Intravitreal dexamethasone implant versus anti-VEGF injection for treatment-naïve patients with retinal vein occlusion and macular edema: a 12-month follow-up study

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 253, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 2095-2102

  Chiquet, C ^a,b   Dupuy, C ^a,b   Bron, A M ^c,d   Aptel, F ^a,b   Straub, M ^c   Isaico, R ^c   Romanet, J P ^a,b   Creuzot Garcher, C ^c,d  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d CENTRE DES SCIENCES DU GOÛT ET DE L ALIMENTATION   (France)

Author keywords

Anti VEGF; Bevacizumab; Dexamethasone implant; Macular edema; Ranibizumab; Retinal vein occlusion

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; DEXAMETHASONE; RANIBIZUMAB; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; DRUG IMPLANT; GLUCOCORTICOID; VASCULOTROPIN A; VEGFA PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRANCH RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CENTRAL MACULAR THICKNESS; CENTRAL RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTRAVITREAL IMPLANT; MACULAR EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPHTHALMIC CAMERA; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA VEIN OCCLUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPECTRAL DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; VISUAL ACUITY; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG IMPLANT; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; BEVACIZUMAB; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG IMPLANTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; MACULAR EDEMA; MALE; RANIBIZUMAB; RETINA; RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84947612030     PISSN: 0721832X     EISSN: 1435702X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-015-2947-9     Document Type: Article

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