@article{Chaudhry_Zahoor_Iqbal_Sharif_Sharjeel_Rafique_2020, title={Outcomes of Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Macular Edema Secondary to Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion: Doi: 10.36351/pjo.v36i3.998}, volume={36}, url={https://pjo.org.pk/index.php/pjo/article/view/998}, DOI={10.36351/pjo.v36i3.998}, abstractNote={<p>Purpose: To determine the functional and anatomical outcome of intravitreal Bevacizumab in patients with<br>macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion.<br>Study Design: Quasi Experimental study.<br>Place and Duration of Study: Institute of Ophthalmology, Mayo hospital, Lahore, from February 2016 to December 2018.<br>Material and Methods: Forty eyes of 40 patients with macular edema on OCT secondary to BRVO were included in the study. All the patients suffering from other types of macular edema<br>caused by diabetes, epi-retinal membrane (ERM), surgery involving posterior segment, vitreoretinal traction and<br>history of intravitreal VEGF or steroids were excluded from the study. Intravitreal Bevacizumab was given when<br>macular thickness was > 300 ?m or Visual acuity was < 6/12. Follow-up was at 1st, 3rd, 6th and 12th month.<br>Results: The mean age of the patients was 52.12 ± 5.63 years. Male to female ratio was 1.5:1. Infero-temporal<br>venous arcade was the most common site of BRVO (55%) followed by supero-temporal (35%) and macular<br>BRVO (10%). Baseline visual acuity was 6/12 or better in 17.5% of the patients at presentation. This proportion<br>increased to 27.5%, 40%, 52.5% and 67.5% at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months respectively. Macular thickness measured<br>at presentation was 540 ± 120 ?m. Macular thickness gradually reduced on follow-up. At one month mean<br>macular thickness was 430 ± 90 ?m. It was less than 300 ?m after 6 months.<br>Conclusion: Intravitreal bevacizumab results in improved functional and anatomical outcomes in cases of<br>macular edema secondary to BRVO.</p>}, number={3}, journal={Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology}, author={Chaudhry, Nasir and Zahoor, Sarmad and Iqbal, Usama and Sharif, Muhammad Owais and Sharjeel, Muhammad and Rafique, Asima}, year={2020}, month={May} }