A Review of the Use of Anti-vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Drugs at the Eye Foundation Centre for the Prevention of Blindness, Nigeria | Chapter 06 | New Insights into Disease and Pathogen Research Vol. 3
Aims: To describe the sociodemographic details and indications for the use of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injections at the Eye Foundation Centres in Nigeria. Study Design: Retrospective, observational analysis. Place and Duration of Study: Eye Foundation Hospitals in Lagos, Ijebu-Imushin and Abuja, Nigeria between January 2011 and December 2014. Methods: Records of all anti-VEGF injections given were assessed. All consecutive cases were taken in proportion seen in the 4 centres. Age, sex, occupation, diagnoses and types of injection were recorded in the data sheet prepared for the study. Results: This study included 1072 eyes of 540 patients. Mean age was 60.37(12.74) standard deviation years. The age range is from 10 – 92 years. 326(60.4%) males and females 214(39.6%) were seen. Patients that presented were mostly currently employed 40.8%, previously in paid job 25.8% and businessmen and women 24.5%. Total injections were 2443, given during the...