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Efficacy of Early Postoperative Subthreshold Micropulse Laser Therapy in Preventing Persistent Macular Oedema in Patients After Epiretinal Membrane Surgery
by Alicja Ziontkowska-Wrzałek, Monika Dzięciołowska, Krzysztof Safranow and Anna Machalińska
Biomedicines 2025, 13(9), 2113; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines13092113 - 29 Aug 2025
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Background/Objectives: Epiretinal membrane (ERM) is often associated with macular thickening and foveal intraretinal fluid. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of early postoperative SMLT (577 nm) in preventing persistent macular oedema and to assess its impact on selected functional [...] Read more.
Background/Objectives: Epiretinal membrane (ERM) is often associated with macular thickening and foveal intraretinal fluid. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of early postoperative SMLT (577 nm) in preventing persistent macular oedema and to assess its impact on selected functional and morphometric retinal parameters after ERM peeling. Methods: A total of 68 pseudophakic patients with ERMs were enrolled and randomly assigned (1:1) to a laser group or a nonlaser control group. SMLT was performed one month after PPV. The functional and morphometric retinal parameters were assessed preoperatively and at one and four months postoperatively via optical coherence tomography (OCT), OCT angiography (OCTA), multifocal electroretinography (mfERG), and microperimetry. Results: The reduction in total retinal volume between the first and fourth postoperative months was significantly greater in the SMLT group than in the control group (p = 0.02). No significant differences in functional parameters were found between the groups. A more substantial reduction in total retinal volume post-SMLT was associated with greater baseline macular thickness, a more advanced ERM stage, worse baseline visual acuity, greater fixation stability, lower initial macular sensitivity and lower preoperative p-wave amplitude in ring R1 on mfERG. Conclusions: SMLT may be considered a therapeutic option in patients with advanced ERM stages and low preoperative visual acuity. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Therapeutics for Retinal Degeneration)
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Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Uveitis: Experience of a Tertiary Referral Centre in the United Kingdom
by Muhannd El Faouri, Naseer Ally, Myrta Lippera, Siddharth Subramani, George Moussa, Tsveta Ivanova, Niall Patton, Felipe Dhawahir-Scala, Carlos Rocha-de-Lossada, Mariantonia Ferrara and Assad Jalil
J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12(9), 3252; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12093252 - 2 May 2023
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Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) without macular intervention on uveitis eyes with persistent vitreous inflammation/opacities in terms of visual acuity (VA), intraocular inflammation and macular profile. Methods: We carried out a single-center retrospective study of patients with uveitic [...] Read more.
Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) without macular intervention on uveitis eyes with persistent vitreous inflammation/opacities in terms of visual acuity (VA), intraocular inflammation and macular profile. Methods: We carried out a single-center retrospective study of patients with uveitic eyes that underwent PPV without intervention on the macula due to persistent vitreous inflammation/opacities. The primary outcome measures were best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular inflammation and macular profile at 3, 12 and 24 months after surgery. Results: Twenty-seven eyes of twenty-six patients were analyzed. Overall, 77.8% had an improvement of VA (55% by 0.3 LogMAR or more); 62.5% of patients had no intraocular inflammation, and the number of patients on systemic steroids and second-line immunosuppressives was reduced by 26% at 12 months; 87.5% of patients had resolution of macular oedema at 12 months. Conclusion: PPV for persistent vitreous inflammation/opacities is safe and effective, showing beneficial outcomes in terms of improvement of BCVA and the reduction in inflammation. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Imaging in Ophthalmology—Volume I)
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Chronic Macular Oedema as a Late MIRAgel-Related Complication
by Chung Shen Chean, Christina S. Lim, Hardeep-Singh Mudhar, Evangelos Lokovitis and Raghavan Sampath
Vision 2021, 5(4), 55; https://doi.org/10.3390/vision5040055 - 8 Nov 2021
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Background: MIRAgel® (MIRA, Waltham, MA, USA) is a hydrogel scleral buckle introduced in 1979 to treat rhegmatogenous retinal detachments. Its use was discontinued because late complications that require surgical removal were reported. Methods: Case report. Results: We report a case of left [...] Read more.
Background: MIRAgel® (MIRA, Waltham, MA, USA) is a hydrogel scleral buckle introduced in 1979 to treat rhegmatogenous retinal detachments. Its use was discontinued because late complications that require surgical removal were reported. Methods: Case report. Results: We report a case of left eye MIRAgel® buckle surgery 28 years ago presenting with a tender palpable erythematous swelling at the lower lid, with marked conjunctival chemosis and progressive ophthalmoplegia. Imaging revealed a large, well-defined, horseshoe-shaped lesion in the extraconal space of the left orbit with globe distortion, with histological confirmation of an expanded hydrogel buckle. He recovered well following removal of the explant but developed chronic macular oedema a year later, which persisted despite sub-Tenon’s triamcinolone injections. Repeat imaging demonstrated remaining hydrogel explant. Macular oedema settled well upon successful surgical removal with no recurrence to date. Conclusion: Our case is the first to describe macular oedema as a late MIRAgel-related complication, with complete removal of the explant being the definitive treatment. Macular oedema indicates postoperative inflammation secondary to the remaining explant fragments. Given the friability of hydrolysed MIRAgel®, we recommend ophthalmologists to warn patients regarding the possibility of further inflammation in the globe or the orbit in case of incomplete removal. Full article
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