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LETTER TO THE EDITOR |
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Year : 2014 | Volume
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Intravitreal bevacizumab monotherapy for treatment-naive polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
Jay Kumar Chhablani, Ritesh Narula, Raja Narayanan
Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Retina Vitreous Service, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 034, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date of Web Publication | 31-Jan-2014 |
Correspondence Address: Raja Narayanan Smt. Kanuri Santhamma Retina Vitreous Service, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 034, Andhra Pradesh India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.126197
How to cite this article: Chhablani JK, Narula R, Narayanan R. Intravitreal bevacizumab monotherapy for treatment-naive polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Indian J Ophthalmol 2014;62:97 |
Dear Editor,
We thank the authors for their comments. We agree with the comments regarding other treatment options for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). PDT may be considered alone or in combination with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drugs. However, anti-VEGF drugs alone also have a significant effect on visual improvement as shown in various studies. As mentioned by the authors, we agree that closure of polyps is an important long-term outcome. In our study, we reported 6 months' results of anti-VEGF monotherapy. Further studies investigating long-term outcome are warranted.
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