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Jing R, Bo Y, Gao L, Wang Z. Factors associated with the recurrence of choroidal neovascularization in pathologic myopia. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:968800. [PMID: 36172539 PMCID: PMC9510607 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.968800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Purpose To investigate the factors associated with the recurrence of pathologic myopia choroidal neovascularization (PM-CNV). Methods Forty-eight eyes of 48 patients with PM-CNV treated with conbercept at least 6 months of follow-up were included. Appearance of ellipsoid zone (EZ) and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) observed on optical coherence tomography (OCT). Hyperreflective foci (HRF) height measured on OCT. Observation of CNV shape on OCT-angiography (OCTA). PM-CNV area measured on OCTA. To observe relationship between these factors and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and PM-CNV recurrence. Results The 48 patients (48 eyes) with PM-CNV were divided into two groups: yielding a group of 20 eyes with type 1 and a group of 28 eyes with type 2. The BCVA of type 1 was better than type 2 before and after treatment (P < 0.005). Smaller HRF height (P < 0.001) and CNV area (P < 0.001) for type 1 than type 2. The appearance of EZ and RPE were intact (P < 0.001). Spearman correlation analysis found that final BCVA was significantly associated with baseline BCVA, HRF height, and appearance of EZ (P < 0.05). Binary logistics regression analysis revealed that PM-CNV recurrence was significantly correlated not only HRF height and CNV area, but also with appearance of EZ, and RPE (P < 0.05). Conclusion PM-CNV had a higher recurrence ratio. Baseline BCVA and clinical features play an important role for vision prognosis. Factors associated with PM-CNV recurrence include HRF height, CNV area, and changes in EZ and RPE structure.
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- Ruixia Jing
- Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Wucheng Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dezhou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Jinan 2nd People's Hospital, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
- *Correspondence: Zhen Wang
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Hsu CR, Lai TT, Hsieh YT, Ho TC, Yang CM, Yang CH. Baseline predictors for good visual gains after anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for myopic choroidal neovascularization. Sci Rep 2022; 12:6800. [PMID: 35474115 PMCID: PMC9042908 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10961-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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To investigate optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) biomarkers for good visual outcomes in eyes with myopic choroidal neovascularization (mCNV) following anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy. Patients diagnosed with mCNV via multimodal imaging were retrospectively reviewed. Baseline demographic data and biomarkers were collected. Anti-VEGF treatment based on a pro re nata (PRN) regimen was conducted on all eyes. The visual gains of ≥ 15 ETDRS letters or < 15 letters at 12-month were classified into two groups. Regression analysis was used to identify variables associated with significant best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) improvement. Among 34 patients, 17 eyes and 17 eyes were classified into the two groups. There were no statistically significant differences in qualitative OCTA biomarkers between the two groups. The ≥ 15 letters group had significantly thicker subfoveal choroid thickness (SFCT) (79.97 ± 33.15 vs. 50.66 ± 18.31, P = 0.003), more ellipsoid zone integrity (58.8% vs. 23.5%, P = 0.037) and lower levels of fractal dimension (1.45 ± 0.101 vs. 1.53 ± 0.082, P = 0.031) than the < 15 letters group. SFCT and the ellipsoid zone integrity were correlated with 15 letters or more VA improvement in both univariable and multivariable analyses (P = 0.023 and P = 0.044, respectively). Thicker SFCT and integrity of the ellipsoid zone at baseline were associated with greater visual gains at 12 months. OCTA biomarkers seem to play a less important role in predicting the visual outcome of mCNV.
