Chujo Shinichiro, Matsubara Hisashi, Mase Yoko, Kato Kumiko, Kondo Mineo
Department of Ophthalmology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, JPN.
Cureus. 2025 Apr 21;17(4):e82709. doi: 10.7759/cureus.82709. eCollection 2025 Apr.
The half-life of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) drugs shortens significantly after vitrectomy due to an increased intraocular pharmacokinetic clearance caused by the absence of the vitreous gel. This reduced half-life can limit the therapeutic effect of these intravitreal agents and complicate the management of conditions such as neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). We report a case of nAMD in a vitrectomized eye that showed inadequate response to both aflibercept and brolucizumab, but experienced effective suppression of exudation following intravitreal administration of faricimab. This case suggests that faricimab may offer a therapeutic benefit in managing exudative changes in vitrectomized eyes with nAMD.
由于玻璃体凝胶缺失导致眼内药代动力学清除增加,玻璃体切除术后抗血管内皮生长因子(anti-VEGF)药物的半衰期显著缩短。这种半衰期的缩短会限制这些玻璃体内药物的治疗效果,并使诸如新生血管性年龄相关性黄斑变性(nAMD)等病症的管理变得复杂。我们报告了一例玻璃体切除术后发生nAMD的病例,该病例对阿柏西普和布罗利珠单抗均反应不足,但玻璃体内注射法西单抗后渗出得到有效抑制。该病例表明,法西单抗在治疗玻璃体切除术后患有nAMD的眼睛的渗出性变化方面可能具有治疗益处。