Decrease in Ocular Blood Flow Thirty Minutes After Intravitreal Injections of Brolucizumab and Aflibercept for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Nobuhiro Kato, Masatoshi Haruta, Kei Furushima, Rikki Arai, Yu Matsuo, Shigeo Yoshida Department of Ophthalmology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, JapanCorrespondence: Masatoshi Haruta, Department of Ophthalmology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka,...
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| description | Nobuhiro Kato, Masatoshi Haruta, Kei Furushima, Rikki Arai, Yu Matsuo, Shigeo Yoshida Department of Ophthalmology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, JapanCorrespondence: Masatoshi Haruta, Department of Ophthalmology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan, Tel +81 942 31 7574, Fax +81 942 37 0324, Email haruta_masatoshi@med.kurume-u.ac.jpPurpose: Intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents such as brolucizumab and aflibercept are used widely to treat neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD); however; they may theoretically affect the ocular blood flow. We investigated the short-term changes in the ocular blood flow between eyes with nAMD treated with intravitreal brolucizumab injections (IVBr) and intravitreal aflibercept injections (IVA).Methods: This study included 21 eyes of 21 Japanese patients with nAMD treated with either IVBr or IVA at Kurume University Hospital from April 2021 through June 2022. The rates of ocular blood flow at the optic nerve head (ONH mean blur rate [MBR]-vessel) and at the choroid (CHOR MBR) were analyzed before and 30 minutes after injections using laser speckle flowgraphy.Results: In the IVBr-treated group, the ONH MBR-vessel and CHOR MBR rates decreased significantly by 10.6% and 16.9% from baseline to 30 minutes after IVBr, respectively. In the IVA-treated group, ONH MBR-vessel and CHOR MBR rates decreased significantly by 9.4% and 6.1% from baseline to 30 minutes after IVA, respectively. There was no significant difference in the rates of decrease in the ONH MBR-vessel or CHOR MBR between the IVBr-treated and IVA-treated groups.Conclusion: Intravitreal injections of brolucizumab and aflibercept in eyes with nAMD cause significant decreases in ocular blood flow at the ONH and the choroid 30 minutes after injection. The rate of decrease in ocular blood flow was not significant between the eyes treated with brolucizumab and aflibercept. However, 3 of 10 eyes treated with brolucizumab but none of 11 eyes treated with aflibercept had more than a 30% decrease in the ocular blood flow at the choroid 30 minutes after injection.Keywords: anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents, choroid, laser speckle flowgraphy, mean blur rate, optic nerve head |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9807aa0ec1994bb4bb3ebbda3fbc11312023-04-18T19:32:08ZengDove Medical PressClinical Ophthalmology1177-54832023-04-01Volume 171187119283133Decrease in Ocular Blood Flow Thirty Minutes After Intravitreal Injections of Brolucizumab and Aflibercept for Neovascular Age-Related Macular DegenerationKato NHaruta MFurushima KArai RMatsuo YYoshida SNobuhiro Kato, Masatoshi Haruta, Kei Furushima, Rikki Arai, Yu Matsuo, Shigeo Yoshida Department of Ophthalmology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, JapanCorrespondence: Masatoshi Haruta, Department of Ophthalmology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan, Tel +81 942 31 7574, Fax +81 942 37 0324, Email haruta_masatoshi@med.kurume-u.ac.jpPurpose: Intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents such as brolucizumab and aflibercept are used widely to treat neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD); however; they may theoretically affect the ocular blood flow. We investigated the short-term changes in the ocular blood flow between eyes with nAMD treated with intravitreal brolucizumab injections (IVBr) and intravitreal aflibercept injections (IVA).Methods: This study included 21 eyes of 21 Japanese patients with nAMD treated with either IVBr or IVA at Kurume University Hospital from April 2021 through June 2022. The rates of ocular blood flow at the optic nerve head (ONH mean blur rate [MBR]-vessel) and at the choroid (CHOR MBR) were analyzed before and 30 minutes after injections using laser speckle flowgraphy.Results: In the IVBr-treated group, the ONH MBR-vessel and CHOR MBR rates decreased significantly by 10.6% and 16.9% from baseline to 30 minutes after IVBr, respectively. In the IVA-treated group, ONH MBR-vessel and CHOR MBR rates decreased significantly by 9.4% and 6.1% from baseline to 30 minutes after IVA, respectively. There was no significant difference in the rates of decrease in the ONH MBR-vessel or CHOR MBR between the IVBr-treated and IVA-treated groups.Conclusion: Intravitreal injections of brolucizumab and aflibercept in eyes with nAMD cause significant decreases in ocular blood flow at the ONH and the choroid 30 minutes after injection. The rate of decrease in ocular blood flow was not significant between the eyes treated with brolucizumab and aflibercept. However, 3 of 10 eyes treated with brolucizumab but none of 11 eyes treated with aflibercept had more than a 30% decrease in the ocular blood flow at the choroid 30 minutes after injection.Keywords: anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents, choroid, laser speckle flowgraphy, mean blur rate, optic nerve headhttps://www.dovepress.com/decrease-in-ocular-blood-flow-thirty-minutes-after-intravitreal-inject-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-OPTHanti-vascular endothelial growth factor agentschoroidlaser speckle flowgraphymean blur rateoptic nerve head |
| spellingShingle | Kato N Haruta M Furushima K Arai R Matsuo Y Yoshida S Decrease in Ocular Blood Flow Thirty Minutes After Intravitreal Injections of Brolucizumab and Aflibercept for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Clinical Ophthalmology anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents choroid laser speckle flowgraphy mean blur rate optic nerve head |
| title | Decrease in Ocular Blood Flow Thirty Minutes After Intravitreal Injections of Brolucizumab and Aflibercept for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
| title_full | Decrease in Ocular Blood Flow Thirty Minutes After Intravitreal Injections of Brolucizumab and Aflibercept for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
| title_fullStr | Decrease in Ocular Blood Flow Thirty Minutes After Intravitreal Injections of Brolucizumab and Aflibercept for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
| title_full_unstemmed | Decrease in Ocular Blood Flow Thirty Minutes After Intravitreal Injections of Brolucizumab and Aflibercept for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
| title_short | Decrease in Ocular Blood Flow Thirty Minutes After Intravitreal Injections of Brolucizumab and Aflibercept for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
| title_sort | decrease in ocular blood flow thirty minutes after intravitreal injections of brolucizumab and aflibercept for neovascular age related macular degeneration |
| topic | anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents choroid laser speckle flowgraphy mean blur rate optic nerve head |
| url | https://www.dovepress.com/decrease-in-ocular-blood-flow-thirty-minutes-after-intravitreal-inject-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-OPTH |
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