Efficacy of ranibizumab and aflibercept on reducing maximum diameter of largest cyst in diabetic cystoid macular edema: MARMASIA study group

• Published in: European journal of ophthalmology p. 11206721241280737
• Main Authors: Tokuç, Ecem Önder, Karabaş, V Levent, Sevik, Mehmet Orkun, Kaplan, Fatih Bilgehan, Kutlutürk Karagöz, Işıl, Kanar, Hatice Selen, Yayla, Uğur, Sönmez, Ayşe Demirciler, Aykut, Aslan, Limon, Utku, Bozkurt, Erdinç, Özsoy Saygın, Işılay, Aydoğan Gezginaslan, Tuğba, Erçalık, Nimet Yeşim, Kumral Türkseven, Esra, Aydın Öncü, Özlem, Çelik, Erkan, Başaran Emengen, Ece, Özkaya, Abdullah, Öncel, Banu Açıkalın, Yenerel, Nursal Melda, Şahin, Özlem
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 05.09.2024
• Subjects: intravitreal anti-VEGF; cyst diameter; cystoid macular edema; Aflibercept; intraretinal cyst; ranibizumab; diabetic macular edema
• ISSN: 1724-6016
• DOI: 10.1177/11206721241280737

This study aimed to compare the effect of intravitreal aflibercept (IVA) and ranibizumab (IVR) on the maximal diameter of the largest intraretinal cyst (mdIRC), indicating chronicity in patients with diabetic cystoid macular edema (CME). This retrospective, comparative study included a subgroup of patients from the MARMASIA Study with treatment-naïve diabetic CME who had IVA (IVA group) or IVR (IVR group) on a pro re nata regimen after a loading dose of 3-monthly injections and followed-up for 24 months. Best-corrected visual acuity (logMAR), central macular thickness (CMT, µm), and mdIRC (µm) and their changes during the study period in the IVA and IVR groups were compared. A total of 175 eyes (65 [37.1%] in IVA and 110 [62.9%] in IVR group) of 113 patients were included in the study analysis. Both groups had statistically significant improvements in BCVA and CMT during the follow-up (p < 0.05 for all), which were comparable between the groups at each time point. However, the mean reduction in mdIRCs was consistently and significantly higher in the IVA group compared to the IVR group at each follow-up examination (F[1, 3.52] = 6.93, p = 0.009). IVA seems to have a greater impact in reducing cyst sizes than IVR in diabetic CME.