Title
Efficacy and Safety of Intravitreal Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Trap-eye in Patients With Polyploidal Choroidal Vasculopathy
Phase
Phase 4Lead Sponsor
Sungkyunkwan UniversityStudy Type
InterventionalStatus
Completed No Results PostedIndication/Condition
Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy Without Active PolypIntervention/Treatment
aflibercept ...Study Participants
46The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of aflibercept for treatment of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy without active polyp.
Three monthly intravitreal aflibercept (2mg) injections Five bimonthly intravitreal aflibercept (2mg) injections Rescue treatment: Verteporfin photodynamic therapy Loss of five ETDRS letters or one Snellen line of vision from baseline Presence of subretinal fluid or intraretinal fluid despite three consecutive (monthly or bimonthly) aflibercept injection Presence of active polyp on indocyanine green angiography
Inclusion Criteria: polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy without active polyp decreased visual acuity by subretinal fluid and hemorrhage involving foveal center Exclusion Criteria: polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy with active polyp previous photodynamic therapy more than three times anti-VEGF injection within one month photodynamic therapy or intraocular steroid treatment within three months