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ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2024

Changes in Ocular Blood Flow After Intravitreal Injection for Diabetic Macular Edema Between Aflibercept and Faricimab.

Takahiro Mizukami, Saya Mizumoto, Takuya Ishibashi, Satoru Ueno, Takayo Toyonishi, Kuniko Tachibana, Soichiro Mishima, Yoshikazu Shimomura

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Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Early macular choroidal hemodynamic changes after faricimab loading in treatment-naïve diabetic macular edema.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  2. Reduced ocular perfusion after intravitreal Aflibercept and faricimab: an exploratory study for Tie2 receptor distribution in ophthalmic capillaries.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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Takahiro MizukamiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Fuchu Hospital, Izumi, Osaka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7152-5176
Saya MizumotoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Fuchu Hospital, Izumi, Osaka, Japan.
Takuya IshibashiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Fuchu Hospital, Izumi, Osaka, Japan.
Satoru UenoDepartment of Ophthalmology, PL Byoin, Tondabashi, Osaka, Japan.
Takayo ToyonishiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Fuchu Hospital, Izumi, Osaka, Japan.
Kuniko TachibanaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Fuchu Hospital, Izumi, Osaka, Japan.
Soichiro MishimaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Fuchu Hospital, Izumi, Osaka, Japan.
Yoshikazu ShimomuraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Fuchu Hospital, Izumi, Osaka, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to evaluate and compare the effects of intravitreal aflibercept (IVA) and intravitreal faricimab (IVF) injections on the blood flow of retinal vessels in the peripapillary region and optic nerve head (ONH) in eyes with diabetic macular edema (DME) using laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG). Patients and Methods: This study included 20 eyes of 18 patients treated with IVA and 15 eyes of 11 patients treated with IVF for DME. The mean blur rate (MBR) of the ONH and retinal artery and vein of the peripapillary region were measured using LSFG at baseline and 1 month after injection. Central retinal thickness (CRT) and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were measured for all patients. Results: CRT decreased significantly in both IVA-treated ( Conclusion: Intravitreal injection led to a reduction in ocular blood flow in both retinal peripapillary vessels and the ONH in both IVA-treated and IVF-treated groups. No significant difference was observed in MBR reduction between the IVA-treated and IVF-treated groups. Our findings warrant further long-term investigations to reveal differences between aflibercept and faricimab.

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diabetic macular edemadiabetic retinopathylaser speckle flowgraphyobservational studyvascular endothelial growth factor

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PMID39221078
PMCPMC11365510

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