Management of Deep Retinal Capillary Ischemia by Electromagnetic Stimulation and Platelet- Rich Plasma

Summary

To investigate the efficacy of retinal electromagnetic stimulation and sub-tenon autologous platelet rich plasma in the treatment of deep retinal capillary ischemia.

Timeline

Start

2018-01-01

Primary completion

2019-01-30

Completion

2019-02-28

Publications

• Background Nemiroff J, Kuehlewein L, Rahimy E, Tsui I, Doshi R, Gaudric A, Gorin MB, Sadda S, Sarraf D. Assessing Deep Retinal Capillary Ischemia in Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography. Am J Ophthalmol. 2016 Feb;162:121-132.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2015.10.026. Epub 2015 Nov 10.
• Background Arslan U, Ozmert E, Demirel S, Ornek F, Sermet F. Effects of subtenon-injected autologous platelet-rich plasma on visual functions in eyes with retinitis pigmentosa: preliminary clinical results. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2018 May;256(5):893-908. doi: 10.1007/s00417-018-3953-5. Epub 2018 Mar 15.
• Background Luo J, Zheng H, Zhang L, Zhang Q, Li L, Pei Z, Hu X. High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Improves Functional Recovery by Enhancing Neurogenesis and Activating BDNF/TrkB Signaling in Ischemic Rats. Int J Mol Sci. 2017 Feb 20;18(2):455. doi: 10.3390/ijms18020455.
• Results Ozmert E, Arslan U. Management of Deep Retinal Capillary Ischemia by Electromagnetic Stimulation and Platelet-Rich Plasma: Preliminary Clinical Results. Adv Ther. 2019 Sep;36(9):2273-2286. doi: 10.1007/s12325-019-01040-2. Epub 2019 Aug 5.

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