This is a prospective, comparative control analysis. The investigators want to evaluate the aqueous humor levels of vascular endothelial growth factor in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy and the effect of photodynamic therapy and combination treatment of photodynamic therapy and Lucentis (Ranibizumab)on the level of vascular endothelial growth factor.
To compare the effect of combination therapy of intravitreal injection of Lucentis™ and photodynamic therapy versus only photodynamic therapy on aqueous humor vascular endothelial growth factor level in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy patients to establish the vascular endothelial growth factor expression after photodynamic therapy and the direct effect of Lucentis™ on this increased vascular endothelial growth factor level. Additionally the investigators want to examine the vascular endothelial growth factor , tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-2, interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 level of aqueous humor in symptomatic, active polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy patients.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
16
ranibizumab(Lucentis) : 0.5mg/0.05ml - intravitreal injection verteporfin (Visudyne) : 15mg (6mg/m2)- intravenous injection
Won Ki Lee
Seoul, South Korea
RECRUITINGchange from baseline in cytokine levels at 1 week, 1 month and 3 month
1. To compare the baseline level of cytokines in aqueous humor. polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy group(Arm A+Arm B) vs normal control group 2. To compare the change of cytokine level of aqueous humor after combination treatment of intravitreal injection of Lucentis™ and photodynamic therapy versus only photodynamic therapy.(1 week, 1 month, 3 month)
Time frame: baseline, 1 week, 1 month, 3 month
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