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Published on: May 26, 2023
Early OCT changes of neuroretinal foveal thickness after first versus repeated PDT in AMD
Gennady Landa1, Amir Bukelman, Haya Katz
1Department of Ophthalmology, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot 76100, Israel. doctor.landa@gmail.com
Purpose:
To compare early optical coherence tomography (OCT) changes in neuroretinal foveal thickness (NFT) after first versus repeated photodynamic treatment (PDT) in eyes with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Methods:
This is a prospective comparative case series study. Consecutive AMD patients, treated with PDT due to subfoveal CNV, were enrolled. The eyes were divided into two groups: group A included eyes that had received the first initial treatment, and group B included eyes that had received repeated treatment. All eyes underwent serial examinations with OCT: prior to PDT, 1 h, and 3 months after the PDT. The primary outcome measure was early OCT change in NFT after PDT.
Results:
Thirty-three eyes of 33 patients were included in this study; 16 in group A and 17 in group B. Optical coherence tomography showed a significant increase in NFT 1 h after PDT, as compared to pre-treatment status, in group A eyes (P = 0.008) but not in group B eyes (P = 0.731). Subretinal fluid was increased in both groups (93.8% and 88.2%, respectively), whereas intraretinal fluid was remarkably more increased in group A eyes (88%) than in group B eyes (59%).
Conclusion:
Early change in NFT, demonstrated on OCT, indicates that PDT causes different retinal response in primary versus repeated treatment of PDT for CNV due to AMD.
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