Combined cataract surgery with anti-vegf agents in patients with quiescent proliferative diabetic retinopathy with no macular edema

Poster Details

First Author: T.Sokolakis GREECE

Co Author(s):    I. Gourgouli   S. Spai           

Abstract Details

Purpose:

The study of visual aquity and the course of diabetic retinopathy after combined cataract surgery and injection of ANTI-VEGF agents in diabetic patients with quiescent proliferative diabetic retinopathy with no macular edema

Setting:

The study included 22 patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy aged 62- 75 years of both sexes 15 men and 7 women The preoperative visual acuity was of 2/ 20 to 8/20 The time monitoring the patients after cataract surgery was 18 months

Methods:

All patients were submited to succesfull cataract surgery followed by intravitreal injection of anti-VEGF agents.

Results:

The visual acuity improved in all patients follow up of 18 months showed that : - Only one patient developed macular edema after 6 months - Patient was treated with subsequent monthly infusions of Anti-VEGF 4.5% - 16 patients visual acuity improved 72,7% - 5 patients visual acuity remained unchanged 22.8%

Conclusions:

The combination of cataract surgery and Anti-VEGF helps in the greater improvement of visual acuity and of proliferative diabetic retinopathy. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE?: No