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- Cherng-Ru Hsu
- Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No.7, Chung-Shan South Rd, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Science, Graduate School of National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No.7, Chung-Shan South Rd, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No.7, Chung-Shan South Rd, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No.7, Chung-Shan South Rd, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No.7, Chung-Shan South Rd, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No.7, Chung-Shan South Rd, Taipei, Taiwan. .,Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Milani P, Mazzola M, Cigada M, Massacesi A, Setaccioli M, Moschini S, Ciaccia S, Scotti F, Mantovani E, Soranna D, Zambon A, Bergamini F. Algorithm of the major and minor diagnostic criteria for active myopic choroidal neovascularization. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2022; 260:2847-2857. [PMID: 35435447 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-022-05599-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To propose an algorithm of the major and minor diagnostic criteria for macular myopic choroidal neovascularization (mCNV). METHODS This single-center, retrospective, cross-sectional study was based in Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy. Two authors evaluated the clinical and imaging parameters of eyes with high myopia (spherical equivalent of -6D or less) and suspected to have naïve, recurrent, or inactive mCNV. Recordings of the eyes that met the inclusion criteria were then independently evaluated by two other senior retinal specialists. Fluorescein angiography (FA), spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), and OCT angiography were used for multimodal imaging. RESULTS One-hundred and twenty-two eyes (n = 107; 39 men, 68 women) were included in the study. The mean patient age was 66 years (range, 22-89 years). There were 83 and 39 eyes in the active mCNV and control groups, respectively. The best diagnostic algorithm had positive- and negative-predictive values of 89% and 85%, respectively, and was based on four criteria: leakage/staining on FA, retinal thickening, fuzzy area on SD-OCT, and recent metamorphopsia. When excluding FA-derived findings, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) features played a diagnostic role in 33 eyes (27%). Twenty-seven eyes with active mCNV (32%) did not have the fuzzy area. Taken singularly, no clinical or imaging parameter had both sensitivity and specificity greater than 78%. Matching of 2 or 3 biomarkers did not yield a sensitivity or specificity greater than 79%. Sensitivities and specificities ≥ 90% were found in ten criteria combinations that included four to five biomarkers. The most frequent were metamorphopsia, fuzzy area, retinal thickening, and leakage. Less frequently, they included hemorrhage, staining, and RPE features such as elevation, flattening, and focal interruption. For all the parameters, the agreement between the investigators was good (Cohen k ≥ 0.66), being the lowest when detecting the ELM interruption within the lesion. CONCLUSIONS A combination of at least four clinical and biological markers yielded the highest positive- and negative-predictive values. More ("major") and less ("minor") frequent diagnostic criteria are proposed.
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- Paolo Milani
- Ophthalmology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy.
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- Ophthalmology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Ophthalmology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Ophthalmology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Ophthalmology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Ophthalmology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Ophthalmology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Ophthalmology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Ophthalmology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Biostatistics Unit, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- Biostatistics Unit, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy.,Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Ophthalmology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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Wang HY, Tao MZ, Wang XX, Li MH, Zhang ZF, Sun DJ, Zhu JT, Wang YS. Baseline characteristics of myopic choroidal neovascularization in patients above 50 years old and prognostic factors after intravitreal conbercept treatment. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7337. [PMID: 33795797 PMCID: PMC8016885 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86835-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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To investigate the influence of age on the function and morphology of patients with myopic choroidal neovascularization (mCNV) and to evaluate the effect and prognostic factors of recurrence of Conbercept treatment on mCNV patients over 50 years. A total of 64 patients (64 eyes) with mCNV were enrolled in this retrospective study. The differences in baseline best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and morphological features on imaging between the younger group (˂ 50 years) and the older group (≥ 50 years) were analyzed. Of all, 21 eyes of 21 mCNV patients aged over 50 years who received Conbercept injection were further analyzed. Between the younger and the older group, significant differences were shown in mean BCVA (0.58 ± 0.28 vs 0.77 ± 0.31), subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) (108.17 ± 78.32 μm vs 54.68 ± 39.03 μm) and frequency of vitreoretinal interface abnormalities (VIA) (2 vs 13), respectively (P < 0.05). After treated with Conbercept, the mean BCVA of 21 older mCNV patients increased from 0.83 ± 0.30 at baseline to 0.49 ± 0.24 at one year. Baseline BCVA, external limiting membrane damage, CNV area and CNV location correlated with the visual acuity at the 1-year follow-up. There were 7 (33.3%) recurrent cases during the follow-up and the risk of recurrence in patients with baseline central macular thickness (CMT) ≥ 262.86 μm was 14 times greater than that of patients with CMT < 262.86 μm. The risk of recurrence increased 1.84 times for every 100-μm increment in the CMT. Patients over 50 years with mCNV had a worse BCVA, thinner choroid, and higher risk of VIA than young mCNV patients. The standard Conbercept treatment strategy was safe and effective in mCNV patients over 50 years. As patients over 50 years with a greater CMT have a high risk of recurrence, more attention should be paid on these patients by following them up closely.
