Clinical observation of intravitreal injection of ranibizumab in the treatment of macular edema with different OCT subtypes of retinal vein obstruction
- VernacularTitle:雷珠单抗玻璃体内注射治疗视网膜静脉阻塞继发黄斑水肿不同OCT分型的临床观察
- Author:
Ying CHEN
1
;
Chao XUE
1
;
Jiaxing CHEN
2
Author Information
1. Dept. of Ocular Trauma,Tianjin Eye Hospital,Tianjin 300020,China
2. Dept. of Ophthalmology,Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Hospital,Urumqi 830002,China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
ranibizumab;
retinal vein obstruction;
macular edema;
optical coherence tomography;
diffuse retinal thickening
- From:
China Pharmacy
2025;36(21):2699-2704
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To explore the efficacy and influencing factors of intravitreal injection of ranibizumab in the treatment of macular edema (ME) secondary to retinal vein obstruction (RVO) with different optical coherence tomography (OCT) subtypes. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted on 150 patients with ME secondary to RVO treated at Dept. of Ocular Trauma of Tianjin Eye Hospital between January 1, 2021 and January 1, 2024. According to OCT findings, patients were classified into the diffuse retinal thickening (DRT) group (48 cases), cystoid macular edema (CME) group (83 cases), and serous retinal detachment (SRD) group (19 cases). The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central macular thickness (CMT) were compared before and at 1, 3 and 6 months after treatment. Clinical efficacies of 3 groups were compared based on CMT and fluorescein fundus angiography (FFA) findings before and after treatment. Adverse events and the number of additional injections of ranibizumab during treatment were compared among 3 groups. Using “ineffectiveness” in clinical outcomes at 6 months post- treatment as the dependent variable and patients’ baseline data as the independent variables, a multivariate Logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify risk factors influencing the clinical efficacy of ranibizumab. RESULTS The proportion of branch RVO was significantly higher in the CME and SRD groups than in the DRT group (P<0.05), while central RVO (CRVO) was more frequent in the DRT group than in the CME and SRD groups (P<0.05). The proportion of patients with ischemia was highest in the SRD group, followed by the CME and DRT groups (P<0.05), while the proportion of patients with ischemia in the CME group was significantly higher than that in the DRT group (P<0.05). Before treatment, the BCVA and CMT showed no significant differences among the 3 groups (P>0.05). After treatment, BCVA and CMT in all 3 groups were significantly reduced compared to those before treatment (P<0.05). At different treatment time points, patients in the CME group and SRD group consistently showed significantly higher BCVA and CMT values compared to those in the DRT group (P<0.05). Six months after treatment, the differences in clinical efficacy among the 3 groups were statistically significant (P<0.05), with the proportion of non-responders in the SRD group being significantly higher than that in the DRT group and the CME group (P<0.05). The number of additional injections of ranibizumab in patients from the CME group and the SRD group was significantly more than that in the DRT group (P<0.05). The incidence of adverse reactions did not differ significantly among 3 groups (P>0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression revealed that CRVO and ischemic type were common risk factors affecting the clinical efficacy of ranibizumab in all 3 groups, while longer disease duration was an independent risk factor for the clinical efficacy of ranibizumab in patients from the DRT group. CONCLUSIONS The therapeutic efficacy of ranibizumab varies among different OCT phenotypes of ME secondary to RVO. DRT patients achieve the best visual improvement, SRD patients have the highest non-response rate, and CME/SRD patients require more additional injections of ranibizumab. CRVO and ischemia are shared adverse prognostic factors for poor prognosis in various subtypes of ME secondary to RVO. Individualized treatment and follow-up strategies should be developed based on OCT patterns and risk factors.