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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. r.schlingemann@amc.uva.nl
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are the most prevalent causes of blindness in the Western world. The pathogenesis of neovascularization and vascular leakage, both hallmarks of these diseases, appears to have one common denominator: vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Since the recent introduction of anti-VEGF therapy, intravitreal injections with these agents have become standard care in neovascular AMD, and have been found to be a valuable additional treatment strategy in several other vascular retinal diseases. This review provides an overview of the history of anti-VEGF treatment in the eye, its rationale, its efficacy, and its potential drawbacks.
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