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    Visual outcome of intravitreal ranibizumab for exudative age-related macular degeneration: timing and prognosis
    (2014) Canan, Handan; Sizmaz, Selcuk; Altan-Yaycioglu, Rana; Sariturk, Cagla; Yilmaz, Gursel
    Purpose: To describe 1-year clinical results of intravitreal ranibizumab treatment in patients with choroidal neovascularization secondary to exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and to evaluate whether early treatment is a predictive value for prognosis of the disease. Materials and methods: Clinical records were retrospectively reviewed of 104 eyes that underwent intravitreal ranibizumab therapy for exudative AMD. Patients were divided into two groups according to their symptom duration: group 1,,1 month; and group 2, 1-3 months. After three monthly injections, patients were examined monthly, and subsequent injections were performed as needed. Results: There were 43 female (48.9%) and 45 males (51.1%). The follow-up time was 13.7 +/- 1.9 (12-19) months. The mean logarithm of minimum angle of resolution best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) improved significantly, from 0.45 +/- 0.639 at baseline to 0.08 +/- 0.267 at 12 months in group 1, and from 1.06 +/- 0.687 at baseline to 0.75 +/- 0.563 at 12 months in group 2. The increase in BCVA was statistically significant in group 1 (P=0.009). The mean central retinal thickness (CRT) decreased significantly, from 355.13 +/- 119.93 mu m at baseline to 250.85 +/- 45.48 mu m at 12 months in group 1, and from 371.88 +/- 91.047 mu m at baseline to 268.61 +/- 53.51 mu m at 12 months in group 2. The decrease in CRT was statistically significant in group 1 (P=0.001). Conclusion: Intravitreal ranibizumab therapy was effective in significantly increasing mean BVCA and reducing CRT. Shorter duration of AMD, as measured by the subjective duration of visual symptoms, is associated with better visual outcome after treatment.
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    Choroidal thickness measurements with optical coherence tomography in branch retinal vein occlusion
    (2016) Coban-Karatas, Muge; Altan-Yaycioglu, Rana; Ulas, Burak; Sizmaz, Selcuk; Canan, Handan; Sarıtürk, Cagla; 27275430
    AIM: To evaluate central macular thickness (CMT) and mean choroidal thickness (MCT) in eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO), before and after ranibizumab treatment using spectral domain -optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). METHODS: Forty -two patients with unilateral BRVO and macular edema were included in this study. There were 25 men and 17 women. Using SD-OCT, choroidal thickness was measured at 500 mu m intervals up to 1500 mu m temporal and nasal to the fovea. MCT was calculated based on the average of the 7 locations. All the eyes with BRVO were treated with intravitreal ranibizumab (0.5 mg/0.05 mL). Comparisons between the BRVO and fellow eyes were analyzed using Mann-Whitney test. Pre-injection and post-injection measurements were analyzed using Wilcoxon test and repeated measure analysis. RESULTS: At baseline, there was a significant difference between the BRVO and fellow eyes in MCT [BRVO eyes 245 (165-330) mu m, fellow eyes 229 (157-327) mu m] and CMT [BRVO eyes 463 (266-899) mu m, fellow eyes 235 (148-378) mu m (P=0.041, 0.0001, respectively)]. Following treatment, CMT [295 (141-558) mu m] and MCT [229 (157329) mu m] decreased significantly compared to the baseline measurements (P=0.001, 0.006, respectively). Also BCVA (logMAR) improved significantly (P=0.0001) in the BRVO eyes following treatment. After treatment CMT [BRVO eyes 295 (141-558) mu m, fellow eyes 234 (157-351) mu m] and MCT [BRVO eyes 229 (157-329) mu m, fellow eyes 233 (162-286) mu m] values did not reveal any significant difference in BRVO eyes and fellow eyes (P=0.051, 0.824, respectively). CONCLUSION: In eyes with BRVO, CMT and MCT values are greater than the fellow eyes, and decrease significantly following ranibizumab injection.