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Trial reportScientific reports2018

Retinal vascular changes and aqueous humor cytokines changes after aflibercept intravitreal injection in treatment-naïve myopic choroidal neovascularization.

Luca Di Antonio, Lisa Toto, Alessandra Mastropasqua, Lorenza Brescia, Emanuele Erroi, Alessia Lamolinara, Marta Di Nicola, Leonardo Mastropasqua

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Trial report in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Luca Di AntonioDepartment of Medicine and Science of Ageing, Ophthalmology Clinic, University G. d'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, 66100, Italy.
Lisa TotoDepartment of Medicine and Science of Ageing, Ophthalmology Clinic, University G. d'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, 66100, Italy. l.toto@unich.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5311-5184
Alessandra MastropasquaDepartment of Medicine and Science of Ageing, Ophthalmology Clinic, University G. d'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, 66100, Italy.
Lorenza BresciaDepartment of Medicine and Science of Ageing, Ophthalmology Clinic, University G. d'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, 66100, Italy.
Emanuele ErroiDepartment of Medicine and Science of Ageing, Ophthalmology Clinic, University G. d'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, 66100, Italy.
Alessia LamolinaraDepartment of Medicine and Aging Science, CeSi-Met, University "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, 66100, Italy.
Marta Di NicolaDepartment of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, Laboratory of Biostatistics, University "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, 66100, Italy.
Leonardo MastropasquaDepartment of Medicine and Science of Ageing, Ophthalmology Clinic, University G. d'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, 66100, Italy.
University of Chieti-Pescara · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the study was to assess retinal vascular changes using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and aqueous humour changes of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and placental growth factor (PIGF) levels in treatment-naïve myopic choroidal neovascularization (mCNV) after aflibercept intravitreal injection. To explore the correlation between clinical and laboratory parameters. Fifteen eyes of 15 patients with treatment-naïve mCNV underwent 2 intravitreal injections of aflibercept. Main outcome measures were best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central retinal thickness (CRT) and external limiting membrane (ELM) visualization at OCT, lesion area and leakage at fluorescein angiography (FA), OCTA flow area and selected area at baseline and after the injections. Analysis of VEGF and PlGF in the aqueous humor was performed before each injection in cases and prior to cataract surgery on 10 patients as included as controls. Median BCVA increased from 0.6 to 0.3 logMAR (p < 0.001); CRT decreased from 387.5 to 267 micron (p < 0.001); FA area from 0.8 to 0.5 mm

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Aqueous HumorCase-Control StudiesChoroidal NeovascularizationCytokinesFemaleFluorescein AngiographyHumansIntravitreal InjectionsMaleMiddle AgedMyopiaPlacenta Growth FactorReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRetinal VesselsTomography, Optical CoherenceafliberceptCytokinesPlacenta Growth FactorReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorRecombinant Fusion ProteinsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

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PMID30353107
PMCPMC6199317
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