Table 2.
Treatment outcomes of switching from ranibizumab to aflibercept.
Eyes with a dry macula (n) | |
before treatment | 0 (0.0%) |
after ranibizumab, before switching | 0 (0.0%) |
after first aflibercept injection | 5 (35.7%) |
after second aflibercept injection | 7 (50.0%) |
after third aflibercept injection | 8 (57.1%) |
Maximum subretinal fluid thickness (µm) | |
before treatment | 134 ± 66 (55–261) |
after ranibizumab, before switching | 102 ± 48 (44–210) |
after first aflibercept injection | 49 ± 53 (0–157) |
after second aflibercept injection | 39 ± 52 (0–164) |
after third aflibercept injection | 39 ± 62 (0–173) |
Maximum subfoveal choroidal thickness (µm) | |
before treatment | 333 ± 99 (274–542) |
after ranibizumab, before switching | 302 ± 82 (182–514) |
after first aflibercept injection | 282 ± 89 (137–470) |
after second aflibercept injection | 269 ± 86 (139–442) |
after third aflibercept injection | 269 ± 93 (134–447) |
Maximum central subfield thickness (µm) | |
before treatment | 372 ± 74 (253–556) |
after ranibizumab, before switching | 327 ± 78 (252–545) |
after first aflibercept injection | 285 ± 103 (181–573) |
after second aflibercept injection | 277 ± 92 (185–532) |
after third aflibercept injection | 285 ± 98 (203–556) |
Visual acuity (logMAR) | |
before treatment | 0.6 ± 0.4 (0.1–1.1) |
after ranibizumab, before switching | 0.5 ± 0.3 (0.1–1.3) |
after first aflibercept injection | 0.4 ± 0.3 (0.0–1.3) |
after second aflibercept injection | 0.5 ± 0.3 (0.0–1.3) |
after third aflibercept injection | 0.4 ± 0.3 (0.0–1.2) |