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Long‐term visual outcomes for treatment of submacular haemorrhage secondary to polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
Author(s) -
Kang Hyun Goo,
Kang Hyunseung,
Byeon Suk Ho,
Kim Sung Soo,
Koh Hyoung Jun,
Lee Sung Chul,
Kim Min
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical and experimental ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 1442-6404
DOI - 10.1111/ceo.13198
Subject(s) - medicine , ophthalmology , visual acuity , vitrectomy , retrospective cohort study , bevacizumab , surgery , chemotherapy
Importance There is no consensus on the optimal management of submacular haemorrhage (SMH) secondary to polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). Background To compare the long‐term outcome of three treatment strategies for PCV with SMH. Design Retrospective case series at two tertiary hospitals. Samples A total of 48 consecutive eyes treated between July 2006 and March 2016. Methods Patients were grouped according to the treatment received: 22 eyes with intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB), 14 with a combination of IVB and pneumatic displacement (PD) and 12 with IVB and vitrectomy (TPPV). Main Outcome Measures Change in best‐corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at onset and up to 24 months. Secondary measures included demographic data, imaging data and complications. Results Comparing the mean BCVAs of the groups revealed significant differences only at month 1 ( P = 0.005). Changes in the mean BCVA over time revealed no significance in the resulting final BCVA ( P = 0.062), which was 20 out of 155 (logMAR 0.89 ± 0.64) for IVB monotherapy, 20 out of 174 (0.94 ± 1.04) for combined IVB + PD, and 20 out of 195 (0.99 ± 0.90) for combined IVB + TPPV eyes. Sustained long‐term improvement of over three Snellen lines was found in seven (31.82%) IVB monotherapy, 10 (71.43%) combined IVB + PD, and seven (58.33%) combined IVB + TPPV eyes ( P = 0.043). SMH recurrence was observed in two eyes after IVB monotherapy and one eye after combined IVB + PD ( P = 0.786). Conclusions and Relevance IVB monotherapy appears to be as effective as combination therapies for treating SMH secondary to PCV with regards to BCVA at 24 months, and may be a cost‐effective strategy for long‐term management.