April 2014
Volume 55, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   April 2014
Real World Vision Outcomes in DME Treated with Anti-VEGF Injections - An Analysis of EMR Data From a Large Health System
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Joanna Campbell
    GHOSR, Allergan, Irvine, CA
  • Ashley L Cole
    CHDA, Allergan, Irvine, CA
  • Arghavan Almony
    Carolina Eye Associates, Southern Pines, NC
  • Herbert Ingraham
    Ophthalmology, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA
  • Nancy M Holekamp
    The Pepose Vision Institute, Chesterfield, MO
    Ophthalmology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
  • Steven Marks
    Ophthalmology, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA
  • Hitesh Chandwani
    GHOSR, Allergan, Irvine, CA
  • Jonathan W Kowalski
    GHOSR, Allergan, Irvine, CA
  • Szilard Kiss
    Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships Joanna Campbell, Allergan Inc (E); Ashley Cole, Allergan Inc (E); Arghavan Almony, Allergan Inc (C); Herbert Ingraham, Geisinger Health System (E); Nancy Holekamp, Allergan Inc (C), Allergan Inc (R), Genentech (C), Genentech (R), Regeneron (C), Regeneron (R); Steven Marks, Geisinger Health System (E); Hitesh Chandwani, Allergan Inc (E); Jonathan Kowalski, Allergan Inc (E); Szilard Kiss, Alimera (C), Alimera (R), Allergan (F), Allergan Inc (C), Allergan Inc (R), Genentech (C), Genentech (F), Genentech (R), Regeneron (C), Regeneron (F), Regeneron (R)
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science April 2014, Vol.55, 3065. doi:
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      Joanna Campbell, Ashley L Cole, Arghavan Almony, Herbert Ingraham, Nancy M Holekamp, Steven Marks, Hitesh Chandwani, Jonathan W Kowalski, Szilard Kiss; Real World Vision Outcomes in DME Treated with Anti-VEGF Injections - An Analysis of EMR Data From a Large Health System. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2014;55(13):3065.

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Abstract
 
Purpose
 

Prior studies have demonstrated less frequent anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) utilization in retinal diseases in clinical practice compared with landmark randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The purpose of this study is to further assess real-world vision outcomes for anti-VEGFs in the treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema (DME).

 
Methods
 

This is a retrospective study of electronic medical records from an integrated health system in the United States. Eyes of DME patients receiving initial treatment with intravitreal ranibizumab or bevacizumab from Jan 2007 to May 2012 were included, with corrected visual acuity (CVA) from 20/40-20/400 at index treatment (baseline) and ≥2 visits within the 12-month follow-up. Data from missing visits (but not invalid data at visits) were imputed by last observation carried forward (LOCF). Snellen visual acuities were converted to the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) scale using a published algorithm. The number of anti-VEGF injections, change in CVA from baseline, and proportions of eyes improving or losing ≥2 or ≥3 lines were assessed at 12 months. Analyses were performed on observed and LOCF data.

 
Results
 

One hundred and three eyes met the inclusion criteria with mean (SD) CVA of 53.8 (15.0) letters at baseline. Eighty-two eyes had a follow-up visit at 6 months, with 77 eyes at 12 months. At 12 months: the mean number of anti-VEGF injections was 2.7; mean change in CVA was 5.4 letters (LOCF); proportions of eyes gaining ≥2 and ≥3 lines were 28.9% and 24.1% (LOCF); and the proportions of eyes losing ≥2 and ≥3 lines were 14.5% and 10.8%, respectively. Outcomes in the observed population were similar to LOCF (Table 1).

 
Conclusions
 

In this large health care system retrospective study, frequency of intravitreal injections and subsequent visual acuity improvement in clinical practice are lower than reported in landmark RCTs like RISE/RIDE. Prior studies demonstrating less frequent DME anti-VEGF injections than in RCTs hypothesized that vision improvement might also be lower. This study links less frequent anti-VEGF injections to less visual acuity improvement. Additional research is needed to assess factors that may affect utilization of anti-VEGF injections, and patient characteristics that may affect vision outcomes such as underlying diabetes control.

 
 
Table 1. DME Vision Outcomes at 12 Months
 
Table 1. DME Vision Outcomes at 12 Months
 
Keywords: 499 diabetic retinopathy • 462 clinical (human) or epidemiologic studies: outcomes/complications • 754 visual acuity  
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