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Three-Month Results of Brolucizumab Intravitreal Therapy in Patients with Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

The purpose of the study was to evaluate changes in best corrected visual acuity, central retinal thickness, area and flow in the neovascular membrane and to compare therapeutic outcomes from baseline in patients who received three doses of Beovu (brolucizumab) at three-month follow-up. Material and...

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Autores principales: Michalska-Małecka, Katarzyna, Śpiewak, Dorota, Luksa, Dorota
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8393484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34444199
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168450
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author Michalska-Małecka, Katarzyna
Śpiewak, Dorota
Luksa, Dorota
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Śpiewak, Dorota
Luksa, Dorota
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description The purpose of the study was to evaluate changes in best corrected visual acuity, central retinal thickness, area and flow in the neovascular membrane and to compare therapeutic outcomes from baseline in patients who received three doses of Beovu (brolucizumab) at three-month follow-up. Material and methods: A prospective observational study conducted at the Prof. K. Gibiński University Clinical Center of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice. Eight patients with exudative form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) were observed. Results: The mean best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) outcome increased with each subsequent visit. The mean central retinal thickness (CRT) result also improved (decreased) with each subsequent visit, except for the last measurement. A statistically significant change in neovascular membrane area was observed after the first injection. In further treatment, the membrane area underwent changes that were not statistically significant. A statistically significant change in neovascular membrane flow was demonstrated after the first and second injections. Discussion: Our study confirmed the efficacy of brolucizumab in the treatment of patients with exudative AMD in terms of improvements in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central retinal thickness (CRT), neovascular membrane area, and neovascular membrane flow area.
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spelling pubmed-83934842021-08-28 Three-Month Results of Brolucizumab Intravitreal Therapy in Patients with Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration Michalska-Małecka, Katarzyna Śpiewak, Dorota Luksa, Dorota Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The purpose of the study was to evaluate changes in best corrected visual acuity, central retinal thickness, area and flow in the neovascular membrane and to compare therapeutic outcomes from baseline in patients who received three doses of Beovu (brolucizumab) at three-month follow-up. Material and methods: A prospective observational study conducted at the Prof. K. Gibiński University Clinical Center of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice. Eight patients with exudative form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) were observed. Results: The mean best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) outcome increased with each subsequent visit. The mean central retinal thickness (CRT) result also improved (decreased) with each subsequent visit, except for the last measurement. A statistically significant change in neovascular membrane area was observed after the first injection. In further treatment, the membrane area underwent changes that were not statistically significant. A statistically significant change in neovascular membrane flow was demonstrated after the first and second injections. Discussion: Our study confirmed the efficacy of brolucizumab in the treatment of patients with exudative AMD in terms of improvements in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central retinal thickness (CRT), neovascular membrane area, and neovascular membrane flow area. MDPI 2021-08-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8393484/ /pubmed/34444199 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168450 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_full Three-Month Results of Brolucizumab Intravitreal Therapy in Patients with Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
title_fullStr Three-Month Results of Brolucizumab Intravitreal Therapy in Patients with Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
title_full_unstemmed Three-Month Results of Brolucizumab Intravitreal Therapy in Patients with Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
title_short Three-Month Results of Brolucizumab Intravitreal Therapy in Patients with Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
title_sort three-month results of brolucizumab intravitreal therapy in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8393484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34444199
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168450
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