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Abstract #78892 Published in IGR 20-1
EFFECT OF SERIAL ANTERIOR CHAMBER PARACENTESIS ON SUSTAINED INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ELEVATION IN PATIENTS RECEIVING INTRAVITREAL ANTI-VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR THERAPY
Sisk RA; Rusia D; Zamora BG; Kuley A; Toussaint BWRetina (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2019; 39: 1959-1964
PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of serial anterior chamber (AC) paracenteses in eyes with sustained elevations of intraocular pressure (IOP) in the setting of repeated intravitreal injections (IVI) of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor medications. METHODS: This is a retrospective records review of patients undergoing IVI of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor medication (bevacizumab, ranubizumab, or aflibercept), who demonstrated a sustained elevation of preinjection IOP and also received AC paracentesis immediately after IVI on at least three consecutive visits. Changes in preinjection IOP and cup-to-disk (C:D) ratio were compared before and after the initiation of IVI and before and after the introduction of AC paracenteses with each subsequent IVI. RESULTS: Twenty-three eyes of 17 patients receiving a median of 26 IVI experienced a rise in preinjection IOP from 16.3 mmHg to 21.1 mmHg (P = 0.004) and an increase in mean C:D ratio from 0.37 to 0.47 (P = 0.0002). After introduction of AC paracenteses (median of 12), mean IOP was returned to baseline 16.00 mmHg (P = 0.002), mean C:D ratio stabilized (0.50, P = 0.197), and maximum IOP decreased from 26.8 mmHg to 23.0 mmHg (P = 0.05). Nineteen (82.6%) eyes required an increase in topical glaucoma medications during the study period, and 13 (56.5%) still required additional therapies after initiation of AC paracenteses. Five eyes (38.5%) required laser or glaucoma drainage device procedures. CONCLUSION: Serial AC paracenteses reduced immediate postinjection IOP, and along with standard glaucoma care in most patients, reversed preinjection IOP elevation, and stabilized optic nerve changes associated with repeated intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections in a subset of patients with sustained elevation of preinjection IOP.
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Classification:
11.15 Other drugs in relation to glaucoma (Part of: 11 Medical treatment)
2.2 Cornea (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
9.4.5.5 Other (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.5 Glaucomas associated with disorders of the retina, choroid and vitreous)
12.20 Other (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment)