Publications by authors named "Min Sagong"

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  • * Thirty-six patients with CSC who had not been treated before underwent various evaluations, including assessing the fluid in the eyes and changes in vision over 12 months.
  • * Results showed that a higher number of these swollen veins was linked to ongoing fluid issues and negative impacts on visual recovery, indicating that more veins might lead to worse outcomes after PDT treatment.
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the visual outcomes and quality of an enhanced monofocal intraocular lens (IOL), compared to a conventional monofocal IOL in patients with epiretinal membrane (ERM). This retrospective comparative study reviewed medical records of 110 eyes of 110 patients with photoreceptor-preserving ERM (55 patients in each group) who underwent phacovitrectomy and received either a conventional monofocal IOL (Tecnis PCB00) or an enhanced monofocal IOL (Tecnis Eyhance ICB00) from March 2021 to October 2021. Baseline examination included corrected (CDVA) and uncorrected (UDVA) distance visual acuity, and measurement of pupil size.

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  • The study aimed to identify factors that predict ongoing disease activity in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) after receiving treatments with anti-VEGF medications in real-world settings.
  • A retrospective analysis of the PROOF study included data from 600 treatment-naive patients who received their first anti-VEGF treatment between 2017 and 2019, with follow-ups at 12 and 24 months.
  • Results showed that a significant percentage of patients still experienced retinal fluid at 12 and 24 months, with fibrovascular pigment epithelial detachments and persistent retinal fluid after the initial treatment phase being strong predictors of ongoing disease activity.
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Treatment with atezolizumab and bevacizumab is the first-line therapy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma. Although immune checkpoint inhibitors are novel and effective treatments, they can induce immune-related adverse events. However, neurological immune-related adverse events have rarely been reported.

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It has been reported that the retinal vessel and macular region of the retina are displaced after macular hole (MH) surgery. However, there is no detailed information for correlations between retinal and choroidal displacements. We obtained optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and en-face optical coherence tomography (OCT) images from 24 eyes to measure the retinal and choroidal vascular displacement before and after surgery.

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Objective: To demonstrate the therapeutic similarity of CT-P42 compared with reference aflibercept (Eylea) in adult patients with diabetic macular edema (DME).

Design: Randomized, active-controlled, double-masked, phase III clinical trial PARTICIPANTS: Patients with a diagnosis of either type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus with DME involving the center of the macula.

Methods: Patients were randomized (1:1) to receive either CT-P42 or reference aflibercept (2 mg/0.

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The aim of this study is to report short-term outcomes after the shortening of the treatment interval to 4 weeks with a treat-and-extend (TAE) regimen (Si4w) of aflibercept in patients with refractory neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). This retrospective study included 34 patients given aflibercept with a TAE regimen of a minimum of a 4-week interval when they had a limited response to bimonthly aflibercept. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central macular thickness (CMT) were compared before and after Si4w.

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Ischemic colitis (IC) and sarcopenia are associated with aging and multiple comorbidities. We aimed to investigate the prevalence and predictive role of sarcopenia in patients with IC. We retrospectively analyzed 225 hospitalized patients (median age, 72 years; women, 67.

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  • The study aimed to evaluate the long-term effectiveness and safety of brolucizumab (BRZ) injections in patients with typical neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV).
  • It included 401 patients over a follow-up period of at least 12 months, assessing visual acuity, retinal fluid, and central subfield thickness (CST), with positive results noted across both patient groups.
  • Brolucizumab maintained visual acuity and significantly improved retinal fluid management; however, there were instances of intraocular inflammation, with some cases leading to severe complications after treatment.
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  • The introduction of biologic medicines that target VEGF has greatly enhanced treatment outcomes for patients with retinal diseases, but their high costs can limit access to care.
  • Biosimilars, which are cheaper alternatives that are proven to be clinically equivalent to branded agents, offer a potential solution to financial barriers in treatment.
  • Since 2022, anti-VEGF biosimilars have begun to emerge in the US ophthalmology market, prompting a review of their regulatory background, development challenges, and the implications for patient care.
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  • * Conducted as a double-masked, randomized phase 3 trial, participants were assigned to receive either SB15 or AFL, with some switching treatments mid-study, allowing for a direct comparison of outcomes.
  • * Results showed that both SB15 and AFL had similar impacts on visual acuity and retinal thickness, and both safety and immunogenicity profiles were comparable, indicating that SB15 could be a viable alternative to AFL in nAMD treatment.
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We investigated predictors of visual outcomes and injection interval in macular edema (ME) secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) treated with a treat-and-extend (TAE) regimen. All 48 patients in a multicenter study were followed for 52 weeks and received three monthly intravitreal aflibercept injections before the TAE regimen, with treatment intervals adjusted by 4 weeks, up to a maximum of 16 weeks. Various laboratory biomarkers and optical coherence tomography parameters were evaluated.

