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Guymer R, Bailey C, Chaikitmongkol V, Chakravarthy U, Chaudhary V, Finger RP, Gallego-Pinazo R, Chuan AKH, Ishida S, Lövestam-Adrian M, Parravano M, Luna Pinto JD, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Sheth V, Souied EH, Chi GC, Gilberg F, Glittenberg C, Scheidl S, Bengus M. Rationale and Design of VOYAGER: Long-term Outcomes of Faricimab and Port Delivery System with Ranibizumab for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Macular Edema in Clinical Practice. Ophthalmol Sci 2024; 4:100442. [PMID: 38304609 PMCID: PMC10831184 DOI: 10.1016/j.xops.2023.100442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Purpose To describe the rationale and design of the VOYAGER (NCT05476926) study, which aims to investigate the safety and effectiveness of faricimab and the Port Delivery System with ranibizumab (PDS) for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) or diabetic macular edema (DME) in clinical practice. VOYAGER also aims to understand drivers of clinical practice treatment outcomes by gaining novel insight into the intersection of treatment regimens, decisions, anatomic outcomes, and vision. Design Primary data collection, noninterventional, prospective, multinational, multicenter clinical practice study. Participants At least 5000 patients initiating/continuing faricimab or PDS for nAMD/DME (500 sites, 31 countries). Methods Management will be per usual care, with no mandated scheduled visits/imaging protocol requirements. Using robust methodologies, relevant clinical and ophthalmic data, including visual acuity (VA), and data on treatment clinical setting/regimens/philosophies, presence of anatomic features, and safety events will be collected. Routinely collected fundus images will be uploaded to the proprietary Imaging Platform for analysis. An innovative investigator interface will graphically display the patient treatment journey with the aim of optimizing treatment decisions. Main Outcome Measures Primary end point: VA change from baseline at 12 months per study cohort (faricimab in nAMD and in DME, PDS in nAMD). Secondary end points: VA change over time and per treatment regimens (fixed, treat-and-extend, pro re nata, and other) and number. Exploratory end points: VA change in relation to presence/location of anatomic features that impact vision (fluid, central subfield thickness, fibrosis, atrophy, subretinal hyperreflective material, diabetic retinopathy severity, and disorganization of retinal inner layers) and per treatment regimen/philosophies. The impact of regional and practice differences on outcomes will be assessed as will safety. Results Recruitment commenced in November 2022 and will continue until late 2027, allowing for up to 5 years follow-up. Exploratory interim analyses are planned annually. Conclusions VOYAGER is an innovative study of retinal diseases that will assess the effectiveness and safety of faricimab and PDS in nAMD and DME and identify clinician- and disease-related factors driving treatment outcomes in clinical practices globally to help optimize vision outcomes. Financial Disclosures Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.
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- Robyn Guymer
- Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Bristol Eye Hospital, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Queen’s University of Belfast, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, Hamilton Regional Eye Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Centre Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- John A. Moran Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil, Créteil, France
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Watanachai N, Choovuthayakorn J, Nanegrungsunk O, Phinyo P, Chokesuwattanaskul S, Tanasombatkul K, Hansapinyo L, Upaphong P, Porapaktham T, Sangkaew A, Apivatthakakul A, Kunavisarut P, Chaikitmongkol V, Patikulsila D. Intraocular foreign body: Characteristics, visual outcomes, and predictive values of ocular trauma score. Heliyon 2023; 9:e20640. [PMID: 37842556 PMCID: PMC10568348 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Introduction Retained intraocular foreign body (IOFB) remains an important cause of acquired visual impairment. The visual prognosis following treatments for eyes with retained IOFB was observed to be distinct from other mechanisms of open globe injury due to the specific nature and associated circumstances. This study evaluated the risk behaviors, visual results, and predictive values of Ocular Trauma Score (OTS) in determining visual outcomes in patients with IOFB that were not related to terrorism. Methods Medical records of patients who underwent surgical interventions between January 2015 and December 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Results A total of one hundred and sixty-one patients (162 eyes) were recruited. The patients had a mean (standard deviation) age of 47.6 (14.0) years with working male predominance (93.2%). The majority of patients were injured by activities related to grass trimming (63.4%) and metallic objects were the main materials causing injuries (75.7%). Following treatments, the proportion of eyes having vision worse than 20/400 decreased from 126 eyes (77.8%) to 55 eyes (33.9%) at final visit. Ocular trauma score (OTS) had a high potential prediction for final vision in eyes in OTS categories 4 and 5. However, the discordance of final visual acuity distribution was observed in some subgroups of eyes in OTS categories 1 to 3. Conclusion This study highlights the significance of IOFB related eye injuries in a tertiary care setting. Decision making on treatments should be carefully considered, particularly in eyes in lower OTS categories, in light of a rise in the proportion of patients who experience improved vision after IOFB removal.
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- Nawat Watanachai
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Statistics Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
- Musculoskeletal Science and Translational Research (MSTR), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Cornea and Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Statistics Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
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Wu PY, Fung AT, Dave VP, Iu LPL, Sjahreza E, Chaikitmongkol V, Sivagurunathan PD, Ahn J, Misra DK, Wong CW, Chou HD. COVID-19 reduced scleral buckling training in fellows and shifted young ophthalmologists' preference toward vitrectomy: An Asia-Pacific survey. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2023; 51:585-597. [PMID: 37170410 DOI: 10.1111/ceo.14236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND To assess rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) surgery trends and training among young ophthalmologists (YOs, vitreoretinal fellows or attendings/consultants with ≤10 years of independent practice) and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS An anonymous online survey was completed by 117 YOs in the Asia-Pacific regarding their RRD surgery experiences in 2021-2022. RESULTS To achieve a 90% probability of surgical competency, 91 vitrectomy and 34 scleral buckling (SB) completions during fellowship were needed. In total, 49 (41.9%) YOs had fellowship affected by COVID-19. In the COVID versus pre-COVID era, however, the volume of SB completions per fellowship year decreased significantly (median [IQR] 3.3 [1.5, 9] vs. 13 [6.5, 23]; p < 0.001) and was lower than the required volume to achieve competency. YOs were less confident in conducting SB versus vitrectomy (3.5 ± 1.1 vs. 4.2 ± 0.8, p < 0.001), and they reported a decrease in the proportion of SB (-3.1%, p = 0.047) and an increase in the proportion of vitrectomy (+4.8%, p < 0.001) after the pandemic outbreak. Apart from RRD clinical characteristics, surgical confidence is among the main factors that affect surgical method decisions. During the pandemic, more YOs may have avoided SB due to the need for general anaesthesia, leading to longer surgical time and risk of viral transmission during intubation/extubation. CONCLUSIONS SB surgical exposure is suboptimal in most fellowship programs in the 11 Asia-Pacific countries/regions we surveyed and further declined during the COVID-19 pandemic. YOs are less confident in performing SB, leading to a trend toward primary vitrectomy since the COVID-19 outbreak.
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- Po-Yi Wu
- Department of Medical Education, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Westmead and Central (Save Sight Institute) Clinical Schools, Specialty of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Center for Vitreoretinal Diseases, Anant Bajaj Retina Institute Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II, Malaysian Ministry of Health, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
- College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Vitreo-Retina Services, Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Kunavisarut P, Tangkitchot P, Choovuthayakorn J, Patikulsila D, Watanachai N, Chaikitmongkol V, Pathanapitoon K, Rothova A. Clinical and Microbiological Manifestations of Endogenous Endophthalmitis in Tertiary Care Hospital, Northern Thailand. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2023:1-6. [PMID: 37043614 DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2023.2192270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine the characteristics, primary sources, pathogens, risk factors, and visual outcomes in patients with endogenous endophthalmitis (EE). METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study of 61 consecutive patients with EE (74 affected eyes) and reported on prevalence, clinical courses, prognostic factors and visual outcomes. RESULTS Prevalence of EE was 5% of all patients with endophthalmitis. Among culture-positive cases (89%), Gram-positive species dominating (69%) followed by Gram-negative with 22% and fungal species with 9%. Regarding to visual outcomes, the mean visual acuity (VA, ETDRS letters) at baseline, 3-months, 6-months and 1-year follow-up was 0.85, 9, 8 and 9, respectively. Initial VA of hand movement or better (P 0.007) and bilateral infection (P 0.004) were associated with better visual outcome. CONCLUSION The prognosis for EE remained poor despite aggressive and immediate treatment. The high suspicion, early diagnosis and prompt treatment are important factors that might lead to the better outcome.
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- Paradee Kunavisarut
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Ruamviboonsuk P, Lai TYY, Chen SJ, Yanagi Y, Wong TY, Chen Y, Gemmy Cheung CM, Teo KYC, Sadda S, Gomi F, Chaikitmongkol V, Chang A, Lee WK, Kokame G, Koh A, Guymer R, Lai CC, Kim JE, Ogura Y, Chainakul M, Arjkongharn N, Hong Chan H, Lam DSC. Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy: Updates on Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Treatments. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2023; 12:184-195. [PMID: 36728294 DOI: 10.1097/apo.0000000000000573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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There have been recent advances in basic research and clinical studies in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). A recent, large-scale, population-based study found systemic factors, such as male gender and smoking, were associated with PCV, and a recent systematic review reported plasma C-reactive protein, a systemic biomarker, was associated with PCV. Growing evidence points to an association between pachydrusen, recently proposed extracellular deposits associated with the thick choroid, and the risk of development of PCV. Many recent studies on diagnosis of PCV have focused on applying criteria from noninvasive multimodal retinal imaging without requirement of indocyanine green angiography. There have been attempts to develop deep learning models, a recent subset of artificial intelligence, for detecting PCV from different types of retinal imaging modality. Some of these deep learning models were found to have high performance when they were trained and tested on color retinal images with corresponding images from optical coherence tomography. The treatment of PCV is either a combination therapy using verteporfin photodynamic therapy and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), or anti-VEGF monotherapy, often used with a treat-and-extend regimen. New anti-VEGF agents may provide more durable treatment with similar efficacy, compared with existing anti-VEGF agents. It is not known if they can induce greater closure of polypoidal lesions, in which case, combination therapy may still be a mainstay. Recent evidence supports long-term follow-up of patients with PCV after treatment for early detection of recurrence, particularly in patients with incomplete closure of polypoidal lesions.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Microtechnology, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore
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- Doheny Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hyogo Medical University, Hyogo, Japan
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Sydney Retina Clinic, Sydney Eye Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, University of Hawaii School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI
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- Eye & Retina Surgeons, Camden Medical Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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- Centre for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- The C-MER International Eye Research Center of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, China
- The C-MER Dennis Lam & Partners Eye Center, C-MER International Eye Care Group, Hong Kong, China
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Porapaktham T, Choovuthayakorn J, Nanegrungsunk O, Phinyo P, Tanasombatkul K, Watanachai N, Kunavisarut P, Chaikitmongkol V, Patikulsila D. Open Globe Injury in a Tertiary Hospital of Northern Thailand: No Vision Survival and Ocular Trauma Score. Clin Ophthalmol 2023; 17:365-373. [PMID: 36721667 PMCID: PMC9884457 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s401643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Purpose To determine characteristics and factors associated with no vision survival (included no light perception, enucleation, and evisceration) following open globe injury (OGI) and to correlate the proportion of final vision to predictive values of ocular trauma score (OTS). Patients and Methods The medical records of consecutive patients diagnosed as OGI between January 2015 and December 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Data collected included demographics, mechanisms and modes of injuries, ophthalmic presentations, managements, and visual outcomes at the final visit. Results Three hundred and seventy-one patients with a mean (standard deviation, SD) age of 44.0 (17.4) years were included. Male with workplace injury was the most frequent scenario. High-velocity metallic objects were the predominant causative materials. Following treatments, fifty-six eyes (14.9%) obtained no vision survival. Factors associated with no vision survival following OGI were low presenting vision, globe perforation, larger wound, presence of relative afferent pupillary defect, retinal detachment, and vitreous hemorrhage. Compared to OTS predictive values, eyes in OTS categories 1 and 2 had a lower proportion of no vision survival. Conclusion This study identified the importance of workplace injuries. Overall, there were comparable final visions between OTS and this study. However, a reduced proportion of no vision survival among severely injured eyes signifies the challenges of OGI management.
