Submacular predominantly hemorrhagic choroidal neovascularization: resolution of bleedings under anti-VEGF therapy

Clinical Ophthalmology
Spyridon DimopoulosFaik Gelisken

Abstract

To report the visual and morphological outcomes following intravitreal bevacizumab in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) with submacular, predominantly hemorrhagic, lesions. Retrospective study of patients with a follow-up after 1 year. All eyes with submacular hemorrhages larger than 50% of the total lesion size and received only anti-VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) monotherapy (intravitreous administration of 1.25 mg bevacizumab, PRN). The primary endpoint was the change in hemorrhage size and time to resolution, in association with the mean best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). The eyes were grouped based on the size of the hemorrhage: group A (≥1 to <4 disc area [DA]), group B (≥4 to <9 DA), and group C (≥9 DA). Forty-six consecutive eyes were included. The mean area of the hemorrhage was 6 DA at baseline. Eyes with smaller bleeding (group A) had better chances of stabilized or improved vision. Complete resolution of the hemorrhage was seen in 96% of the eyes within 1 year. The mean BCVA increased from 0.81 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.70-0.92) (Snellen 20/125) at baseline to 0.75 logMAR (95% CI: 0.62-0.88) (20/125) after 1 year (P=0.11). BC...Continue Reading

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