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An efficient synthetic approach for chiral malonates was established via enantioselective phase transfer catalysis. The α-alkylation of 2,2-diphenylethyl tert-butyl α-methylmalonates with (S,S)-3,4,5-trifluorophenyl-NAS bromide as a phase-transfer catalyst under phase-transfer catalytic conditions successfully produced corresponding α-methyl-α-alkylmalonates; these compounds are versatile chiral building blocks containing a quaternary carbon center in high chemical yields (up to 99%) with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 98% ee). α,α-Dialkylmalonates were selectively hydrolyzed to the corresponding chiral malonic monoacids under basic (KOH/MeOH) and acidic conditions (TFA/CHCl), showing the practicality of the method.

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  • Aflibercept biosimilars like SB15 can enhance treatment options for retinal diseases, potentially increasing patient access to effective therapies.
  • A phase 3 trial was conducted with 449 participants aged 50 and older with neovascular age-related macular degeneration to compare the efficacy and safety of SB15 and the reference drug, Aflibercept (AFL).
  • The results showed that SB15 produced comparable improvements in visual acuity as AFL after 8 weeks, indicating equivalence in efficacy between the two treatments.
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Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is characterized by choroidal vascular abnormalities including polypoidal lesion and branching vascular networks. Not only choroidal structural changes, but also choroidal hyperpermeability and congestion are also thought to be involved in pathogenesis of PCV. We investigated choroidal vascular brightness intensity (CVB) using ultra-widefield indocyanine green angiography (UWF-ICGA) images and analyzed its association with clinical features in patients with PCV.

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Importance: Until now, other than complex neurologic tests, there have been no readily accessible and reliable indicators of neurologic dysfunction among patients with Parkinson disease (PD). This study was conducted to determine the role of fundus photography as a noninvasive and readily available tool for assessing neurologic dysfunction among patients with PD using deep learning methods.

Objective: To develop an algorithm that can predict Hoehn and Yahr (H-Y) scale and Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale part III (UPDRS-III) score using fundus photography among patients with PD.

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Introduction: The aim of the study was to determine the short-term real-world safety and efficacy of intravitreal brolucizumab injections in Korean patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).

Methods: This multicenter retrospective study involved 294 eyes (treatment naïve 20 eye [6.8%] and nontreatment naïve 274 eyes [93.

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Although many studies demonstrated the differences of clinical features, natural course, and response to treatment between typical age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), differential microRNAs (miRNAs) expression in the aqueous humor (AH) between them has not been reported yet. We investigated the roles of miRNAs in the AH of patients with typical AMD and PCV using next-generation sequencing (NGS) and quantitative PCR (qPCR). Target genes and predicted pathways of miRNAs were investigated via pathway enrichment analysis using the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes database.

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Purpose: To investigate features of central serous chorioretinopathy with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) on multimodal imaging and analyze their association with treatment response.

Methods: A total of 37 patients with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy complicated by CNV were divided into bevacizumab and photodynamic therapy groups, and each group was subdivided into responders and nonresponders according to subretinal fluid status at 3 months. We assessed multimodal imaging parameters (subfoveal choroidal thickness; vortex vein engorgement; choroidal vascular hyperpermeability; and CNV morphologic pattern, area, and vessel density) and analyzed their association with treatment responses.

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The optimal treatment of submacular hemorrhage (SMH) following neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) is controversial. This study aimed to compare visual outcomes of conservative versus active surgical treatment. Two hundred thirty-six eyes of 236 patients with SMH (≥ 1 disc diameter) were stratified into four groups: observation (n = 21); anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) monotherapy (n = 161); non-surgical gas tamponade (n = 31); and subretinal surgery (n = 23).

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To evaluate the real-world treatment outcomes in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) in Korea, focusing on retinal fluid resolution. This multi-institutional retrospective chart review study, analyzed medical records of patients with nAMD (age ≥ 50 years) who received their first anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatment in ophthalmology clinics across South Korea between January 2017 and March 2019. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients with retinal fluid after 12 months of anti-VEGF treatment.

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Purpose: To evaluate plasma antiretinal autoantibody (ARA) profiling and diagnostic efficacy for autoimmune retinopathy (AIR).

Design: A multicenter, diagnostic evaluation study.

Methods: Forty-nine patients with a clinical diagnosis of AIR, disease controls including 20 patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and 30 normal controls were included.

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Purpose: To develop an automated diabetic retinopathy (DR) staging system using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) images with a convolutional neural network (CNN) and to verify the feasibility of the system.

Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, a total of 918 data sets of 3 × 3 mm2 OCTA images and 917 data sets of 6 × 6 mm2 OCTA images were obtained from 1118 eyes. A deep CNN and four traditional machine learning models were trained with annotations made by a retinal specialist based on ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography.

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