Short-term Efficacy of Intravitreal Bavacizumab for Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 51-60, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-215276
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the short-term effect of intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin(R)) in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.METHODS:
Intravitreal Avastin(R) was injected into 13 eyes of 13 patients with PCV in this retrospective, interventional case study. The follow-up period lasted over 3 months after therapy. Changes in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), foveal height determined by optical coherence tomography, and abnormal vasculature in indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) were evaluated.RESULTS:
The mean LogMAR BCVA was 0.82 at baseline, 0.78 at 1 month after treatment, and 0.73 at 3 months after treatment. Visual acuity was stabilized or improved in 13 eyes (100%). The mean foveal height was 288 micrometer at baseline, 231 micrometer (p<0.05) at 1 month after treatment, and 196 micrometer at 3 months after treatment. The polypoidal lesions in ICGA decreased in 4 eyes (31%), although branching vasculature in ICGA was unchanged in 13 eyes (100%).CONCLUSIONS:
Intravitreal injection of Avastin(R) may stabilize visual acuity and reduce macular edema due to decreased retinal pigment epithelial detachment and leaking. However, intravitreal injection had a minimal effect in occlusion of the symptomatic polypoidal lesions and no effect in occlusion of the branching vascular network.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Retinal Detachment
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Angiography
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Visual Acuity
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Macular Edema
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Choroid
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Tomography, Optical Coherence
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Eye
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Intravitreal Injections
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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