Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. In its exudative or wet form, choroidal neovascularization (CNV) causes an exudative maculopathy resulting in sudden loss of vision with severe effects on patients' quality of life.1,2 Intra vitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents (anti-VEGF) agents have become the mainstay of treatment for AMD CNV and have been shown to have favorable outcomes in most AMD CNV subtypes.3,4 In the Asian population however, a particular subtype called polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), which affects about 50% of exudative maculopathy, has been shown to have less favorable response to anti-VEGF therapy.5,6 The EVEREST trial, a randomized controlled trial which compares the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with or without ranibizumab for treatment of PCV showed that PDT with or without anti VEGF improved polyp closure rate on angiographic assessment but this trial did not take into account vision as a primary end point.7 PDT appears work through its effects on choroidal vasculature, hence making it relevant to PCV which is increasingly thought to be a condition on the pachychoroid spectrum.8 PDT however, as a treatment modality presents several disadvantages. Firstly, PCV often presents as a widely distributed lesion, making it difficult to treat, with a single beam of PDT. Secondly, PDT is limited in its ability to treat lesions in the peripapillary area as there is risk of damage to the optic nerve. Thirdly, features commonly associated with PCV such as a large pigment epithelial detachment (PED) or extensive submacular hemorrhages are not usually suitable for PDT. Fourthly, there is a risk of long-term choroidal atrophy especially if repeated treatments are administered.8,9