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ArticleInternational ophthalmology2025

Real-life short-term experience of switching from other anti-VEGF therapy to faricimab in patients with refractory macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion in China.

Yaoyao Sun, Mingwei Zhao, Heng Miao, Huijun Qi

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  2. Faricimab: current evidence for the treatment of retinal vein occlusion.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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Yaoyao SunDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Mingwei ZhaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Heng MiaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
Huijun QiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China. drqihuijun@126.com.

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Beijing Natural Science Foundation J230028National Natural Science Foundation of China 82301211
6 · The paper itself

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purposeThis retrospective, case series study evaluates real-world outcomes of faricimab in Chinese patients with persistent macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion.

methodsThis retrospective study analyzed the outcomes after the injections of faricimab in both persistent macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) and branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). All patients would be treated with injections of faricimab under the pro re nata (PRN) regimen. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central macular thickness (CMT), intraretinal fluid (IRF) and subretinal fluid under Optical coherence tomography (OCT) were described and analyzed.

resultsFifty-two eyes of 52 patients met the criteria and were enrolled in the study. Prior to enrollment, patients received an average of 9.16 ± 4.26 anti-VEGF injections, with 18 patients (34.62%) receiving an average of 3.23 ± 1.42 sustained-dexamethasone intravitreal implant. After the switch, patients received an average of 2.97 ± 0.74 injections, with a mean follow-up duration of 25.65 ± 11.87 weeks after IVF. After the third injection, BCVA was significantly improved from 40.13 to 46.75 letters, CMT was significantly decreased from 547.4 to 216.4 μm. Of the patients experiencing SRF or IRF at baseline, 78.85% had complete fluid resolution by the end of the follow-up period. 73.08% of all the patients extended the treatment interval to 12 weeks or longer. No significant systemic and ocular adverse events were observed during the follow-up period.

conclusionsThis study demonstrates that faricimab significantly improves visual acuity and reduces CMT in previously treated RVO-ME patients, with a favorable safety profile.

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Drug SubstitutionMacular EdemaRetinal Vein OcclusionVisual AcuityAgedAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntibodies, BispecificChinaFemaleFluorescein AngiographyFollow-Up StudiesFundus OculiHumansIntravitreal InjectionsMacula LuteaMaleAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntibodies, BispecificfaricimabRanibizumabRecombinant Fusion ProteinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AFaricimabIntravitreal therapyMacular edemaReal-worldRetinal vein occlusion

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