Publications

Authors:

Panozzo, Giacomo A; Gusson, Elena; Panozzo, Giorgio; Dalla Mura, Giulia

Title:

Dexamethasone intravitreal implant at the time of cataract surgery in eyes with diabetic macular edema

Year:

2017

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

European Journal of Ophthalmology

ISSN of journal:

1120-6721

N° Volume:

27

Number or Folder:

4

Page numbers:

433-437

Keyword:

Cataract; Dexamethasone intravitreal implant; Diabetic macular edema; Phacoemulsification

Short description of contents:

Purpose: To determine the potential role of intraoperative dexamethasone intravitreal implant (DEX-I) in reducing diabetic macular edema (DME) worsening after phacoemulsification.Methods: This was a prospective study on 19 eyes of 19 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with DME and cataract. Mean preoperative Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study visual acuity (VA) was 16.7 letters. Mean foveal thickness (FT) was 451 mu m. The DME was naive in 11 eyes and refractory in 8 eyes. All eyes underwent a standard phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation; DEX-I was injected at the end of surgery. Followup was performed at 1 week and then monthly until DME recurrence (up to 8 months).Results: At 1 week, mean VA improved by 15 letters (range 0-29 letters) and mean FT decreased by 147 mu m (range 69-236 mu m). Improvement consolidated at month 1, with a mean VA improvement of 18 letters (range 3-32 letters) and a mean improvement in FT of 193 mu m (range 76-304 mu m), remaining stable at month 2 after surgery in all eyes. The DME recurred in 1 eye at month 3, in 14 eyes (73.8%) between months 4 and 5, and after month 6 in 4 eyes (21%). Refractory DMEs demonstrated the same benefit but recurred earlier than naive ones (4 months versus 5.8 months, p<0.01).Conclusions: Intraoperative DEX-I prevents DME worsening after phacoemulsification. Its positive effects last for at least 3 months.

Web page:

https://doi.org/10.5301/ejo.5000920

Product ID:

128110

Handle IRIS:

11562/1072344

Last Modified:

February 23, 2023

Bibliographic citation:

Panozzo, Giacomo A; Gusson, Elena; Panozzo, Giorgio; Dalla Mura, Giulia, Dexamethasone intravitreal implant at the time of cataract surgery in eyes with diabetic macular edema «European Journal of Ophthalmology» , vol. 27 , n. 4 , 2017 , pp. 433-437

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