Targeted Fluorescence Imaging Using Bevacizumab-800CW Within Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Patients to Evaluate the Upregulation of VEGF
Objective: To determine the safety and feasibility of fluorescence imaging of the eye with the fluorescent tracer bevacizumab-800CW for identification AMD with scanning laser angiography Study design: A non-randomized, non-blinded, prospective, single-center feasibility study. Study population: Patients group: patients with naïve wet AMD and wet AMD aged \>60 years old with current treatment of anti-VEGF intravitreal. Control group: patients with naïve wet AMD and wet AMD aged \>60 years old with current treatment of anti-VEGF intravitreal Intervention (if applicable): Intravenous injection of bevacizumab-800CW in the patient group. Main study parameters/endpoints: Safety and feasibility of the intravenous tracer bevacizumab-800CW in patients with naïve wet AMD and wet AMD by observing the uptake in retinal, choroid and neovascular tissue. Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness: No risk described in other (running) studies on intravenous injection with bevacizumab-800 CW. Patients need to come back 48-96 hours after injection and the eye measurements take about half an hour longer. There is no benefit with participation.
• Patients with either naïve wet AMD or wet AMD receiving standard care of anti-VEGF therapy
• Aged \>60 years old
⁃ Optional: Patients already included in fluorescence study which involves Bevacizumab-800CW