Retinal angiomatous proliferation treated by intravitreal triamcinolone and photodynamic therapy with verteporfin

Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology = Albrecht Von Graefes Archiv Für Klinische Und Experimentelle Ophthalmologie
Massimo NicolòGiovanni Calabria

Abstract

To examine combined treatment of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (IVT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) for retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP). Ten eyes of eight consecutive patients with RAP underwent a single injection (about 20 mg) of IVT followed 1 month later by PDT. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was measured by standardized protocol refraction. Median BCVA was 20/160, 20/64, 20/98, 20/89, 20/89, 20/125 at baseline and 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months, respectively. Of ten eyes, six (60%) improved BCVA of at least 3 lines at 1, 3, 6 and 9 months. Four (40%) eyes improved BCVA of at least 3 lines at 12 months. Three eyes (30%) lost >3 lines at 12 months. In all patients intraocular pressure was well controlled. No endophthalmitis, retinal detachment or vitreous haemorrhage developed. Improvement of BCVA suggests that combination treatment with IVT and PDT for RAP merits further investigation.

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