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ArticleOphthalmology and therapy2026

Real-World Outcomes After Switching to Faricimab in Patients with Chronic Diabetic Macular Edema at a Tertiary Eye Center in Singapore.

Kanae Fukutsu, Rose Ann Goh, Fang Zheng, Charles Ong, Anna C S Tan, Gemmy C M Cheung, SNEC Retina Research Group, Gavin S W Tan

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Kanae FukutsuSingapore National Eye Centre/Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore.
Rose Ann GohSingapore National Eye Centre/Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore.
Fang ZhengSingapore National Eye Centre/Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore.
Charles OngSingapore National Eye Centre/Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore.
Anna C S TanSingapore National Eye Centre/Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore.
Gemmy C M CheungSingapore National Eye Centre/Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore.
SNEC Retina Research Group
Gavin S W TanSingapore National Eye Centre/Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore. drgavintan@duke-nus.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5383-7136

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National Medical Research Council, Ministry of Health, Singapore CSAINV21jun-0002National Medical Research Council, Ministry of Health, Singapore MOH-HSRGDB19apr-0002National Medical Research Council, Ministry of Health, Singapore MOHOFLCG22may-0003
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introductionTo evaluate visual and anatomical outcomes after switching to faricimab in Singaporean patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) previously treated with other anti‑vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents or therapies.

methodsThis was a retrospective single-center cohort study with chart review. The subjects were patients with DME at the Singapore National Eye Centre who had a suboptimal response to prior therapy and therefore switched to faricimab between 2022 and 2024; all received three or four consecutive intravitreal faricimab injections on the basis of the treating physician's clinical decision. We analyzed changes in best available visual acuity (BAVA; ETDRS letters) and central subfield thickness (CST) on optical coherence tomography (OCT) from baseline to the first follow-up after the loading of faricimab. The initial loading regimen, consisting of three or four consecutive intravitreal faricimab injections, was determined by the treating clinician. We also conducted a subgroup analysis comparing outcomes between the three-injection and four-injection groups.

resultsA total of 157 eyes from 131 patients were included, comprising 101 eyes in the three-injection group and 56 eyes in the four-injection group. The median duration of prior therapy was 1.8 years (interquartile range [IQR] 3.6). Mean BAVA improved significantly from 57.8 ± 16.5 to 62.4 ± 15.0 ETDRS letters at mean final follow-up of 6.9 weeks (p < 0.001). Mean CST decreased from 431.4 ± 129.4 µm to 334.2 ± 90 µm (p < 0.001). No significant differences in BAVA change (p = 0.39) or CST change (p = 0.58) were observed between the three‑ and four‑injection groups.

conclusionSwitching to faricimab resulted in significant short-term improvements in both visual acuity and retinal thickness even among patients with chronic DME who were previously receiving long-term treatment.

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Anti-VEGF agentDiabetic macula edemaFaricimabReal-world studyTreatment switch

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PMID42218705
PMCPMC13315023

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