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- Tuangprot Porapaktham
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand,Correspondence: Janejit Choovuthayakorn, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intavaroros Road, Maung, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand, Tel +66 53 935512, Fax +66 53 936121, Email
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Statistics Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand,Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand,Musculoskeletal Science and Translational Research (MSTR), Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Statistics Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand,Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Chaikitmongkol V, Ozimek M, Srisomboon T, Patikulsila D, Fraser-Bell S, Chhablani J, Choovuthayakorn J, Watanachai N, Kunavisarut P, Rodríguez-Valdés PJ, Lozano-Rechy D, Lupidi M, Al-Sheikh M, Fung AT, Busch C, Mehta H, Gabrielle PH, Zur D, Ramon D, Sangkaew A, Ingviya T, Amphornprut A, Cebeci Z, Couturier A, Mendes TS, Giancipoli E, Iglicki M, Invernizzi A, Lains I, Rehak M, Sala-Puigdollers A, Okada M, Loewenstein A, Bressler NM. Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy Based on Non-ICGA Criteria in White Patients With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Am J Ophthalmol 2022; 244:58-67. [PMID: 35952753 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2022.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine prevalence of probable polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) among White patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) using non-indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) criteria DESIGN: Multicenter, multinational, retrospective, cross-sectional study. METHODS A total of 208 treatment-naive eyes from Hispanic and non-Hispanic White individuals diagnosed with nAMD were included. All underwent color fundus photography (CFP), optical coherence tomography (OCT), and fluorescein angiography (FFA). De-identified images of study eyes were sent to 2 groups of graders. Group 1 reviewed CFP, OCT, and FFA to confirm nAMD diagnosis. Group 2 reviewed CFP and OCT to determine highly suggestive features for PCV. Probable PCV diagnosis defined as the presence of ≥2 of 4 highly suggestive features for PCV: notched or fibrovascular pigment epithelial detachment (PED) on CFP, sharply-peaked PED, notched PED, and hyperreflective ring on OCT. RESULTS Eleven eyes were excluded because of poor image quality (6) or non-nAMD diagnosis (5). Of 197 eligible eyes (197 patients), the mean age (SD) was 78.8 years (8.9), 44.2% were men, 26.4% were Hispanic, and 73.6% were non-Hispanic White individuals; 41.1%, 23.4%, 9.1%, and 2.5% had ≥1, ≥2, ≥3, and 4 highly suggestive features. Results showed that 23.4% (95% CI, 17.6%-29.9%) had probable PCV diagnosis. Predominantly occult CNV was more frequently found in probable PCV than nAMD subgroup (84.8% vs 64.9%, P = .01). Hispanic White individuals had a lower prevalence of probable PCV than non-Hispanic White individuals (9.6% vs 28.2%, P = .006) CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that probable PCV occurs between 17.6% and 29.9% in White individuals with nAMD, and more commonly in non-Hispanic than in Hispanic White individuals.
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- Voraporn Chaikitmongkol
- Retina Division (V.C., T.S., D.P., J.C., N.W., P.K., A.S.), Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of General Ophthalmology (M.O.), Medical University in Lublin, Lublin, Poland; Eye Surgery Center Prof. Zagorski (M.O.), Nowy Sacz, Poland
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- Retina Division (V.C., T.S., D.P., J.C., N.W., P.K., A.S.), Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Department of Ophthalmology (T.S.), Nakornping Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Retina Division (V.C., T.S., D.P., J.C., N.W., P.K., A.S.), Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology (S.F.-B.), Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Retina Division (V.C., T.S., D.P., J.C., N.W., P.K., A.S.), Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Department of Ophthalmology (J.C.), University of Pittsburgh Eye Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Retina Division (V.C., T.S., D.P., J.C., N.W., P.K., A.S.), Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Retina Division (V.C., T.S., D.P., J.C., N.W., P.K., A.S.), Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Retina Division (V.C., T.S., D.P., J.C., N.W., P.K., A.S.), Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Instituto de Oftalmologia y Ciencias Visuales (P.J.R.-V.), Hospital Zambrano Hellion, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Eye Clinic (L.R.), Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy; Fondazione per la Macula Onlus, Di.N.O.G.Mi., Section of Ophthalmology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology (M.A.-S.), University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Westmead and Central Clinical Schools (A.T.F.), Specialty of Ophthalmology and Eye Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Ophthalmology(A.T.F.), Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology (C.B., M.R.), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology (H.M.), Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Division of Ophthalmology (D.Z., D.R., A.L.), Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Ophthalmology (D.Z., D.R., A.L.), Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Retina Division (V.C., T.S., D.P., J.C., N.W., P.K., A.S.), Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine (T.I.), Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology (A.A.), Faculty of Medicine, Rajvithi Hospital, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology (Z.C.), Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Ophthalmology Department A.C.), Université de Paris, AP-HP, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France
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- Department of Ophthalmology (T.S.M.), Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology (E.G.), "Ospedale Vito Fazzi", Piazza Filippo Muratore, Lecce, Italy
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- University of Buenos Aires (M.I .), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Eye Clinic - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science "Luigi Sacco" (A.I.)'', Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; Save Sight Institute, Discipline of Ophthalmology (A.I.), Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology (I.L.), Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology (C.B., M.R.), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Department of Ophthalmology (M.R.), Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Retina Division (V.C., T.S., D.P., J.C., N.W., P.K., A.S.), Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Institut Clínic d'Oftalmologia (ICOF) (A.S.-P.), Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology (M.O.), Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Australia
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- Division of Ophthalmology (D.Z., D.R., A.L.), Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Retina Division (N.M.B.), Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Chaikitmongkol V, Chaovisitsaree T, Patikulsila D, Kunavisarut P, Phasukkijwatana N, Watanachai N, Choovuthayakorn J, Isipradit S, Boonyot P, Sangkaew A, Ingviya T, Bressler SB, Bressler NM. Optical Coherence Tomography Features for Identifying Posttreatment Complete Polypoidal Regression in Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2022; 11:408-416. [PMID: 36179334 DOI: 10.1097/apo.0000000000000551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine accuracy and relative risk (RR) of posttreatment optical coherence tomography (OCT) features in identifying complete or incomplete polypoidal regression in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). DESIGN Validity analysis. METHODS Treatment-naive PCV eyes undergoing OCT and indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) at baseline and posttreatment were included. Two graders confirmed diagnosis and identified posttreatment complete or incomplete regression on ICGA. Two other graders classified OCT characteristics of pigment epithelial detachment (PED) (polypoidal lesion) based on 5 prespecified features: "A," no PED; "B," PED with internal homogeneous reflectivity with predominant "BUN" (blended retinal pigment epithelium with underlying structure) sign; "C," PED with internal homogeneous reflectivity with minimal "BUN"; "D," heterogeneous PED; and "E," PED with hyporeflectivity. RESULTS Among 130 polypoidal lesions (65 pretreatment and 65 posttreatment) of 39 PCV eyes (39 patients; 54% female; mean age±SD: 64.6±8.2), all pretreatment lesions showed feature D on OCT. Posttreatment lesions with complete regression (31 lesions) showed OCT features A, B, C, D, and E in 32%, 45%, 13%, 10%, and 0%, respectively. Posttreatment lesions with incomplete regression (34 lesions) showed OCT features A, B, C, D, and E in 0%, 6%, 15%, 79%, and 0%, respectively. Presence of either feature A or B had highest accuracy (86%; 95% confidence interval: 75%-93%); 77% sensitivity; 94% specificity; RR 5.0 (3.5-7.1, P<0.001) for complete regression. Presence of feature D had highest accuracy (85%; 95% confidence interval: 74%-92%); 79% sensitivity; 90% specificity; RR 4.6 (3.0-6.9, P<0.001) for incomplete regression. CONCLUSIONS Without ICGA, OCT features could provide high accuracy in identifying posttreatment complete or incomplete polypoidal regression in PCV.
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- Voraporn Chaikitmongkol
- Department of Ophthalmology, Retina Division, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Retina Division, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Retina Division, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Retina Division, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Retina Division, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Retina Division, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Choovuthayakorn J, Chokesuwattanaskul S, Phinyo P, Hansapinyo L, Pathanapitoon K, Chaikitmongkol V, Watanachai N, Kunavisarut P, Patikulsila D. Reference Database of Inner Retinal Layer Thickness and Thickness Asymmetry in Healthy Thai Adults as Measured by the Spectralis Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography. Ophthalmic Res 2022; 65:668-677. [PMID: 35709686 DOI: 10.1159/000525512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The study aimed to determine a reference database of the thickness and intraocular thickness asymmetry of total retina, retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), ganglion cell layer (GCL), and inner plexiform layer (IPL) in healthy Thai subjects measured by the Spectralis spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. METHODS This cross-sectional study recruited the healthy subjects age ≥18 years, having spherical refraction within ±6 diopters and cylindrical refraction ±3 diopters, from a hospital's personnel and the people visiting the ophthalmology department. Only 1 eye of each subject was randomly selected for an analysis. Macular images were obtained using posterior pole thickness scan protocol over a 24° × 24° area at the center of the fovea. The automated retinal thickness segmentation values of total retina and three inner retinal layers were calculated for the mean and the mean intraocular thickness difference between superior and inferior retinal hemispheres. The influence of age, gender, and axial length on thickness and thickness asymmetry of individualized retinal layer was evaluated. RESULTS 252 subjects were included in study with a mean (SD) age of 46.7 (15.8) years, and 120 (47.6%) were males. According to the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study map, the inner ring area was the thickest location of the total retina (range; 326.0-341.5 µm), GCL (range; 47.7-52.7 µm), and IPL (range; 39.9-42.1 µm), whereas the thickest location of RNFL was at the outer ring area (range; 18.8-47.5 µm). For posterior pole intraocular thickness asymmetry, the greatest mean ± SD difference was observed for total retina (9.0 ± 2.2 µm), followed by RNFL (9.9 ± 3.2 µm) and GCL (2.7 ± 0.6 µm), and the lowest mean difference was noted for IPL (2.4 ± 0.5 µm). The thickness and thickness asymmetry of each retinal layer were variably influenced by age, gender, and axial length; however, these factors had a minimal influence on the thickness asymmetry maps of GCL and RNFL. CONCLUSION The reference database of the macular thickness and thickness asymmetry from this study would be beneficial in determining physiologic variations of the OCT parameters in the healthy Thai population.
