ConferenceOphthalmol Sci · 2025
PURPOSE: To investigate whether consensus can be reached on the acceptability of end-stage atrophy onset as a clinical end point in early intervention trials of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and the criteria for defining such an end point. DESIGN ...
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ConferenceOphthalmology · January 2021
PURPOSE: To report the 96-week outcomes from HAWK and HARRIER. DESIGN: Phase 3, prospective, randomized, double-masked, multicenter studies comparing efficacy and safety of brolucizumab 3 mg (HAWK only) and 6 mg with aflibercept 2 mg in eyes with neovascul ...
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ConferenceRetina · August 2020
PURPOSE: To identify characteristics associated with progression from vitreomacular traction (VMT) to a full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) or lamellar hole (LH). METHODS: Post-hoc analysis of the Phase III clinical trial comparing ocriplasmin with placebo ...
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ConferenceOphthalmology · February 2019
PURPOSE: To evaluate associations of morphologic features with 5-year visual acuity (VA) in the Comparison of Age-related Macular Degeneration Treatments Trials (CATT). DESIGN: Cohort study within a randomized clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS: Participants in ...
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ConferenceOphthalmology · November 2016
PURPOSE: To compare efficacy and safety of intravitreal aflibercept injection (IAI) with macular laser photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema (DME) over 3 years. DESIGN: Two similarly designed phase 3 trials: VISTADME and VIVIDDME. PARTICIPANTS: Patie ...
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ConferenceProceedings of the IEEE Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference Nebec · December 2, 2014
Monitoring of angiogenic cytokines in the eyes of patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is crucial to confirm efficacy of treatment. We present a novel 'lab-on-a-disk' immunoassay for monitoring vascular endothe ...
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ConferenceInvestigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science · December 1, 1997
Purpose: The aim of this work was to develop a small implantahle hioerodihle device giving sustained release of 5-FU for 1-2 weeks and sustained release of a steroid for over 2 months. Previous work had indicated that this may be optimal for the treatment ...
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ConferenceInvestigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science · December 1, 1997
Purpose: Silicone oil is frequently used as a vitreous substitute after complex vitreoretinal procedures. We sought to study the effect of short and long term exposure to silicone oil on polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA[Alcon MC60BM1), silicone (AMO SI-30NB) a ...
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ConferenceInvestigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science · February 15, 1996
Purpose: To develop an implantable device giving sustained release of ganciclovir (GCV) over 1.5 years. Methods. Short rod like pellets of GCV were prepared by compressing 30 mg of GCV in a 2 mm tablet die. Pellets were then coated in a solution of 98% hyd ...
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ConferenceInvestigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science · February 15, 1996
Purpose. Last year we described a novel method of delivering a triamcinolone acetonide (TA)/5-FU conjugate as a sustained release suspension for the treatment of PVR in a fibroblast -injection model. Herein, we evaluate the pharmacokinetics and efficacy of ...
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ConferenceInvestigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science · February 15, 1996
Purpose: We have previously evaluated the efficacy of a novel dexamethasone/5-fluorouracil (5-FU) codrug pellet in the treatment of PVR. This prepararion was not fully effective because of the drug's high solubility and relatively fast release rate. In thi ...
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ConferenceInvestigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science · February 15, 1996
Purpose: Condensation on the posterior surface of intraocular lenses can markedly compromise the retinal view during vitrectomy and fluid-air exchange. In this study, we compared the condensation and subsequent retinal view degradation after vitrectomy and ...
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