ArticleExperimental eye research2020
Choriocapillaris dropout in early age-related macular degeneration.
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- Choriocapillaris Flow-Enriched Prediction of Retinal Sensitivity Using OCT-Derived Biomarkers in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Choriocapillaris Flow Deficits Are Spatially Linked to Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Photoreceptor Integrity in Geographic Atrophy.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- Choriocapillaris Flow Signal Deficits Are Associated With AMD Onset and Early Progression Over Three Years: ALSTAR2 Follow-Up.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- Choroidal Vascular Findings in a Case of Multifocal Geographic Atrophy: A Clinicopathologic Correlation.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026Article
- Association between Baseline Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness and Anatomical and Functional Outcomes in Geographic Atrophy.Ophthalmology science · 2026Article
- A bibliometric and visualized analysis of choriocapillaris from 2013 to 2023.International journal of ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Advances in Optical Tissue Clearing for Three-Dimensional Ocular Imaging and Analysis.Journal of ophthalmology · 2026Review
- Integrative Landscape of Dry AMD Pathogenesis, Models, and Emerging Therapeutic Strategies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Systemic and Local Lipids in Nonhuman Primates With Drusen and Age-Related Maculopathies.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- Retinal Vessel Coronal Displacement in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Wide-field choriocapillaris mapping with 3.4 MHz adaptive optics-optical coherence tomography angiography.Biomedical optics express · 2025Article
- Prenatally derived macrophages support choroidal health and decline in age-related macular degeneration.The Journal of experimental medicine · 2025Article
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- Features that distinguish age-related macular degeneration from aging.Experimental eye research · 2025Review
- Elevation of Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor in Human AMD Donor RPE-Choroid.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2024Article
- Structural OCT and OCT angiography biomarkers associated with the development and progression of geographic atrophy in AMD.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2024Review
- Ghost vessels in the eye: Cell free choriocapillaris domains in atrophic age-related macular degeneration.Experimental eye research · 2024Article
- Differential gene expression between central and peripheral retinal regions in dogs and comparison with humans.Experimental eye research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Loss of choriocapillaris (CC) in advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is well documented but changes in early AMD have not been quantified. Postmortem eyes from donors with clinically documented early AMD were examined in choroidal whole mounts to determine the area, pattern, and severity of CC loss. Choroids from postmortem human eyes without AMD (n = 7; mean age = 86.1) and from eyes with a Grade 2 clinical classification of early AMD (n = 7; mean age = 87) were immunolabeled with Ulex europaeus agglutinin (UEA) lectin-FITC to stain blood vessels. Whole mounts were imaged using confocal microscopy and image analysis was performed to determine the area of vascular changes and density of vasculature (percent vascular area, %VA). All areas evaluated had a complete RPE monolayer upon gross examination. In age-matched control eyes, the CC had broad lumens and a homogenous pattern of freely interconnecting capillaries. The mean %VA ± standard deviation in submacula of control subjects was 78.1 ± 3.25%. In eyes with early AMD, there was a significant decrease in mean %VA to 60.1 ± 10.4% (p < 0.0001). The paramacular %VA was not significantly different in eyes with or without AMD. The area of submacular choroid affected by CC dropout was 0.04 ± 0.09 mm
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