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The majority of visual loss in this disease is attributable to the development of choroidal neovascularization (CNV). Mononuclear phagocytes, including monocytes and their tissue descendants, macrophages, have long been implicated in the pathogenesis of neovascular AMD (nvAMD). Current therapies for nvAMD are based on targeting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). This study is aimed at assessing if perturbation of chemokine signaling and mononuclear cell recruitment may serve as novel complementary therapeutic targets for nvAMD. <jats:italic>Methods<\/jats:italic>. A promiscuous chemokine antagonist (BKT130), aflibercept treatment, or combined BKT130+aflibercept treatment was tested in an <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic> laser-induced model of choroidal neovascularization (LI-CNV) and in an ex vivo choroidal sprouting assay (CSA). Quantification of CD11b+ cell in the CNV area was performed, and mRNA levels of genes implicated in CNV growth were measured in the retina and RPE-choroid. <jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>. BKT130 reduced the CNV area and recruitment of CD11b+ cells by 30-35%. No effect of BKT130 on macrophages\u2019 proangiogenic phenotype was demonstrated ex vivo, but a lower <jats:italic>VEGFA<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>CCR2<\/jats:italic> expression was found in the RPE-choroid and a lower expression of <jats:italic>TNF\u03b1<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>NOS1<\/jats:italic> was found in both RPE-choroid and retinal tissues in the LI-CNV model under treatment with BKT130. <jats:italic>Conclusions<\/jats:italic>. 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