SHORT-TERM EFFICACY OF INTRAVITREAL PATIZRA® (RANIBIZUMAB) IN TREATMENT NAIVE PATIENTS- REAL WORLD EVIDENCE IN PAKISTAN

Authors

  • Hajra Arshad Malik Amanat Eye Hospital
  • Rayyan Sabih Amanat Eye Hospital
  • Hina Khan Amanat Eye Hospital
  • Muhammad Umair Combined Military Hospital
  • Muhammad Asif Government College University, Faisalabad
  • Aamir Asrar Amanat Eye Hospital
  • Maha Asrar Amanat Eye Hospital

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55519/JAMC-03-S1-9562

Keywords:

Ranibizumab, Macular Edema, Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Retinal Vein Occlusion

Abstract

Background: Macular oedema is a final common pathway of a multitude of both ocular and systemic insults. This study was conducted to evaluate the short-term efficacy and safety of intraocular Ranibizumab in patients with macular oedema in a ‘real-world’ setting in Pakistan. Methods: A prospective multicenter study conducted at Amanat Eye Hospitals in Islamabad and Rawalpindi from 1st August 2018 to 1st November 2019. Forty-four eyes of 34 patients with macular oedema were treated with monthly intravitreal Ranibizumab (Patizra®) injections for three consecutive months. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), and optical coherence tomography (OCT) parameters including central retinal thickness (CRT) and macular volume were assessed prior to the injections and then 4 weeks post the final injection and compared. Results: BCVA improved from logMAR 0.61±0.40 at baseline to 0.27±0.35 four weeks after the third intravitreal injection. CRT decreased from 428.54±187.06μm at baseline to 364.50±170.49 μm. Macular volume showed a non-significant decrease from 9.97±3.19 mm3 at baseline to 9.22±2.68 mm3 four weeks after the third intravitreal injection. No systemic or ocular complications were observed during the course of the study. Conclusion: Treatment with intravitreal Patizra® injections was found safe and resulted in clinically and statistically significant improvement in visual acuity and the SD-OCT parameter of central retinal thickness in patients with macular edema secondary to various retinal pathologies. There was no significant decrease in the macular volume.

Author Biographies

Hajra Arshad Malik, Amanat Eye Hospital

Research Assistant, Medical Retina Clinic, Amanat Eye Hospital

Rayyan Sabih, Amanat Eye Hospital

Research Assistant, Amanat Eye Hospital

Hina Khan, Amanat Eye Hospital

Consultant Ophthalmologist, Medical Retina Clinic, Amanat Eye Hospital

Muhammad Umair, Combined Military Hospital

Medical Oncologist, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi

Muhammad Asif, Government College University, Faisalabad

Lecturer at Department of Public Health, Government College University, Faisalabad 

Aamir Asrar, Amanat Eye Hospital

Chief Consultant Ophthalmologist, Amanat Eye Hospital 

Maha Asrar, Amanat Eye Hospital

Research Assistant, Amanat Eye Hospital

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Published

2022-06-24