TY - BOOK AU - Berinstein, Daniel M AU - Lai, Michael M AU - Patel, Auvni AU - Warrow, David J TI - Treatment outcomes and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography findings of eyes with symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion treated with intravitreal ocriplasmin SN - 0002-9394 PY - 2015/// KW - *Fibrinolysin/ad [Administration & Dosage] KW - *Fibrinolytic Agents/tu [Therapeutic Use] KW - *Peptide Fragments/ad [Administration & Dosage] KW - *Retinal Diseases/dt [Drug Therapy] KW - Aged KW - Female KW - Humans KW - Intravitreal Injections KW - Male KW - Retrospective Studies KW - Risk Factors KW - Tissue Adhesions/dt [Drug Therapy] KW - Tomography, Optical Coherence KW - Visual Acuity KW - MedStar Washington Hospital Center KW - Ophthalmology KW - Journal Article KW - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't N1 - Available online from MWHC library: 1998 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1996 - 2006 N2 - CONCLUSIONS: Intravitreal ocriplasmin efficacy in the private practice setting, while including patients with macular comorbidities, is similar to that of previous studies. Transient toxicity to the outer retina occurs frequently-typically with adhesion resolution-necessitating careful postinjection spectral-domain optical coherence tomography monitoring.Copyright � 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved; DESIGN: Retrospective interventional case series; METHODS: setting: Private practice. study population: Thirty-five eyes (35 subjects) with symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion. intervention/observation: Intravitreal ocriplasmin injection from February to November 2013. main outcome measure: Vitreomacular adhesion resolution rate. Secondary endpoints included postinjection visual acuity and rates of outer retinal attenuation and full-thickness macular hole (MH) closure; PURPOSE: To determine treatment outcomes of intravitreal ocriplasmin in symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion; RESULTS: The 35 subjects included were of mean age 69 years, 66% female, and 71% phakic. Eleven subjects (31%) had macular comorbidities. Average adhesion diameter was 571 mum, with mean 7.9 months duration of symptoms. Nine subjects (26%) had epiretinal membrane and 6 (17%) had MH (mean diameter 186 mum). Mean preinjection logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution visual acuity was 0.46, and improved to 0.33 at final follow-up. Fifteen eyes (43%) achieved adhesion release at mean 10 days post injection. One of 6 MH (17%) closed. Transient outer retinal attenuation occurred in 10 of 35 cases (29%), with 8 of 10 (80%) achieving adhesion release. One subject (3%) developed a retinal detachment. Adhesion resolution was more likely in patients with younger age (P = .04), absence of comorbidities (P = .02), small adhesion diameter (P = .005), short adhesion duration (P = .03), and transient outer retinal attenuation (P = .008) UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2014.09.015 ER -