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ArticleInternational journal of ophthalmology2021

Macular density alterations in myopic choroidal neovascularization and the effect of anti-VEGF on it.

Jian-Bo Mao, Yi-Run Shao, Jia-Feng Yu, Xin-Yi Deng, Chen-Yi Liu, Yi-Qi Chen, Yun Zhang, Zhao-Kai Xu, Su-Lan Wu, Li-Jun Shen

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Article in International journal of ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Jian-Bo MaoDepartment of Retina Centre, Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Yi-Run ShaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Jia-Feng YuDepartment of Retina Centre, Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Xin-Yi DengDepartment of Retina Centre, Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Chen-Yi LiuChicago College of Optometry, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515, USA.
Yi-Qi ChenDepartment of Retina Centre, Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Yun ZhangDepartment of Retina Centre, Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Zhao-Kai XuDepartment of Retina Centre, Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Su-Lan WuDepartment of Retina Centre, Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Li-Jun ShenDepartment of Retina Centre, Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China.

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aimTo analyse macular microvascular alterations in myopic choroidal neovascularization (mCNV) and the efficiency of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy for mCNV by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).

methodsA total of 123 patients were included in this retrospective study, divided into mCNV group, high myopia (HM) group, and normal group at the Affiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from January 2017 to January 2019. Superficial vessel density, deep capillary density, foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area, A-circularity index (AI) and vessel density around the 300 µm width of the FAZ region density (FD) and the area of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) lesion (only for mCNV group) were measured on 3×3 mm

resultsThere were significant differences among 3 groups in superficial vessel density, deep capillary density and FD (

conclusionMacular vessel density decreases, FAZ turns smaller and more irregular in mCNV eyes. Anti-VEGF therapy is efficient for mCNV without affecting vessel density and FAZ, but it is unable to completely eliminate CNV lesions in most cases. The bigger mCNV lesions have lower reduction ratio.

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anti-vascular endothelial growth factorfoveal avascular zonemyopic choroidal neovascularizationoptical coherence tomography angiography

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PMID34414085
PMCPMC8342295

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