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Title: Real-World Results of Aflibercept versus Ranibizumab for the Treatment of Exudative AMD Using a Fixed Regimen
Authors: Providência, Joana 
Rodrigues, Tiago M
Oliveira, Mariana
Bernardes, João
Marques, João Pedro 
Murta, Joaquim N. 
Silva, Rufino 
Issue Date: 2018
Publisher: Hindawi
Serial title, monograph or event: BioMed Research International
Volume: 2018
Abstract: Intravitreal injections of antivascular endothelial growth factors have been considered a milestone in the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). However, the increasing incidence of AMD and the burden of visits and injections overcharge both the patient and the healthcare systems. Real-world solutions depend on treatment protocols aimed at optimizing the number of clinical visits while guaranteeing good functional outcomes. We performed a retrospective analysis of 72 eyes from 63 naïve patients diagnosed with nAMD that underwent a fixed intravitreal protocol consisting of bimonthly injections after a three-month loading dose, with either Aflibercept or Ranibizumab (no predefined criteria for treatment selection). Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and optical coherence tomography were analyzed at baseline and during follow-up clinical visits (months 3, 6, 12, and 18). From the included participants, 42 followed a fixed regimen with Aflibercept and 30 with Ranibizumab. At the 12-month visit, there was not a statistically significant difference in the mean change of BCVA between the two groups (p=0.121); however, the mean difference in the central retinal thickness was significantly superior in the Aflibercept group (-142.2 versus -51.5, p=0.011). The described fixed regimen seems to be efficient in the treatment of nAMD in a clinical practice setting.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/107513
ISSN: 2314-6133
2314-6141
DOI: 10.1155/2018/9276580
Rights: openAccess
Appears in Collections:FMUC Medicina - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais
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