Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases 2010;26(1):2-5

doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1005-1015.2010.01.01

Pay attention to the potential risks of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for neovascular disease

Maonian ZHANG

Keywords

Choroidal neovascularization/drug therapy; Retinal neovascularization/drug therapy; Antibodies,monoclonal/therapeutic use; Antibodies,monoclonal/adverse effects; Vascular endothelial growth factors

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Anti-vascular dndothelial growth factor (VEGF) drugs have open up a new treatment channel for ocular neovascular diseases.A lots of clinical data has proved that anti VEGF drugs are effective and safe.But we should also notice that long-term and excessive usage of anti-VEGF drugs brings some new problems and complications,and even affect the normal ocular physiological process of the angiogenesis and retinal blood flow.So,it is necessary to pay attention to the problems and potential risks of excessive usage of anti VEGF therapies for ocular neovascular disease.