COMPARISON OF OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHIC CHANGES AFTER ANTI-VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR THERAPY ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY IN POLYPOIDAL CHOROIDAL VASCULOPATHY

PURPOSE: To compare changes in optical coherence tomography angiography in eyes with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy after treatment with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor monotherapy or combined with photodynamic therapy.

METHODS: This is a longitudinal case-controlled study. The authors performed optical coherence tomography angiography at baseline and Month 3 in patients with treatment-naive polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy undergoing monotherapy (n = 10) or combination therapy (n = 13). We analyzed flow signal within the outer retina and choriocapillaris using automated segmentation. The authors analyzed the presence of pachyvessels using a 10.4-μm segment through Haller layer. The changes in each layer were compared between treatments.

RESULTS: At Month 3, both groups showed similar improvement in best-corrected visual acuity and central retinal thickness. However, flow signal within the polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy complex was decreased in more eyes after combination therapy than after monotherapy (84.6% vs. 40.0%, P = 0.04). Patchy reduction in flow signal within the choriocapillaris layer was noted in 15.4% and 10.0% after combination therapy and monotherapy, respectively (P = 0.61). Significant reduction in pachyvessel caliber was seen only after combination therapy but not after monotherapy (75.0% vs. 0.0%, P = 0.01).

CONCLUSION: Longitudinal optical coherence tomography angiography demonstrates more significant reduction in lesion flow and pachyvessels in the short term after combination therapy than after monotherapy, although visual and structural OCT showed similar improvement.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 38(2018), 9 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 1675-1687

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Teo, Kelvin Yi Chong [VerfasserIn]
Yanagi, Yasuo [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Shu Yen [VerfasserIn]
Yeo, Ian Yew San [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Gavin Siew Wei [VerfasserIn]
Mathur, Ranjana [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Choi Mun [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Tien Yin [VerfasserIn]
Cheung, Chui Ming Gemmy [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Photosensitizing Agents
Ranibizumab
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
ZL1R02VT79

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 05.09.2018

Date Revised 05.09.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/IAE.0000000000001776

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM274416387