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  1. Article ; Online: Oral minocycline for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa-associated cystoid macular edema: results of a phase I/II clinical trial.

    Dave, Amisha D / Chen, Katherine G / Chiang, Trent Tsun-Kang / Singaravelu, Janani / Alvarez, Jason A / Wong, Wai T / Cukras, Catherine A

    Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie

    2023  Volume 261, Issue 8, Page(s) 2209–2220

    Abstract: Purpose: The etiology of retinitis pigmentosa (RP)-associated cystoid macular edema (CME) has been related to retinal neuroinflammation and microglial activation. Minocycline, a drug FDA-approved for anti-microbial indications, also inhibits microglial ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: The etiology of retinitis pigmentosa (RP)-associated cystoid macular edema (CME) has been related to retinal neuroinflammation and microglial activation. Minocycline, a drug FDA-approved for anti-microbial indications, also inhibits microglial activation and expression of inflammatory mediators. This study investigates the safety and efficacy of oral minocycline as primary treatment for RP-associated CME.
    Methods: A single-center, prospective, open-label phase I/II clinical trial enrolled five participants with RP-associated CME. Participants had lead-in assessments prior to the initiation of oral minocycline 100 mg twice daily for 12 months. Main outcome variables included changes in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and retinal central subfield thickness (CST) measured using spectral domain optical coherence tomography relative to mean of pre-treatment measurements.
    Results: The study drug was well tolerated and not associated with any severe adverse events. No significant changes in mean BCVA from study baseline were noted in either the study eye (+ 0.7 ± 4.1 letters at 6 months, - 1.1 ± 1.7 letters at 12 months) or the qualifying fellow eye (- 0.3 ± 3.4 letters at 6 months, - 0.3 ± 4.6 letters at 12 months) (p > 0.05 for all comparisons). Mean percentage changes in CST from baseline however decreased progressively with treatment (decreases at 6 and 12 months: study eyes 3.9 and 9.8%; qualifying fellow eyes 1.4 and 7.7%). Considering all eyes (n = 10), mean percentage CST decrease at 6 and 12 months was 2.7 ± 9.5% (p = 0.39) and 8.7 ± 9.5% (p = 0.02) respectively.
    Conclusion: Oral minocycline administration over 12 months was associated with no significant changes in mean BCVA and a small but progressive decrease in mean CST.
    Trial registration: NCT02140164 (05/2014).
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Macular Edema/etiology ; Minocycline/therapeutic use ; Prospective Studies ; Retinitis Pigmentosa/complications ; Retina ; Tomography, Optical Coherence/methods
    Chemical Substances Minocycline (FYY3R43WGO)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-08
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Clinical Trial, Phase II ; Clinical Trial, Phase I ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 8435-9
    ISSN 1435-702X ; 0721-832X
    ISSN (online) 1435-702X
    ISSN 0721-832X
    DOI 10.1007/s00417-023-05986-6
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  2. Article ; Online: Cost-Benefit and Cost-Utility Analysis of Amphotericin B Supplementation of Corneal Storage Media With Endothelial Keratoplasty-Prepared Tissue.

    Chiang, Trent Tsun-Kang / Shtein, Roni M / McCoy, Kristen / Hurlbert, Susan / Grossman, Gregory H

