PROFILE OF INTRAOCULAR IMMUNE MEDIATORS IN PATIENTS WITH AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION AND THE EFFECT OF INTRAVITREAL BEVACIZUMAB INJECTION

Abstract

Vascular endothelial growth factor and also angiogenin, IP-10, MCP-1, MIP-1β, and Mig may be related to the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration. Intravitreal bevacizumab injection increases inflammatory cytokine levels, suggesting the induction of an inflammatory process.