Publications by authors named "Setsuko Kawakami"
Purpose: To investigate the dropout rate of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatment for macular edema (ME) secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and identify the characteristics of dropout cases.
Methods: We studied 235 eyes of 235 treatment-naïve BRVO-ME patients receiving intravitreal injection of ranibizumab. Additional intravitreal anti-VEGF drug was given when ME relapsed or persisted, and photocoagulation was performed as needed.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess the 2-year healing rate of macular edema (ME) caused by branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) initially treated with intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) and subsequent treatments as necessary.
- Out of 130 patients, 110 showed healing within 2 years while 20 were classified as refractory, with the healed group experiencing significant improvements in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) throughout the follow-up period.
- The overall healing rate was 84.6%, with those who healed maintaining improvement in BCVA, while refractory cases saw initial improvement that declined back to baseline by the end of the study.
Purpose: To analyse the relationship between the extent of metamorphopsia and optical coherence tomography (OCT) parameters including the ectopic inner foveal layer (EIFL) in patients with epiretinal membrane (ERM) who underwent pars plana vitrectomy (PPV).
Methods: This study included 63 eyes of 62 patients who underwent PPV for ERM. Metamorphopsia was assessed by measuring the metamorphopsia score for vertical lines (MV) and metamorphopsia score for horizontal lines (MH) using M-CHARTS.
Purpose: To study long-term clinical outcomes in patients with submacular hemorrhage (SMH) and/or vitreous hemorrhage (VH) associated with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and the real-world clinical situation of adding anti-VEGF therapy after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV).
Methods: In this retrospective case series, 25 eyes with SMH and/or VH associated with nAMD were treated by PPV and followed up for at least 24 months. When exudative changes were unresolved or recurred after PPV, additional intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy was given.
Purpose: To determine the relationship of choroidal thickness with the early stages of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and their disease features in a Japanese population.
Design: Cross-sectional survey.
Participants: A total of 1293 Japanese persons 65 to 86 years of age residing in the Saku area who underwent eye screening as part of the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study.
Purpose: To elucidate the recent trends in prevalence and characteristics of ocular complications of atopic dermatitis (AD).
Study Design: Cross-sectional observational study.
Methods: Among AD patients who visited our department between 2012 and 2015, 70 patients (140 eyes; recent AD group) who gave informed consent to participate in the study were analyzed.
We report a case of metastatic choroidal carcinoid tumor with favorable outcome after photodynamic therapy. A 75-year-old woman was presumptively diagnosed with bilateral choroidal metastases from carcinoid tumor. Although the tumor in the right eye showed a tendency toward rapid expansion and required aggressive treatment to preserve vision, the size was still small and we hesitated to use external-beam radiotherapy because of the risk of radiation retinopathy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Review of clinical features of circumscribed choroidal hemangioma in 28 cases].
Nippon Ganka Gakkai Zasshi
May 2011
Purpose: To review the clinical features and management of circumscribed choroidal hemangioma.
Methods: Twenty eight cases of circumscribed choroidal hemangioma diagnosed at Tokyo Medical University Hospital from 1991 through 2008 were reviewed. We retrospectively studied the frequency of the individual tumors, gender, age, size of tumors, presence of serous detachment and hyperopia, management and outcome.