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Trial reportBioMed research international2020

Type 1 Choroidal Neovascularization Evolution by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography: Long-Term Follow-Up.

Marco Rispoli, Maria Cristina Savastano, Bruno Lumbroso, Lisa Toto, Luca Di Antonio

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Trial report in BioMed research international, 2020. 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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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marco RispoliCentro Italiano Macula, Rome, Italy.
Maria Cristina SavastanoUOC Oftalmologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1397-4333
Bruno LumbrosoCentro Italiano Macula, Rome, Italy.
Lisa TotoOphthalmology Clinic, National High-Tech Center in Ophthalmology, Italian School of Robotics in Ophthalmology, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5311-5184
Luca Di AntonioOphthalmology Clinic, National High-Tech Center in Ophthalmology, Italian School of Robotics in Ophthalmology, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2872-5164
University of Chieti-Pescara · ITUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate structural changes in response to antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) treatment in patients with long-term type 1 choroidal neovascularization (CNV) by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA).

methodThis is a longitudinal study that involved a total of 51 eyes with type 1 CNV (35 female and 16 male eyes). Structural OCT and OCTA were performed on all the subjects. AngioVue OCTA (XR Avanti, Optovue, Inc., Fremont, CA) was used to obtain qualitative and quantitative information. All eyes were treated with an anti-VEGF ProReNata (PRN) approach and were followed for a mean of 38.9 months (SD ± 7.22). Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was assessed at each follow-up timepoint.

resultsWe observed two kinds of possible evolution of type 1 CNV: "positive evolution," including stabilization in 20% of patients and chronicity in 35%, and "negative evolution," in which fibrosis was shown in 18% of patients, chorioretinal atrophy in 25%, and hemorrhage or RPE tears in 2%. The mean BCVA at baseline was 33.67 ± 15.85 ETDRS letters; after 1 and 2 years, it was 31.61 ± 18.04 and 31.18 ± 18.58 ETDRS letters, respectively. The mean BCVA at the end of follow-up was 25.27 ± 20 ETDRS letters. The difference between the values at baseline and at the end of follow-up was not statistically significant (

conclusionsThis study describes an in vivo structural long-term evolution of type 1 CNV by OCT and OCTA. Different possible CNV outcomes were observed. This study suggests that new retinal imaging techniques could be useful tools for assessing the potential retinal changes in the evolution of type 1 CNV to develop personalized medicine. Further studies using OCTA in the long term are needed to better understand why similarly treated type 1 CNV cases evolve differently and produce different results.

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AngiographyChoroidal NeovascularizationTomography, Optical CoherenceAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedRanibizumabReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorRecombinant Fusion ProteinsafliberceptRanibizumabReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorRecombinant Fusion Proteins

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