Abstract
Purpose: To assess the outcomes of patients with large submacular hemorrhage (SMH) due to age-related macular degeneration in this era of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Methods: Retrospective analysis of 149 eyes of 149 patients receiving pars plana vitrectomy, subretinal tissue plasminogen activator, and gas injection (“surgical group”; n = 80) or anti-VEGF alone (“anti-VEGF group”; n = 69). Changes in visual acuity (VA), number of anti-VEGF injections, and percentage of patients with ≥3 line VA gains are compared between groups. Results: Patients in the surgical group had larger SMH than those in the anti-VEGF group, 30.35 versus 14.57 mm2 ( P < .0001). Both groups experienced similar visual gains (−0.35 logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution [logMAR] vs −0.23 in logMAR, surgical vs anti-VEGF group; P = .36). The percentage of patients gaining ≥3 lines of VA was 55% in the surgical group and 54% in the anti-VEGF group. The surgical group achieved best-recorded VA sooner (3.7 compared to 4.6 months; P = .04) and required fewer injections (3.4 injections vs 4.7 in the anti-VEGF group; P = .001). Conclusion: Surgical intervention was favored for larger hemorrhages of shorter duration. Despite extensive hemorrhage and poor baseline VA, both groups showed similar rate of significant VA improvement.
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