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Doppler Optical Coherence Tomography of Retinal Circulation
Published on: September 18, 2012
ASSOCIATION OF FLOW SIGNALS WITHIN POLYPS ON OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY WITH TREATMENT RESPONSES AFTER
Hisashi Fukuyama1, Yuki Komuku, Takashi Araki
1Department of Ophthalmology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan .
Purpose:
To evaluate the changes of blood circulation within the polypoidal lesions by OCT angiography in eyes with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy after combination therapy with aflibercept and photodynamic therapy.
Methods:
A total of 46 eyes from 46 patients who underwent the combination therapy for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy were followed for more than 6 months. OCT angiography, covering an area 6 mm2 × 6 mm2 including the macula, were performed at baseline, 2 weeks, and 3 months and 6 months post-treatment.
Results:
The subretinal fluid resolved within 3 months after treatment in 44 eyes (95.7%), and 27 eyes (58.7%) showed no recurrence, with no additional treatment. Seventeen eyes (37.0%) showed recurrence, and two eyes (4.3%) showed poor response. On OCT angiography at 2 weeks after treatment, flow signals were detected in 3 of 27 eyes (11.1%) without recurrence and in 8 of 19 eyes (42.1%) with recurrence or poor responses. A detectable flow signal at 2 weeks was significantly associated with recurrence or poor response (P = 0.032).
Conclusion:
Persistent flow signals within polyps on OCT angiography at 2 weeks after combination therapy suggest less effectiveness of the initial treatment.