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- Janejit Choovuthayakorn
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,Cornea and Refractive Surgery Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,Musculoskeletal Science and Translational Research (MSTR), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Statistics Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Kunavisarut P, Supawongwattana M, Patikulsila D, Choovuthayakorn J, Watanachai N, Chaikitmongkol V, Pathanapitoon K, Rothova A. Idiopathic Epiretinal Membranes: Visual Outcomes and Prognostic Factors. Turk J Ophthalmol 2022; 52:109-118. [PMID: 35481732 PMCID: PMC9069092 DOI: 10.4274/tjo.galenos.2021.09258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Objectives To evaluate the associations between anatomical changes and visual outcomes in patients with idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM). Materials and Methods We performed a prospective study of 130 consecutive idiopathic ERM patients and report their visual outcomes and the factors associated with visual outcome and anatomical changes. Results Of 130 eyes of 130 patients, 87 eyes underwent surgery, while the remaining 43 eyes were observed. At 6-month follow-up, the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) increased in the whole population. Mean Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study letter score changed from 51 to 65 in the surgical group and from 67 to 68 in the non-surgical group. The surgical group had improvement in BCVA at all ERM stages and grades of disorganization of the retinal inner layers (DRIL) (p<0.01). In multivariable analysis of the surgical group, factors associated with BCVA of ETDRS 60 letters or more were no or mild DRIL and the absence of ellipsoid zone disruption at baseline (p=0.002 and p=0.034, respectively) and this statistically significant positive correlation was still maintained at 12-month follow-up. Conclusion Baseline DRIL grade and presence of ellipsoid zone disruption were the most informative prognostic factors in patients with idiopathic ERMs. Patients with severe DRIL and/or advanced ERMs had improved vision after ERM removal.
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- Paradee Kunavisarut
- Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Chiang Mai University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Photcharapongsakul C, Chokesuwattanaskul S, Choovuthayakorn J, Chaikitmongkol V, Kunavisarut P, Watanachai N, Patikulsila D. Visual acuity and anatomical changes following vitrectomy for epiretinal membrane foveoschisis: a case series. BMC Ophthalmol 2021; 21:433. [PMID: 34911498 PMCID: PMC8672529 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-021-02203-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Purpose To evaluate the visual outcome and macular anatomic structures on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) of patients with epiretinal membrane (ERM) foveoschisis who underwent vitrectomy. Methods A retrospective cohort, interventional, case series. Participants Fourteen patients (14 eyes) with central vision loss from an ERM foveoschisis underwent vitrectomy at Chiang Mai University Hospital from 2017 to 2018 and had a follow-up period of 12 months. Interventions The 23G vitrectomy with ERM and internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling was performed by a single surgeon. Main outcomes Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and anatomic appearance on SD-OCT were assessed at the time of preoperative evaluations and post-operative follow-ups at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. Results Fourteen patients with a mean (SD) age of 67.9 (7.9) years and a mean (SD) visual acuity (VA) of 0.6 (0.1) LogMAR units were included in this study. Significant VA improvements were observed at the 3-month (0.43 (0.14) LogMAR unit), 6-month (0.45 (0.16) LogMAR unit) and 12-month (0.37 (0.21) LogMAR unit) post-operative visits compared to baseline, all with P-values < 0.001. At month 12, there were vision improvements of ≥3 lines in 8 (57.2%) patients, vision improvements of 1 or 2 lines in 2 (14.3%) patients, vision remained at the same line of pre-operation in 3 (21.4%) patients, and vision decreased by 1 line in 1 (7.1%) patient. Regarding the anatomical outcomes, 13 (92.9%) patients achieved anatomical foveal restoration, while one had persistent intraretinal schisis at the 12-month follow-up. The median time to achieve a foveal restoration was 3 months. No significant visual impairments were observed post-operatively. Conclusion In patients with central vision loss from ERM foveoschisis, vitrectomy with ILM stripping tended to improve both visual and anatomical outcomes.
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- Chaiyaphot Photcharapongsakul
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intavaroros Road, Maung, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intavaroros Road, Maung, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intavaroros Road, Maung, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intavaroros Road, Maung, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intavaroros Road, Maung, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intavaroros Road, Maung, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intavaroros Road, Maung, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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Chaikitmongkol V, Sagong M, Lai TYY, Tan GSW, Ngah NF, Ohji M, Mitchell P, Yang CH, Ruamviboonsuk P, Wong I, Sakamoto T, Rajendran A, Chen Y, Lam DSC, Lai CC, Wong TY, Cheung CMG, Chang A, Koh A. Treat-and-Extend Regimens for the Management of Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration and Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy: Consensus and Recommendations From the Asia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2021; 10:507-518. [PMID: 34839342 PMCID: PMC8673847 DOI: 10.1097/apo.0000000000000445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Review and provide consensus recommendations on use of treat-and-extend (T&E) regimens for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) management with relevance for clinicians in the Asia-Pacific region. METHODS A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases, and abstract databases of the Asia-Pacific Vitreo-retina Society, European Society of Retina Specialists, American Academy of Ophthalmology, and Controversies in Ophthalmology: Asia-Australia congresses, was conducted to assess evidence for T&E regimens in nAMD. Only studies with ≥100 study eyes were included. An expert panel reviewed the results and key factors potentially influencing the use of T&E regimens in nAMD and PCV, and subsequently formed consensus recommendations for their application in the Asia-Pacific region. RESULTS Twenty-seven studies were included. Studies demonstrated that T&E regimens with aflibercept, ranibizumab, or bevacizumab in nAMD, and with aflibercept in PCV, were efficacious and safe. The recommendation for T&E is, after ≥3 consecutive monthly loading doses, treatment intervals can be extended by 2 to 4 weeks up to 12 to 16 weeks. When disease activity recurs, the recommendation is to reinject and shorten intervals by 2 to 4 weeks until fluid resolution, after which treatment intervals can again be extended. Intraretinal fluid should be treated until resolved; however, persistent minimal subretinal fluid after consecutive treatments may be tolerated with treatment intervals maintained or extended if the clinical condition is stable. CONCLUSIONS T&E regimens are efficacious and safe for nAMD and PCV, can reduce the number of visits, and minimize the overall burden for clinicians and patients.
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- Voraporn Chaikitmongkol
- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
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- Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- 2010 Retina & Macula Centre, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
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- University of Sydney (Westmead Institute for Medical Research), Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Rangsit University, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Retina-Vitreous Service, Aravind Eye Care System, Chennai, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- C-MER Dennis Lam & Partners Eye Center, C-MER International Eye Care Group, Hong Kong, China; C-MER International Eye Research Center of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Sydney Retina Clinic, Sydney Eye Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Eye & Retina Surgeons, Camden Medical Centre, Singapore
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Watanachai N, Choovuthayakorn J, Chokesuwattanaskul S, Photcharapongsakul C, Wongsirimeteekul P, Phinyo P, Chaikitmongkol V, Kunavisarut P, Supreeyathitikul P, Patikulsila D. Risk factors and outcomes of post-traumatic endophthalmitis: a retrospective single-center study. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect 2021; 11:22. [PMID: 34337691 PMCID: PMC8326234 DOI: 10.1186/s12348-021-00254-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background To describe the epidemiology, characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes of post-traumatic endophthalmitis. Main body Medical records of consecutive open globe injury patients admitted and primarily treated between January 2006 and December 2016 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were defined as having or not having associated endophthalmitis. Data of demographics, injury characteristics, clinical presentations, and visual outcomes were collected. The potential risks and significant factors for visual outcomes of post-traumatic endophthalmitis were determined. There were 591 patients included in this study. Among these, 118 patients were clinically diagnosed as having accompanied endophthalmitis. Higher proportions of intraocular foreign body (IOFB) (55.1% vs. 27.3%) and injury related to high-velocity objects (55.9% vs. 32.6%) were noted in patients with endophthalmitis compared to patients without endophthalmitis. Anterior wound location (odds ratio [OR], 2.0; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.1 to 3.7; P = 0.020), presence of IOFB (OR, 1.9; 95% CI 1.2 to 3.0; P = 0.005), and delayed presentation of > 24 h (OR, 3.9; 95% CI 2.3 to 6.4; P < 0.001) were significant risk factors for associated endophthalmitis. Final visual acuity (VA) of the overall population improved significantly from 2.4 (0.6) logMAR to 1.4 (0.1) logMAR, P < 0.001, however, patients in the endophthalmitis group achieved a worse final VA than the non-endophthalmitis group (66.1% vs. 43.5%, P < 0.001). Conclusion High proportions of post-traumatic endophthalmitis patients had subsequent poor visual outcomes. Therefore, safety and protective measurements, especially when performing activities related to high-velocity objects, and the institution of prophylactic antibiotics in high-risk groups should be promptly considered to reduce the incidence.
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- Nawat Watanachai
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intavaroros Road, Maung, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intavaroros Road, Maung, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intavaroros Road, Maung, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intavaroros Road, Maung, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intavaroros Road, Maung, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Statistics Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,Musculoskeletal Science and Translational Research (MSTR), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intavaroros Road, Maung, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intavaroros Road, Maung, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intavaroros Road, Maung, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intavaroros Road, Maung, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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Choovuthayakorn J, Tantraworasin A, Phinyo P, Patumanond J, Kunavisarut P, Srisomboon T, Winaikosol P, Patikulsila D, Chaikitmongkol V, Watanachai N, Pathanapitoon K. Factors associated with 1-year visual response following intravitreal bevacizumab treatment for diabetic macular edema: a retrospective single center study. Int J Retina Vitreous 2021; 7:17. [PMID: 33663604 PMCID: PMC7931592 DOI: 10.1186/s40942-021-00286-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Background To explore the association of clinical characteristics and retinal microstructural features on optical coherence tomography in predicting 1-year visual response following intravitreal bevacizumab injections in eyes with visual impairment from center-involved diabetic macular edema (CI-DME). Methods Medical records of patients with visual impairment from CI-DME, who initiated intravitreal bevacizumab injections between Jan 2012 and Dec 2016 and were followed for a minimum of 12 months were retrospectively reviewed. Results The study included 226 eyes with a mean (SD) baseline visual acuity (VA) of 51.8 (19.1) letters. At week 12, following the three initial treatments, a mean (SD) VA improved to 61.7 (17.8) letters. Visual gain ≥ 10 letters was observed in 109 eyes (48.2%), while a limited early visual gain < 5 letters was noted in 80 eyes (35.4%). At one year, 110 eyes (48.7%) achieved a good VA gain ≥ 10 letters. In addition, eyes with poor baseline VA had a higher proportion of eyes that obtained limited early VA gained at week 12 (< 5 letters) and maintained in this visual response category at moth 12 compared to eyes with better baseline VA (74.1% versus 59.1%). In the multivariable logistic regression, the following factors reduced the probability of 1-year visual gain ≥ 10 letters: elderly (p = 0.040), better baseline vision (p = 0.001), and limited early visual gain < 5 letters at week 12 (p < 0.001). In multivariable linear regression, male (p = 0.010) and eyes with the presence of hyperreflective foci on baseline OCT (p = 0.010) were likely to have higher VA improvement. However, eyes with better baseline VA (p = 0.002), limited early VA gain at week 12 (p < 0.001), and a presence of EZ disruption at week 12 (p = 0.002) were likely to have less VA improvement. Conclusions Although bevacizumab is considered as effective management for CI-DME, variability in treatment responses is expected. This study revealed that baseline characteristics and visual responses at week 12 might help predict the long-term treatment response. Eyes with characteristics at risk of limited long-term visual outcome may require attention in optimizing their individual treatment strategies.
