Intravitreal Melphalan for Vitreous Seeds: Initial Experience in China

Table 1

Characteristics and treatment details of each treated patient.

Patient	Eye treated	Group	Previous treatment	VS type before injection	VS regression type	Times of injection	Complication	Additional treatment	Follow-up (mo)
1	OS	D	6IVC; 1OAC; Focal	Recurrent	0	7	Severe CC; SPR	Cataract surgery	29
				Extensive
				Spheres
2	OS	D	4IVC; 1OAC	Recurrent	0	6	SPR	NA	27
				Localised
				Spheres
3	OS	D	4IVC; Focal	Resistant	1	11	Mild; VH	2IVC; Focal	36
				Extensive
				Cloud
4	OD	D	5IVC	Recurrent	3	6	None	Enu; (VS recurrence)	3
				Extensive
				Spheres
5	OD	D	4IVC; 1OAC	Recurrent	3	4	SPR	NA	29
				Extensive
				Dust
6	OS	D	6IVC	Recurrent	0	6	None	Focal	42
				Localised
				Spheres
7	OD	E	6IVC; 2OAC	Resistant	3	10	None	Focal	34
				Extensive
				Cloud
8	OD	C	3IVC; 6OAC	Recurrent	0	6	SPR	NA	29
				Localised
				Spheres
9	OS	D	6IVC	Recurrent	3	6	None	1IVC Enu (VS recurrence)	2
				Extensive
				Spheres
10	OS	B	5IVC; Focal	Recurrent	0	6	SPR	Focal	25
				Localised
				Spheres
11	OS	C	5IVC; Focal	Resistant	0	7	None	Focal	22
				Localised
				Spheres
12	OS	C	8IVC; Focal	Resistant	1	8	Mild CC	Focal	24
				Localised
				Cloud
13	OS	D	4IVC; 2OAC	Resistant	0	4	None	1OAC; Focal	23
				Extensive
				Cloud
14	OS	D	EBRT; 5IVC	Recurrent	3	15	Mild VH; SPR	Enu; (tumor recurrence)	2
				Localised
				Cloud
15	OD	D	2IVC; 2OAC	Resistant	0	1	None	Focal	20
				Localised
				Dust
16	OD	C		Recurrent	0	4	Mild CC; PPS	Focal	26
				Localised
			4IVC	Dust
	OS	E		Recurrent	1	5	SPR	Vitrectomy Enu (hypotony)	9
				Extensive
				Dust
17	OD	D		Recurrent	0	3	SPR	Enu; (VS recurrence)	7
				Localised
			6IVC	Dust
	OS	C	2OAC	Recurrent	3	8	None	Plaque	17
				Localised
				Cloud

Enu: enucleation; CC: cortex cataract; VH: vitreous hemorrhage; VS: vitreous seeds; PPS: pupil posterior synechia; SPR: salt-and-pepper retinopathy; NA: not applicable.