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To evaluate the status of the blood-aqueous barrier by objectively measuring protein concentration in the aqueous humor using laser flare photometry (LFP) in patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) undergoing anti-angiogenic therapy.
All patients were assigned to two groups. The first group was administered intravitreal injections of 2 mg (0.05 mL) aflibercept, while the second group received 6 mg (0.05 mL) brolucizumab. The regimen of treatment in both groups was treat-and-extend
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Group of aflibercept | Active Comparator | The first group (15 patients (17 eyes)) was administered intravitreal injections of 2 mg (0.05 mL) aflibercept. |
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| Group of brolucizumab | Active Comparator | The second group (15 patients (16 eyes)) received 6 mg (0.05 mL) brolucizumab. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| laser flare photometry before intravitreal injection | Diagnostic Test | The first group was administered intravitreal injections of 2 mg (0.05 mL) aflibercept The second group received 6 mg (0.05 mL) brolucizumab. Objectively measuring protein concentration in the aqueous humor using laser flare photometry (LFP). |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| laser flare photometry values in the aqueous humor | Detection of protein concentration in the aqueous humor using laser flare photometry | 6-month |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| best-corrected visual acuity | the change in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) | 6-month |
| central retinal thickness | central retinal thickness (CRT) |
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Inclusion Criteria: only primary, untreated patients with exudative AMD who were eligible for anti-VEGF therapy were included in the study. -
Exclusion Criteria:patients with hyperlipidemia, cardiac or renal insufficiency, ocular neoplasms, glaucoma, as well as those with corneal opacity within the optical zone or any inflammation of the studied eye that could lead to increased light-scattering intensity of protein molecules in the anterior chamber fluid, as measured by laser flare photometry, were excluded from the study.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Andrii MD Korol, PhD | The Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| The Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy | Odesa | 65061 | Ukraine |
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| ID | Term |
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| D008268 | Macular Degeneration |
| ID | Term |
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| D012162 | Retinal Degeneration |
| D012164 | Retinal Diseases |
| D005128 | Eye Diseases |
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| 6-month |