Publications by authors named "Jean-Francois Le Rouic"
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of intravitreal aflibercept injection (IAI) for vitrectomized eyes with diabetic macular edema (DME) at two years.
Methods: This is a prospective, non-comparative, multicenter observational study including diabetic patients with visual acuity between 20/400 to 20/40 due to DME, who have undergone vitrectomy at least 3 months before the first aflibercept injection. Treatment protocol included 5 monthly aflibercept injection followed by a ProReNata regimen during the first year.
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of intravitreal Aflibercept injection (IAI) for vitrectomized eyes with diabetic macular edema (DME) at one year.
Methods: This is a prospective, non-comparative, multicenter observational study including diabetic patients whose HbA1c is < 9%, with visual acuity between 20/400 to 20/40 due to DME, who have undergone vitrectomy since at least 3 months before the first aflibercept injection. Treatment protocol included 5 monthly aflibercept injection followed by a ProReNata regimen during the first year.
Progressively Growing Arteriovenous Malformation.
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina
December 2018
Retinal arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare unilateral developmental disease that is stable over time in most cases. The authors present a case of a man who was diagnosed with an asymptomatic juxtapapillary AVM of the left eye at the age of 25 years. Visual acuity was 20/20.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To describe the clinical effectiveness of a new imaging approach: en face spectral domain optical coherence tomography of the retinal surface before and after epiretinal membrane (ERM) and internal limiting membrane peeling.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of preoperative and postoperative en face spectral domain optical coherence tomography images of the inner face of the macula obtained from 20 eyes of 20 patients undergoing vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling for ERM.
Results: Preoperatively, en face spectral domain optical coherence tomography imaging of the retinal surface clearly showed plaques surrounded by radiating folds because of ERM.
Purpose: To compare the cumulative risk of retinal detachment (RD) after macular surgery with 23-gauge sutureless vitrectomy and with 20-gauge vitrectomy.
Methods: A single-center retrospective comparative study was conducted, comparing eyes operated for epiretinal membrane, macular hole, vitreomacular traction, and internal limiting membrane peeling. The 23-gauge group included 349 eyes operated consecutively between June 2007 and December 2008.
Background: To describe the indications for removal of Miragel episcleral buckles and to compare them with removed silicone sponges and solid silicone indentations.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of the charts of patients successfully treated for retinal detachment in whom the episcleral buckle was removed after surgery, with a minimal follow-up of 6 months.
Results: In a series of 90 eyes of 90 patients, including 38 cases of Miragel elements, 25 cases of solid silicone, and 27 cases of silicone sponge removal, the duration of indentation before removal was significantly longer with Miragel (91.
A step-by-step description of a surgical technique for episcleral Miragel buckle removal is reported. After dissection of the conjunctiva and the capsule surrounding the Miragel element, the extremity of the buckle is pulled out with a cryoprobe. The removal of Miragel episcleral buckle with the cryoprobe is a safe and effective technique with a low fragmentation rate and a reduction of the surgical risk related to the use of sharp forceps near a possibly weakened sclera.
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