Publications by authors named "A Bunse"

Aim: To test the microablation of excess graft choroidal tissue with the pulsed electron avalanche knife (PEAK-fc) in an in-vitro model of autologous retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)-choroid translocation.

Methods: Choroidal tissue of porcine RPE-choroid explants was ablated with the PEAK-fc. Tissue morphology was assessed by light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

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Radial optic neurotomy (RON) has been proposed for alleviation of the "scleral outlet compartment syndrome" at the level of the lamina cribrosa, which is thought to play a pathoetiologic role in central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). The aim of this study has been to analyze the ultrastructural alterations of the lamina cribrosa after RON to gain new insights in the underlying pathomechanical factors. Fifteen donor eyes underwent a standardized open-sky-vitrectomy and RON after removal of the anterior eye segment for keratoplasty.

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Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the functional results, efficacy and complications after photodynamic therapy (PDT) combined with intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection (IVTA) in patients with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) caused by age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Methods: A retrospective analysis of clinical data for 54 patients with CNV resulting from AMD was carried out. All patients had a follow-up of 12 months.

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Background: The effect of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors triamcinolone and bevacizumab (Avastin) on serous pigment epithelial detachment (PED) related to age-dependent macular degeneration (AMD) was analysed retrospectively.

Patients And Methods: Data of 45 patients (45 eyes) were evaluated: 11 patients received an intravitreal injection with triamcinolone and 16 with bevacizumab. The remaining 18 patients received no therapy.

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Objective: To evaluate the outcome of autologous retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)-choroid sheet transplantation after removal of a subfoveal choroidal neovascularisation (CNV) in patients with age related macular degeneration (AMD).

Methods: RPE-choroid sheet transplantation was performed in 10 consecutive patients with exudative AMD (n = 9) or geographic atrophy (n = 1). After CNV extraction, an autologous RPE-choroid patch was translocated from the midperiphery under the macula.

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