Clinical Observation of Micropulse Laser Combined with Conbercept in the Treatment of Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration with Pigment Epithelial Detachment (PED)
Journal: Journal of Clinical Medicine Research DOI: 10.32629/jcmr.v5i3.2636
Abstract
The aim of this study is to observe the efficacy of micropulse laser combined with Conbercept in the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) complicated with PED. Thirty patients (30 eyes) diagnosed with nAMD and PED at our hospital in 2023 were randomly divided into two groups: the Conbercept treatment (IVC) group with 15 cases (15 eyes) and the Conbercept combined with 577 nm threshold micropulse laser treatment (IVC+SMLP) group with 15 cases (15 eyes). Anti-VEGF treatment was administered according to the 3+PRN regimen, and the combined treatment group received 577 nm threshold micropulse laser treatment within 2 weeks after anti-VEGF injection. Follow-up observed the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central macular thickness (CMT), PED height (PEDH), number of injections, and related complications at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after Conbercept intravitreal injection. The average BCVA, CMT, and PEDH in both groups improved significantly from baseline at all time points (P < 0.05). At 12 months of follow-up, PEDH in the IVC+SMLP group decreased significantly from baseline (293.57±82.59 vs 184.84±33.95) and was significantly lower than in the IVC group (P < 0.05). The number of IVC injections in the IVC group was significantly higher than in the IVC+SMLP group (8.04±0.3 vs 5.29±1.26) with a significant difference (t=4.290, P=0.016). No treatment-related adverse events were observed during the study. The 577 nm threshold micropulse laser combined with Conbercept effectively improves or stabilizes visual function and anatomical morphology in nAMD with PED, reduces the number of intravitreal injections, and alleviates the patient's economic burden to some extent.
Keywords
neovascular age-related macular degeneration; intravitreal Conbercept (IVC); threshold micropulse laser photocoagulation (SMLP); pigment epithelial detachment height (PEDH)
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