Effects of Ranibizumab on Exudative Disciform Scars

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of intravitreal ranibizumab in patients with leaking disciform scars. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this retrospective case series, 31 eyes received one or two ranibizumab injections for treatment of choroidal neovascularization. Visual acuity, central retinal thickness, and macular volume were measured prior to injection and at 1-month follow-up. RESULTS: After one injection (n = 31), mean optical coherence tomography (OCT) central foveal thickness decreased from 317 to 242 microm (P = .00016). Mean OCT macular volume decreased from 7.89 to 6.80 mm3 (P = .00019). After two injections (n = 12), mean OCT central foveal thickness decreased from 310 to 248 microm following the second injection (P = .04). Mean OCT macular volume decreased from 7.80 to 6.43 mm3 at 1-month follow-up after a second injection (P = .006). There was no significant change in visual acuity after injections. CONCLUSION: In the short-term, ranibizumab decreases the leakage associated with choroidal neovascularization in chronic macular degeneration.