OCT retinal thickness ratios and frequency of follow-up in Wet AMD

Antonio Calcagni, Jonathan Gibson

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Abstract

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Introduction: In neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an important tool to determine when intravitreal injections of ranibizumab should be administered. Current guidelines recommend that patients should be reviewed four weekly and OCT indications for further treatment include subretinal fluid and intraretinal fluid or cysts.
Purpose: We have reviewed the OCT scans of subjects who have successfully responded to ranibizumab to look for factors that might predict which patients will not require injection and could have extended appointments.
Method: This was a prospective study in which we observed for 6 consecutive months the OCT images of 28 subjects who had received intravitreal ranibizumab for nAMD and were judged to be clinically inactive at recruitment to the study. Ratios between full retinal thickness (FRT = neurosensory retina + outer reflective band) and outer reflective band (ORB) thickness at the fovea were calculated for each subject at the moment of entering the study and at each successive visit for 6 consecutive months.
Results: Patients with lower FRT/ORB ratios were found to be less likely to require an additional injection of ranibizumab and no subject with a ratio of 1.75 or less needed further injections.
Conclusion: This small pilot study suggests that on macular OCT, the FRT/ORB ratio, and in particular values of 1.75 or less, may prove to be a useful, practical tool when deciding the follow up period for subjects undergoing treatment with intravitreal ranibizumab for nAMD.
Original languageEnglish
Pages118-119
Number of pages2
Publication statusPublished - 2010
EventRoyal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Congress 2010 - Liverpool, United Kingdom
Duration: 25 May 201028 May 2010

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OtherRoyal College of Ophthalmologists Annual Congress 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLiverpool
Period25/05/1028/05/10

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