average there were 1.9 A+/- 1.3 retreatments indicated after initial treatment.
CONCLUSION
The combination of rTPA, gas and lucentis is a valuable therapy for extensive subfoveal haemorrhages secondary to neovascular AMD resulting in stabilisation of both VA and morphologic parameters.