OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of primary intra vitreal bevacizumab (IVB) injection on macular edema in diabetic patients with improvement in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central macular thickness (CMT) on optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS This prospective interventional case series study was conducted at Retina Clinic, Al-Ibrahim Eye Hospital, and Isra Postgraduate I...

OBJECTIVE To study the visual outcome in patients subjected to cataract extraction with prior grid laser and intraoperative intravitreal bevacizumab injection. METHODS This prospective case series comprised of 38 patients subjected to phacoemulsification and in the bag intraocular lens implantation at Al-Noor Eye Hospital and Sindh Govt Lyari General Hospital Karachi from January 2007 to Dece...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the therapeutic effects of intra-vitreal injection Bevacizumab combined with Diclofenac-Na versus alone in treatment naïve diabetic macular edema. METHODS: In this prospective, randomized interventional clinical trial, 40 eyes participants were enrolled for trial conducted at an Ophthalmology department Qazi Hussain Medical Complex, Nowshera. Twenty each included and beva...

This article discusses the role of the ophthalmic nurse in the care of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration who are undergoing intra-vitreal therapy. It provides an overview of the condition, its classification, clinical features, aetiology, diagnosis and treatment, and explains the implications for future nursing practice. A proactive, evidence-based and holistic approach to nurs...

This work aimed to compare the effectiveness of Ahmed valve implant versus sub-scleral trabeculectomy with mitomycin C in patients with neovascular glaucoma pretreated with intra-vitreal ranibizumab and panretinal photocoagulation. Methods: prospective comparative non-randomized controlled study including patients with NVG pretreated with intra-vitreal ranibizumab and PRP then evenly distribute...