Title |
Role of inflammation in previously untreated macular edema with branch retinal vein occlusion
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Published in |
BMC Ophthalmology, May 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2415-14-67 |
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Authors |
Hidetaka Noma, Tatsuya Mimura, Katsunori Shimada |
Abstract |
The association of inflammatory factors and the aqueous flare value with macular edema in branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) patients remains unclear. The relationship between the aqueous flare value and the vitreous fluid levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), interleukin (IL)-6, monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP)-1, soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (sICAM-1), and soluble VEGF receptor-2 (sVEGFR-2) was evaluated to investigate the role of inflammation in BRVO associated with macular edema. Aqueous flare values and the vitreous levels of VEGF, IL-6, MCP-1, sICAM-1, and sVEGFR-2 were compared between previously untreated patients with BRVO and patients with macular hole (MH). |
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