Intravitreal ranibizumab as a primary or a combined treatment for severe retinopathy of prematurity

Odalis Arámbulo,1 Gabriel Dib,1 Juan Iturralde,1 Fahir Duran,1 Miguel Brito,1 João B Fortes Filho2 1Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Maracaibo, Maracaibo, Venezuela; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Federal Unive...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Arámbulo O, Dib G, Iturralde J, Duran F, Brito M, Fortes Filho JB
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/c2f3b0548d814030924fff345b1de520
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:c2f3b0548d814030924fff345b1de520
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c2f3b0548d814030924fff345b1de5202021-12-02T06:02:21ZIntravitreal ranibizumab as a primary or a combined treatment for severe retinopathy of prematurity1177-5483https://doaj.org/article/c2f3b0548d814030924fff345b1de5202015-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/intravitreal-ranibizumab-as-a-primary-or-anbspcombined-treatment-for-s-peer-reviewed-article-OPTHhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Odalis Arámbulo,1 Gabriel Dib,1 Juan Iturralde,1 Fahir Duran,1 Miguel Brito,1 João B Fortes Filho2 1Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Maracaibo, Maracaibo, Venezuela; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil Purpose: The aim of the study was to assess the outcomes of severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in zone I or posterior zone II treated with intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) as monotherapy or combined treatment with laser photocoagulation.Methods: This is a retrospective study analyzing clinical records of the included patients. Patients were divided into two groups: group 1 included patients who received only IVR treatment; and group 2 was subdivided into group 2A – including patients with IVR as initial treatment and complementary laser photocoagulation if retinal neovascularization or plus disease did not regress, and group 2B – including patients with initial laser photocoagulation and IVR as rescue therapy. Favorable outcomes were regression of the retinal neovascularization and plus disease, meaning control of the disease. Unfavorable outcomes were progression to stages 4 and 5 of ROP.Results: Fifty-seven eyes were included in the study. Mean birth weight and gestational age were 1,281±254 g and 29.5±2.1 weeks, respectively. Group 1 comprised of 16 eyes, with favorable outcomes in 14 eyes (87.5%). Group 2 comprised of 41 eyes, with favorable outcomes in 29 eyes (70.7%), in a mean follow-up period of 12.8 months.Conclusion: IVR was effective to treat severe cases of ROP as a primary or a combined treatment. Forty-three of the 57 treated eyes (75.4%) achieved regression of ROP and favorable outcomes. Keywords: aggressive posterior ROP, bevacizumab, prematurity, ranibizumab, retinopathy of prematurity, therapy, treatment, VEGFArámbulo ODib GIturralde JDuran FBrito MFortes Filho JBDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2015, Iss default, Pp 2027-2032 (2015)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Ophthalmology
RE1-994
spellingShingle Ophthalmology
RE1-994
Arámbulo O
Dib G
Iturralde J
Duran F
Brito M
Fortes Filho JB
Intravitreal ranibizumab as a primary or a combined treatment for severe retinopathy of prematurity
description Odalis Arámbulo,1 Gabriel Dib,1 Juan Iturralde,1 Fahir Duran,1 Miguel Brito,1 João B Fortes Filho2 1Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Maracaibo, Maracaibo, Venezuela; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil Purpose: The aim of the study was to assess the outcomes of severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in zone I or posterior zone II treated with intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) as monotherapy or combined treatment with laser photocoagulation.Methods: This is a retrospective study analyzing clinical records of the included patients. Patients were divided into two groups: group 1 included patients who received only IVR treatment; and group 2 was subdivided into group 2A – including patients with IVR as initial treatment and complementary laser photocoagulation if retinal neovascularization or plus disease did not regress, and group 2B – including patients with initial laser photocoagulation and IVR as rescue therapy. Favorable outcomes were regression of the retinal neovascularization and plus disease, meaning control of the disease. Unfavorable outcomes were progression to stages 4 and 5 of ROP.Results: Fifty-seven eyes were included in the study. Mean birth weight and gestational age were 1,281±254 g and 29.5±2.1 weeks, respectively. Group 1 comprised of 16 eyes, with favorable outcomes in 14 eyes (87.5%). Group 2 comprised of 41 eyes, with favorable outcomes in 29 eyes (70.7%), in a mean follow-up period of 12.8 months.Conclusion: IVR was effective to treat severe cases of ROP as a primary or a combined treatment. Forty-three of the 57 treated eyes (75.4%) achieved regression of ROP and favorable outcomes. Keywords: aggressive posterior ROP, bevacizumab, prematurity, ranibizumab, retinopathy of prematurity, therapy, treatment, VEGF
format article
author Arámbulo O
Dib G
Iturralde J
Duran F
Brito M
Fortes Filho JB
author_facet Arámbulo O
Dib G
Iturralde J
Duran F
Brito M
Fortes Filho JB
author_sort Arámbulo O
title Intravitreal ranibizumab as a primary or a combined treatment for severe retinopathy of prematurity
title_short Intravitreal ranibizumab as a primary or a combined treatment for severe retinopathy of prematurity
title_full Intravitreal ranibizumab as a primary or a combined treatment for severe retinopathy of prematurity
title_fullStr Intravitreal ranibizumab as a primary or a combined treatment for severe retinopathy of prematurity
title_full_unstemmed Intravitreal ranibizumab as a primary or a combined treatment for severe retinopathy of prematurity
title_sort intravitreal ranibizumab as a primary or a combined treatment for severe retinopathy of prematurity
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2015
url https://doaj.org/article/c2f3b0548d814030924fff345b1de520
work_keys_str_mv AT arambuloo intravitrealranibizumabasaprimaryoranbspcombinedtreatmentforsevereretinopathyofnbspprematurity
AT dibg intravitrealranibizumabasaprimaryoranbspcombinedtreatmentforsevereretinopathyofnbspprematurity
AT iturraldej intravitrealranibizumabasaprimaryoranbspcombinedtreatmentforsevereretinopathyofnbspprematurity
AT duranf intravitrealranibizumabasaprimaryoranbspcombinedtreatmentforsevereretinopathyofnbspprematurity
AT britom intravitrealranibizumabasaprimaryoranbspcombinedtreatmentforsevereretinopathyofnbspprematurity
AT fortesfilhojb intravitrealranibizumabasaprimaryoranbspcombinedtreatmentforsevereretinopathyofnbspprematurity
_version_ 1718400135539458048