Microperimetric assessment of retinal sensitivity in eyes with diabetic macular edema from a phase 2 study of intravitreal aflibercept

Victor H. Gonzalez, David S. Boyer, Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, Jeffrey S. Heier, Carmelina Gordon, Matthew S. Benz, Dennis M. Marcus, Nelson R. Sabates, Robert Vitti, Husain Kazmi, Alyson J. Berliner, Yuhwen Soo, Xiaoping Zhu, Hadi Moini, Oliver Zeitz, Rupert Sandbrink, Diana V. Do

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Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate retinal sensitivity in patients with diabetic macular edema who received intravitreal aflibercept injection (IAI) or laser. Methods: A substudy included 46 patients from DA VINCI (a randomized, double-masked Phase 2 study) receiving either laser, 0.5 mg IAI every 4 weeks, 2 mg IAI every 4 weeks, 2 mg IAI every 8 weeks after 3 monthly doses (2q8), or 2 mg IAI as-needed after 3 monthly doses for 52 weeks. Retinal sensitivity was measured in one (central), five (one central and four inner), and eight (four inner and four outer) optical coherence tomography subfields. Results: Mean best-corrected visual acuity improvement in the subgroup at Week 52 was 3.3 letters with laser and ranged from 5.4 to 16.3 letters in the IAI groups. Retinal sensitivity of laser patients at Week 52 was comparable with baseline in the central optical coherence tomography subfield but decreased in the five and eight optical coherence tomography subfields. Compared with laser, retinal sensitivity significantly increased with IAI in the 2q8 and pooled IAI groups in the 5 and 8 optical coherence tomography subfields at Week 52 (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Intravitreal aflibercept injection improved best-corrected visual acuity and retinal sensitivity in this subgroup of patients. Laser may cause a deterioration of macular function that is not detectable with best-corrected visual acuity testing.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)687-694
Number of pages8
JournalRetina
Volume35
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2015

Keywords

  • DA VINCI
  • DME
  • VEGF Trap-Eye
  • intravitreal aflibercept injection
  • laser
  • macular function
  • microperimetry
  • retinal sensitivity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ophthalmology

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