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ArticleBMC ophthalmology2021

Enlargement rate of geographic atrophy before and after secondary CNV conversion with associated anti-VEGF treatment.

Jakob Siedlecki, Caroline Koch, Benedikt Schworm, Raffael Liegl, Thomas Kreutzer, Karsten U Kortuem, Ricarda Schumann, Siegfried G Priglinger, Armin Wolf

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Article in BMC ophthalmology, 2021. 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, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jakob SiedleckiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Mathildenstrasse 8, 80336, Munich, Germany. jakob.siedlecki@med.uni-muenchen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0279-4823
Caroline KochDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Mathildenstrasse 8, 80336, Munich, Germany.
Benedikt SchwormDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Mathildenstrasse 8, 80336, Munich, Germany.
Raffael LieglDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Mathildenstrasse 8, 80336, Munich, Germany.
Thomas KreutzerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Mathildenstrasse 8, 80336, Munich, Germany.
Karsten U KortuemDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Mathildenstrasse 8, 80336, Munich, Germany.
Ricarda SchumannDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Mathildenstrasse 8, 80336, Munich, Germany.
Siegfried G PriglingerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Mathildenstrasse 8, 80336, Munich, Germany.
Armin WolfDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Mathildenstrasse 8, 80336, Munich, Germany.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo study the enlargement rate of primary geographic atrophy (GA) before and after diagnosis of a secondary choroidal neovascularization (CNV) treated with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy.

methodsFive hundred twenty-two consecutive eyes with primary GA were screened for the development of a complicating secondary CNV. Geographic atrophy was measured on blue autofluorescence (BAF) by two readers and calculated into mean growth rate before and after CNV diagnosis.

resultsTen eyes of six patients were included in the study (six study eyes with GA complicated by CNV, four GA only partner eyes). Follow-up was 1.42 ± 0.48 years before and 3.64 ± 2.73 years after CNV. There was no significant difference between mean growth rate before and after CNV (1.58 ± 0.99 vs. 1.39 ± 0.65 mm

conclusionIn this pilot study, primary GA enlargement did not seem to be influenced by a secondary CNV. No association between the intensity of anti-VEGF treatment and changes in atrophy enlargement rates were found. Further studies with larger sample sizes are warranted.

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Choroidal NeovascularizationGeographic AtrophyAngiogenesis InhibitorsFluorescein AngiographyHumansIntravitreal InjectionsPilot ProjectsRanibizumabTomography, Optical CoherenceAngiogenesis InhibitorsRanibizumabAge related macular degenerationChoroidal neovascularizationGeographic atrophyOptical coherence tomographyVascular endothelial growth factor

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PMID33402147
PMCPMC7784328
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