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ADVERSE EVENTS OF THE ARGUS II RETINAL PROSTHESIS: Incidence, Causes, and Best Practices for Managing and Preventing Conjunctival Erosion.

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Rizzo, S; Barale, P-O; Ayello-Scheer, S; Devenyi, RG; Delyfer, M-N; Korobelnik, J-F; Rachitskaya, A; Yuan, A; Jayasundera, KT; Zacks, DN ...
Published in: Retina
February 2020

PURPOSE: To analyze and provide an overview of the incidence, management, and prevention of conjunctival erosion in Argus II clinical trial subjects and postapproval patients. METHODS: This retrospective analysis followed the results of 274 patients treated with the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System between June 2007 and November 2017, including 30 subjects from the US and European clinical trials, and 244 patients in the postapproval phase. Results were gathered for incidence of a serious adverse event, incidence of conjunctival erosion, occurrence sites, rates of erosion, and erosion timing. RESULTS: Overall, 60% of subjects in the clinical trial subjects versus 83% of patients in the postapproval phase did not experience device- or surgery-related serious adverse events. In the postapproval phase, conjunctival erosion had an incidence rate of 6.2% over 5 years and 11 months. In 55% of conjunctival erosion cases, erosion occurred in the inferotemporal quadrant, 25% in the superotemporal quadrant, and 20% in both. Sixty percent of the erosion events occurred in the first 15 months after implantation, and 85% within the first 2.5 years. CONCLUSION: Reducing occurrence of conjunctival erosion in patients with the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis requires identification and minimization of risk factors before and during implantation. Implementing inverted sutures at the implant tabs, use of graft material at these locations as well as Mersilene rather than nylon sutures, and accurate Tenon's and conjunctiva closure are recommended for consideration in all patients.

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Retina

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EISSN

1539-2864

Publication Date

February 2020

Volume

40

Issue

2

Start / End Page

303 / 311

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Prosthesis
  • United States
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa
  • Prosthesis Implantation
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Incidence
 

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Rizzo, S., Barale, P.-O., Ayello-Scheer, S., Devenyi, R. G., Delyfer, M.-N., Korobelnik, J.-F., … Humayun, M. S. (2020). ADVERSE EVENTS OF THE ARGUS II RETINAL PROSTHESIS: Incidence, Causes, and Best Practices for Managing and Preventing Conjunctival Erosion. Retina, 40(2), 303–311. https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000002394
Rizzo, Stanislao, Pierre-Olivier Barale, Sarah Ayello-Scheer, Robert G. Devenyi, Marie-Noëlle Delyfer, Jean-François Korobelnik, Aleksandra Rachitskaya, et al. “ADVERSE EVENTS OF THE ARGUS II RETINAL PROSTHESIS: Incidence, Causes, and Best Practices for Managing and Preventing Conjunctival Erosion.Retina 40, no. 2 (February 2020): 303–11. https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000002394.
Rizzo S, Barale P-O, Ayello-Scheer S, Devenyi RG, Delyfer M-N, Korobelnik J-F, et al. ADVERSE EVENTS OF THE ARGUS II RETINAL PROSTHESIS: Incidence, Causes, and Best Practices for Managing and Preventing Conjunctival Erosion. Retina. 2020 Feb;40(2):303–11.
Rizzo, Stanislao, et al. “ADVERSE EVENTS OF THE ARGUS II RETINAL PROSTHESIS: Incidence, Causes, and Best Practices for Managing and Preventing Conjunctival Erosion.Retina, vol. 40, no. 2, Feb. 2020, pp. 303–11. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/IAE.0000000000002394.
Rizzo S, Barale P-O, Ayello-Scheer S, Devenyi RG, Delyfer M-N, Korobelnik J-F, Rachitskaya A, Yuan A, Jayasundera KT, Zacks DN, Handa JT, Montezuma SR, Koozekanani D, Stanga PE, da Cruz L, Walter P, Augustin AJ, Chizzolini M, Olmos de Koo LC, Ho AC, Kirchhof B, Hahn P, Vajzovic L, Iezzi R, Gaucher D, Arevalo JF, Gregori NZ, Grisanti S, Özmert E, Yoon YH, Kokame GT, Lim JI, Szurman P, de Juan E, Rezende FA, Salzmann J, Richard G, Huang SS, Merlini F, Patel U, Cruz C, Greenberg RJ, Justus S, Cinelli L, Humayun MS. ADVERSE EVENTS OF THE ARGUS II RETINAL PROSTHESIS: Incidence, Causes, and Best Practices for Managing and Preventing Conjunctival Erosion. Retina. 2020 Feb;40(2):303–311.

Published In

Retina

DOI

EISSN

1539-2864

Publication Date

February 2020

Volume

40

Issue

2

Start / End Page

303 / 311

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Prosthesis
  • United States
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa
  • Prosthesis Implantation
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Incidence