CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF ACUTE ENDOPHTHALMITIS AFTER INTRAVITREAL DELIVERY OF VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR INHIBITORS VERSUS STEROIDS

PURPOSE: To compare patients with acute endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors vs. steroids.

METHODS: Retrospective single-center, nonrandomized interventional study from 2013 to 2021.Patients underwent vitreous biopsy before initiating treatment and were divided into the following cohorts: (1) anti-VEGF managed medically (T&I-anti-VEGF), (2) anti-VEGF managed by immediate pars plana vitrectomy (PPV-anti-VEGF), and (3) steroid therapy and managed medically or by pars plana vitrectomy (steroid).

RESULTS: A total of 141 patients were analyzed. The steroid cohort demonstrated significantly worse presenting (median = 2.80 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution [logMAR]; P ≤ 0.01) and final (median = 2.30 logMAR) best-corrected visual acuity compared with T&I-anti-VEGF (presenting: median = 2.00 logMAR; final: median = 0.40 logMAR) and pars plana vitrectomy-anti-VEGF cohorts (presenting: median = 2.30 logMAR; final: median = 0.48 logMAR). There was no significant ( P = 0.33) difference in the final best-corrected visual acuity between T&I-anti-VEGF and pars plana vitrectomy-anti-VEGF cohorts. There were no significant ( P ≥ 0.63) differences among cohorts in best-corrected visual acuity before acute endophthalmitis diagnosis (T&I-anti-VEGF: median = 0.40 logMAR; pars plana vitrectomy-anti-VEGF: median = 0.40 logMAR; steroid: median = 0.44 logMAR). Microbial cultures revealed similar profiles for all cohorts.

CONCLUSION: Acute endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection steroid therapy had worse outcomes compared with anti-VEGF therapy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 43(2023), 6 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 947-954

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Adams, Olufemi E [VerfasserIn]
Sodhi, Guneet S [VerfasserIn]
Vagaggini, Tommaso [VerfasserIn]
Haq, Zeeshan [VerfasserIn]
Curran, Christian D [VerfasserIn]
Prairie, Michael L [VerfasserIn]
Montezuma, Sandra R [VerfasserIn]
Koozekanani, Dara D [VerfasserIn]
Ryan, Edwin H [VerfasserIn]
Parke, David Wilkin [VerfasserIn]
Mittra, Robert A [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Peter H [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Clinical Trial
Journal Article
Steroids
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors

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Date Completed 19.01.2024

Date Revised 19.01.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/IAE.0000000000003748

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352380772