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- Janejit Choovuthayakorn
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Statistics Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Statistics Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. .,Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. .,Musculoskeletal Science and Translational Research (MSTR), Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Statistics Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Busch C, Okada M, Zur D, Fraser‐Bell S, Rodríguez‐Valdés PJ, Cebeci Z, Lupidi M, Fung AT, Gabrielle P, Giancipoli E, Chaikitmongkol V, Laíns I, Santos AR, Kunavisarut P, Sala‐Puigdollers A, Chhablani J, Ozimek M, Hilely A, Degenhardt V, Loewenstein A, Iglicki M, Rehak M. Baseline predictors for visual acuity loss during observation in diabetic macular oedema with good baseline visual acuity. Acta Ophthalmol 2020; 98:e801-e806. [PMID: 32115886 DOI: 10.1111/aos.14390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate clinical baseline characteristics and optical coherence tomography biomarkers predicting visual loss during observation in eyes with diabetic macular oedema (DMO) and good baseline visual acuity (VA). METHODS A sub-analysis of a 12-month, retrospective study, including patients with baseline VA ≤0.1 logMAR (≥20/25 Snellen) and centre-involving DMO. The primary outcome measure was the correlation between baseline characteristics and VA loss ≥10 letters during follow-up. RESULTS A total of 249 eyes were included in the initial study, of which 147 eyes were observed and 80 eyes received anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatment at baseline. Visual acuity (VA) loss ≥10 letters occurred in 21.8% (observed cohort) and in 24.3% (treated cohort), respectively. Within observed eyes, presence of hyperreflective foci [HRF; odds ratio (OR): 3.18, p = 0.046], and disorganization of inner retina layers (DRIL; OR: 2.71, p = 0.026) were associated with a higher risk of VA loss ≥10 letters. In observed eyes with a combined presence of HRF, DRIL and ellipsoid zone (EZ) disruption, the risk of VA loss was further increased (OR: 3.86, p = 0.034). In eyes with combined presence of DRIL, HRF and EZ disruption, risk of VA loss was 46.7% (7/15 eyes) in the observed cohort, and 26.3% (5/19 eyes) in the treated cohort (p = 0.26). CONCLUSION Patients with DMO and good baseline VA, managed by observation, are of increased risk for VA loss if DRIL, HRF and EZ disruption are present at baseline. Earlier treatment with anti-VEGF in these patients may potentially decrease the risk of VA loss at 12 months.
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- Catharina Busch
- Department of Ophthalmology University Hospital Leipzig Leipzig Germany
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- Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Division of Ophthalmology Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Tel Aviv Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
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- Discipline of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Health University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Istanbul University Istanbul Turkey
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- Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences Section of Ophthalmology University of Perugia Perugia Italy
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- Discipline of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Health University of Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Department of Ophthalmology Westmead Hospital Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Macquarie University Hospital Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Ophthalmology Department Dijon University Hospital Dijon France
- Center for Taste and Feeding Behaviour INRA UMR1324 Dijon France
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- Department of Surgical Microsurgical and Medical Sciences Eye Clinic University of Sassari Sassari Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences University of Sassari Sassari Italy
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- Retina Division Department of Ophthalmology Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University Chiang Mai Thailand
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- Faculty of Medicine University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
- Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image Coimbra Portugal
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image Coimbra Portugal
- Department of Orthoptics Superior School of Health Polytechnic of Porto Porto Portugal
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- Retina Division Department of Ophthalmology Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University Chiang Mai Thailand
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- UPMC Eye Center University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA
- L.V. Prasad Eye Institute Banjara Hills Hyderabad India
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- Department of General Ophthalmology and Pediatric Ophthalmology Service Medical University of Lublin Lublin Poland
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- Division of Ophthalmology Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Tel Aviv Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
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- Department of Ophthalmology University Hospital Leipzig Leipzig Germany
- Department of Ophthalmology University Hospital Heidelberg Heidelberg Germany
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- Division of Ophthalmology Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Tel Aviv Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
- Incumbent Sydney A. Fox chair in Ophthalmology Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
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- Private Retina Service University of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Department of Ophthalmology University Hospital Leipzig Leipzig Germany
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Choovuthayakorn J, Phinyo P, Tantraworasin A, Kunavisarut P, Patikulsila D, Chaikitmongkol V, Watanachai N, Pathanapitoon K. Intravitreal Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy for Diabetic Macular Edema in Clinical Practice of Single Center: Three-Year Outcomes. Ophthalmic Res 2020; 64:483-493. [PMID: 33053556 DOI: 10.1159/000512300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The objective of this study was to explore visual and anatomical outcomes in patients who underwent intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injection for visual impairment from center-involved diabetic macular edema (CI-DME) in clinical practice. METHODS Medical records of consecutive CI-DME patients who initiated treatment with intravitreal bevacizumab injection between January 2012 and December 2016 and were followed for at least 12 months were retrospectively reviewed. Visual and anatomical changes after treatment over a 36-month period were evaluated. RESULTS There were 286 patients (423 eyes) with a mean (standard deviation, SD) age of 56.8 (8.5) years included in this study. One hundred and forty-six (51%) patients were female, and 137 (47.9%) patients received bilateral eye treatment. Mean (SD) presenting visual acuity (VA) of overall eyes was 50.2 (19.6) letter scores. Stratified by baseline vision, eyes with initial VA worse than 20/40 achieved a statistically significant VA improvement, compared to baseline, by +8.4, +6.9, and +5.4 letters at 12, 24, and 36 months, respectively, with all p values <0.001. However, when initial VA was 20/40 and better, a non-statistically significant change in mean VA by +2.0, -3.5, and -3.6 letters were noted at the same time point (p value between 0.078 and 0.273). Unlike visual changes, a statistically significant decline in central subfield thickness compared to baseline was noted at the end of months 12, 24, and 36 in both initial VA subgroups (all p values <0.001). Nevertheless, even though the median number of given injections considerably decreased from 6 in the first 12 months to 2 in the second 12-month period and 1 in the final 12-month interval, required ophthalmic clinic visits decreased in frequency with median numbers of 10, 7, and 6 appointments in each consecutive 12-month duration. CONCLUSION This study supports the benefits of practical intravitreal anti-VEGF utilization to manage CI-DME in real-world settings. The improvement of vision in eyes presenting with poor baseline VA and maintenance of vision in eyes with better baseline VA were demonstrated through the 3-year review of each case. However, the burden of frequent monitoring warrants further evaluation of long-term compliance and efficacy.
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- Janejit Choovuthayakorn
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Statistics Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Statistics Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Patikulsila D, Choovuthayakorn J, Supreeyathitikul P, Chaovisitsaree T, Chaikitmongkol V, Watanachai N, Kunavisarut P. Trends in occupational-related open globe injury presenting to a tertiary referral centre of Northern Thailand. Injury 2020; 51:2004-2008. [PMID: 32553422 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine characteristics of occupational-related open globe injury (OGI) in a tertiary referral centre within an agricultural activity endemic area. METHODS The medical records of patients diagnosed as open globe injury received during work and admitted to Chiang Mai University Hospital, Thailand from January 2006 to December 2016, were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS Six hundred and fifteen patients were included in this analysis with a mean (SD) age of 44.6 (14.1) years and a median (IQR) follow-up of 6.5 (2.5 to 17) months. Males were predominant (92%). The highest risk groups were patients in the age range of 40 to 59 years (52%). The common locations of injuries were gardening/farming (52%) followed by work at construction/industrial site (32%). Over the study period, there was an increasing proportion of intraocular foreign body (IOFB), while the proportion of penetrating injuries decreased (p = 0.001). An increasing frequency of injuries from mowing were noted (p = 0.003). Types of injury also varied in different working settings as follows: while higher proportion of penetrating OGI occurred at the office (86%), IOFB occurred more frequently at gardening/farming site (59%). Work setting did not influence either the initial visual acuity (VA) (p = 0.53) or the final VA (p = 0.73). Significant improvements in final VA were demonstrated across all work settings, but 46% of patients still had a final visual acuity worse than 20/400. CONCLUSIONS The majority of occupational-related OGI in this study were related to agricultural work. A high incidence of injuries during mowing and a high frequency of IOFB should be considered when discussing guidelines and public recognition should be raised regarding safety protective measures at work.
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- Direk Patikulsila
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
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Snyder BM, Shyu I, Haghighi A, Chaikitmongkol V, Choovuthayakorn J, Hansapinyo L, Leeungurasatien T, Watanachai N, Ausayakhun S, Ausayakhun S, Keenan JD. Validity and reproducibility of ophthalmologist photo grading of diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma. Can J Ophthalmol 2020; 55:272-273. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2019.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/03/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Chaikitmongkol V, Cheung CMG, Koizumi H, Govindahar V, Chhablani J, Lai TY. Latest Developments in Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy: Epidemiology, Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2020; 9:260-268. [PMID: 32332215 PMCID: PMC7299215 DOI: 10.1097/01.apo.0000656992.00746.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is a condition characterized by multiple, recurrent, serosanguineous pigment epithelial detachments, and neurosensory retinal detachments due to abnormal aneurysmal neovascular lesions. It is generally considered as a variant of neovascular age-related macular degeneration, but there are some differences between the clinical presentation, natural history, and treatment response between patients with PCV and typical neovascular age-related macular degeneration patients. Over the past decade, new research and technological advancements have greatly improved our understanding of the PCV disease process and the management of PCV. This review aims to summarize the recent research findings to highlight the epidemiology, pathogenesis, genetics, the application of various diagnostic tools for PCV, and the available treatment options for PCV.
