Lucentis and Metamorphopsia - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

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

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Metamorphopsia when taking Lucentis. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 25,577 people who have side effects when taking Lucentis from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Lucentis?

Lucentis has active ingredients of ranibizumab. It is often used in macular degeneration. eHealthMe is studying from 25,647 Lucentis users. Check the latest studies of Lucentis.

What is Metamorphopsia?

Metamorphopsia (a type of distorted vision in which a grid of straight lines appears wavy and parts of the grid may appear blank) is found to be associated with 209 drugs and 368 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Metamorphopsia.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Aug, 22, 2026

25,577 people reported to have side effects when taking Lucentis.
Among them, 203 people (0.79%) have Metamorphopsia.

Among these 203 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Lucentis and have Metamorphopsia?

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Related studies:

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

Lucentis (25,647 reports)

Metamorphopsia treatments and more:

Metamorphopsia (2,072 reports)

How severe was Metamorphopsia and when was it recovered:

Metamorphopsia in Lucentis

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of ranibizumab:

Metamorphopsia and drugs with ingredients of ranibizumab (274 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 Lucentis:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Metamorphopsia:

Metamorphopsia (209 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Metamorphopsia:

Metamorphopsia (368 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ranibizumab (the active ingredients of Lucentis) and Lucentis (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).

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