Surgically Induced Corneal Astigmatism Following Intravitreal Ranibizumab Injection
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Tarih
2015
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Bentham Science Publ Ltd
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Purpose: To evaluate surgically induced astigmatism (SIA) after an intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) injection. Methods: Fifty eight eyes of 58 patients who underwent IVR injection due to age-related macular degeneration (wet form) or macular edema were included in this study. Patients' pre-and postoperative detailed ophthalmologic examinations were done and topographic keratometric values (K1, K2) were noted. Pre- and postoperative measurements were compared. Results: The mean preoperative astigmatism of 0.87 Diopters (D) was found to be 0.95 D, 0.75 D, 0.82 D and 0.78 D on the 1st day, 3rd day, 1st week and 1st month, respectively. After injection, absolute change in astigmatism was found to be 0.08 D, 0.12 D, 0.05 D and 0.09 D on the 1st day, 3rd day, 1st week and 1st month, respectively. The absolute change in astigmatism seemed to be insignificant in terms of refractive analysis, however; when we performed a vectorial analysis, which takes into account changes in the axis of astigmatism, the mean value of induced astigmatism were found to be 0.33 +/- 0.22 D, 0.32 +/- 0.29 D, 0.41 +/- 0.37 D, 0.46 +/- 0.32 D on the 1st day, 3rd day, 1st week and on 1st month, respectively. Conclusion: Intravitreal injection is a minimally invasive ophthalmologic procedure, however; it may still cause statistically significant induced astigmatism when evaluated from a vectorial point of view.
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Intraocular pressure, intravitreal injection, ranibizumab, surgically induced astigmatism, vectorial analysis
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Open Ophthalmology Journal
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