Abstract

SO.09.01

Retinal endovascular surgery – still a long way to go

Lars-Olof Hattenbach, Fabian Höhn, Alireza Mirshahi
Augenklinik des Klinikums Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen

Although endovascular surgery has become the standard of care for patients with major vessel occlusion, retinal endovascular approaches to the management of retinal vascular occlusive diseases remain in their infancy. Recent studies suggest that the cannulation of retinal vessels may provide a potential access route for the administration of drugs. However, the major problem with available techniques is the limited visualization with conventional surgical microscopes, making it difficult to effectively control the manipulation of retinal vessels. Here, several experimental and clinical studies on microendovascular surgical approaches are reviewed. Moreover, we report on currently available clinical data.

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