    Cornea

    2020  Volume 39, Issue 4, Page(s) 422–430

    Abstract: Purpose: To determine the cost-effectiveness of amphotericin B supplementation, we analyzed both current costs to treat postendothelial keratoplasty (EK) fungal infections and potential costs associated with amphotericin B supplementation.: Methods: ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: To determine the cost-effectiveness of amphotericin B supplementation, we analyzed both current costs to treat postendothelial keratoplasty (EK) fungal infections and potential costs associated with amphotericin B supplementation.
    Methods: We collected 19 US cases of post-EK fungal eye infections from the published literature and assessed the associated costs from the literature. A survey of surgeons was also conducted with questions regarding their experiences in managing these infections.
    Results: We estimated that the costs to diagnose, manage, and treat post-EK fungal keratitis and post-EK fungal endophthalmitis are USD $21,113 and $34,850, respectively. The largest portion of the costs can be attributed to the need for additional surgical management, which is required in 79% of the cases. We estimated the total cost of amphotericin B supplementation to be $44.39 per graft with use of conventional amphotericin B and conservative assumptions regarding supplementation processes. Cost-effectiveness analysis demonstrated that amphotericin B supplementation is cost-effective at $100,000 per quality-adjusted life-year level only if amphotericin B supplementation can prevent more than 69.62% of post-EK fungal infections, assuming the incidence of post-EK fungal infection remains at the level it was between 2012 and 2017.
    Conclusions: We found that amphotericin B supplementation can be cost-effective under conservative assumptions if it is moderately effective in preventing post-EK fungal infections.
    MeSH term(s) Administration, Oral ; Amphotericin B/administration & dosage ; Antifungal Agents/administration & dosage ; Corneal Transplantation/methods ; Cost-Benefit Analysis ; Endothelium, Corneal/cytology ; Endothelium, Corneal/transplantation ; Eye Infections, Fungal/drug therapy ; Eye Infections, Fungal/economics ; Humans ; Mycoses/drug therapy ; Mycoses/economics ; Organ Preservation/methods
    Chemical Substances Antifungal Agents ; Amphotericin B (7XU7A7DROE)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-01-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 604826-2
    ISSN 1536-4798 ; 0277-3740
    ISSN (online) 1536-4798
    ISSN 0277-3740
    DOI 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002242
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  3. Article ; Online: Macular Thickness in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration Is Influenced by Disease Severity and Subretinal Drusenoid Deposit Presence.

    Chiang, Trent Tsun-Kang / Keenan, Tiarnan D / Agrón, Elvira / Liao, Jennifer / Klein, Brandon / Chew, Emily Y / Cukras, Catherine A / Wong, Wai T

    Investigative ophthalmology & visual science

    2020  Volume 61, Issue 6, Page(s) 59

    Abstract: Purpose: To investigate how macular thickness varies with intermediate age-related macular degeneration (iAMD) severity and the presence of subretinal drusenoid deposits (SDDs).: Methods: A longitudinal prospective study of 143 participants >50 years ...

    Abstract Purpose: To investigate how macular thickness varies with intermediate age-related macular degeneration (iAMD) severity and the presence of subretinal drusenoid deposits (SDDs).
    Methods: A longitudinal prospective study of 143 participants >50 years of age with no to intermediate AMD who were followed with multimodal imaging and functional testing. Participants were stratified by iAMD severity according to imaging features. Macular thicknesses measurements over the central circles with 1-mm, 3-mm, and 6-mm diameters obtained from ocular coherence tomography imaging were compared across severity categories using cross-sectional (143 eyes) and longitudinal (subset of 77 eyes followed for 4 years) multivariate analyses.
    Results: Compared with control eyes without large drusen or SDDs (Group 0), central maculas of lower risk eyes with unilateral large drusen (Group 1) were thicker (P = 0.014), whereas higher risk eyes with SDDs (Group SDD) were thinner (P = 0.02) in cross-sectional multivariate analyses. In longitudinal analyses, maculas with SDDs thinned more rapidly over 4 years relative to control eyes (P = 0.0058), which did not show significant thinning. More rapid central macular thinning was associated with worse baseline best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) (P = 0.016) and more rapid BCVA decline (P = 0.0059).
    Conclusions: Macular thickness in iAMD varies with disease severity, showing small increases in eyes with large drusen and decreases in eyes with SDDs. Active processes possibly related to neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration may be contributory. Longitudinal central macular thickness evaluation is an accessible outcome measure relevant to functional measures and is potentially useful for iAMD interventional studies.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Fluorescein Angiography/methods ; Follow-Up Studies ; Fundus Oculi ; Humans ; Macula Lutea/pathology ; Macular Degeneration/complications ; Macular Degeneration/diagnosis ; Male ; Prospective Studies ; Retinal Drusen/diagnosis ; Retinal Drusen/etiology ; Severity of Illness Index ; Tomography, Optical Coherence/methods ; Visual Acuity
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 391794-0
    ISSN 1552-5783 ; 0146-0404
    ISSN (online) 1552-5783
    ISSN 0146-0404
    DOI 10.1167/iovs.61.6.59
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