Haemorheopheresis could block the progression of the dry form of age-related macular degeneration with soft drusen to the neovascular form

Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11150/11:10080213
Result on the web
<a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01710.x/pdf" target="_blank" >http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01710.x/pdf</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01710.x" target="_blank" >10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01710.x</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Haemorheopheresis could block the progression of the dry form of age-related macular degeneration with soft drusen to the neovascular form
Original language description
The aim of the study was the evaluation of the influence of haemorheopheresis on soft-drusen maculopathy. We investigated 29 eyes (16 patients) and randomized 25 eyes (16 controls) with soft-drusen maculopathy. Each patient received 8 series of haemorheophereses (cascade filtration of 1.5 plasma volume within 10 weeks. After the procedures, there was a substantial reduction in rheologically active substances, plasma and blood viscosity. At the 1.5-year follow-up, we noticed soft drusen absorption; reattachment of drusenoid RPED and stabilization or improvement of visual acuity occurred in 72% of patients in comparison to only 39% of patients in the control group. Haemorheopheresis seems to be capable of changing the activity of promoters of the natural course of soft-drusen maculopathy, its development and progression. Visual acuity and electrical activity of the retina can be stabilized or even improved. The therapy has been shown to be effective and safe.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30208 - Dentistry, oral surgery and medicine

Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2011
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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