Purpose: To evaluate anatomical and functional outcomes of Faricimab therapy on a case of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) refractory to previous treatments. Major findings: A 56-year-old patient with PCV presenting with a large pigment epithelial detachment (PED) showed best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) improvement, subretinal fluid (SRF) reduction and PED height reduction at 2 months follow up after a loading phase of 4 monthly Faricimab injections. The patient had previously undergone Aflibercept, Brolucizumab and photodynamic therapy (PDT) treatments with a suboptimal response. Conclusion: Despite Faricimab proving itself as an efficient alternative in a case of PCV poorly responsive to previous treatments, definite evidence still needs to be confirmed in larger studies.
Rizzo, C., Savastano, M. C., Kilian, R., Rizzo, S., Faricimab efficacy in a poorly responsive case of Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy (PCV): A case report, <<EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY>>, 2025; 35 (3): NP37-NP41. [doi:10.1177/11206721241310629] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/313410]
Faricimab efficacy in a poorly responsive case of Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy (PCV): A case report
Savastano, Maria CristinaMembro del Collaboration Group
;Rizzo, Stanislao
2025
Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate anatomical and functional outcomes of Faricimab therapy on a case of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) refractory to previous treatments. Major findings: A 56-year-old patient with PCV presenting with a large pigment epithelial detachment (PED) showed best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) improvement, subretinal fluid (SRF) reduction and PED height reduction at 2 months follow up after a loading phase of 4 monthly Faricimab injections. The patient had previously undergone Aflibercept, Brolucizumab and photodynamic therapy (PDT) treatments with a suboptimal response. Conclusion: Despite Faricimab proving itself as an efficient alternative in a case of PCV poorly responsive to previous treatments, definite evidence still needs to be confirmed in larger studies.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.