Switching to aflibercept among patients with treatment-resistant neovascular age-related macular degeneration: A systematic review with meta-analysis

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2017, Pages 161-177

  Spooner, Kimberly ^a,b,c   Hong, Thomas ^a,b   Wijeyakumar, Wijeyanthy ^a,b,c   Chang, Andrew A ^a,b,c  

^a Sydney Day Surgery   (Australia)

^b Sydney Institute of Health Sciences   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aflibercept; Anti vascular endothelial growth factor; Macular degeneration; Meta analysis; Treatment resistance

Indexed keywords

AFLIBERCEPT; BEVACIZUMAB; RANIBIZUMAB;

AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; BEST CORRECTED VISUAL ACUITY; CATARACT; CENTRAL RETINAL THICKNESS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; META ANALYSIS; MONOTHERAPY; NEOVASCULAR AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINA MACULA HEMORRHAGE; RETINA TEAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 85010886931     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S125676     Document Type: Review

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