Real-world efficacy and safety of 8 mg aflibercept in neovascular AMD: a case series

This early case series suggests that patients treated with aflibercept 8 mg may achieve greater duration between treatments while preserving and, in some cases, improving visual acuity and anatomical outcomes in a real-world clinic setting. In this retrospective study, the patient population primarily consisted of treatment-experienced cases with recalcitrant disease or high treatment burdens, potentially using aflibercept 8 mg as salvage therapy. This selection bias limits generalisability to broader real-world populations. The small sample size precludes formal statistical conclusions. Multiple investigators made unstandardised treatment decisions based on individual clinical judgement, including whether to continue aflibercept 8 mg or revert to prior therapy, sometimes after just one injection.

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BMJ Open Ophthalmology
Published
2025-02-01
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjophth-2024-002091
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14
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Retinal Diseases and Treatments
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Real-world efficacy and safety of 8 mg aflibercept in neovascular AMD: a case series

Priya S. Vakharia, David Eichenbaum, Deepak Sambhara
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Real-world efficacy and safety of 8 mg aflibercept in neovascular AMD: a case series

Priya S. Vakharia, David Eichenbaum, Deepak Sambhara
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Abstract

This early case series suggests that patients treated with aflibercept 8 mg may achieve greater duration between treatments while preserving and, in some cases, improving visual acuity and anatomical outcomes in a real-world clinic setting. In this retrospective study, the patient population primarily consisted of treatment-experienced cases with recalcitrant disease or high treatment burdens, potentially using aflibercept 8 mg as salvage therapy. This selection bias limits generalisability to broader real-world populations. The small sample size precludes formal statistical conclusions. Multiple investigators made unstandardised treatment decisions based on individual clinical judgement, including whether to continue aflibercept 8 mg or revert to prior therapy, sometimes after just one injection.

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Medical College of Wisconsin (US), University of South Florida (US), Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida (US), Aspirus Wausau Hospital (US)
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Real-world efficacy and safety of 8 mg aflibercept in neovascular AMD: a case series — Priya S. Vakharia, David Eichenbaum, et al. · BMJ Open Ophthalmology (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS