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ReviewExperimental and therapeutic medicine2020

Current diagnosis and management strategies in pachychoroid spectrum of diseases (Review).

Andreea Dana Moraru, Dănuț Costin, Radu Lucian Moraru, Marcel Costuleanu, Daniel Constantin Brănișteanu

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Review in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
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  3. Pachychoroid diseases of the macula: an update.Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal · 2026
    Review
  4. Imaging in Pachychoroid DiseaseTurkish journal of ophthalmology · 2025
    Review
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Andreea Dana MoraruDepartment of Ophthalmology, 'Grigore T. Popa' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iaşi, Romania.
Dănuț CostinDepartment of Ophthalmology, 'Grigore T. Popa' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iaşi, Romania.
Radu Lucian MoraruDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, 'Transmed Expert' Medical Center, 700011 Iaşi, Romania.
Marcel CostuleanuDepartment of Physiopathology, 'Grigore T. Popa' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iaşi, Romania.
Daniel Constantin BrănișteanuDepartment of Ophthalmology, 'Grigore T. Popa' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iaşi, Romania.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review presents a systematic analysis of the literature regarding the pachychoroid disease spectrum nomenclature, diagnosis criteria and therapeutic options. Pachychoroid related diseases are a new concept, introduced into the ophthalmological nomenclature in 2013 and evolving both as concept and as classification since then. The six disorders included in this phenotype have some common characteristics (thick choroid, pachyvessels, attenuation of the choriocapillaris), but also show individual features. The classification of the pachychoroid spectrum was revised many times, with the recent addition of the focal choroidal excavation (FCE) and peripapillary pachychoroid syndrome (PPS). As the terminology is developing, so is the number of case reports and case series from the initial report in 2013 to 57 reports in 2019. This review takes into account both the current literature and the clinical experience of the authors, emphasizing the understanding of the pathogenesis and aiming to update the therapeutic options available.

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anti-VEGF therapychoroidal hyperpermeabilitychoroidal neovascular membranesOCT angiographypachychoroidpachyvessels

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PMID32905090
PMCPMC7464929

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