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ArticleInternational journal of retina and vitreous2026

Early Latin American experience with faricimab for retinal diseases: FARI-LATAM study for the Pan-American collaborative retina study (PACORES) group.

Lihteh Wu, Sergio Rojas, Xi Rao, Michael Politis, José Antonio Roca, Marcio Nehemy, Maria H Berrocal, Jans Fromow-Guerra, Karen Barraza-Lino, Carlos Lopez and 17 more

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27 authors.

Lihteh WuAsociados de Macula Vitreo y Retina de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica. LW65@cornell.edu.
Sergio RojasCentro Oftalmológico Puerta Clara Cuernavaca Morelos, Mexico City, México.
Xi RaoXR Oftalmologia, Santiago, Chile.
Michael PolitisPanama Eye Center, Panama City, Panama.
José Antonio RocaOftalmólogos Contreras, Instituto de Ojos Primavera, Lima, Peru.
Marcio NehemyFederal University of Minas Gerais School of the Medicine, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Maria H BerrocalDrs Berrocal and Associates, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Jans Fromow-GuerraAsociacion para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico, Hospital Luis Sanchez Bulnes, Mexico City, Mexico.
Karen Barraza-LinoDepartamento de Oftalmología, Clínica Internacional, Lima, Peru.
Carlos LopezCentro Panamericano de Ojos, San Salvador, El Salvador.
Mauricio MaiaVitreoretinal Service, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil.
Andrea Cardenas-MirónDepartamento de Retina y Vítreo, Clínica Visualiza, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala.
Gregorio GabelaCentro de la Visión, Hospital Metropolitano, Quito, Ecuador.
Olivia Baldivieso-HurtadoClinica de Ojos Baldivieso, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Cristina GabelaCentro de la Visión, Hospital Metropolitano, Quito, Ecuador.
Lisseth ChinchillaPharmacology Department, Universidad de los Andes Núcleo Táchira, Táchira, Venezuela.
Juan Ignacio VerdaguerFundación Oftalmológica Los Andes, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.
Marcelo ZasCatedra de Oftalmología, Hospital de Clinicas Jose de San Martín, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Melissa YoungOftalmo Advanced Clinic, Panama City, Panamá.
Gerardo García-AguirreAsociacion para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico, Hospital Luis Sanchez Bulnes, Mexico City, Mexico.
J Abel Ramirez-EstudilloDepartamento de Retina, Hospital de la Luz, Mexico City, Mexico.
Nassim AbreuDr Elías Santana Hospital, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Miriam FloresDepartamento Oftalmologia, Hospital Militar Central, San Salvador, El Salvador.
Wandsy VelezRetina Associates, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
Yazmin BaezDr Elías Santana Hospital, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Andrea Arriola-LopezInnovación Ocular, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Antonio Marcelo CasellaLondrina State University, Londrina, Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo report the early visual outcomes of eyes with a variety of retinal conditions that were treated with intravitreal faricimab during routine clinical practice in Latin America.

methodsRetrospective multicenter case series of 757 eyes of 732 patients who underwent at least one intravitreal injection of faricimab and had a least 4 weeks of follow-up.

resultsOur cohort consisted of 392 eyes with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (NV-AMD) (naive = 105; prior tx = 287); 225 with DME (naive = 74; prior tx = 151); 50 with central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) (naive = 29; prior tx = 21); 20 with previously treated branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and 69 (naive = 25; prior tx = 44) with other conditions. After a mean follow-up of 26.6 weeks and 4 injections, eyes with treatment naive NV-AMD eyes gained 9.1 letters (p < 0.0001) with a last mean treatment interval of 9.5 weeks. Previously-treated NV-AMD eyes gained 6.6 to 9.5 letters (p = 0.00146 and p < 0.0001) after a mean follow-up of 29 to 42 weeks and 3.8 to 4.3 injections with a last mean treatment interval of 9.2 to 12.1 weeks. In treatment naive diabetic macular edema (DME) eyes, after a mean follow-up of 24.8 weeks and 4.2 injections, there was a gain of 12 letters (p < 0.0001) with a last mean treatment interval of 9.2 weeks. In previously-treated DME eyes after a mean follow-up of 27.2 to 44.2 weeks and 3.8 to 3.9 to injections, there was a gain of 6.1 to 11.7 letters (p < 0.0001) with a last mean treatment interval of 9.6 to 15.2 weeks. Treatment-naive CRVO eyes gained 22.6 letters (p = 0.00369) after a mean follow-up of 26.2 weeks and 3.7 injections. Previously treated CRVO eyes gained 9.8 letters (0.5233) after a mean follow-up of 21.8 weeks and 3.4 injections. Previously-treated BRVO eyes gained 5.4 letters (p = 0.00862) after a mean follow-up of 28.1 weeks and 3.5 injections and a last treatment interval of 11.1 weeks. A total of 38 eyes discontinued treatment with faricimab and switched back to aflibercept. There were 3 cases of anterior uveitis that were treated with topical steroids. None of the eyes developed infectious endophthalmitis or occlusive retinal vasculitis.

conclusionsThe early Latin American experience with faricimab is promising. On average treated eyes had functional and anatomic gains from baseline.

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Age-related macular degenerationAMDAngiopoietinsDiabetic macular edemaDMEFaricimabRetinal vein occlusionRVOVEGF

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PMID41723561
PMCPMC13032458

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