• Description


Aflibercept belongs to the class of medications called antineovascularization agents. These medications work by preventing the growth of new blood vessels. It is used to treat neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is a deterioration of the macula, a part of the eye that is responsible for sharp, detailed vision. “Wet” AMD occurs when new blood vessels grow around and behind the macula. Aflibercept works by preventing the growth of these new blood vessels in the eye.

This medication is also used to treat visual impairment due to macular edema (swelling) caused by diabetic macular edema, macular edema caused by vein occlusion in the central retinal vein or one or more of the main branches of the retinal vein, and myopic choroidal neovascularization (a severe form of near sightedness).


