Browsing by Author "Khaqan, Hussain Ahmad"

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    Less is more : new one-step intracameral chemotherapy technique
    (2021) Borroni, Davide; Bonzano, Chiara; Rachwani-Anil, Rahul; Rocha-de Lossada, Carlos; Martín, Francisco Zamorano; Garcia-Lorente, Maria; Bonzano, Elisabetta; Khaqan, Hussain Ahmad; Department of Doctoral Studies
    Purpose: To describe the feasibility of a new one-step approach to aspirate the aqueous and apply melphalan in a single-go without repeated entries into the anterior chamber. Methods: This retrospective non-comparative study was conducted at a referral center and included 12 patients. The one-step approach is described in a step-wise manner. No complications were observed among the patients. Results: One single injection of intracameral melphalan proved to be a successful treatment in nine cases. Two patients required a second injection, which was administered two weeks after the first one following the same technique. Conclusions: This proved to be a reasonable technique for the smooth application of melphalan in the anterior chamber studded with retinoblastoma seeds. Our outcomes revealed that it is an effective, quick, and cost-effective technique. Longer-term data collection is underway, though initial findings are encouraging.