Systemic Arterial Hypertension and Ophthalmohypertension as Independent Risk Factors for Poor Response to Antiangiogenic Therapy with Line 1 Drugs in Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration
V. G. Likhvantseva,
A. S. Gevorgyan,
S. G. Kapkova
et al.
Abstract:Purpose: to assess hypertension as a risk factor for a poor response to antiangiogenic therapy.Patients and methods. Systemic blood pressure was studied in 84 patients (92 eyes) with age-related macular degeneration who were treated with intravitreal injections of Eilea in a fixed mode.Results. It was found that significantly more often a poor response to treatment in the form of partial non-resposing or progression of the disease, despite treatment, is associated with elevated diastolic blood pressure (DBP, p… Show more
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