Correlation of ocular rigidity with intraocular pressure spike after intravitreal injection of bevacizumab in exudative retinal disease. 2021

Diane N Sayah, and Andrei-Alexandru Szigiato, and Javier Mazzaferri, and Denise Descovich, and Renaud Duval, and Flavio A Rezende, and Santiago Costantino, and Mark R Lesk
Ophthalmology, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

To evaluate the non-invasive measurement of ocular rigidity (OR), an important biomechanical property of the eye, as a predictor of intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation after anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) intravitreal injection (IVI). Subjects requiring IVI of anti-VEGF for a pre-existing retinal condition were enrolled in this prospective cross-sectional study. OR was assessed in 18 eyes of 18 participants by measurement of pulsatile choroidal volume change using video-rate optical coherence tomography, and pulsatile IOP change using dynamic contour tonometry. IOP was measured using Tono-Pen XL before and immediately following the injection and was correlated with OR. The average increase in IOP following IVI was 19±9 mm Hg, with a range of 7-33 mm Hg. The Spearman correlation coefficient between OR and IOP elevation following IVI was 0.796 (p<0.001), showing higher IOP elevation in more rigid eyes. A regression line was also calculated to predict the IOP spike based on the OR coefficient, such that IOP spike=664.17 mm Hg·µL×OR + 4.59 mm Hg. This study shows a strong positive correlation between OR and acute IOP elevation following IVI. These findings indicate that the non-invasive measurement of OR could be an effective tool in identifying patients at risk of IOP spikes following IVI.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007429 Intraocular Pressure The pressure of the fluids in the eye. Ocular Tension,Intraocular Pressures,Ocular Tensions,Pressure, Intraocular,Pressures, Intraocular,Tension, Ocular,Tensions, Ocular
D008297 Male Males
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D003430 Cross-Sectional Studies Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time. Disease Frequency Surveys,Prevalence Studies,Analysis, Cross-Sectional,Cross Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Survey,Surveys, Disease Frequency,Analyses, Cross Sectional,Analyses, Cross-Sectional,Analysis, Cross Sectional,Cross Sectional Analyses,Cross Sectional Studies,Cross Sectional Survey,Cross-Sectional Analyses,Cross-Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Study,Cross-Sectional Surveys,Disease Frequency Survey,Prevalence Study,Studies, Cross-Sectional,Studies, Prevalence,Study, Cross-Sectional,Study, Prevalence,Survey, Cross-Sectional,Survey, Disease Frequency,Surveys, Cross-Sectional
D004548 Elasticity Resistance and recovery from distortion of shape.
D005123 Eye The organ of sight constituting a pair of globular organs made up of a three-layered roughly spherical structure specialized for receiving and responding to light. Eyes
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000068258 Bevacizumab An anti-VEGF humanized murine monoclonal antibody. It inhibits VEGF RECEPTORS and helps to prevent PATHOLOGIC ANGIOGENESIS. Avastin,Bevacizumab-awwb,Mvasi,Bevacizumab awwb
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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