| Literature DB >> 26948315 |
Chiara M Eandi1, Camilla Alovisi2, Ugo De Sanctis2, Federico M Grignolo2.
Abstract
With the introduction in the clinical practice of drugs inhibiting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) the visual outcomes of patients with neovascular age related macular degeneration (AMD) dramatically improved. Since 2006 repeated intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF became the standard of care for the treatment of neovascular AMD. This review provides an overview of available data form clinical trials supporting the use of anti-VEGF molecules for the treatment of this condition. Several questions remain open, in particular the regimen of treatment, the frequency of injection, the safety of the different drugs, and the poor response to the treatment in some cases. Therefore, new agents and alternative delivery are currently under evaluation.Entities:
Keywords: Angiogenesis; Anti-VEGF; Choroid; Degeneration; Macula; Retina
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26948315 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.03.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pharmacol ISSN: 0014-2999 Impact factor: 4.432