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. 2020 Dec 16;41(4):671–678. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000003083

Table 3.

Incidence of RPE Tear Across Retrospective Case Series With Anti-VEGF Treatment

Study Treatment Duration, Months Eyes, n Incidence of RPE Tear Across Treatment Groups, n (%) Incidence of PED Across Treatment Groups, n (%) Incidence of RPE Tear in Patients With PED, n (%)
Chan et al11 Bevacizumab* 12 1,064 22 (2.2) 123 (11.6) 21 (17.1)
Gelisken et al30 Bevacizumab* 12 409 15 (3.7) NS NS
Leitritz et al31 Bevacizumab* NA 393 15 (3.8) NS 14.8
Empeslidis et al12 Ranibizumab or bevacizumab* 18 628 17 (2.7) NS NS
Konstantinidis et al32 Ranibizumab 24 74 4 (5.4) NA 7 (12.3)
*

Bevacizumab is not licensed for the treatment of retinal diseases.

Patients with serious PED were excluded.

Number of patients.

NA, not applicable; NS, not stated.