Outcomes of intravitreal bevacizumab and macular photocoagulation for treatment of diabetic macular edema in a tertiary care eye hospital at Karachi

Authors

  • Adil Salim Jafri Isra Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Gadap Town, Malir Karachi, Pakistan
  • Aziz ur Rehman Isra Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Gadap Town, Malir Karachi, Pakistan
  • Abdul Haleem Mirani Isra Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Gadap Town, Malir Karachi, Pakistan
  • Saleh Memon Isra Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Gadap Town, Malir Karachi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13222

Keywords:

Anti-VEGF, Central macular thickness, Diabetic Macular edema.

Abstract

Objective: To study the outcomes of intravitreal injection of Bevacizumab and laser photocoagulation in the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME).

Methods: Seventy-two eyes of 59 patients with diabetic macular edema were divided into two groups of 41 eyes (Group-A) and 31 eyes (Group-B). Subjects in group-A were treated with three intravitreal injections of Bevacizumab (IVB), and that of group-B with macular photocoagulation. Duration of study was 9 months. Follow up pattern for both groups was 1, 2, 3 and 6 months. Best Corrected Visual acuity on log MAR (BCVA) for distance as well as near in each visitwas recorded. Retinal OCT for central macular thickness (CMT) was performed on baseline. SPSS version 20.0 was used to analyze the data.

Results: Mean age of the patients was 53.76

Author Biographies

Adil Salim Jafri, Isra Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Gadap Town, Malir Karachi, Pakistan

Ophthalmologist

Aziz ur Rehman, Isra Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Gadap Town, Malir Karachi, Pakistan

Ophthalmologist

Abdul Haleem Mirani, Isra Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Gadap Town, Malir Karachi, Pakistan

Ophthalmologist

Saleh Memon, Isra Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, Gadap Town, Malir Karachi, Pakistan

Director Projects

Isra Ophthalmic Research & Development center

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Published

2017-10-20

How to Cite

Jafri, A. S., Rehman, A. ur, Mirani, A. H., & Memon, S. (2017). Outcomes of intravitreal bevacizumab and macular photocoagulation for treatment of diabetic macular edema in a tertiary care eye hospital at Karachi. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 33(5). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.13222

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 5 (2017): September – October 2017

Section

Original Articles