In patients after vitrectomy for macula-off retinal detachment, heliox inhalation plus Semax electrophoresis gave higher recovery of best-corrected visual acuity by month 6 than Semax nasal drops alone.
In plain wordsAfter retinal detachment surgery, heliox with Semax electrophoresis restored vision better by month 6 than Semax nasal drops alone.
- Peptide
- Semax
- Outcome
- IncreaseBest-corrected visual acuity recovery by month 6
- Study
n = 42
- Comparator
- Semax nasal drops alone (group 2)
- Outcome group
- Vision and retina · Eye
Source sentences
Patients in group 1 showed a higher level of recovery of functional BCVA and fundus microperimetry parameters compared with patients in group 2 by month 6 of the follow-up.
3 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
The study included 42 patients (42 eyes) diagnosed with primary macula-off RRD with the duration of up to 30 days.
Group 1 included 23 patients who received a course of CPT on day 5 after surgery; the course comprised respiratory heliox therapy by inhalation of the helium-oxygen mixture Heliox 21, containing 21% O2 and 79% He.
Group 2 included 19 patients who received nasal instillations of 0.1% Semax drops starting on day 5 after surgery.
In this study, Semax was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking Semax.