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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020

Long-Term Visual/Anatomic Outcome in Patients with Fovea-Involving Fibrovascular Pigment Epithelium Detachment Presenting Choroidal Neovascularization on Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.

Kyung Tae Kim, Hwanho Lee, Jin Young Kim, Suhwan Lee, Ju Byung Chae, Dong Yoon Kim

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 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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Kyung Tae KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung 25440, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-0495-930X
Hwanho LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6259-6485
Jin Young KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju 63241, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6204-9537
Suhwan LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kangwon National University Hospital, Kangwon National University Graduate School of Medicine, Chuncheon 24289, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7065-8735
Ju Byung ChaeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5233-0373
Dong Yoon KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju 28644, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-6058-0145
Chungbuk National University Hospital · KRJeju National University Hospital · KRKangwon National University Hospital · KRUlsan College · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo evaluate long-term visual/anatomic outcome after anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy in patients with fovea-involving fibrovascular pigment epithelium detachment (PED) presenting with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) on optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).

methodsPatients with fibrovascular PED or subretinal CNV confirmed by OCTA who were treated by a relaxed treat-and-extend regimen for 2 years were retrospectively reviewed. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central subfield retinal thickness (CST) before and after anti-VEGF injection were analyzed. Furthermore, changes in photoreceptor layer (PRL) thickness and outer retinal bands in the fovea after injection were evaluated.

resultsA total of 31 eyes with fibrovascular PED and 24 eyes with subretinal CNV were included. Following a relaxed treat-and-extend regimen with anti-VEGF agents, BCVA and CST were improved, and the PRL thickness was decreased significantly. There were no differences in BCVA, CST, changes in PRL thickness, or the status of outer retinal bands between the groups. However, the difference in the amount of decrease in PRL thickness between the two groups was increased at 2 years, and the slope tended to be steeper in the subretinal CNV group.

conclusionsExudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with fibrovascular PED or subretinal CNV showed good visual/anatomic outcomes after anti-VEGF treatment, regardless of the CNV type. By 2 years, fibrovascular PED did not have an additional protective effect on the outer retina, compared with subretinal CNV over 2 years. Further follow-up study might be needed to conclude that fibrovascular PED has a protective effect on the surrounding photoreceptor area.

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anti-vascular endothelial growth factorchoroidal neovascularizationexudative age-related macular degenerationfibrovascular pigment epithelial detachment

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PMCPMC7355668
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