Prophylactic intravitreal bevacizumab for diabetic macular edema (thickening) after cataract surgery: prospective randomized study
Prophylactic intravitreal bevacizumab for diabetic macular edema (thickening) after cataract surgery: prospective randomized study
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DOI:
10.5301/ejo.2010.1405
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发表时间:
2011-05-01
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1.7
通讯作者:
Malihi, Mehrdad
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作者:
Fard, Masoud Aghsaei;Abyane, Alireza Yazdanei;Malihi, Mehrdad
Purpose. To determine the role of intravitreal bevacizumab injected at the time of cataract surgery on postoperative increase of retinal thickness in patients with diabetic retinopathy.Methods. Patients were randomized to a standardized procedure of phacoemulsification with intraocular lens implantation alone (control group; 30 eyes) or to receive 1.25 mg intravitreal bevacizumab at the end of surgery (IVB group; 31 eyes). Efficacy measures included best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) testing, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and ophthalmoscopic examination at each postoperative visit during a 6-month follow-up.Results. There were no significant differences in central macular thickness, BCVA, or systemic condition between the control and IVB groups at baseline. One month after surgery, the control group showed a significant increase in central macular thickness, whereas the bevacizumab group did not show an increase. After 6 months, there was no significant difference in macular thickness and postoperative visual acuity between the 2 groups.Conclusions. Intravitreal administration of 1.25 mg bevacizumab at the time of cataract surgery is effective just for the short term and 6-month results are the same as the control group.