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Table 2 Optical coherence tomography measurements and visual acuity over the course of medication changes

From: Conversion back to bevacizumab or ranibizumab for recurrent neovascular activity with aflibercept in age-related macular degeneration: a case series

 

Median

(interquartile range)

Wilcoxon p value

Friedman’s p value

Central macular thickness (CMT), μm

<0.001

 OCT 1

317 (259.5–362.5)

 OCT 2

285 (228–337)

0.034a

 OCT 3

296 (231.5–409)

0.080b

 OCT 4

283 (229.5–374.5)

0.016c

Total fluid volumed, mm3

<0.001

 OCT 1

2.56 (1.05–4.47)

  

 OCT 2

2.44 (1.03–4.54)

0.080a

 

 OCT 3

3.18 (0.96–4.39)

0.019b

 

 OCT 4

2.11 (0.82–3.57)

0.016c

 

Subretinal fluid (SRF), mm3

<0.001

 OCT 1

0.16 (0.01–0.88)

  

 OCT 2

0.19 (0.006–0.59)

0.018a

 

 OCT 3

0.34 (0.04–1.42)

0.057b

 

 OCT 4

0.11 (0–0.36)

0.003c

 

Intraretinal fluid (IRF), mm3

<0.001

 OCT 1

0.007 (0–0.44)

  

 OCT 2

0.002 (0–0.11)

0.102a

 

 OCT 3

0.12 (0–0.78)

0.019b

 

 OCT 4

0.0005 (0–0.44)

0.336c

 

Pigment epithelial detachment (PED), mm3

<0.001

 OCT 1

2.00 (0.64–3.27)

 OCT 2

1.64 (0.71–3.40)

0.307a

 OCT 3

1.95 (0.65–2.79)

0.238b

 OCT 4

1.76 (0.53–2.55)

0.179c

Visual acuity (VA), logMARe

<0.001

 OCT 1

0.30 (0.18–0.48)

 OCT 2

0.30 (0.18–0.44)

0.175a

 OCT 3

0.30 (0.14–0.57)

0.292b

 OCT 4

0.30 (0.18–0.60)

0.104c

  1. Treatment response of patients with chronic neovascular age-related macular degeneration switched from bevacizumab or ranibizumab to aflibercept and then back to bevacizumab or ranibizumab
  2. OCT 1 represents the last OCT on bevacizumab or ranibizumab prior to transition to aflibercept. OCT 2 represents the first OCT after switching to aflibercept. OCT 3 indicates the last OCT on aflibercept before transition back to bevacizumab or ranibizumab. OCT 4 represents the first OCT after switching back to bevacizumab or ranibizumab
  3. aComparing response from bevacizumab or ranibizumab (OCT 1) to aflibercept (OCT 2)
  4. bComparing progression while on aflibercept (OCT 2 and OCT 3)
  5. cComparing response back to bevacizumab or ranibizumab (OCT 4) from aflibercept (OCT 3)
  6. dSummation of subretinal fluid, intraretinal fluid, and pigment epithelial detachments
  7. eLogarithm of minimum angle of resolution