Data di Pubblicazione:
2006
Citazione:
Lamina puncture for central retinal vein occlusion : results of a pilot trial / D.J. D'Amico, E.S. Lit, F. Viola. - In: ARCHIVES OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. - ISSN 0003-9950. - 124:7(2006 Jul), pp. 972-977.
Abstract:
Objective: To evaluate the effect of treatment by lamina puncture, a novel procedure to create a perivascular opening within the optic nerve head by a transvitreal approach, on visual acuity after central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) in older patients.
Methods: The patients comprised a nonrandomized, consecutive, interventional case series of older patients being seen with CRVO. Patients 65 years or older with CRVO and a visual acuity of 20/200 or worse were treated with vitrectomy and lamina puncture of the optic disc. Preoperative visual acuity, clinical examination results, and fluorescein angiography results were compared with postoperative results.
Results: Twenty patients (12 men and 8 women), an average age of 72 years, were enrolled. The mean duration of CRVO was 5.4 months; 14 eyes had nonischemic CRVO when first seen, while 6 had substantial ischemia. The mean preoperative visual acuity was in the counting fingers range, and the mean postoperative visual acuity was also in the counting fingers range. Complications included 5 eyes with iris neovascularization, of which 4 progressed to neovascular glaucoma; also, preoperative ischemia seemed to predispose to neovascular complications.
Conclusion: Lamina puncture does not restore visual acuity in older patients with CRVO.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
D.J. D'Amico, E.S. Lit, F. Viola
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