SHORT-TERM SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF INTRAVITREAL BEVACIZUMAB (AVASTIN) FOR NEOVASCULAR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION

Off-label intravitreal bevacizumab therapy for neovascular ARMD was well tolerated over 3 months with improvements in visual acuity and OCT central retinal thickness measurements. While the long-term safety and efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab remain unknown, these short-term results suggest that intravitreal bevacizumab may be the most cost effective therapy for the treatment of neovascular ARMD.