Abstract:
PURPOSE:To evaluate aqueous flare change patterns following anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for diabetic macular edema (DME) and investigate the relationship between changes in flare values and central macular thickness (CMT). STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective, interventional case series METHODS: A total of 84 eyes of 62 patients with DME received either intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR; n = 62) or aflibercept (IVA; n = 22). A laser flare photometer (Kowa FM500, Kowa Company, Ltd) was used to measure flare values, and CMT was assessed using optical coherence tomography. Flare values and CMT were measured prior to injection (baseline) and at, 1, 7 and 14 days after injection. RESULTS:Flare values in the IVR group decreased significantly at day 14 (P = 0.001), whereas the IVA group showed a significant increase in flare values at day 1 (P < 0.001). In the IVA group, the baseline flare values were significantly higher in the CMT reduction group than in the non-CMT reduction group (P = 0.035). There was no correlation between changes in flare values and CMT either in the IVA or IVR group. CONCLUSIONS:Flare value changes in patients treated with IVR decreased at day 14 post-injection. This may indicate when the most anti-inflammatory effect was obtained. There was no correlation between changes in flare values and CMT either in the IVA or IVR group; nevertheless, our research suggests that the baseline flare value is a predictive factor for the efficacy of IVA in DME.
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Jpn J Ophthalmoljournal_title
Japanese journal of ophthalmologyauthors
Shiraya T,Kure K,Araki F,Kato S,Kaiya Tdoi
10.1007/s10384-019-00698-zsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-05-01 00:00:00pages
250-256issue
3eissn
0021-5155issn
1613-2246pii
10.1007/s10384-019-00698-zjournal_volume
64pub_type
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