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- Hai-Yan Wang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China.,Xi'an People's Hospital (Xi'an Fourth Hospital), Shaanxi Eye Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710001, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, 72204, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Xijing Hospital, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China.
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Mehta N, Lavinsky F, Larochelle R, Rebhun C, Mehta NB, Yanovsky RL, Cohen MN, Lee GD, Dedania V, Ishikawa H, Wollstein G, Schuman JS, Waheed N, Modi Y. ASSESSING THE ABILITY OF PREOPERATIVE QUANTITATIVE SPECTRAL-DOMAIN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY CHARACTERISTICS TO PREDICT VISUAL OUTCOME IN IDIOPATHIC MACULAR HOLE SURGERY. Retina 2021; 41:29-36. [PMID: 32251240 PMCID: PMC7529763 DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000002797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine which spectral domain optical coherence tomography biomarkers of idiopathic macular hole (MH) correlate with the postoperative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in anatomically closed MH. METHODS Retrospective analysis of spectral domain optical coherence tomography scans of 44 patients presenting with MH followed for a mean of 17 months. Widths of MH aperture, base, and ellipsoid zone disruption were calculated from presenting foveal spectral domain optical coherence tomography B-scans. Macular hole base area and ellipsoid zone disruption area were calculated through the custom in-house software. RESULTS Poorer postoperative BCVA correlated with increased preoperative choroidal hypertransmission (r = 0.503, P = 0.0005), minimum diameter (r = 0.491, P = 0.0007), and base diameter (r = 0.319, P = 0.0348), but not with preoperative ellipsoid zone width (r = 0.199, P = 0.2001). Applying en-face analysis, the BCVA correlated weakly with preoperative ellipsoid zone loss area (r = 0.380, P = 0.013), but not with preoperative MH base area (r = 0.253, P = 0.1058). CONCLUSION Increased MH minimum diameter, base diameter, base area, and choroidal hypertransmission are correlated with a poorer postoperative BCVA. Ellipsoid zone loss measurements were not consistently correlated with a BCVA. Choroidal hypertransmission width may be an easy-to-visualize predictive imaging biomarker in MH surgery.
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- Nitish Mehta
- Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York; and
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- New England Eye Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- New England Eye Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- New England Eye Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York; and
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- New England Eye Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York; and
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Xiao H, Zhao X, Li S, Sun L, Xin W, Wang Z, Zhang A, Zhang J, Ding X. Risk factors for subretinal fibrosis after anti-VEGF treatment of myopic choroidal neovascularisation. Br J Ophthalmol 2020; 105:103-108. [PMID: 32161005 DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-315763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2020] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the incidence, clinical features and predictive risk factors of subretinal fibrosis after treatment of active myopic choroidal neovascularisation (mCNV) with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). METHODS This post-hoc analysis of a randomised controlled trial included a total of 54 patients with active mCNV. The clinical data at baseline, month 3 and month 12 were used. Fundus photography and optical coherence tomography at month 3 were used to determine the presence of subretinal fibrosis after anti-VEGF therapy, and its incidence was calculated. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), Visual Function Questionnaire-25 score, macular integrity index (MI) and their changes were compared between eyes with and without subretinal fibrosis. A logistic regression model was used to evaluate the risk factors of subretinal fibrosis. RESULTS Subretinal fibrosis occurred in 22 of 54 eyes with mCNV. Patients with subretinal fibrosis achieved similar BCVA improvement in comparison with those without fibrosis at 3 and 12 months after the treatment; however, they had lower visual acuity, more subfoveal CNV (p=0.002), higher CNV thickness at baseline (p=0.016), larger CNV size (p=0.030), larger leakage area (p=0.021) and higher presence of advanced myopic maculopathy (p=0.035). Age <45 years, BCVA <60 ETDRS letters, and MI index <20 at baseline were the predictors for subretinal fibrosis occurrence in a logistic regression model. CONCLUSIONS The incidence of subretinal fibrosis after anti-VEGF therapy was 40.7% in eyes with mCNV. Age, baseline BCVA and MI index could serve as predictive risk factors of subretinal fibrosis after anti-VEGF treatment in patients with mCNV.
