[Preliminary results of treatment with aflibercept]

Oftalmologia. 2014;58(4):51-8.
[Article in Romanian]

Abstract

The paper presents the first results concerning the Aflibercept (Eylea) treatment, the last antiVEGF approved for treatment of the age related macular degeneration (AMD), neovascular form and for macular edema due to the central retinal vein occlusion. The treatment was applied to patients presenting AMD, ME and other diseases: myopic and idiopatic choroidal neovascularisation, central serous choroidopathy (CSC) or diabetic macular edema (DME). The results were good: improvement of the visual acuity, resolution of the intraretinal fluids and macular edema. Although we did not notice major side-effects, resistance or tachyphylaxis, we noticed some recurrences.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Humans
  • Macular Degeneration / drug therapy*
  • Macular Edema / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor / therapeutic use*
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins / therapeutic use*
  • Retinal Vein Occlusion / drug therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / antagonists & inhibitors*

Substances

  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
  • aflibercept
  • Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor