Effects of Smoking on Outcomes of Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy in Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Smoking and Anti-VEGF Therapy in nAMD.
Hiroyuki KamaoKatsutoshi GotoYumi MitoAtsushi MikiJunichi KiryuPublished in: Journal of ophthalmology (2018)
The anti-VEGF therapy was frequently required in nAMD patients with a history of heavy smoking. Heavy smoking could cause poor therapeutic response in nAMD patients.