Purpose: To assess the value of a monthly injection of Lucentis® until stable visual acuity (VA) is obtained for three consecutive months without exudation in patients with neovascular age macular degeneration (AMD).
Methods: Prospective, single-center, non-controlled trial including naïve AMD patients with neovascularization. An assessment of VA and a spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) were performed at baseline and every month. Monthly injections of Lucentis® were performed over three months. The monthly injections were then continued until three consecutive stable VA results were obtained with no signs of exudation.
Results: Fifteen out of the 21 patients included were anatomically good responders. A mean gain of +14Le (9) was obtained up to the point at which there was no exudation. There was no additional gain from this point until 3 consecutive stable VA results were obtained. During the PRN phase, an additional mean gain of +3.2Le (7.7) was obtained.
Conclusion: This initial VA-guided regimen with ranibizumab might prevent the slight decrease in VA observed during the first year of PRN studies.
Keywords: Best corrected visual acuity; DMLA; Meilleure acuité visuelle corrigée; Neovascular AMD.
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