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Hindawi, ISRN Ophthalmology, (2011), p. 1-4, 2011

DOI: 10.5402/2011/916789

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Switching from Intravitreal Ranibizumab to Bevacizumab for Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Journal article published in 2011 by Kisaburo Yamada, Kenichi Kimoto, Hirofumi Kono, Toshiaki Kubota ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Purpose. To report our experiences in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) treated initially with intravitreal ranibizumab and then switched to bevacizumab. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed the records of 7 patients (7 eyes) who were treated with monthly injections of intravitreal ranibizumab and then switched to injections of bevacizumab (every 6 weeks) for six months. The best-corrected visual acuity measurements (BCVA) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) were performed at the baseline examination and then at each visit. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for the statistical analysis. Results. Following three monthly ranibizumab treatments, there was no significant difference in the BCVA, while the foveal retinal thickness (FRT) significantly decreased (P < 0.01). Switching from ranibizumab to bevacizumab resulted in maintenance (57.2%) of the BCVA and a further decrease in the FRT (P < 0.01) after 6 months. Conclusions. Switching to intravitreal bevacizumab may be effective in patients who wish to discontinue intravitreal ranibizumab treatment due to the high cost.