2016
Predicting outcomes to anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy in diabetic macular oedema: a review of the literature
Ashraf M, Souka A, Adelman R. Predicting outcomes to anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy in diabetic macular oedema: a review of the literature. British Journal Of Ophthalmology 2016, 100: 1596. PMID: 27231313, DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2016-308388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetic macular edemaOptical coherence tomographyMacular edemaAnti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapyIntravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factorAnti-vascular endothelial growth factorEndothelial growth factor therapyFluorescein angiography findingsAnti-VEGF therapyAnti-VEGF agentsGrowth factor therapyCourse of treatmentCommon prognostic indicatorsEndothelial growth factorFactor therapyMost patientsVisual outcomeAngiography findingsChoroidal thicknessLarge RCTsTreatment regimenOCT parametersVisual acuityPrognostic indicatorDifferent RCTs
2009
ASSESSMENT OF OPTIC NERVE CUP-TO-DISK RATIO CHANGES IN PATIENTS RECEIVING MULTIPLE INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS OF ANTIVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR AGENTS
SETH RK, SALIM S, SHIELDS MB, ADELMAN RA. ASSESSMENT OF OPTIC NERVE CUP-TO-DISK RATIO CHANGES IN PATIENTS RECEIVING MULTIPLE INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS OF ANTIVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR AGENTS. Retina 2009, 29: 956-959. PMID: 19584654, DOI: 10.1097/iae.0b013e3181a91dfd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAptamers, NucleotideDrug Therapy, CombinationEyeFollow-Up StudiesFundus OculiHumansInjectionsIntraocular PressureOptic DiskOptic NerveRanibizumabRegional Blood FlowRetrospective StudiesSingle-Blind MethodVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVitreous BodyConceptsMultiple intravitreal injectionsAnti-VEGF agentsIntraocular pressure riseIntraocular pressure fluctuationIntravitreal injectionMean changeControl groupTransient intraocular pressure riseSignificant differencesDisc ratio changesOptic nerve cupHistory of glaucomaAdditional prospective studiesGrowth factor effectsFellow eyesGlaucoma specialistsOptic nerveProspective studyOptic disc imagesFundus photographsTriamcinolone acetonideInclusion criteriaDisc ratioVertical cupPatients
2008
Are intravitreal bevacizumab and ranibizumab effective in a rat model of choroidal neovascularization?
Lu F, Adelman RA. Are intravitreal bevacizumab and ranibizumab effective in a rat model of choroidal neovascularization? Graefe's Archive For Clinical And Experimental Ophthalmology 2008, 247: 171. PMID: 18781316, DOI: 10.1007/s00417-008-0936-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAptamers, NucleotideBevacizumabChoroidal NeovascularizationDisease Models, AnimalDose-Response Relationship, DrugFluorescein AngiographyInjectionsLight CoagulationMacular DegenerationRanibizumabRatsRats, Inbred BNVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVitreous BodyConceptsLeakage of CNVTreatment of CNVPegaptanib sodiumChoroidal neovascularizationIntravitreal injectionRat modelBackgroundVascular endothelial growth factorAnti-VEGF agentsEffect of bevacizumabAnti-VEGF medicationsBrown Norway ratsEndothelial growth factorNon-human primatesAngiography 1Histopathologic toxicityIntravitreal bevacizumabCNV leakageFluorescein angiographyLaser photocoagulationBevacizumabTherapeutic effectCNV lesionsRanibizumabDay 1Important stimulator