Antiangiogenic therapy in high-risk keratoplasty

PURPOSE: To analyze the effectiveness and safety of VEGF inhibitor used to improve keratoconus transplant survival in patients with corneal neovascularization as stand-alone and in combination with laser coagulation of ingrowing vessels before keratoplasty.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included 56 patients (56 eyes) with corneal opacifications of various etiology complicated by corneal neovascularization (CNV). The patients were divided into three groups. The 1st group included 27 patients with diffuse CNV who were undergoing an antiangiogenic therapy using anti-VEGF drug, the 2nd group - 14 patients with stem cell CNV who underwent laser coagulation of major corneal vessels combined with subconjunctival administration of drug before keratoplasty; the control group consisted of 15 patients with mixed type CNV who were undergoing conventional treatment without antiangiogenic therapy.

RESULTS: During the follow-up (24.5±4.84 months, 4 to 25 months), transplant rejection reaction was recorded in 7 (23%) patients of the 1st group, 5 (35%) patients of the 2nd group and 9 (60%) patients of the control group.

CONCLUSION: Subconjunctival administration of Aflibercept as a stand-alone measure and in combination with laser coagulation of ingrowing vessels may increase the chances of transparent transplant acceptance in high-risk keratoplasty.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:136

Enthalten in:

Vestnik oftalmologii - 136(2020), 4 vom: 24., Seite 11-18

Sprache:

Russisch

Weiterer Titel:

Antiangiogennaya terapiya pri keratoplastike vysokogo riska

Beteiligte Personen:

Trufanov, S V [VerfasserIn]
Malozhen, S A [VerfasserIn]
Krakhmaleva, D A [VerfasserIn]
Surnina, Z V [VerfasserIn]
Pivin, E A [VerfasserIn]
Kasparova, E A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

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Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Bevacizumab
Corneal neovascularization
High-risk keratoplasty
Journal Article
Laser coagulation of ingrowing vessels of the cornea
Reaction of transplant rejection
VEGF inhibitor

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.08.2020

Date Revised 26.08.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.17116/oftalma202013604111

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313543364