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    Intravitreal Ranibizumab for myopic choroidal neovascularization after pars plana vitrectomy and silicone oil tamponade

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    Purpose: To report on intravitreal Ranibizumab for intervening myopic choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in a case of retinal detachment successfully repaired with pars plana vitrectomy and silicone oil tamponade. Methods: Intravitreal ranibizumab was performed in a 67-year-old woman with CNV complicating pathologic myopia. The patient had previously undergone vitrectomy and silicone oil tamponade for retinal detachment. Results: At 2 months from intravitreal ranibizumab, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) improved from count fingers to 20/100, and intraocular pressure (IOP) was 16 mm Hg. Fluorescein angiography (FA) and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) showed resolution of late leakage and subretinal/intraretinal fluid, respectively. Conclusions: Administration of intravitreal anti-VEGF in patients with silicone oil as intraocular tamponade may represent an intriguing treatment option. Our results suggest that intravitreal injections of Ranibizumab may lead to a rapid improvement in both functional (BCVA) and morphologic (FA and SD-OCT) parameters of CNV activity, without significant rise in IOP, in eyes with silicone oil as intraocular tamponade

    Genetic Manipulation of Murine Retinal Stem Cells

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11768/9675

    Silicone oil-induced displacement of subretinal hemorrhage in age-related macular degeneration

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    Purpose: To describe the use of silicone oil (SO) in combination with subretinal recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) to achieve dislocation of large subretinal hemorrhage secondary to exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Methods: A single-eye 81-year-old woman, known for exudative AMD, presented for a profound vision loss in her left eye since 7 days due to a massive subretinal hemorrhage. She promptly underwent standard three-port pars plana vitrectomy with subretinal injection of rtPA and SO tamponade. Results: The surgical technique showed favorable anatomical and functional outcomes, achieving a substantial peripheral displacement of blood and visual improvement. Conclusion: This report favorably supports the use of SO in adjunction to subretinal rtPA in selected cases of subretinal hemorrhage secondary to wet AMD
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