Background <p>To evaluate the outcome of treat and extend (T&amp;E) for neovascular age related macular degeneration (nAMD) at 12, 18 and 24 months and the impact of clinical characteristics on treatment success defined as extension of treatment interval to ≥12 weeks and functional improvement or stability.</p> Methods <p>Visual and anatomical outcomes evaluated by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and extension of treatment interval to ≥12 weeks were analyzed retrospectively. Clinical factors effective on extension of the treatment interval and visual outcome were evaluated.</p> Results <p>There were 138 eyes with at least 18 months of follow-up. Patients exhibited a significant improvement in visual acuity and reduction in central subfield thickness (CST), subretinal fluid (SRF), intraretinal fluid (IRF) and pigment epithelial detachment (PED) at both the 12<sup>th</sup> and 18<sup>th</sup> months. There was recurrence of IRF and a reduction in gain of visual acuity at 24 months. In 15.2%, 36.2% and 40.6% of eyes, the treatment interval could be extended to ≥12-weeks at 12, 18 and 24 months. Presence of a large PED was found as the only independent variable effecting extension of treatment interval to 12 weeks at 18 months. Baseline BCVA of &gt;20/100 and no IRF at baseline were identified as independent predictive factors for better visual acuity at 18 months.</p> Conclusion <p>Presence of IRF and a visual acuity of ≤20/100 at baseline were found to be negative predictors for visual prognosis, while large PED was a negative predictive factor for less frequent treatment, but it did not affect visual outcome. Treatment interval should be extended cautiously in patients with baseline intraretinal fluid and visual acuity of ≤20/100 in order to balance decreasing the burden of treatment by longer treatment intervals with improvement of visual gain.</p>

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Outcome and factors affecting prognosis in treat and extend treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration-a real world study

  • Fatma Sema Akkan Aydogmus,
  • Tugba Gursoy,
  • Ozdemir Ozdemir,
  • Ozgul Ucar Elalmis,
  • Defne Kalayci

摘要

Background

To evaluate the outcome of treat and extend (T&E) for neovascular age related macular degeneration (nAMD) at 12, 18 and 24 months and the impact of clinical characteristics on treatment success defined as extension of treatment interval to ≥12 weeks and functional improvement or stability.

Methods

Visual and anatomical outcomes evaluated by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and extension of treatment interval to ≥12 weeks were analyzed retrospectively. Clinical factors effective on extension of the treatment interval and visual outcome were evaluated.

Results

There were 138 eyes with at least 18 months of follow-up. Patients exhibited a significant improvement in visual acuity and reduction in central subfield thickness (CST), subretinal fluid (SRF), intraretinal fluid (IRF) and pigment epithelial detachment (PED) at both the 12th and 18th months. There was recurrence of IRF and a reduction in gain of visual acuity at 24 months. In 15.2%, 36.2% and 40.6% of eyes, the treatment interval could be extended to ≥12-weeks at 12, 18 and 24 months. Presence of a large PED was found as the only independent variable effecting extension of treatment interval to 12 weeks at 18 months. Baseline BCVA of >20/100 and no IRF at baseline were identified as independent predictive factors for better visual acuity at 18 months.

Conclusion

Presence of IRF and a visual acuity of ≤20/100 at baseline were found to be negative predictors for visual prognosis, while large PED was a negative predictive factor for less frequent treatment, but it did not affect visual outcome. Treatment interval should be extended cautiously in patients with baseline intraretinal fluid and visual acuity of ≤20/100 in order to balance decreasing the burden of treatment by longer treatment intervals with improvement of visual gain.