Table 3 Longitudinal changes in the exudative PNV group according to the treatment patterns.

From: The implications of subretinal fluid in pachychoroid neovasculopathy

Parameters

Total exudative PNV (n = 26)

Anti-VEGF (n = 17)

Anti-VEGF + PDT (n = 4)

PDT (n = 2)

Observation (n = 3)

BCVA, logMAR

Baseline

0.23 ± 0.21

0.22 ± 0.23

0.29 ± 0.18

0.02 ± 0.03

0.30 ± 0.35

Latest follow up

0.15 ± 0.20

0.15 ± 0.21

0.14 ± 0.11

0.03 ± 0.04

0.32 ± 0.33

P value*

0.043

0.105

0.068

0.317

0.109

SRF status compared with baseline, n (%)

Complete absorption

13 (50.0)

7 (41.2)

4 (100)

0 (0)

2 (66.7)

Decreasing

9 (34.6)

9 (52.9)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Stationary or increasing

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Wax and wane

4 (15.4)

1 (5.9)

0 (0)

2 (100)

1 (33.3)

P value

0.006

    
  1. PNV, pachychoroid neovasculopathy; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; PDT = photodynamic therapy; BCVA = best-corrected visual acuity; logMAR = logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; SRF = subretinal fluid.
  2. Continuous variables are reported as mean value (± SD).
  3. *Wilcoxon signed-rank test; Fisher's exact test.