TY - JOUR
T1 - Management of Perifoveal Exudative Vascular Anomalous Complex
AU - Savastano, Maria Cristina
AU - Fossataro, Claudia
AU - Gravina, Gianni
AU - Coccimiglio, Francesca
AU - Rizzo, Clara
AU - Rizzo, Stanislao
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Purpose: To report a case of a patient with perifoveal exudative vascular anomalous complex (PEVAC) and to analyze morphological and vascular changes by OCT and OCTA before and after treatment. Materials and Methods: In this case we reported a case which received multiple treatment for unresponsive effect to Repeated Aflibercept intravitreal injections, subthreshold micropulse laser therapy (SMPL) duty cycle 5%. At last the focal fully dose yellow laser was performed. Results: A 57-year-old male patient presented with best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 20/50 in his right eye (RE) The fundoscopic evaluation, structural optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) deposed for a diagnosis of PEVAC. The patient underwent three Aflibercept intravitreal injections in the RE. Since no changes were detected, we opted for multiple sessions of yellow subthreshold micropulse laser therapy (SMPL) duty cycle 5%, however no signs of regression were registered. Only after a fully dose yellow laser, signs of edema regression were observed. Stuctural OCT B-scan showed complete restitutio of retinal profile, in absence of any intraretinal or subretinal fluid and PEVAC lesion, while the OCTA showed a slight flow deficit at the previous lesion site. Conclusions and Importance: The PEVAC treatment is still unknown. In our experience, we reported a case of multiple treatments for unresponsive effect to: Aflibercept intravitreal injections, subthreshold micropulse laser therapy (SMPL) duty cycle 5%. At list the focal fully dose yellow laser was the only effective in our patient. We proposed our management to share the heterogeneous response at PEVAC entity.
AB - Purpose: To report a case of a patient with perifoveal exudative vascular anomalous complex (PEVAC) and to analyze morphological and vascular changes by OCT and OCTA before and after treatment. Materials and Methods: In this case we reported a case which received multiple treatment for unresponsive effect to Repeated Aflibercept intravitreal injections, subthreshold micropulse laser therapy (SMPL) duty cycle 5%. At last the focal fully dose yellow laser was performed. Results: A 57-year-old male patient presented with best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 20/50 in his right eye (RE) The fundoscopic evaluation, structural optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) deposed for a diagnosis of PEVAC. The patient underwent three Aflibercept intravitreal injections in the RE. Since no changes were detected, we opted for multiple sessions of yellow subthreshold micropulse laser therapy (SMPL) duty cycle 5%, however no signs of regression were registered. Only after a fully dose yellow laser, signs of edema regression were observed. Stuctural OCT B-scan showed complete restitutio of retinal profile, in absence of any intraretinal or subretinal fluid and PEVAC lesion, while the OCTA showed a slight flow deficit at the previous lesion site. Conclusions and Importance: The PEVAC treatment is still unknown. In our experience, we reported a case of multiple treatments for unresponsive effect to: Aflibercept intravitreal injections, subthreshold micropulse laser therapy (SMPL) duty cycle 5%. At list the focal fully dose yellow laser was the only effective in our patient. We proposed our management to share the heterogeneous response at PEVAC entity.
KW - Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
KW - Subthreshold Micropulse Laser (SMPL)
KW - Perifoveal Exudative Vascular Anomalous Complex (PEVAC)
KW - Optical Coherence Tomography - Angiography (OCTA)
KW - Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
KW - Subthreshold Micropulse Laser (SMPL)
KW - Perifoveal Exudative Vascular Anomalous Complex (PEVAC)
KW - Optical Coherence Tomography - Angiography (OCTA)
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/299024
U2 - 10.1097/ICB.0000000000001649
DO - 10.1097/ICB.0000000000001649
M3 - Article
SN - 1935-1089
SP - 5
EP - 15
JO - RETINAL CASES & BRIEF REPORTS
JF - RETINAL CASES & BRIEF REPORTS
ER -