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ReviewEye (London, England)2025

Treatment regimens for optimising outcomes in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

Kelvin Yi Chong Teo, Bora Eldem, Antonia Joussen, Adrian Koh, Jean-François Korobelnik, Xiaoxin Li, Anat Loewenstein, Monica Lövestam-Adrian, Rafael Navarro, Annabelle A Okada and 9 more

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Review in Eye (London, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Real-world comparison of faricimab and aflibercept as second-line therapies for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  5. Exploratory investigation of OCTA-VISTA for longitudinal monitoring of neovascular age-related macular degeneration treatment.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  6. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor conundrum.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Kelvin Yi Chong TeoSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore. gmstyck@nus.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7458-7081
Bora EldemDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Antonia JoussenCharité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Adrian KohCamden Medical Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
Jean-François KorobelnikService d'ophtalmologie, CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
Xiaoxin LiXiamen Eye Center, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
Anat LoewensteinDivision of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7706-1165
Monica Lövestam-AdrianDepartment of Ophthalmology, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Rafael NavarroRetina and Vitreous Department, Institute of Ocular Microsurgery, Barcelona, Spain.
Annabelle A OkadaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Ian PearceRoyal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Francisco RodríguezFundación Oftalmológica Nacional, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia.
David WongUnity Health Toronto - St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Lihteh WuMacula, Vitreous and Retina Associates of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3387-7058
Dinah ZurDivision of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1147-444X
Javier Zarranz-VenturaHospital Clínic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2338-8143
Paul MitchellDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, the University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Varun ChaudharyHamilton Regional Eye Institute, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9988-4146
Paolo LanzettaDepartment of Medicine - Ophthalmology, University of Udine, Udine, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Practice patterns for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) have evolved from the landmark registration trials of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors. Non-monthly regimens like treat-and-extend (T&E) have become popular due to their effectiveness in clinical practice. T&E regimens attempt to limit the burden of visits and treatments by allowing progressively longer treatment intervals, but in so doing, are potentially associated with the expense of treating quiescent disease. This is acceptable to many patients and their ophthalmologists but can still be problematic in the real-world. Recent studies have further refined the T&E approach by allowing for quicker and longer extension of treatment intervals when less severe disease is detected. With newer drugs offering increased durability, a shift to longer regular intervals may emerge as a new practice pattern for VEGF inhibitor therapy. This review aims to consolidate the current literature on the most effective treatment patterns and update treatment guidelines based on options that are now available. It also summarises new aspects of nAMD management that may help to further refine current practice.

Indexed as

Angiogenesis InhibitorsMacular DegenerationWet Macular DegenerationHumansIntravitreal InjectionsPractice Guidelines as TopicRanibizumabTreatment OutcomeVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AAngiogenesis InhibitorsRanibizumabVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVEGFA protein, human

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PMID39379523
PMCPMC11933311

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