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Combined ranibizumab and stereotactic X-ray therapy shows promise in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
HAMBURG — Preliminary data of a pilot study on combined ranibizumab and stereotactic X-ray therapy for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy showed encouraging anatomical and visual acuity outcomes, according to a speaker here. “PCV is frequently present in patients with neovascular AMD. Intravitreal injection of anti-VEGF has been shown to effectively reduce exudation, but does not lead to regression of polyps. We used [photodyamic therapy] to address this component, but results were poor and we had complications,” Ugo Introini, MD, said at the Euretina meeting.