Introduction: To evaluate 1-year outcomes of intravitreal aflibercept (IVA) using a treat-andextend (TAE) regimen for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) and identify the factors for patients whose treatment intervals could be extended. Methods: Fifty-one eyes of treatment-naïve PCV patients treated with IVA using a TAE regimen for at least 1 year were examined retrospectively. All patients received at least three IVA injections every 5 weeks, and the intervals were then extended by 2-week adjustments up to 13 weeks. When retinal exudation recurred, the patient was treated with the same regimen, but with a shortened interval of 5 weeks.The main outcome measures were changes in bestcorrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central retinal thickness (CRT) as well as the treatment interval at 1 year. Results: The mean logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution BCVA improved from 0.24 ± 0.32 at baseline to 0.18 ± 0.31 at 12 months (p = 0.048). The mean CRT decreased from 350.3 ± 147.7 lm at baseline to 215.3 ± 75.0 lm at 4 months (p \ 0.001), after which it was maintained at this level. At 12 months, the administration interval was 5 weeks in eight eyes (15.7%), 7 weeks in six eyes (11.8%), 9 weeks in two eyes (3.9%), 11 weeks in four eyes (7.8%), and 13 weeks in 31 eyes (60.8%). Female sex, a thinner CRT at 6 months, and absence of polypoidal lesions at 12 months were significant factors related to patients whose treatment intervals could be extended without recurrence to 13 weeks. Conclusion: IVA using a TAE regimen improved visual and anatomical outcomes in eyes with PCV at 1 year using a protocol to adjust the injection intervals specifically for each patient so as to obtain no retinal exudation.
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