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ArticleTurkish journal of ophthalmology2017

Evaluation of Aflibercept Treatment Responses in Eyes with Bevacizumab/Ranibizumab-resistant Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration.

Tuncay Topal, Taner Kar, Yıldıray Yıldırım, Sercan Koray Sağdıç, Cihan Büyükavşar, Abdullah Kaya, Ali Ayata, Murat Sönmez, Melih Hamdi Ünal

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Article in Turkish journal of ophthalmology, 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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Tuncay TopalHaydarpaşa Sultan Abdülhamid Training and Research Hospital, Ophthalmology Clinic, İstanbul, Turkey.
Taner KarHaydarpaşa Sultan Abdülhamid Training and Research Hospital, Ophthalmology Clinic, İstanbul, Turkey.
Yıldıray YıldırımHaydarpaşa Sultan Abdülhamid Training and Research Hospital, Ophthalmology Clinic, İstanbul, Turkey.
Sercan Koray SağdıçHaydarpaşa Sultan Abdülhamid Training and Research Hospital, Ophthalmology Clinic, İstanbul, Turkey.
Cihan BüyükavşarHaydarpaşa Sultan Abdülhamid Training and Research Hospital, Ophthalmology Clinic, İstanbul, Turkey.
Abdullah KayaAnıttepe Military Dispensary, Ankara, Turkey.
Ali AyataHaydarpaşa Sultan Abdülhamid Training and Research Hospital, Ophthalmology Clinic, İstanbul, Turkey.
Murat SönmezHaydarpaşa Sultan Abdülhamid Training and Research Hospital, Ophthalmology Clinic, İstanbul, Turkey.
Melih Hamdi ÜnalHaydarpaşa Sultan Abdülhamid Training and Research Hospital, Ophthalmology Clinic, İstanbul, Turkey.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo evaluate anatomic and functional results after switching from intravitreal bevacizumab or ranibizumab treatment to aflibercept for wet (neovascular) age-related macular degeneration. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis retrospective study included 22 eyes of 22 patients resistant to treatment with at least 6 injections of bevacizumab or ranibizumab. The first three injections had been applied monthly, the others pro re nata (PRN). Outcome measures were follow-up period, injection number, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central retinal thickness (CRT) and pigment epithelial detachment (PED) height. Dosing regimen of aflibercept was determined PRN. The patients were examined monthly. In all visits, BCVA and optical coherence tomography results were assessed together and injections were applied according to these findings. Patients with at least three months of follow-up were included in the study.

resultsTwenty-two eyes of 22 patients treated with bevacizumab or ranibizumab were switched to aflibercept therapy. Seven patients had serous PED and 4 patients had fibrovascular PED. The mean follow-up periods for these groups were 20.59±6.76 months and 8.68±3.79 months, respectively. The mean injection numbers were 10.5±3.61 vs 4.54±1.56. Statistically significant reductions were noted in CRT (533.86±164.06 µm vs 412.04±143.86 µm, p<0.05). BCVA levels were almost equal before and after switching (0.18±0.17 vs 0.18±0.14). Serous and fibrovascular PED heights decreased suboptimally from 460±281.51 µm to 282.42±175.76 µm (p>0.05) for serous PEDs and 251.25±43.85 µm to 225.75±73.09 µm (p>0.05) for fibrovascular PEDs.

conclusionSwitching to aflibercept resulted in significant improvement in CRT, but not in BCVA or PED heights.

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Afliberceptcentral retinal thicknesspigment epithelial detachmentvisual acuity

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PMID28630787
PMCPMC5468525

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