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- Hu Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.,The 7th Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, ShenZhen, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.,The 7th Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, ShenZhen, Guangdong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China
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- Statistics, Bothwin Clinical Study US, Redmond, Washington, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China
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Comment on: Diagnostic algorithm utilising multimodal imaging including optical coherence tomography angiography for the detection of myopic choroidal neovascularization. Eye (Lond) 2020; 35:349-350. [PMID: 32029917 DOI: 10.1038/s41433-020-0787-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Milani P, Pellegrini M, Massacesi A, Scotti F, Moschini S, Setaccioli M, Secondi R, Bergamini F. OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY FEATURES OF SUBRETINAL FIBROSIS AFTER MYOPIC NEOVASCULARIZATION. Retina 2020; 40:249-256. [PMID: 31972794 DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000002388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe the optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography features of subretinal fibrosis in eyes with myopic choroidal neovascularization after natural evolution or secondary to intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy. METHODS Retrospective observational case series. All eyes underwent a multimodal imaging examination including fluorescein angiography, spectral domain OCT, OCT angiography, and en face OCT. RESULTS Twenty-five eyes of 25 patients with mean age of 56.4 ± 14.9 were included in the study. Subretinal fibrosis was diagnosed at mean 30 (range 6-116) months before inclusion. Within the subretinal fibrosis, an abnormal vascular network was observed in 20/25 (80%) eyes, located typically in the outer retina (18/20, 90%) or the choriocapillaris (14/20, 70%) segmentation. The most prevalent patterns were "round tangle" and "tapered tangle." On en face OCT, the subretinal fibrosis was evidenced in 24/25 (96%) eyes, most prevalently in the outer retina (21/25, 84%) and in the choriocapillaris (18/25, 72%), where main feature was white-hyperreflective (20/21, 95%) and dark-hyporeflective (17/18, 94%) appearance, respectively. The presence of subretinal fibrosis on en face OCT was positively correlated with the presence of abnormal vascular network on OCT angiography in 61% of the cases (P = 0.005). CONCLUSION Subretinal fibrosis secondary to myopic choroidal neovascularization frequently contains blood flow within a persistent abnormal vascular network as assessed by OCT angiography.
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- Paolo Milani
- Ophthalmology Department, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy; and
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- Ophthalmology Department, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy; and
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Eye Clinic, Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Ophthalmology Department, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy; and
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- Ophthalmology Department, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy; and
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- Ophthalmology Department, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy; and
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- Ophthalmology Department, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy; and
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- Ophthalmology Department, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy; and
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- Ophthalmology Department, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy; and
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Ye J, Shen M, Huang S, Fan Y, Yao A, Pan C, Shi X, Lu F, Shao Y. Visual Acuity in Pathological Myopia Is Correlated With the Photoreceptor Myoid and Ellipsoid Zone Thickness and Affected by Choroid Thickness. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2019; 60:1714-1723. [PMID: 31013344 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.18-26086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose To quantify the thickness of the outer retinal sublayers and choroid in pathological myopia and examine associations between these factors and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). Methods The cohort was composed of 21 eyes with emmetropia and 70 eyes with high myopia (49 simple high myopia; 21 pathological myopia). Optical coherence tomography images were segmented to determine macular thicknesses of the choroid and the following outer retinal sublayers: outer plexiform layer (OPL), Henle fiber layer and outer nuclear layer (HFL + ONL), myoid and ellipsoid zone (MEZ), outer segment of photoreceptors (OS), and interdigitation zone and RPE/Bruch complex (IZ + RPE). Correlations between BCVA and thickness of the outer retinal sublayers and choroid were determined. Results In pathological myopia, the choroid, HFL + ONL, MEZ, and IZ + RPE were thinner than in emmetropia and simple high myopia (P < 0.05). Simple and multiple regression models showed that MEZ thickness was correlated with BCVA (both P < 0.001). The relationship between MEZ thickness and BCVA varied with choroidal thickness (P = 0.006). For a constant MEZ thickness, thinner choroids were associated with worse vision. In the final multiple regression predictive model, MEZ thickness, choroidal thickness, and interaction between MEZ and choroidal thickness (all P < 0.001) were predictors of BCVA. Conclusions Outer retinal alterations, especially thinning of the MEZ, occurred in pathological myopia. The MEZ thickness was associated with BCVA, and this relationship was affected by choroidal thickness.
