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Progression and Incidence of Geographic Atrophy in Patients with Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration undergoing Anti- VEGF Therapy

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Hamoud A, Almeida G, Kurumthottical M, Goodluck A, Yang E, Pasu R, Quijano C and Younis S

Importance: Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness in the developed world. There are two phenotypes of AMD as defined by the United Kingdom Department of Health: neovascular AMD (nAMD) and geographic atrophy (GA). GA can develop after nAMD as well. There is recent evidence of the development of GA after anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) treatment. Our study aims to assess the percentage, risk factors and characteristics of patients developing GA after the different anti-VEGF medications for nAMD.

Observations: We retrospectively reviewed case records of 1415 eyes diagnosed with nAMD treated with anti-VEGF for a period of 60 month... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8599.1000216

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