Intensified Topical Steroids as Prophylaxis for Macular Edema After Posterior Lamellar Keratoplasty Combined With Cataract Surgery  

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Hoerster, Robert ; Stanzel, Tisha Prabriputaloong ; Bachmann, Bjoern Olov ; Siebelmann, Sebastian ; Felsch, Moritz ; Cursiefen, Claus

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: American Journal of Ophthalmology (keterangan: ada di ClinicalKey) vol. 163 (Mar. 2016), page 174-179.
Topik: Cystoid Macular Edema; CME
Fulltext: A12 v163 p174 kelik2016.pdf (1.8MB)

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Purpose: To analyze the effect of intensified topical steroid therapy after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty combined with cataract surgery (triple-DMEK) on the incidence of postoperative cystoid macular edema (CME). Design: Single-center comparative clinical study with historical controls. Methods: SETTING: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne, Germany, tertiary hospital, performing 500 corneal transplant surgeries per year. PATIENTS: Total of 131 patients (150 eyes) undergoing triple-DMEK surgery. INCLUSION CRITERION: Triple-DMEK surgery. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Prior retinal surgery, history of prior CME.INTERVENTIONS: Prednisolone acetate eye drops 1% 5 times daily for the first week after surgery. After an internal change of therapy regimen: Prednisolone acetate eye drops 1% hourly for the first postoperative week. We compared 75 consecutive eyes before with 75 consecutive eyes after the change of therapy regimen. Patients received macular spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT) preoperatively, as well as 6 weeks and 3 and 6 months post surgery. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Development of CME detected by macular SD OCT during 6 months postoperatively. Results: Both groups were comparable regarding baseline age, sex, central corneal thickness, rebubbling rate, and visual acuity. With topical steroid therapy 5 times per day during the first postoperative week, we observed 9 cases of subsequent CME (12%). With hourly topical steroid therapy none of the patients developed CME subsequently (P = .003). Apart from the topical steroids during the first week, medical treatment was identical in both groups. Conclusions: Early intensified postoperative topical steroid therapy constitutes an effective prophylactic treatment to reduce incidence of CME after triple-DMEK surgery.

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