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- Voraporn Chaikitmongkol
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- 2010 Retina & Macula Center, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Zur D, Iglicki M, Sala‐Puigdollers A, Chhablani J, Lupidi M, Fraser‐Bell S, Mendes TS, Chaikitmongkol V, Cebeci Z, Dollberg D, Busch C, Invernizzi A, Habot‐Wilner Z, Loewenstein A. Disorganization of retinal inner layers as a biomarker in patients with diabetic macular oedema treated with dexamethasone implant. Acta Ophthalmol 2020; 98:e217-e223. [PMID: 31421028 DOI: 10.1111/aos.14230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate disorganization of retinal inner layers (DRIL) as a biomarker in eyes with diabetic macular oedema (DME) treated by intravitreal dexamethasone (DEX) implant. METHODS Multicentre, retrospective study including eyes with DME treated with DEX implant and follow-up of 12 months after the first injection. OCT scans were evaluated for the presence of DRIL and other structural features. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central subfield thickness (CST) were recorded at baseline and at 2, 4, 6 and 12 months after treatment. Correlation between DRIL at baseline and outcomes after DEX treatment and the change in DRIL were analysed. RESULTS A total of 177 eyes (177 patients; naïve, n = 131; refractory, n = 46) were included. Patients without DRIL at baseline gained significantly more vision and enjoyed greater reduction in CST over 12 months (both p = 0.03). DRIL at the boundary between the ganglion cell-inner plexiform complex and inner nuclear layer improved in 48/64 eyes (75%, p < 0.001), while DRIL between the inner nuclear layer and outer plexiform layer improved in 27/77 eyes (35%, p = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS This is the first study to show that DEX implant has the potential to ameliorate DRIL. Patients without DRIL at baseline have a favourable outcome. DRIL may serve a robust biomarker in DME treated by DEX implant.
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- Dinah Zur
- Division of Ophthalmology Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
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- L.V.Prasad Eye Institute Banjara Hills Hyderabad India
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- Section of Ophthalmology Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences S. Maria della Misericordia Hospital University of Perugia Perugia Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology Save Sight Institute University of Sydney Sydney NSW Australia
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- RetinaPro Clinic Belem Brazil
- Department of Ophthalmology Federal University of Sao Paulo Sao Paulo Brazil
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- Retina Division Department of Ophthalmology Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University Chiang Mai Thailand
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- Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology Istanbul University Istanbul Turkey
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- Division of Ophthalmology Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
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- Department of Ophthalmology University of Leipzig Leipzig Germany
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- Eye Clinic ‐ Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science “L. Sacco” Luigi Sacco Hospital University of Milan Milan Italy
- Save Sight Institute University of Sydney Sydney NSW Australia
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- Division of Ophthalmology Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
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- Division of Ophthalmology Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
- Incumbent Sydney A. Fox Chair in Ophthalmology Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel
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Chaikitmongkol V, Kong J, Khunsongkiet P, Patikulsila D, Sachdeva M, Chavengsaksongkram P, Dejkriengkraikul C, Winaikosol P, Choovuthayakorn J, Watanachai N, Kunavisarut P, Ingviya T, Bressler NM. Sensitivity and Specificity of Potential Diagnostic Features Detected Using Fundus Photography, Optical Coherence Tomography, and Fluorescein Angiography for Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy. JAMA Ophthalmol 2020; 137:661-667. [PMID: 30973593 DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2019.0565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Importance The use of indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) is a criterion standard for diagnosing polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), an endemic and common cause of vision loss in Asian and African individuals that also presents in white individuals. However, the use of ICGA is expensive, invasive, and not always available at clinical centers. Therefore, knowing the value of certain features detected using fundus photography (FP), optical coherence tomography (OCT), and fluorescein angiography (FA) to diagnose PCV without ICGA could assist ophthalmologists to identify PCV when ICGA is not readily available. Objective To explore the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive accuracy of potential diagnostic features detected using FP, OCT, and FA in diagnosing PCV without ICGA. Design, Setting, and Participants Deidentified images of FP alone, OCT alone, and FA alone were graded by 3 retina specialists masked to ICGA findings for potentially diagnostic features of PCV prespecified before grading compared with the criterion standard grading of 2 other retina specialists with access simultaneously to FP, OCT, FA and ICGA. Specialists graded images of 124 eyes of 120 patients presenting between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2016, with newly identified serous or serosanguinous maculopathy who had undergone FP, OCT, FA, and ICGA before treatment at a large referral eye center in Thailand. Main Outcomes and Measures Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and predictive accuracy from the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC). Results The mean (SD) age of the patients was 57.7 (12.6) years, 52 were women, 68 were men, and the diagnosis (from ICGA) was PCV for 65 eyes (52.4%), central serous chorioretinopathy for 45 eyes (36.3%), and typical neovascular age-related macular degeneration for 12 eyes (9.7%). With the use of FP, a potential diagnostic feature for PCV was notched or hemorrhagic pigment epithelial detachment (AUC, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.70-0.85). With the use of OCT, potential diagnostic features for PCV were pigment epithelial detachment notch (AUC, 0.90; 95% CI, 0.85-0.96), sharply peaked pigment epithelial detachment (AUC, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.80-0.92), and a hyperreflective ring (AUC, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.80-0.92). When at least 2 of these 4 signs were present, the AUC was 0.93 (95% CI, 0.89-0.98), with a sensitivity of 0.95 (95% CI, 0.87-0.99), a specificity of 0.95 (95% CI, 0.82-0.97), a positive predictive value of 0.92 (95% CI, 0.83-0.97), and a negative predictive value of 0.95 (95% CI, 0.86-0.99). Conclusions and Relevance These data suggest that the potential diagnostic features detected using FP and OCT provide high sensitivity and specificity for a diagnosis of PCV, especially when at least 2 of 4 highly suggestive signs are present.
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- Wilmer Eye Institute, Retina Division, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Wilmer Eye Institute, Retina Division, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Family Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Thailand
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- Wilmer Eye Institute, Retina Division, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.,Editor
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Supreeyathitikul P, Chokesuwattanaskul S, Choovuthayakorn J, Patikulsila D, Watanachai N, Kunavisarut P, Chaikitmongkol V. Epidemiology and Outcomes Following Open Globe Injury in Agricultural Region, an 11-Year Experience. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 2020; 27:246-251. [PMID: 31994961 DOI: 10.1080/09286586.2020.1716381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the characteristics and epidemiology of open globe injury (OGI) in a third referral centre over 11 years. METHODS The study was a retrospective observational study. The medical records of 978 OGI cases (a total of 998 eyes), admitted to Chiang Mai University Hospital, Thailand from January 2006 to December 2016, were reviewed. RESULTS The mean age (SD) of patients was 39.1 (17.5) years. Patients were predominantly male (867, 88.7%). The age with the highest incidence of injury ranged from 41 to 60 years, in both genders. Most injuries happened at the workplace (64.8%), with flying objects from electric grass trimmers (23.9%) being the major injury-related mechanism. Penetration injuries were found in 479 eyes (48.0%). In elderly group (aged >60 years), a higher proportion of a globe rupture injuries were observed (13.3%). In general, intraocular foreign body group presented with better initial visual acuity (VA) compared to other injury types (p< 0.001). In all types of injury, final VA was significantly improved after treatment. However, rupture and perforation globe injuries had significantly worse final VA outcomes, compared to penetration and intraocular foreign body injuries (p< 0.001). With multivariable regression analysis, poor initial VA (p< 0.001), type of injury (p= 0.028), positive relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD) (p< 0.001), and endophthalmitis (p< 0.001) were associated with poor visual outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Work-related eye injury is a major cause of OGI. Poor initial VA, endophthalmitis, presence of RAPD, and rupture were the predictors for poor final visual outcomes.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Choovuthayakorn J, Worakriangkrai V, Patikulsila D, Watanachai N, Kunavisarut P, Chaikitmongkol V, Luewattananont D, Tananuvat N. Epidemiology of Eye Injuries Resulting in Hospitalization, a Referral Hospital-Based Study. Clin Ophthalmol 2020; 14:1-6. [PMID: 32021063 PMCID: PMC6954083 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s234035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Purpose To determine the characteristics of hospitalized eye injuries in Northern Thailand, a tertiary referral center. Methods The medical records of patients who sustained an eye injury and were admitted to the Department of Ophthalmology, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, from February 2015 to February 2016 were retrospectively reviewed. Demographics and characteristics of each injury were collected. Results A total of 249 injured patients were included, of which 227 (91.2%) were male. There was no significant difference in the mean (standard deviation) age between genders, 39.8 (22.9) years of age for females and 43.8 (17.8) for males (P = 0.43). Most injuries occurred in the workplace (149/249, 59.8%). Nearly similar proportions of the opened globe and closed globe injuries were observed, 121/249 (48.6%) patients and 109/249 (43.8%) patients. A small proportion sustained eyelid/adnexal and chemical injury, 19/249 (7.6%) patients. Corneal penetration (52/249, 20.9%) and intraocular foreign body (37/249 14.9%) were the most prevalent conditions for opened globe injury. Traumatic lens subluxation/dislocation (31/249, 12.4%) and a traumatic corneal ulcer (25/249, 10.1%) were the common conditions for closed globe injury. A delayed presentation to the hospital was noted in closed globe injury. The eyelid/adnexal injury group had a better final visual acuity compared to the opened and closed globe injury group. Conclusion Activities related to hospitalized eye injuries were varied in different age groups, specifically adults at workplace, and children at playground; therefore different strategies should be applied to prevent visual impairments and disabilities in specific high-risk groups.
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- Janejit Choovuthayakorn
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Busch C, Fraser-Bell S, Iglicki M, Lupidi M, Couturier A, Chaikitmongkol V, Giancipoli E, Rodríguez-Valdés PJ, Gabrielle PH, Laíns I, Santos AR, Cebeci Z, Amphornphruet A, Degenhardt V, Unterlauft JD, Cagini C, Mané-Tauty V, D'Amico Ricci G, Hindi I, Agrawal K, Chhablani J, Loewenstein A, Zur D, Rehak M. Real-world outcomes of non-responding diabetic macular edema treated with continued anti-VEGF therapy versus early switch to dexamethasone implant: 2-year results. Acta Diabetol 2019; 56:1341-1350. [PMID: 31541334 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-019-01416-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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AIMS To provide 2-year follow-up data on eyes with diabetic macular edema (DME) that were non-responsive after three initial anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections, comparing functional and anatomical outcomes under continued anti-VEGF therapy versus dexamethasone (DEX) implant. METHODS Multicenter, retrospective chart review comparing eyes with treatment-naïve DME and a suboptimal response to a loading phase of anti-VEGF therapy (3 injections given monthly) which were then treated with (a) further anti-VEGF (n = 72) or (b) initially switched to DEX implant (n = 38). Main outcome measures were change in visual acuity (VA) and central subfield thickness (CST) from the end of the loading phase to 24 months. RESULTS In 79% of the 12-month study population (87/110 eyes), 24-month data were available. One quarter of eyes in each group switched treatments during the second year. Eyes that were switched early to DEX implant maintained the functional and anatomical improvements at 24 months which were seen in the first year (from month 3: + 8.9 letters, - 214 µm). Eyes that were switched from anti-VEGF therapy to steroids in the second year improved VA and reduced CST at 24 months (from month 12: + 6.8 letters, p = 0.023; - 226 µm, p = 0.004). In eyes continued on anti-VEGF therapy, VA and CST were stable at 24 months (from month 3: + 2.8 letters, p = 0.254; - 24 µm, p = 0.243). Eyes that were non-responsive to anti-VEGF therapy for 12 months had similar chances to experience a VA gain from further therapy as eyes that were non-responsive for 3 months only (23.8 vs. 31.0%, p = 0.344). CONCLUSIONS The beneficial effect of an early switch to DEX implant in DME non-responders seen at month 12 was maintained during the second year. A later switch from anti-VEGF to steroids still provided significant improvement. Eyes continued on anti-VEGF over a period of 24 months maintained vision. A quarter of eyes, which had not improved vision at 12 months, exhibited a delayed response to treatment.
