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Posterior vitreous detachment linked to fewer anti-VEGF injections for wet AMD
ORLANDO, Fla. — The presence of vitreous separation may play a role in ranibizumab therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration, according to a poster presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting here.Previous studies showed that bevacizumab injections in animal eyes had a slower rate of retinal penetration when the vitreous was attached to the anterior retina surface. The presence of vitreous separation may reduce the number of injections needed because of better retinal penetration or increase the number of injections needed because of less of the (Read more...)