One-year outcomes of the Polish treatment program for the wet form of age-related macular degeneration using intravitreal therapy
| Autor: | Joanna Dolar-Szczasny, Anna Matysik-Wożniak, Marta Misiuk-Hojło, Małgorzata Figurska, Robert Rejdak, Anna Święch-Zubilewicz, Sławomir Teper, Marek Rękas, Joanna Adamiec-Mroczek, Magdalena Ulińska |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures Recombinant Fusion Proteins Visual Acuity Angiogenesis Inhibitors Retina 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Ophthalmology Age related Ranibizumab Medicine Humans Aflibercept Aged Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over business.industry General Medicine Macular degeneration medicine.disease Choroidal Neovascularization Choroidal neovascularization Receptors Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Treatment Outcome Intravitreal Injections 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Wet Macular Degeneration Female Poland medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery medicine.drug Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | European journal of ophthalmology. 30(3) |
| ISSN: | 1724-6016 |
| Popis: | Purpose: To report 12-month outcomes of a Polish National Treatment Program using aflibercept and ranibizumab in eyes with wet, age-related macular degeneration in routine clinical practice. Material and Methods: This was a non-randomized, retrospective, observational multicenter study. Anonymous data contained in the electronic Therapeutic Program Monitoring System were utilized in this study. Results: The study population consisted of 2828 eyes from 2718 patients. The median age was 76.0 [70.0, 81.0] years; 61.7% were female. Best corrected visual acuity increased from 58.86 [50.05, 69.95] letters to 65.1 [50.1, 73.9] letters (p Conclusion: Eyes treated as part of the Polish therapeutic program gained functional stability and morphological improvement. Treatment-naïve eyes showed the greatest functional benefit. |
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