ACCESSIBILITY AS A CONDITIONING FACTOR IN TREATMENT FOR EXUDATIVE AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION

REAL J.P; LUNA J.D; URRETS-ZAVALIA J.A; DE SANTIS M; PALMA SD; GRANERO, G

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Año: 2013 p. 1 - 1

urpose: Ranibizumab and Bevacizumab, coexist as the main therapeutic strategies for the treatment of neovascular-age-macular-degeneration (NV-AMD). In Argentina the access pathways both drug are completely different. Patients with different pathways and gatekeepers to access may experience different outcomes. The purpose of this work was to estimate the impact on therapeutic effects and visual outcome of the different accessibilities to NV-AMD treatment. Methods: A retrospective analysis of the charts of 78 patients with previously untreated exudative AMD, who were treated with Ranibizumab or Bevacizumab between January 2009 and December 2011, was conducted. The main outcomes measured included time delay and change in mean best-corrected-visual-acuity (BCVA) between diagnosis and treatment and mean BCVA change at 1 year follow-ups. Results: The delay between diagnosis and treatment and decrease in visual acuity over this time was significantly higher for patients treated with Ran