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- Catharina Busch
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
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- Private Retina Service, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Ophthalmology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, Université Paris, 7 - Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Surgical, Microsurgical and Medical Sciences, Eye Clinic, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Instituto de Oftalmología y Ciencias Visuales, Escuela de Medicina, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
- UMR1324, INRA, Center for Taste and Feeding Behaviour, Dijon, France
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image, Coimbra, Portugal
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image, Coimbra, Portugal
- School of Allied Health Technologies, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Rajavithi Hospital, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Ophthalmology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, Université Paris, 7 - Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Surgical, Microsurgical and Medical Sciences, Eye Clinic, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- UPMC Eye Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
- L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Incumbent, Sydney A. Fox Chair in Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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Chaikitmongkol V, Nanegrungsunk O, Patikulsila D, Ruamviboonsuk P, Bressler NM. Repeatability and Agreement of Visual Acuity Using the ETDRS Number Chart, Landolt C Chart, or ETDRS Alphabet Chart in Eyes With or Without Sight-Threatening Diseases. JAMA Ophthalmol 2019; 136:286-290. [PMID: 29346499 DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2017.6290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Importance The Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) alphabet chart is not feasible for measuring best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) for individuals who are unfamiliar with the Roman alphabet. The ETDRS Landolt C chart is an alternative, but it may not reflect true BCVA among those with confusion between left and right. The ETDRS number chart might overcome these limitations, but little is known regarding its reliability. Objective To evaluate repeatability and agreement of BCVA using the ETDRS number chart or Landolt C chart compared with ETDRS alphabet charts in healthy and diseased eyes. Design, Setting, and Participants A cross-sectional study was conducted in Thailand from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016, among 154 adult Thai individuals. Those who could read Roman alphabets were classified into the following 4 groups, using 1 eye per participant: group A, which comprised 60 healthy eyes (BCVA, 20/20-20/25); group B, which comprised 40 eyes with age-related cataract, diabetic macular edema, or age-related macular degeneration (BCVA, 20/20-20/40); group C, which comprised 40 eyes with age-related cataract, diabetic macular edema, or age-related macular degeneration (BCVA, 20/50-20/100); and group D, which comprised 14 eyes with age-related cataract, diabetic macular edema, or age-related macular degeneration (BCVA, 20/125-20/200). Interventions Two standardized 4-m BCVA measurements with 3 different Precision Vision ETDRS charts (PV number, Landolt C, and alphabet), in random sequence, performed 30 minutes apart. Main Outcomes and Measures Repeatability, agreement, and testing duration of BCVA. Results Of 154 Thai participants (82 women and 72 men; mean [SD] age, 52.9 [18.2] years), the ETDRS number chart had strong repeatability coefficients (group A, 0.61 [95% CI, 0.42-0.75]; group B, 0.87 [95% CI, 0.78-0.93]; group C, 0.81 [95% CI, 0.67-0.90]; and group D, 0.81 [95% CI, 0.49-0.94]). Concordance correlation coefficients between the number and alphabet charts were also strong (group A, 0.89 [95% CI, 0.82-0.93]; group B, 0.97 [95% CI, 0.94-0.98]; group C, 0.92 [95% CI, 0.86-0.96]; and group D, 0.96 [95% CI, 0.87-0.99]), while the concordance correlation coefficients between the Landolt C and alphabet charts were lower (group A, 0.72 [95% CI, 0.52-0.83]; group B, 0.83 [95% CI, 0.68-0.91]; group C, 0.79 [95% CI, 0.61-0.89]; and group D, 0.89 [95% CI, 0.66-0.97]). The mean letter score difference between the number and alphabet charts was 1 (95% limits of agreement, -4 to +6) compared with -7 (95% limits of agreement, -18 to +5; P < .001) between the Landolt C and alphabet charts. Conclusions and Relevance The repeatability coefficients and concordance correlation coefficients suggest that ETDRS number charts are viable for measuring BCVA in clinical practice and trials for individuals who are unfamiliar with the Roman alphabet.
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- Voraporn Chaikitmongkol
- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Rajvithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.,Editor
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Busch C, Fraser-Bell S, Zur D, Rodríguez-Valdés PJ, Cebeci Z, Lupidi M, Fung AT, Gabrielle PH, Giancipoli E, Chaikitmongkol V, Okada M, Laíns I, Santos AR, Kunavisarut P, Sala-Puigdollers A, Chhablani J, Ozimek M, Hilely A, Unterlauft JD, Loewenstein A, Iglicki M, Rehak M. Real-world outcomes of observation and treatment in diabetic macular edema with very good visual acuity: the OBTAIN study. Acta Diabetol 2019; 56:777-784. [PMID: 30903434 PMCID: PMC6558052 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-019-01310-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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AIMS To describe and compare the functional and anatomical outcomes of untreated and treated diabetic macular edema (DME) in eyes with very good baseline visual acuity (VA) in a real-world setting. METHODS A 12-month, retrospective, multicenter, observational cohort study, including DME patients with baseline visual acuity (VA) ≤ 0.1 logMAR (≥ 20/25 Snellen) and central subfield thickness (CST) > 250 µm with intra- and/or subretinal fluid seen on optical coherence tomography. RESULTS A total of 249 eyes were included, of which 155 were treated and 94 were non-treated during follow-up. Most eyes maintained vision (VA gain or VA loss < 5 letters) at 12 months (treated: 58.1%; non-treated: 73.4%). In non-treated eyes with stable VA within the first 6 months, VA was maintained throughout the follow-up in most cases (86.3%). In non-treated eyes with VA loss ≥ 5 letters within 6 months (36.7%), further observation led to worse visual outcome than treatment (- 4.2 vs. - 7.8 letters, p = 0.013). In eyes in which treatment was initiated at baseline (n = 102), treatment with 8-12 anti-VEGF injections led to better visual outcome compared to treatment with less injections (- 0.3 ± 3.6 letters vs. - 3.8 ± 6.2 letters, p = 0.003). CONCLUSION In a real-world setting, the majority of DME patients with very good VA maintained vision at 12 months, regardless of whether the DME was treated or not. This study supports close observation of eyes with DME and very good VA with consideration of treatment when a one line drop in vision is observed.
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- Catharina Busch
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Instituto de Oftalmología y Ciencias Visuales, Escuela de Medicina, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Ophthalmology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Macquarie University Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Ophthalmology Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
- Center for Taste and Feeding Behaviour, INRA, UMR1324, Dijon, France
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- Department of Surgical, Microsurgical and Medical Sciences, Eye Clinic, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image, Coimbra, Portugal
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image, Coimbra, Portugal
- Department of Orthoptics, Superior School of Health, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Institut Clínic d'Oftalmologia (ICOF), Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of General Ophthalmology and Pediatric Ophthalmology Service, Medical University in Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Incumbent, Sydney A. Fox chair in Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Private Retina Service, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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Busch C, Iglicki M, Okada M, Gabrielle PH, Cohen S, Mariussi M, Amphornphruet A, Cebeci Z, Chaikitmongkol V, Couturier A, Fraser-Bell S, Fung A, Iannetta D, Radecka L, Laíns I, Rodrigues T, Lupidi M, Ozimek M, Sala-Puigdollers A, Rehak M, Loewenstein A, Zur D. Causative Pathogens of Endophthalmitis after Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injection: An International Multicenter Study. Ophthalmologica 2019; 241:211-219. [DOI: 10.1159/000496942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Chaikitmongkol V, Nanegrungsunk O, Patikulsila D, Choovuthayakorn J, Watanachai N, Kunavisarut P, Ittipunkul N, Bressler NM. Post-injection endophthalmitis in eyes receiving vs. not receiving topical antibiotic prophylaxis in Northern Thailand. Eye (Lond) 2018; 32:1911-1913. [DOI: 10.1038/s41433-018-0187-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Chaikitmongkol V, Khunsongkiet P, Patikulsila D, Ratanasukon M, Watanachai N, Jumroendararasame C, Mayerle CB, Han IC, Chen CJ, Winaikosol P, Dejkriengkraikul C, Choovuthayakorn J, Kunavisarut P, Bressler NM. Color Fundus Photography, Optical Coherence Tomography, and Fluorescein Angiography in Diagnosing Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy. Am J Ophthalmol 2018; 192:77-83. [PMID: 29753852 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2018.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2018] [Revised: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine sensitivity and specificity of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) diagnosis using color fundus photography (CFP), optical coherence tomography (OCT), and fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) without indocyanine green angiography (ICGA). DESIGN Validity analysis. METHODS Treatment-naïve eyes with serous/serosanguinous maculopathy undergoing CFP, OCT, FFA, and ICGA imaging before treatment at a university hospital in Thailand (January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2015) were identified. Images of each subject were categorized into 4 sets (set A: CFP; set B: CFP+OCT; set C: CFP+FFA; set D: CFP+OCT+FFA). Six graders, 3 from Thailand (PCV endemic area) and 3 from the United States (nonendemic area), individually reviewed each set (without ICGA), and determined if the presumed diagnosis was PCV. In parallel, 2 other graders confirmed if each case had PCV or not using EVEREST criteria (including ICGA). Sensitivity and specificity of a PCV diagnosis with each set (without ICGA) were analyzed compared with diagnoses including ICGA. RESULTS Of 119 study eyes (113 subjects, 57% male, mean age ± SD 59.9 ± 13.8 years), definite PCV diagnosis was 40.3%. Sensitivity of sets A, B, C, D: 0.63 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.47-0.76), 0.83 (95% CI: 0.69-0.92), 0.54 (95% CI: 0.39-0.68), 0.67 (95% CI: 0.51-0.79); specificities: 0.93 (95% CI: 0.84-0.97), 0.83 (95% CI: 0.72-0.91), 0.97 (95% CI: 0.89-0.99), 0.92 (95% CI: 0.82-0.97); accuracies: 0.81 (95% CI: 0.73-0.88), 0.83 (95% CI: 0.76-0.90), 0.79 (95% CI: 0.73-0.87), 0.82 (95% CI: 0.74-0.88). Discrepancies between Thai and US graders existed through sets A, C, and D. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that without ICGA, fundus photography combined with OCT provides high sensitivity and high specificity to diagnose PCV; adding FFA does not improve accuracy.
