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LEAVO Trial - Comparison of Anti-VEGF drugs for Macular Edema Secondary to CRVO- Dr. Philip Hykin.

Feb 27, 2020

Dr. Philip Hykin discusses the LEAVO trial which was a large prospective trial comparing the efficacy of three main anti-VEGF intravitreal injections (bevacizumab, ranibizumab and aflibercept) for treating macular edema secondary to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion.

The discussed article:

Clinical Effectiveness of Intravitreal Therapy With Ranibizumab vs Aflibercept vs Bevacizumab for Macular Edema Secondary to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Hykin P, Prevost AT, Vasconcelos JC, Murphy C, Kelly J, Ramu J, Hounsome B, Yang Y, Harding SP, Lotery A, Chakravarthy U, Sivaprasad S; LEAVO Study Group. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019 Aug 29. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2019.3305.