Eylea and Blindness - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Blindness is reported as a side effect among people who take Eylea (aflibercept), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Lucentis, and have Age-related macular degeneration.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Blindness when taking Eylea. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 27,819 people who have side effects when taking Eylea from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Eylea?

Eylea has active ingredients of aflibercept. It is often used in macular degeneration. eHealthMe is studying from 27,868 Eylea users. Check the latest studies of Eylea.

What is Blindness?

Blindness is found to be associated with 1,517 drugs and 1,987 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Blindness.

On Apr, 05, 2026

27,819 people reported to have side effects when taking Eylea.
Among them, 1,532 people (5.51%) have Blindness.

Among these 1,532 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Eylea and have Blindness?

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Eylea:

Eylea (27,868 reports)

Blindness treatments and more:

Blindness (45,948 reports)

How severe was Blindness and when was it recovered:

Blindness in Eylea

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of aflibercept:

Blindness and drugs with ingredients of aflibercept (1,539 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Eylea:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Blindness:

Blindness (1,517 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Blindness:

Blindness (1,987 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on aflibercept (the active ingredients of Eylea) and Eylea (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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