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Busch C, Zur D, Fraser-Bell S, Laíns I, Santos AR, Lupidi M, Cagini C, Gabrielle PH, Couturier A, Mané-Tauty V, Giancipoli E, Ricci GD, Cebeci Z, Rodríguez-Valdés PJ, Chaikitmongkol V, Amphornphruet A, Hindi I, Agrawal K, Chhablani J, Loewenstein A, Iglicki M, Rehak M. Shall we stay, or shall we switch? Continued anti-VEGF therapy versus early switch to dexamethasone implant in refractory diabetic macular edema. Acta Diabetol 2018; 55:789-796. [PMID: 29730822 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-018-1151-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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AIMS To compare functional and anatomical outcomes of continued anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy versus dexamethasone (DEX) implant in eyes with refractory diabetic macular edema (DME) after three initial anti-VEGF injections in a real-world setting. METHODS To be included in this retrospective multicenter, case-control study, eyes were required: (1) to present with early refractory DME, as defined by visual acuity (VA) gain ≤ 5 letters or reduction in central subfield thickness (CST) ≤ 20%, after a loading phase of anti-VEGF therapy (three monthly injections) and (2) to treat further with (a) anti-VEGF therapy or (b) DEX implant. Main outcome measures were change in visual acuity (VA) and central subfield thickness (CST) at 12 months. Due to imbalanced baseline characteristics, a matched anti-VEGF group was formed by only keeping eyes with similar baseline characteristics as those in the DEX group. RESULTS A total of 110 eyes from 105 patients were included (anti-VEGF group: 72 eyes, DEX group: 38 eyes). Mean change in VA at 12 months was - 0.4 ± 10.8 letters (anti-VEGF group), and + 6.1 ± 10.6 letters (DEX group) (P = 0.004). Over the same period, mean change in CST was + 18.3 ± 145.9 µm (anti-VEGF group) and - 92.8 ± 173.6 µm (DEX group) (P < 0.001). Eyes in the DEX group were more likely to gain ≥ 10 letters (OR 3.71, 95% CI 1.19-11.61, P = 0.024) at month 12. CONCLUSIONS In a real-world setting, eyes with DME considered refractory to anti-VEGF therapy after three monthly injections which were switched to DEX implant and had better visual and anatomical outcomes at 12 months than those that continued treatment with anti-VEGF therapy.
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- Catharina Busch
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light, Coimbra, Portugal
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light, Coimbra, Portugal
- School of Allied Health Technologies, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Section of Ophthalmology, Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Section of Ophthalmology, Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Ophthalmology Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
- Center for Taste and Feeding Behaviour, INRA, UMR1324, Dijon, France
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, Université Paris 7, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, Université Paris 7, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Department of Surgical, Microsurgical and Medical Sciences, Eye Clinic, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Microsurgical and Medical Sciences, Eye Clinic, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Instituto de Oftalmología y Ciencias Visuales, Escuela de Medicina, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Rajavithi Hospital, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India
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- L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India
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- Division of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Incumbent, Sydney A. Fox Chair in Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Private Retina Service, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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Linz MO, Bressler NM, Chaikitmongkol V, Sivaprasad S, Patikulsila D, Choovuthayakorn J, Watanachai N, Kunavisarut P, Menon D, Tadarati M, Delalíbera Pacheco K, Sanyal A, Scott AW. Vision Preference Value Scale and Patient Preferences in Choosing Therapy for Symptomatic Vitreomacular Interface Abnormality. JAMA Ophthalmol 2018; 136:658-664. [PMID: 29800983 DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.1272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Importance While symptomatic vitreomacular interface abnormalities (VIAs) are common, assessment of vision preference values and treatment preferences of these may guide treatment recommendations by physicians and influence third-party payers. Objective To determine preference values that individuals with VIA assign to their visual state and preferences of potential treatments. Design, Setting, and Participants In this cross-sectional one-time questionnaire study conducted between December 2015 and January 2017, 213 patients from tertiary care referral centers in Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States were studied. Patients with symptomatic VIA diagnosed within 1 year of data collection, visual acuity less than 20/20 OU, and symptoms ascribed to VIAs were included. Data were analyzed from January 2017 to November 2017. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary end points were overall mean preference value that individuals with VIA assigned to their visual state and patients' preferences for potential treatments. Preference values were graded on a scale from 0 to 1, with 0 indicating death and 1 indicating perfect health with perfect vision. Results Of the 213 included patients, 139 (65.3%) were women, and the mean (SD) age was 65.6 (7.7) years. Diagnoses included epiretinal membrane (n = 100 [46.9%]), macular hole (n = 99 [46.5%]), and vitreomacular traction (n = 14 [6.6%]). The mean (SD) vision preference value was 0.76 (0.15), without differences identified among the 3 VIA types. More participants were enthusiastic about vitrectomy (150 [71.1%]) compared with intravitreal injection (120 [56.9%]) (difference, 14.2%; 95% CI, 5.16-23.3; P = .002). Adjusted analyses showed enthusiasm for vitrectomy was associated with fellow eye visual acuity (odds ratio, 10.99; 95% CI, 2.01-59.97; P = .006) and better-seeing eye visual acuity (odds ratio, 0.03; 95% CI, 0.001-0.66; P = .03). Overall enthusiasm for treatment was associated with fellow eye visual acuity (odds ratio, 7.22; 95% CI, 1.29-40.40; P = .02). Overall, most participants (171 [81.0%]) were enthusiastic about surgery, injection, or both. Conclusions and Relevance Study participants reported similar preference values among 3 types of VIAs. The data suggest that most patients with these conditions would be enthusiastic about undergoing vitrectomy or an injection to treat it, likely because of the condition's effect on visual functioning, although there may be a slight preference for vitrectomy at this time.
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- Marguerite O Linz
- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.,Editor
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Medical Retina Department, National Institute for Health Research Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Medical Retina Department, National Institute for Health Research Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.,Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Rajavithi Hospital, College of Medicine, Rangsit University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.,Department of Retina, Centro Brasileiro da Visao, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Kunavisarut P, Thithuan T, Patikulsila D, Choovuthayakorn J, Watanachai N, Chaikitmongkol V, Pathanapitoon K, Rothova A. Submacular Hemorrhage: Visual Outcomes and Prognostic Factors. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2018; 7:109-113. [PMID: 29063740 DOI: 10.22608/apo.2017389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To describe causes, visual outcomes, and prognostic factors in patients with submacular hemorrhage (SMH). DESIGN Retrospective case review. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of SMH with a size of at least 1 disc diameter. SMH causes were classified into 3 groups: 1) neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), 2) polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), and 3) other miscellaneous causes. RESULTS Ninety-eight eyes of 98 patients were included. Based on clinical presentation and indocyanine green angiography (ICGA), the diagnoses of PCV (59%), nAMD (31%), and miscellaneous other causes (10%) were made. PCV patients were younger (P = 0.005) and had larger SMH size than nAMD patients (P = 0.008). Poor visual outcome [>1.0 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR)] at 6 months was associated with low initial visual acuity (VA; >1.0 logMAR; P = 0.002) and with the diagnosis of nAMD (P = 0.02). In addition, limited visual outcomes were noted for patients older than 65 years and those with persistent SMH for at least 2 months. CONCLUSIONS PCV was the most common cause of SMH in Thailand. ICGA represented a valuable tool for the diagnosis. Visual outcomes were limited for patients with nAMD and for patients who presented with poor initial VA.
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- Paradee Kunavisarut
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Kunavisarut P, Srisomboon T, Patikulsila D, Choovuthayakorn J, Watanachai N, Chaikitmongkol V, Pathanapitoon K, Rothova A. Risk Factors for Development of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment in Patients with Uveitis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2018; 27:681-685. [PMID: 29420113 DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2018.1424343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Purpose: To describe risk factors for development of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) in patients with uveitis. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 411 consecutive human immunodeficiency virus-negative patients with uveitis (571 affected eyes) and report on prevalence, risk factors and visual outcomes of patients with RRD. Results: Prevalence of RRD was 7% of all patients with uveitis. Multivariate analysis revealed that posterior uveitis and panuveitis were associated with RRD (P = 0.001). Strong association between RRD development and infectious uveitis was also observed (P = 0.009). Acute retinal necrosis (ARN) was firmly associated with RRD development (P = 0.016). Although anatomical success was obtained, functional outcome was poor. Poor visual outcomes at 6-month and 1-year follow-up were associated with initial VA < counting fingers (P = 0.05, P = 0.044). Conclusions: Prevalence of RRD in uveitis was 7% and development of RRD was encountered in posterior and panuveitis. Infectious uveitis (specifically ARN) formed a high risk for RRD.
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- Paradee Kunavisarut
- a Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine , Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai , Thailand
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- a Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine , Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai , Thailand
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- a Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine , Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai , Thailand
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- a Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine , Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai , Thailand
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- a Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine , Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai , Thailand
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- a Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine , Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai , Thailand
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- a Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine , Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai , Thailand
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- b Department of Ophthalmology , Erasmus Medical Center , Rotterdam , The Netherlands
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Chaikitmongkol V, Upaphong P, Patikulsila D, Bressler NM. OCT vs. Indocyanine Green Angiography Features of Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy. Ophthalmol Retina 2018; 2:170-172. [PMID: 31047347 DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2017.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2017] [Revised: 06/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Voraporn Chaikitmongkol
- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
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Schönbach EM, Chaikitmongkol V, Annam R, McDonnell EC, Wolfson Y, Fletcher E, Scholl HPN. 7-Hexagon Multifocal Electroretinography for an Objective Functional Assessment of the Macula in 14 Seconds. Ophthalmic Res 2017. [PMID: 28641302 DOI: 10.1159/000475996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE We present the multifocal electroretinogram (mfERG) with a 7-hexagon array as an objective test of macular function that can be recorded in 14 s. We provide normal values and investigate its reproducibility and validity. METHODS Healthy participants underwent mfERG testing according to International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision (ISCEV) standards using the Espion Profile/D310 multifocal ERG system (Diagnosys, LLC, Lowell, MA, USA). One standard recording of a 61-hexagon array and 2 repeated recordings of a custom 7-hexagon array were obtained. RESULTS A total of 13 subjects (mean age 46.9 years) were included. The median response densities were 12.5 nV/deg2 in the center and 5.2 nV/deg2 in the periphery. Intereye correlations were strong in both the center (ρCenter = 0.821; p < 0.0001) and the periphery (ρPeriphery = 0.862; p < 0.0001). Intraeye correlations were even stronger: ρCenter = 0.904 with p < 0.0001 and ρPeriphery = 0.955 with p < 0.0001. Bland-Altman plots demonstrated an acceptable retest mean difference in both the center and periphery, and narrow limits of agreement. We found strong correlations of the center (ρCenter = 0.826; p < 0.0001) and periphery (ρPeriphery = 0.848; p < 0.0001), with recordings obtained by the 61-hexagon method. CONCLUSIONS The 7-hexagon mfERG provides reproducible results in agreement with results obtained according to the ISCEV standard.
