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I. Mantel et al., « Antidepressant medication and ocular factors in association with the need for anti-VEGF retreatment in neovascular age-related macular degeneration. », Serveur académique Lausannois, ID : 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-312318
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key player in the pathogenesis of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and is also involved in the final common pathway of antidepressant medication. This study investigated the relationship between the need for anti-VEGF retreatment in patients with nAMD and antidepressant medication, and the potential impact of ocular structural factors. Data from two identical prospective 2-year treatment protocols using ranibizumab or aflibercept in a variable-dosing regimen ('Observe-and-Plan') were analysed. Retreatment requirement was compared with antidepressant medication intake (primary outcome) and a variety of ocular factors from baseline and from month 3 response (secondary outcomes), using univariate and multivariate analyses. Of the 206 included patients (227 eyes), 19 were on antidepressant medication. Their nAMD eyes significantly more often had pigment epithelium detachment (PED, p=0.04). Multivariate analysis revealed a significant association between anti-VEGF retreatment requirement and antidepressant medication use (p=0.027), as well as thicker central retinal thickness at month 3 (p