Abstract | PURPOSE: STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective review of the medical charts. METHODS: RESULTS: A total of 3040 patients received 28,190 intravitreal injections. Seven eyes of 7 cases developed a RRD. There were 6 cases of AMD and one of DME, with an incidence of one in 4027 injections (0.025%). The retinal break was in the superior quadrants in 5 eyes (71%), and in the inferior quadrants in 2 eyes. All eyes had a posterior vitreous detachment. The average number of injections before the development of RRD was 14.1 (range: 2-39). Four eyes were treated by vitrectomy, and 3 by scleral buckling. The primary success rate was 86%, and the final reattachment rate was 100%. The best-corrected visual acuity was 0.41 ± 0.26 logarithm of minimal angle of resolution (logMAR) units before developing the RRD, 0.78 ± 0.78 logMAR units before the surgery for RRD, and 0.45 ± 0.47 logMAR units at the final visit. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of RRD after an intravitreal injection is very low (0.025%), and it can be reattached with recovery of the visual acuity.
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Authors | Takayuki Baba, Gen Miura, Tomoaki Tatsumi, Madoka Sakurai, Shuichi Yamamoto |
Journal | Japanese journal of ophthalmology
(Jpn J Ophthalmol)
Vol. 65
Issue 4
Pg. 492-496
(Jul 2021)
ISSN: 1613-2246 [Electronic] Japan |
PMID | 33745092
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Diabetic Retinopathy
(complications, diagnosis, epidemiology)
- Humans
- Intravitreal Injections
- Macular Edema
- Retinal Detachment
(diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology)
- Retrospective Studies
- Treatment Outcome
- Vitrectomy
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