%0 Journal Article
%T Effects of switching from intravitreal injection of aflibercept to faricimab on ocular blood flow in patients with diabetic macular edema.
%A Saima Y
%A Yokota H
%A Kushiyama A
%A Hanaguri J
%A Ohno A
%A Takase K
%A Sugiyama R
%A Muranaka K
%A Yamagami S
%A Nagaoka T
%J Sci Rep
%V 14
%N 1
%D 2024 06 14
%M 38877041
%F 4.996
%R 10.1038/s41598-024-63435-8
%X We assessed the short-term effects of switching from intravitreal aflibercept (IVA) to intravitreal faricimab (IVF) on ocular blood flow in patients with treatment-resistant diabetic macular edema (DME). The medical records of 15 patients with DME who had received IVA injection ≥ 3 months before were retrospectively reviewed. The best-corrected visual acuity, central macular thickness (CMT) on optical coherence tomography, and mean blur rate (MBR) of all disc areas on laser speckle flowgraphy were measured before, 1 week after, and 4 weeks after IVA and IVF, respectively. The changes in visual acuity showed no significant difference after switching from IVA to IVF (P = 0.732). The mean CMT decreased significantly during the follow-up period (both P < 0.001). MBR showed no significant difference during the follow-up period (P = 0.26). However, it decreased significantly 4 weeks after IVF (P = 0.01) compared with the baseline value, but not 4 weeks after IVA (P = 0.074). A significant association was observed between decreased MBR and decreased CMT in patients who received IVF (correlation coefficient: 0.501, P = 0.005) but not in those who received IVA (P = 0.735). Thus, IVF maintained ocular blood flow reduction, although no significant differences in visual acuity and CMT changes were observed compared to IVA.