Infliximab exerts a dose-dependent effect on retinal safety in the albino rabbit.
Shiri Zayit-SoudryIgor VainerEsther ZemelMichael MimouniMelvin RabenaDante J PieramiciIdo PerlmanAnat LoewensteinPublished in: Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology (2017)
Intravitreal injection of 1.5 mg/0.1 ml infliximab dose has no toxic effect on the integrity (functional or structural) of the retina in rabbits. A higher dose of 7.5 mg/0.1 ml may be slightly toxic as suggested by positive Müller cell GFAP expression. Additional studies of retinal toxicity at higher doses and after multiple injections are needed to establish the retinal safety of intravitreal infliximab therapy in humans.