Brimonidine for Intraoperative Hemostasis

Summary

The purpose of this study is to observe and report the effects of topical ophthalmic brimonidine in oculofacial plastic surgery.

Timeline

Start

2022-05-26

Primary completion

2024-05-22

Completion

2024-05-22

Publications

• Background Hong S, Kim CY, Seong GJ, Han SH. Effect of prophylactic brimonidine instillation on bleeding during strabismus surgery in adults. Am J Ophthalmol. 2007 Sep;144(3):469-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.04.038.
• Background Ucar F, Cetinkaya S. The Results of Preoperative Topical Brimonidine Usage in Pterygium Surgery. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2020 May;36(4):234-237. doi: 10.1089/jop.2019.0085. Epub 2020 Feb 27.
• Background Kim DH, Yang HK, Han SB, Hwang JM. Effect of Topical Brimonidine 0.15% on Conjunctival Injection after Strabismus Surgery in Children. J Ophthalmol. 2021 May 4;2021:5574194. doi: 10.1155/2021/5574194. eCollection 2021.
• Background Kim CS, Nam KY, Kim JY. Effect of prophylactic topical brimonidine (0.15%) administration on the development of subconjunctival hemorrhage after intravitreal injection. Retina. 2011 Feb;31(2):389-92. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e3181eef28e.
• Background Ucar F, Cetinkaya S. The Results of Preoperative Use of Topical Brimonidine in Strabismus Surgery. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2021 May;37(4):230-235. doi: 10.1089/jop.2020.0144. Epub 2021 Mar 8.

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