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SUBMITTER: Gemenetzi M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5233933 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gemenetzi M M Lotery A J AJ Patel P J PJ
Eye (London, England) 20161007 1
Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) intravitreal agents are the only successful treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). However, there are emerging signals that anti-VEGF treatment can potentially increase development of geographic atrophy (GA). Histopathologic, animal, and clinical studies support this hypothesis although direct proof of a relationship between GA and use of anti-VEGF agents in neovascular AMD is not yet established. This review presents current evid ...[more]