Destructive inflammatory reaction after an autologous retinal pigment epithelium and choroid transplantation: no detection of an auto-immune response

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection

Table 1 Characteristics of patients with inflammatory reaction after retinal pigment epithelial (RPE)-choroid transplantation

Pt No.	Sex	Age	Eye	Ocular history	Indication for surgery	Onset^a	BCVA preop	BCVA postop	BCVA inflammation	Blood withdrawal^b
1	M	92	OS	None	RPE tear	3	20/200	20/40	20/63	15 & 42
2	F	84	OD	Submacular hemorrhage treated with vitrectomy, gas and r-tPA	RPE tear	8	20/125	20/125	20/200	13 & 37
3	F	86	OS	Glaucoma, phaco	RPE tear	5	20/100	20/100	20/200	0 & 24
4	M	71	OD	Glaucoma treated with Baerveldt implant, anti-VEGF	Fibrotic scar	2	20/40	20/40	20/1250	106
5	F	73	OS	Anti-VEGF	Fibrotic scar	3	20/100	20/40	20/80	43

^aOnset of inflammatory reaction after RPE-choroid transplantation in months
^bTime between inflammation and blood withdrawal in months
Anti-VEGF Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor, BCVA Best-corrected visual acuity, RPE Retinal pigment epithelium, r-tPA Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator