Abstract
Aim: The aim of this article is to evaluate the rate of patients developing sustained elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) after ranibizumab (Lucentis) intravitreal (IVT) injections.
Design: This is a retrospective study.
Participants: Charts of 192 consecutive patients receiving Lucentis for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) were retrospectively reviewed.
Materials and methods: We enrolled patients with at least two IOP measurements between injections. Elevated IOP was defined as >21 mm Hg with an increase of at least 20% from baseline. Noninjected contralateral eyes of the same patient cohort were used as control.
Main outcome measures: Primary outcome was defined as elevated IOP. Secondary outcomes were presence and type of glaucoma, number of injections, and time to IOP elevation.
Results: Elevated IOP occurred at a significantly higher rate in eyes receiving IVT ranibizumab (7.47%; n = 9) compared with control (0.93%; n = 1). Patients with preexisting glaucoma or ocular hypertension (OHT) were more likely to develop elevated IOP after IVT ranibizumab injection.
Conclusion: Intravitreal ranibizumab injections are associated with sustained IOP elevation in some eyes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3-7 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Current Glaucoma Practice |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- age-related macular degeneration
- intraocular pressure
- ranibizumab