Silicone microbubbles after anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration: incidence, quantification and secondary optical coherence tomography artfacts.

Maria R SanabriaAna M Alonso-TarancónPaola S Calles-MonarPatricia IbañezSantiago García de ArribaNuria AlvarezJesús A PiñuelRosa M Coco-MartinItziar Fernández

Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (2021)

The presence and number of silicone microbubbles were correlated with the number of intravitreal injections. Microbubbles can produce OCT artefacts, which can hinder the treatment decision.

Keyphrases

vascular endothelial growth factor
age related macular degeneration
optical coherence tomography
diabetic retinopathy
endothelial cells
platelet rich plasma
ultrasound guided
risk factors
decision making
combination therapy