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Purpose: To evaluate the anatomical and functional results after ocriplasmin (JETREA, ThromboGenics NV, Iselin, NJ, USA) injection in patients with vitreomacular traction (VMT) with or without macular hole (MH). Methods: Fifteen prospective patients with VMT were treated with a single ocriplasmin injection and followed-up at baseline, 1 week, 1, 3 and 6 months. ETDRS best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure and...

SCIENTIFIC POSTER 2016_Comparison of the Effect of Ranibizumab and Aflibercept for Choroidal Thickness Changes in Wet AMD Hee Seong Yoon Purpose: To compare the changes in subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) after intravitreal ranibizumab or aflibercept injections for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). Methods: Medical records of 67 treatment-naive patients (69 eyes) who were diagnosed with neovascular AMD (nAMD) and...

SCIENTIFIC POSTER 2016_Simple Repositioning of Migrated Dexamethasone Implant Without Surgical Intervention Yong-Sok Ji Purpose: To report a simple method to manage the dexamethasone implant migrated into the anterior chamber in a patient with a previous intraocular lens scleral fixation via vitrectomy. Methods: A 64-year-old man presented with a sudden reduction of visual acuity of his right eye after dexamethasone implant injection for...

SCIENTIFIC POSTER 2016_Outcome of IVTY of Ocriplasmin for Symptomatic Vitreomacular Adhesion Mostafa Elgohary Purpose: To evaluate the rate of release of vitreomacular adhesion (VMA), anatomical changes and visual outcome following intravitreal ocriplasmin injection for the treatment of symptomatic VMA with and without full-thickness macular hole (FTMH). Methods: This is a retrospective, interventional, case-series of 12 eyes of 11...

SCIENTIFIC POSTER 2016_Results of Intravitreal Aflibercept in Insufficient Responders to Prior Anti-VEGF Therapy in Neovascular AMD Zeynep Alkin Purpose: To report the outcomes of intravitreal aflibercept therapy in eyes with refractory neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) switched from intravitreal bevacizumab or ranibizumab. Methods: This is a retrospective review of eyes with neovascular AMD switched to intravitreal...

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of preservative-free triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension (Taioftal) for the treatment of macular edema secondary to diabetes or retinal vein occlusion. Design, Setting & Participants: From January 2015 to December 2015, at Ospedale Maggiore of Bologna, a retrospective study was conducted on patients suffering from macular edema secondary to diabetes or retinal vein occlusion....