Initial experience with ocriplasmin in the treatment of vitreomacular traction
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Garcia, José Maurício Botto de Barros; Isaac, David Leonardo Cruvinel; Ávila, Marcos
- Source
- Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia. April 2016 79(2)
- Subject
- Vitreous body/pathology
Fibrinolytic agents/therapeutic use
Fibrinolysin/therapeutic use
Tomography, optical coherence
Tertiary care centers
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0004-2749
This study aimed to report the clinical and structural outcomes of intravitreal ocriplasmin in the treatment of vitreomacular interface disorders in two tertiary centers in Brazil. A retrospective study was performed by reviewing medical records and spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) findings of seven patients who were treated with a single ocriplasmin injection. A total of 57.14% of patients achieved resolution of vitreomacular traction as evidenced by SD-OCT. Regarding our functional results, 87.71% maintained or improved visual acuity after follow-up. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study reporting initial results of ocriplasmin therapy in Brazil.