Gross-Jendroska, Mirjam and Flaxel, Christina J. and Schwartz, Steve D. and Holz, Frank G. and Fitzke, Fred W. and Gabel, Veit-Peter and Bird, Alan C. (1998) Treatment of pigment epithelial detachments due to age-related macular degeneration with intra-ocular C3F8 injection. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY, 26 (4). pp. 311-317. ISSN 0814-9763,
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Purpose: To flatten pigment epithelial detachments (PED) due to age-related macular degeneration in an attempt to visualize the underlying choroidal neovascularization by fluorescein angiography (FA) and reveal a treatment target. Methods: Nine patients with PED received intravitreal gas injections via the pars plana and postured face down. Fluorescein angiograms were obtained before and after gas injection. In two patients, retinal scoptopic sensitivity was also measured. Results: Eight patients demonstrated change in the shape and size of the PED following gas injection. Four patients showed a better delineation of underlying structures on FA. Three patients had focal laser treatment to the newly visible choroidal neovascular complex, but this was successful in only one patient with flattening of the PED. Conclusion: Pigment epithelial detachments can be modified by intravitreal gas injection in some patients, but this treatment did not have a major impact on overall outcome or management.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | RETINAL FUNCTION; FELLOW EYE; NEOVASCULARIZATION; SENSITIVITY; APPEARANCE; age-related macular degeneration; fine-matrix mapping; intravitreal gas injection; pigment epithelial detachments |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Augenheilkunde |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Mar 2023 04:22 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Mar 2023 04:22 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/49370 |
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