Short-Term Outcomes of Three Consecutive Monthly Loading Administrations of Aflibercept 8 Mg for Treatment-Naïve Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration

<b>Background/Objectives:</b> The aim was to investigate the short-term outcomes of three consecutive monthly aflibercept 8 mg administrations for treatment-naïve eyes with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD). <b>Methods:</b> Twenty-one eyes with exudative AMD were included (type 1 macular neovascularization: eleven eyes; type 2 macular neovascularization, four eyes; and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), six eyes). All eyes received three consecutive monthly administrations of aflibercept 8 mg (114.3 mg/mL) at an injection volume of 0.07 mL. Indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) was performed on eyes with PCV at baseline and at the 3-month visit. <b>Results:</b> The best-corrected visual acuity significantly (BCVA) improved from 0.31 ± 0.38 (baseline) to 0.25 ± 0.38 at the 3-month visits (<i>p</i> = 0.035). Dry macula achieved 62% and 100% at the 1-month and 3-month visits, respectively. Central retinal thickness and subfoveal choroidal thickness significantly decreased by 55.7% and 19.8%, from 341 ± 112 (baseline) to 190 ± 64 (3-month visits) and from 192 ± 50 (baseline) to 154 ± 51 (3-month visits), respectively (both <i>p</i> < 0.001). Complete regression of polypoidal lesions was seen in five (83.3%) eyes out of six on ICGA at the 3-month visit. No systemic adverse events were noted, and one eye developed a retinal pigment epithelial tear one month after the first injection. <b>Conclusions:</b> Three consecutive monthly administrations of aflibercept (8 mg) were safe and effective for resolving exudation and polyp regression, with significant BCVA improvement in treatment-naïve eyes with exudative AMD.

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2025-03-20
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Short-Term Outcomes of Three Consecutive Monthly Loading Administrations of Aflibercept 8 Mg for Treatment-Naïve Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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Short-Term Outcomes of Three Consecutive Monthly Loading Administrations of Aflibercept 8 Mg for Treatment-Naïve Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Yoshiko Fukuda, Kenji Kashiwagi, Shuhei Hosoda, Yoichi Sakurada, Wataru Kikushima, Yumi Kotoda
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<b>Background/Objectives:</b> The aim was to investigate the short-term outcomes of three consecutive monthly aflibercept 8 mg administrations for treatment-naïve eyes with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD). <b>Methods:</b> Twenty-one eyes with exudative AMD were included (type 1 macular neovascularization: eleven eyes; type 2 macular neovascularization, four eyes; and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), six eyes). All eyes received three consecutive monthly administrations of aflibercept 8 mg (114.3 mg/mL) at an injection volume of 0.07 mL. Indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) was performed on eyes with PCV at baseline and at the 3-month visit. <b>Results:</b> The best-corrected visual acuity significantly (BCVA) improved from 0.31 ± 0.38 (baseline) to 0.25 ± 0.38 at the 3-month visits (<i>p</i> = 0.035). Dry macula achieved 62% and 100% at the 1-month and 3-month visits, respectively. Central retinal thickness and subfoveal choroidal thickness significantly decreased by 55.7% and 19.8%, from 341 ± 112 (baseline) to 190 ± 64 (3-month visits) and from 192 ± 50 (baseline) to 154 ± 51 (3-month visits), respectively (both <i>p</i> < 0.001). Complete regression of polypoidal lesions was seen in five (83.3%) eyes out of six on ICGA at the 3-month visit. No systemic adverse events were noted, and one eye developed a retinal pigment epithelial tear one month after the first injection. <b>Conclusions:</b> Three consecutive monthly administrations of aflibercept (8 mg) were safe and effective for resolving exudation and polyp regression, with significant BCVA improvement in treatment-naïve eyes with exudative AMD.

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