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Chaikitmongkol V, Leeungurasatien T, Sengupta S. Authors' Reply. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2015; 4:316. [PMID: 26397211 DOI: 10.1097/apo.0000000000000141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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- Voraporn Chaikitmongkol
- Department of Ophthalmology Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University Chiang Mai, Thailand Department of Ophthalmology Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University Chiang Mai, Thailand Aravind Eye Hospital Pondicherry, India
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Choovuthayakorn J, Laowong T, Watanachai N, Patikulsila D, Chaikitmongkol V. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography of macula in myopia. Int Ophthalmol 2015; 36:319-25. [PMID: 26290135 DOI: 10.1007/s10792-015-0119-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The aim of this study is to determine the associations between regional macular thickness and gender, age, axial length, and degree of myopia in young and middle-aged healthy myopic eyes. One hundred and seventy-one subjects with -0.5 diopters of myopia or worse underwent prospective macular thickness measurement by Spectralis spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. Subjects' mean age was 32.40 ± 8.25 years (range 18 to 49 years), with 45 % being male. The mean degree of myopia was -4.57 ± 3.52 diopters, with a mean axial length of 25.09 ± 1.67 mm. Multivariate regression analysis demonstrated significantly thicker central (mean 9.13 µm thicker) and inner subfields (mean 8.55 µm thicker) in males (P values were <0.001 and 0.002, respectively). In addition, in both genders, for each millimeter of increased axial length, the central subfield thickness increased by 2.11 µm, the inner subfield decreased by 2.25 µm, and the outer subfield decreased by 3.62 µm (P values were 0.010, <0.001, and <0.001, respectively). Factors including gender and axial length affect baseline regional macular thickness in young and middle-age myopic subjects. The central subfield and inner subfield were affected by both gender and axial length, while the outer subfield was affected only by axial length. The macular thickness of myopic subjects with macular disease should be interpreted in light of these factors.
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- Janejit Choovuthayakorn
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intawaroros Road, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intawaroros Road, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intawaroros Road, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intawaroros Road, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intawaroros Road, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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Chaikitmongkol V, Leeungurasatien T, Sengupta S. Work-Related Eye Injuries: Important Occupational Health Problem in Northern Thailand. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2015; 4:155-60. [PMID: 26065502 DOI: 10.1097/apo.0000000000000046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study was aimed to determine demographics, clinical characteristics, and factors associated with work-related eye injury in Northern Thailand. DESIGN A prospective case series. METHODS Eye injuries from any cause treated at a university-based hospital in Northern Thailand from March 2007 to June 2008 were included. In addition to comprehensive eye examination and standard treatments, patients' occupation, type of activity at the time of injury, alcohol consumption, and eye protection were studied. Eye injuries were classified based on the Birmingham Eye Trauma Terminology System. Demographic and clinical data were documented using a form adapted from the United States Eye Injury Registry. RESULTS Of the 101 eyes (97 patients) with work-related injury, 94% were men with a mean age of 39.5 ± 12.9 years (range, 19-72 years). Ninety-eight percent (95/97 patients) did not use protective eyewear. Open-globe injuries were found in 58/101 (57%) eyes. Agricultural workers experienced a higher number of open-globe injuries (37/58 eyes, 64%), whereas construction workers experienced a higher number of closed-globe injuries (25/43 eyes, 58%). In multivariable logistic regression models, nailing (odds ratio, 97.2; 95% confidence interval, 2.6-363.4; P = 0.01) and motorized grass trimming (odds ratio, 14.3; 95% confidence interval, 1.0-206.2; P = 0.05) were significantly associated with open-globe injuries when compared with closed-globe injuries. Significantly greater numbers of eyes with open-globe injuries had final vision equivalent to legal blindness (visual acuity, <3/60) compared with closed-globe injuries (42% vs 12%, P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Work-related open-globe injuries are relatively more common among agricultural workers in Northern Thailand. Protective eyewear should be aggressively promoted among workers engaged in nailing and motorized grass trimming.
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- Voraporn Chaikitmongkol
- From the *Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; and †Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Chaikitmongkol V, Bressler NM, Bressler SB. Early detection of choroidal neovascularization facilitated with a home monitoring program in age-related macular degeneration. Retin Cases Brief Rep 2015; 9:33-37. [PMID: 25383857 DOI: 10.1097/icb.0000000000000085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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PURPOSE To describe clinical and imaging findings in two eyes with new onset subtle neovascular age-related macular degeneration that was detected by the regular use of a home monitoring device based on preferential hyperacuity visual field testing. METHODS Interventional case report. RESULTS Case 1, an 82-year-old man with the intermediate stage of age-related macular degeneration in both eyes, had been using the ForeseeHome device for 2 years when a change in test scores prompted an examination (an alert visit) to search for choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in his right eye. He denied any vision changes, and visual acuity remained 20/20 in the right eye. Fundus examination showed large drusen without any signs of CNV. The late phase of a fluorescein angiogram showed a small juxtafoveal area of subretinal leakage which corresponded to an intraretinal cystoid abnormality on optical coherence tomography. Intravitreal ranibizumab therapy was initiated, and the patient has maintained excellent visual acuity for at least 1 year. Case 2, a 67-year-old woman, had been using the home device for 3 months when an alert notification was prompted in the left eye. On notification, she recognized that she had had a subtle change in her vision in that eye with new distortion. Visual acuity decreased to 20/32 in the left eye. Fundus examination revealed stable confluent drusen without any apparent fluid, blood, or lipid. No definite fluorescein angiogram leakage was identified among the hyperfluorescent staining of extensive drusen. However, optical coherence tomography showed a cystoid abnormality in the inner plexiform layer prompting the initiation of intravitreal ranibizumab under the assumption that the changes represented CNV. CONCLUSION The home monitoring device has been proven to facilitate early detection of CNV associated with age-related macular degeneration. These two cases highlight early diagnosis of CNV heralded by the device. Visual acuity remained 20/32 or better, minimal or no fluorescein angiogram leakage was found, and subtle cystoid abnormalities appeared on optical coherence tomography.
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- Voraporn Chaikitmongkol
- *Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; and †Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Tanaka E, Chaikitmongkol V, Bressler SB, Bressler NM. Vision-threatening lesions developing with longer-term follow-up after treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Ophthalmology 2014; 122:153-61. [PMID: 25283060 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.07.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2014] [Revised: 06/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To assess the development of vision-threatening lesions at least 3.5 years after initiating anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) for choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in eyes with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS A total of 75 patients (81 eyes) with CNV secondary to AMD who received intravitreous anti-VEGF treatment and were followed for at least 3.5 years after initiating treatment. METHODS Retrospective record review of patients initiating anti-VEGF treatment between November 2005 and June 2008 at a university-based institution for whom at least 3.5 years of follow-up was available at the same institution. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Predominantly hemorrhagic lesions or geographic atrophy (GA). RESULTS Among 75 patients (81 eyes; 59% were women; median age, 78 years), mean follow-up was 4.9 years and at least 6 years for 40%. Median visual acuity (VA) was 20/80 (interquartile range [IQR], 20/50-20/100) initially, 20/63 (IQR, 20/40-20/160) at 2 years, 20/80 (IQR, 20/40-20/200) at 3.5 years, and 20/63 (IQR 20/32-20/200) at 6 years. Six eyes (7%) had predominantly hemorrhagic lesions initially, whereas this developed in an additional 3 eyes (4%, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1% to 10%) in 3.5 years and in 1 additional eye (1%, 95% CI, 0.03% to 7%) at more than 3.5 years of follow-up. Initially, GA within or overlapping the boundary of the entire CNV was present in 4 eyes (5%) and outside this boundary in 8 eyes (10%). Geographic atrophy enlarged in each eye over time. The only eyes that developed GA outside the CNV boundary were those that had GA outside the lesion at baseline. Additional atrophy within the boundary of CNV defined at baseline, termed "atrophic disciform scars," developed in 5 eyes (6%), all within 4 years of treatment initiation. CONCLUSIONS Longer-term follow-up of neovascular AMD managed with anti-VEGF therapy suggests that predominantly hemorrhagic lesions may develop within 3.5 years of initiating therapy and more than 3.5 years after initiating therapy. In contrast, new areas of GA beyond the boundaries of the CNV lesion as defined at initiation of anti-VEGF therapy seem unlikely to develop if there is no GA outside of the CNV lesion initially.
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- Erika Tanaka
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
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Pimolrat W, Choovuthayakorn J, Watanachai N, Patikulsila D, Kunavisarut P, Chaikitmongkol V, Ittipunkul N. Predictive factors of open globe injury in patients requiring vitrectomy. Injury 2014; 45:212-6. [PMID: 23830208 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2013.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2012] [Revised: 05/13/2013] [Accepted: 06/01/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND To determine the outcomes and predictive factors of patients with open globe injury requiring pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). METHODS The medical records of 114 patients age 10 years or older who had undergone PPV due to ocular trauma, with at least 6 months follow up, were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS The mean age of the patients was 42 (SD14) years, with males accounting for 89% of the cases. Penetrating eye injury was the most common injury mechanism (43%) with most injuries occurring secondary to work related incidents (54%). After surgical interventions, 78% of the patients had visual improvement of one or more Snellen lines, while no light perception occurred in 10%. Anatomical attachment was achieved in 87% of eyes at the final follow up. Logistic regression analysis showed that the presence of a relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD) was a significant predictive factor of visual outcome, while initial retinal detachment was a significant predictor of anatomical outcome. CONCLUSIONS Pupillary reaction is an important presenting ocular sign in estimating the post-vitrectomy poor visual outcome for open globe injury. Vision was restored and improved in more than half of the patients in this study; however, long-term sequelae should be monitored.
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- Weeraya Pimolrat
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
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Chaikitmongkol V, Bressler NM. Dramatic resolution of choroidal neovascular abnormalities after single aflibercept injection following years of ranibizumab use. JAMA Ophthalmol 2013; 131:260-2. [PMID: 23411901 DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.1733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Voraporn Chaikitmongkol
- Retina Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Purpose To report cases of spontaneous retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) tear complicating serous pigment epithelial detachment (PED). Methods The records of 3 Asian patients with spontaneous giant RPE tear were reviewed retrospectively by including clinical presentation, angiography, optical coherence tomography, fundus autofluorescence imaging, and visual outcome. Results Three patients (4 eyes) were included in this study, with a mean age of 48.3 (42–56) years, and a mean follow-up period of 7.75 (4–18) months. Fundus examination in all patients showed giant RPE tear associated with bullous PED. Two cases had a history of prior corticosteroid use, and 1 had no history of medication use. All 3 patients developed spontaneous resolution of subretinal fluid with no treatment. However, in patients who used corticosteroids, initial progression of the tear and subretinal fluid were observed despite ceasing medication. On subsequent follow-up, an incomplete RPE regeneration was demonstrated by fundus autofluorescence imaging, and choroidal neovascularization developed in 1 patient. Conclusion Large PED with RPE tear is a rare manifestation. When the fovea is spared, visual prognosis is favorable. No specific treatment is required, but careful choroidal neovascularization monitoring should be performed.
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- Voraporn Chaikitmongkol
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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