Aims: The aim of this study was to determine whether a combination of intravitreal aflibercept (IVA) and pranoprofen eyedrops or nutraceutical support provides additional benefit over IVA monotherapy for the treatment of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in age-related macular degeneration.Methods: This was a prospective, randomized, pilot study in 60 patients with treatmentnaïve CNV. Patients were randomized 1:1:1 into three groups: aflibercept monotherapy (AM), aflibercept plus pranoprofen (AP) or aflibercept plus nutraceutical (AN) tablets containing multivitamin antioxidant and mineral supplementation plus omega-3.Results: At 12 months, all groups showed significant improvement in both bestcorrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central retinal thickness (CRT). The mean BCVA change from baseline to 12 months was −0.26 ± 0.06 LogMAR, −0.30 ± 0.06 LogMAR and −0.24 ± 0.04 LogMAR in the AM, AP and AN groups, respectively. The mean CRT change from baseline to 12 months was −76.9 ± 10.9 μm, −129 ± 19.9 μm and −105 ± 11.6 μm in the AM, AP and AN groups, respectively. The AN group required one less IVA injection than the AM group.Conclusions: Compared with AM, both combination groups acted synergistically, although no significant benefits in BCVA were found over AM. Nutraceutical support with omega-3 leads to a reduced need for IVA.
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