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Trial reportRetina (Philadelphia, Pa.)2017

CLINICAL AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL EVALUATION AFTER INTRAVITREAL ZIV-AFLIBERCEPT FOR EXUDATIVE AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION.

João Rafael de Oliveira Dias, Gabriel Costa de Andrade, Vinicius Ferreira Kniggendorf, Eduardo Amorim Novais, André Maia, Carsten Meyer, Sung Eun Song Watanabe, Michel Eid Farah, Eduardo Büchele Rodrigues

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Trial report in Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  6. Retinal and choroidal angiogenesis: a review of new targets.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2017
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9 authors.

João Rafael de Oliveira DiasDepartment of Ophthalmology, Paulista Medical School, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Gabriel Costa de Andrade
Vinicius Ferreira Kniggendorf
Eduardo Amorim Novais
André Maia
Carsten Meyer
Sung Eun Song Watanabe
Michel Eid Farah
Eduardo Büchele Rodrigues

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the 6-month safety and efficacy of ziv-aflibercept intravitreal injections for treating exudative age-related macular degeneration.

methodsFifteen patients with unilateral exudative age-related macular degeneration were enrolled. The best-corrected visual acuity was measured and spectral domain optical coherence tomography was performed at baseline and monthly. Full-field electroretinography and multifocal electroretinography were obtained at baseline and 4, 13, and 26 weeks after the first injection. All patients received three monthly intravitreal injections of ziv-aflibercept (1.25 mg) followed by as-needed treatment.

resultsBetween baseline and 26 weeks, the mean logMAR best-corrected visual acuity improved (P = 0.00408) from 0.93 ± 0.4 (20/200) to 0.82 ± 0.5 (20/160) logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution, respectively; the central retinal thickness decreased significantly (P = 0.0007) from 490.3 ± 155.1 microns to 327.9 ± 101.5 microns; the mean total macular volume decreased significantly (P < 0.0001) from 9.51 ± 1.36 mm to 8.08 ± 1.34 mm, and the a-wave implicit time increased, with no differences in the other full-field electroretinography parameters. The average multifocal electroretinography macular responses within the first central 15° showed significantly (P < 0.05) increased P1 amplitudes at 26 weeks. No systemic or ocular complications developed.

conclusionIntravitreal ziv-aflibercept significantly improved the best-corrected visual acuity, multifocal electroretinography amplitudes, central retinal thickness, and total macular volume from baseline to 26 weeks. No retinal toxicity on full-field electroretinography or adverse events occurred during the follow-up period.

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Visual AcuityAgedAged, 80 and overElectroretinographyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntravitreal InjectionsMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRetinaTime FactorsTomography, Optical CoherenceafliberceptReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorRecombinant Fusion Proteins

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PMID27798520
PMCPMC5549635

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