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How do you decide on when to start or continue anti-VEGF injections during pregnancy?

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Ophthalmology · Stanford University School of Medicine
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The safety of anti-VEGF medications in pregnant women hasn't been adequately evaluated with regard to fetal safety. If at all possible, I don't initiate anti-VEGF injections during pregnancy. If a patient is currently on anti-VEGF therapy and then becomes pregnant, I hold treatment at that point.

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