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. 2013 Oct 25;8(10):e78538. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078538

Table 3. Ocular safety – Endophthalmitis, uveitis, retinal detachment, retinal tear, traumatic lens damage.

Study Investigational product Total number of injections    Endophthalmitis [%], (number of eyes)
Uveitis [%], (number of eyes)
Retinal detachment [%], (number of eyes)
Retinal tear [%], (number of eyes)   
Traumatic lens damage [%], (number of eyes)
CRVO SCORE 2009, 2011 [5,32] Triamcinolone 586 0 0 0 Nr Nr
CRVO/ BRVO GENEVA 2011 [8,9] Dexamethasone implant 1715 implants# 0 Nr Rare Rare Nr
CRVO Epstein 2012 [26,31] Bevacizumab 720 0 Nr 0 0 Nr
2 mg Sham/ 2 mg 2 mg Sham/ 2 mg
CRVO COPERNICUS 2013 [20,36] Aflibercept 1266* 0.9% (1) 0 Nr Nr 0 1.7% (1) Nr
0.3/ 0.5 mg 0.5/ 0.5 mg Sham/ 0.5 mg 0.3/ 0.5 mg 0.5/ 0.5 mg Sham/ 0.5 mg 0.3/ 0.5 mg 0.5/ 0.5 mg Sham/ 0.5 mg 0.3/ 0.5 mg 0.5/ 0.5 mg Sham/ 0.5 mg
CRVO CRUISE 2011 [22] Ranibizumab 2892* 0 2.3% (3) 1.6% (2) 3.9% (5)/ 1.8% (2) 0 0 1.6% (2) 0/ 1.8% (2) 0
CRVO/ BRVO HORIZON 2012 [30] Ranibizumab 0.9% (2) 0 0 0 Nr 0 Nr
BRVO BRAVO 2011 [23] Ranibizumab 2679* 0 0.8% (1) 0 2.2% (3) 0 3.1% (4)/ 0.9% (1) 0.7% (1) 0 0 0.7% (1) 0 0 0
BRVO/ CRVO HORIZON 2012 [30] Ranibizumab 0 0 Nr 0 Nr
1 mg 4 mg Grid 1 mg 4 mg Grid
BRVO SCORE 2009, 2011 [5,32] Triamcinolone 914 0 0.1% (1) 0 Nr 0.7% (1) 0 0.7% (1) Nr Nr
BRVO Parodi 2008 [27] Triamcinolone 11 0 0 0 Nr 0
1.25 mg Grid
BRVO Russo 2009 [28] Bevacizumab 25 0 0 0 Nr Nr Nr
BRVO Donati 2012 [29] Bevacizumab 63* Nr Nr Nr Nr Nr

Nr: Not reported

* Result of calculation as follows: median number of intravitreal injection multiplicated by number of participants per group

# Number of implants by dosing groups: 1342 0.7 mg, 373 0.35 mg