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Bonnin, Philippe, Pournaras, Jean-Antoine C., Lazrak, Zineb, Cohen, Salomon Yves, Legargasson, Jean-François, Gaudric, Alain, Levy, Bernard I., Massin, Pascale |
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Acta Ophthalmologica (1755375X); Sep2010, Vol. 88 Issue 6, p641-645, 5p |
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Acta Ophthalmol. 2010: 88: 641–645 Purpose: Angiogenic inhibitors, alone or combined with other therapies, are believed to represent a promising treatment for neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). They can maintain or improve visual acuity (VA), at least for the first 2 years. However, evolution to retinal atrophy cannot be ruled out and it may be useful to assess the effects of antiangiogenic therapy on retinal and choroidal circulation. Methods: We carried out a pilot study in 15 patients with wet AMD. Time-averaged mean blood flow velocities (BFVs) in the central retinal, temporal posterior ciliary and ophthalmic arteries (CRA, TPCA and OA) were measured by ultrasound imaging before and 4 weeks after a single intravitreal injection of 1.25 mg bevacizumab in 0.05 ml. Patients underwent two ophthalmic examinations, before and 4 weeks after injection, including VA measurement and optical coherence tomography (OCT3) examination. Results: In treated eyes, bevacizumab injection was followed by a significant improvement in VA (from 20/125 to 20/80; p = 0.0214), and a decrease in mean central macular thickness (from 392 ± 96 μm to 271 ± 50 μm; p = 0.0038). Mean BFV decreased by 10% in the CRA (p = 0.0226), 20% in the TPCA (p = 0.0026) and 20% in the OA (p = 0.0003). No effect was observed in fellow eyes. Conclusions: Intravitreal bevacizumab acutely improved VA and reduced central macular thickness in wet AMD. Ultrasound imaging revealed that BFVs decreased in all retrobulbar arteries, suggesting that after local diffusion, bevacizumab exerts a short-term regional effect. Bevacizumab might therefore induce hypoperfusion of the whole eye, which may correspond to a vascular side-effect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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