Study (Year)

No. of eyes

No. of successful catheterizations (%success rate)

Drugs + Adjunct treatment

Indication (No. of eyes)

Overall eyeball salvage

Eyeball salvage by group

Ocular complications

Systemic complications

Metastasis

Death

David Abramson et al.

(2016) [26]

112

NA

M, T, C

Primary (85.1)

Bridge (85.7%)**

Secondary (72.4%)

74%

74% group D

Eyelid edema

Madarosis

Retinal or choroidal vascular occlusion

Phthisis

Vitreous hemorrhage

Ptosis

Optic nerve swelling

Retinopathy

Cranial nerve palsy

Ophthalmic artery vessel injury or sclerosis

Suprachoroidal hemorrhage

Neutropenia

Bronchospasm

Allergy reaction

Thrombocytopenia

Fever

Cardiorespiratory side effects

Injection site complications (bleeding or thrombosis)

Epistaxis

3

1

Chee Chung Liu et al.

(2020)

14

23/32 (71.8%)

M

Primary (7%),

secondary (93%)

38%

NA

Eyelid edema

Conjunctiva chemosis

Ophthalmic artery dissection

Ophthalmic artery occlusion

Retina artery occlusion

Optic atrophy

Bronchospasm

Hematoma

0

0

Miaojuan Chen et al.

(2017)

107

338/343 (98.5%)

M, T

Primary (28.1%)

Secondary (71.9%)

78.5%

Group B (100%), Group C (100%), Group D (78.6%), and Group E (62%)

Eyelid edema

Bulbar conjunctiva congestion

Excessive tearing

Vitreous hemorrhage

Subretinal hemorrhage

Retinal vasculopathy

Ophthalmic artery spasm

Fever

Transient vomiting

Transient myelosuppression

NA

NA

Pukhraj Rishi et al.

(2019)

15

NA

M, T + VEC + TTT + IVitC + Cryo

Primary (6)

Secondary (9)

67%

Group B (100%) Group C, (67%), Group D (67%), Group E (50%)

Posterior subcapsular cataract

Vitreous hemorrhage

Optic nerve disorder

Branch retinal vein occlusion

Sclerosed retinal vessels

Iris atrophy with posterior synechiae

Transient OA narrowing

Allergic skin reaction

Forehead skin pigmentation

Pancytopenia

Leukopenia

Thrombocytopenia

Eosinophilia lymphocytopenia

0

0

Canan Akyüz et al.

(2015)

56

NA

M

Primary (12)

secondary (44)

66%

Secondary 64%

Eyelid edema

Conjunctival chemosis

Upper eyelid chemosis

Redness over frontal area

Limitation in ocular motility

Mild proptosis

Retinal pigment epithelium alteration

Optic atrophy

0

NA

2

Pukhraj Rishi et al.

(2017)

10

NA

M, T + VEC + TTT + IVitC + Cryo

Primary (2)

Secondary (8)

80%

Group D

45% - 94%

Ophthalmic artery narrowing

Branch retinal vein occlusion

Sclerosed vessels

Posterior subcapsular cataract

Forehead skin

Pigmentation

Vitreous hemorrhage

Pancytopenia

Leukopenia

Thrombocytopenia

Carol Shields et al. (2011)

17

16

M, C

NA

NA

NA

Eyelid edema

Blepharoptosis

Cilia loss

Orbital congestion

Dysmotility

Ophthalmic artery stenosis

Central or branch Retinal artery occlusion

Retinal pigment epithelial mottling

Choroidal atrophy

Eyelashes loss

Neovascularization of the iris

Neovascular glaucoma

Cytopenia

Internal carotid artery spasm

0

NA

Rojanaporn et al. (2019)

27

75 (94%)

M, C, T

Primary (7)

Secondary (20)

52%

Group B, C (100%), Group D (75%), Group E (9%)

Occlusive vasculopathy

Vitreous hemorrhage

Retinal artery precipitation Strabismus

Transient ischemic

attack

1

1

Pukhraj Rishi, et al.

(2015)

6

NA

M, T

Primary (1)

Secondary (5)

83%

NA

Diffuse choroidal atrophy

Vitreous hemorrhage

0

0

NA

Hutchinson, et al. (2012)

1

1

M

Primary

100%

Group D

NA

NA

0

0

Pierre Gobin, et al. (2011)

95

255/259 (98.5%)

M, T, C, Mtx.

Primary (39)

Secondary (56)

70%

81.7% primary

58.4% secondary

Group V 66.5%.

Temporary inflammatory syndrome with redness and periocular edema

Avascular retinopathy with total vision loss

Cataract

Temporary loss of eyelashes.

Transient skin redness.

Neutropenia

Fever

Bronchospasm

2

0

Santiago Funes et al.

(2018)

97

NA

(99%)

M, C, T

Primary (35)

Secondary (62)

65%

NA

Eyelid edema

Focal alopecia

Localized forehead erythema

3rd cranial nerve palsy

Retinal and choroidal vascular occlusion

Vision loss

Ptosis

Hematopoietic toxicity

Bronchospasm

Femoral artery thrombosis

0

0

Khaqan et al.

(2020)

3

NA

M

Primary

100%

100% in stage C

100% in stage D

Lid edema

Skin hyperemia

Orbital congestion

None.

NA

NA

Qiuying Chen et al.

(2020)

231

NA

IAC: M, C, T

IVC: C, E, V, Tn

NA

NA

IVC + IAC:

D 71.7%

E 33.3%.

IAC alone:

D 80%.

E 32%.

NA

NA

Present but no set numbers

9

Evan B Selzer, et al.

(2019) [27]

13

NA

M, C, T.

Primary (8).

Secondary (5).

62%

NA

NA

NA

0

0

Samuray Tuncer, et al.

(2016)

26

74/76

(97.3%)

M, C, T.

Primary

66.6%

NA

Retinal detachment.

Localized chorioretinal atrophy.

Diffuse chorioretinal atrophy.

Vitreous hemorrhage.

Ptosis.

Eyelid edema. hyperpigmentation on the forehead.

Nausea and vomiting.

Anaphylactoid reaction.

0

0

Miaojuan Chen et al.

(2016)

13

27/28

(96%)

M, C, T

Primary

NA

NA

Ptosis

Vitreous hemorrhage

Phthisis

Eyelid edema

Choroidal infarction

Neutropenia

0

0

David H. Abramson, et al. (2016)

120

NA

M, T, C, Mtx.

Primary (60) secondary (60)

96.7%

ICRb:

A-D 100%

E 90%

NA

Fever

Neutropenia

0

1

David H. Abramson, et al. (2012)

49

All except 1

NA

NA

100%

NA

NA

Hematological toxicity

Febrile neutropenia.

0

0