Avastin vs. Lucentis

February 24, 2009

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Dr. Ari Weitzner

I know this has been argued to death, but I was hoping I could hear from fellow ophthalmologists what their personal experience has been on the subject of using avastin versus lucentis.

 

 

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6 Responses to “Avastin vs. Lucentis”

  1. Randall V. Wong, M.D. on March 2nd, 2009 9:43 am

    I don’t know of any retinal physicians that prefer to initiate treatment with Lucentis. This may be a regional observation. I am in the DC metro area, specfically northern Virginia. What aspects were you curious about?

  2. Dr. Weitzner on March 2nd, 2009 10:11 am

    In my area, I think most use Lucentis- I think it’s a malpractice or insurance issue. I was curious if anyone really found a difference between the two. I suppose we’ll have to wait for the nih study!

  3. Randall V. Wong, M.D. on March 2nd, 2009 3:52 pm

    I think most of us do not see a clinical difference and perhaps even a better result than Lucentis. The study should remove any bias from cost of the product and cost of obtaining the product (in man hours).

  4. Dr. Weitzner on March 2nd, 2009 4:53 pm

    That’s was my impression too. Thanks!

  5. lucille hicks on September 3rd, 2009 5:50 am

    My husband recently had the avastin shot in his eye to treat macular degeneration, as well as rubiosis. It was a last resort, as he is just 48 years old. Yes, I said Avastin, NOT lucentis, and it seems to be improving his once non existant vision. Price Gouging is exactly what it seems to be, and we have gone into this with our eyes WIDE open.

  6. Dr. Ari Weitzner on October 10th, 2010 12:04 am

    We have continued to monitor studies concerning the effectiveness of Avastin vs. Lucentis in treating advanced macular degeneration. See newer posts:

    http://eyedocnews.com/003482-study-finds-no-difference-between-avastin-and-lucentis-in-treatment-of-amd/

    http://eyedocnews.com/003131-does-avastin-improve-amd/

    http://eyedocnews.com/002868-avastin-compares-to-lucentis/

    http://eyedocnews.com/002719-avastin-vs-lucentis-and-the-winner-is/

    http://eyedocnews.com/002322-first-published-results-of-avastin-vs-lucentis-%E2%80%93-no-difference-found/

    http://eyedocnews.com/002190-avastin-versus-lucentis-comparative-studies-proliferate-%E2%80%93-france-joins-the-fray/

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