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- Jie Ye
- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Guichard MM, Peters G, Tuerksever C, Pruente C, Hatz K. Outcome Predictors of SD-OCT-Driven Intravitreal Ranibizumab in Choroidal Neovascularization due to Myopia. Ophthalmologica 2019; 243:154-162. [PMID: 31387095 DOI: 10.1159/000501040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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PURPOSE To analyze the efficacy and outcome predictors of SD-OCT (spectral-domain optical coherence tomography)-driven ranibizumab treatment in patients with choroidal neovascularization due to myopia (mCNV). METHODS This prospective investigator-initiated study includes 20 patients with treatment-naïve mCNV. Evaluation included best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), morphological SD-OCT parameters, and treatment frequency. RESULTS From baseline to month 12, BCVA improved from 58.5 ± 16.9 to 66.1 ± 14.9 letters. Central retinal thickness (CRT) significantly decreased, and qualitative SD-OCT parameters improved. Better baseline visual acuity (VA), lower spherical equivalent, better inner/outer segment line and external limiting membrane integrity showed a significant positive effect on BCVA outcome. Less fluctuation in CRT (worst minus best CRT) indicated better BCVA at 12 months. No serious adverse events occurred. CONCLUSIONS SD-OCT-guided intravitreal ranibizumab treatment in mCNV was efficient and safe. We determined useful predictive factors in regard to VA outcome after 12 months.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Ophthalmology, Kantonsspital Liestal, Liestal, Switzerland
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- Vista Klinik, Binningen, Switzerland, .,Department of Ophthalmology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland,
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Long-Term Natural Outcomes of Simple Hemorrhage Associated with Lacquer Crack in High Myopia: A Risk Factor for Myopic CNV? J Ophthalmol 2018; 2018:3150923. [PMID: 29619253 PMCID: PMC5829355 DOI: 10.1155/2018/3150923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2017] [Revised: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
Abstract
Purpose To investigate the relationship between simple hemorrhage (SH) associated with lacquer crack (LC) and myopic choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in high myopia. Methods A cross-sectional evaluation including best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), axial length, refractive error, color fundus photography, and spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) was performed in patients diagnosed with high myopia and SH. Fundus fluorescein angiography and indocyanine green angiography were performed if the eye was suspected with CNV. Results Thirty-three eyes of 27 patients with SH were enrolled in the study. None of the eyes developed CNV at final examination following the occurrence of hemorrhage. Recurrent hemorrhage was observed in 36.5% of the eyes. Compared with the initial BCVA, the final BCVA was significantly improved (P < 0.001) and correlated with the integrity of the ellipsoid zone in SD-OCT. There was no significant difference in the final BCVA between group 1 (LC crossed the central fovea) and group 2 (no LC crossed the central fovea) (P = 0.299). Conclusions SH associated with LC is not a risk factor for the development of myopic CNV in patients with high myopia. LCs have little influence on the final BCVA unless the integrity of the ellipsoid zone in the central fovea is disrupted.
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