Association of Repeated Intravitreous Bevacizumab Injections With Risk for Glaucoma Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Intravitreous injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents are associated with a sustained increase in intraocular pressure. This sustained elevated intraocular pressure could lead to higher rates of glaucoma surgery to lower this pressure.

Objective

To determine the risk of glaucoma surgery following repeated intravitreous bevacizumab injections.

Design, setting, participants

This nested, case-control study acquired and analyzed data from large, population-based, linked health databases supported by the British Columbia Ministry of Health in Canada. Study participants included all patients with ophthalmic issues in British Columbia, such as those of the Provincial Retinal Diseases Treatment Program, who had received intravitreous bev

SUBMITTER: Eadie BD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5470402 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature