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Trial reportGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2017

Effects of photodynamic therapy plus intravitreal aflibercept with subtenon triamcinolone injections for aflibercept-resistant polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.

Tsutomu Sakai, Noriko Kato, Masaomi Kubota, Hiroshi Tsuneoka

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Trial report in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Effects of photodynamic therapy plus intravitreal aflibercept with subtenon triamcinolone injections for aflibercept-resistant polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tsutomu SakaiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan. tstmski@jikei.ac.jp.
Noriko KatoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
Masaomi KubotaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
Hiroshi TsuneokaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
Jikei University School of Medicine · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the outcome of triple therapy of photodynamic therapy combined with injections of intravitreal aflibercept (IVA) and subtenon triamcinolone acetonide for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) resistant to IVA.

methodsA retrospective chart review at a single institution was conducted to identify patients with PCV resistant to treatment with IVA who were switched to treatment with triple therapy. In total, 13 eyes from 13 patients were included in the study. Demographic data, visual acuities, central retinal thickness (CRT) and height of pigment epithelial detachment (PED) on optical coherence tomography (OCT), complications, and number of injections were reviewed.

resultsThe patients had a mean age of 68 years (range 53-83). The number of prior injections with IVA ranged from 5 to 10. At 12 months follow-up after triple therapy, there was a significant improvement in visual acuity (P = 0.0039), a significant decrease in CRT (P = 0.003), and a significant reduction of the height of PED (P = 0.015). Only one patient had retinal pigment epithelium tear.

conclusionsTriple therapy improved visual and anatomical outcomes in patients with PCV with recurrent or resistant retinal fluid and PED after multiple injections with IVA.

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Drug ResistanceVisual AcuityAgedAged, 80 and overAngiogenesis InhibitorsChoroid DiseasesFemaleFluorescein AngiographyFollow-Up StudiesFundus OculiHumansInjectionsIntravitreal InjectionsMaleMiddle AgedPhotochemotherapyafliberceptAngiogenesis InhibitorsReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTriamcinolone AcetonideAfliberceptPhotodynamic therapyPolypoidal choroidal vasculopathyTriamcinolone acetonide

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PMID28601912
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