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ArticleNan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University2017

[Multifocal electroretinography for therapeutic effect evaluation of intravitreal injection Lucentis for wet age-related macular degeneration].

Rui-Hong Ju, Man-Sha He, Jin-Tong Hou, Meng-Yuan Li, Jing-Lin Zhang, Zhe-Ming Wu

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Article in Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Rui-Hong JuGuangzhou Aier Eye Hospital, Aier Eye Hospital Group, Guangzhou 510000, China.E-mail: cynthia1912@126.com.
Man-Sha He
Jin-Tong Hou
Meng-Yuan Li
Jing-Lin Zhang
Zhe-Ming Wu
He Eye Hospital · CN

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objectiveTo evaluate the changes in retinal functions using multifocal electroretinography (mfERG) following intravitreal injection of Lucentis for treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration.

methodsThis prospective study was conducted in 14 patients (9 men and 5 women, 14 eyes) with wet age-related macular degeneration receiving treatment with intravitreal injections of ranibizumab (Lucentis) in our hospital between October, 2014 and January, 2016. All the patients received the treatment following a 1+PRN protocol and after the initial injection, the patients were followed up monthly for 6 months to decide if additional injections were needed. The corrected visual acuity and mfERG findings of the patients were assessed before and at l, 3 and 6 months after the initial injection.

resultsAt the last follow-up, the patients received injections for a mean of 2.86∓1.58 times. The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at 1 month after the initial treatment was not significantly different from that before treatment (P=0.07), but showed significant improvements at 3 and 6 months (P<0.05). In mfERG, the implicit time of the 6 rings showed no significant decrease after the treatment, but the amplitude density of P1 and N1 in rings 1 and 2 improved significantly at 1, 3, and 6 months after the initial injection (P<0.05).

conclusionMultifocal electroretinography can serve as a useful modality for evaluating visual function changes in patients receiving intravitreal injection of Lucentis for wet age-related macular degeneration.

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