To determine if Ozurdex implant can offer an effective treatment for macular edema associated with retinal vein occlusion when treatment with intravitreal Avastin, Lucentis, or Eylea have not demonstrated a significant response.
To determine whether Ozurdex implant can offer an efficacious alternative for treatment of macular edema in the setting of retinal vein occlusion when treatment with intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin),ranibizumab (Lucentis), and/or aflibercept (Eylea) have not demonstrated significant response.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
Intravitreal injection of Dexamethasone implant
The Retina Institute
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Improvement in best-corrected Snellen visual acuity following initiation of Ozurdex therapy
Time frame: 6 Months
Anatomic/angiographic improvement in macular edema as evaluated by OCT and fluorescein angiography
Time frame: 6 Months
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