Clinical Study Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2024

Evaluation of Retinal Arterial Occlusion and its Visual and Systemic Prognosis after Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.

Kalaw FGP, Chartrand N, Wedekind L, Chen JS, Lin AC, Koretz Z, et al. — Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2024

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers conducted a single-institution study of 75 patients with retinal artery occlusion (RAO) to evaluate the systemic and ocular outcomes after hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT).

What They Found

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy did not significantly improve best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in patients with branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO) or central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO). Among the 75 subjects, 7 (9.3%) developed a cerebrovascular accident and 5 (6.7%) developed neovascular glaucoma, with no significant difference between HBOT and non-HBOT groups for these secondary outcomes.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it was conducted at a single institution outside of Canada.

Study Limitations

A limitation of this study is its single-institution design, which may limit the generalizability of the findings.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	39163734
Year Published	2024
Journal	Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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