Macular functional changes in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration receiving ranibizumab therapy (lucentis)

Background Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is considered to play an essential role in the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration due to its vascular permeability-inducing and angiogenic properties. Ranibizumab, a small antibody fragment designed to competitively bind all VEGF isoforms, passes after intravitreal injection into all retinal layers reaching the retinal pigment epithelium-choroid complex. The actions of ranibizumab result in reduced cell proliferation, reduced formation of new blood vessels, and minimization of vascular leakage. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prospectively macular function in in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients undergoing repeated intravitreal injections of Ranibizumab therapy (Lucentis).