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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Choriocapillaris Vascular Density Changes: Healthy vs. Advanced Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration Previously Treated with Multiple Anti-VEGF Intravitreal Injections.

Maria Cristina Savastano, Clara Rizzo, Gloria Gambini, Alfonso Savastano, Benedetto Falsini, Daniela Bacherini, Carmela Grazia Caputo, Raphael Kilian, Francesco Faraldi, Umberto De Vico and 1 more

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 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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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Maria Cristina SavastanoUnit of Ophthalmology, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli, IRCCS, 00191 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1397-4333
Clara RizzoOphthalmology, Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Gloria GambiniUnit of Ophthalmology, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli, IRCCS, 00191 Rome, Italy.
Alfonso SavastanoUnit of Ophthalmology, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli, IRCCS, 00191 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1575-6567
Benedetto FalsiniUnit of Ophthalmology, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli, IRCCS, 00191 Rome, Italy.
Daniela BacheriniDepartment of Surgery and Translational Medicine, AOU Careggi, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7578-7563
Carmela Grazia CaputoUnit of Ophthalmology, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli, IRCCS, 00191 Rome, Italy.
Raphael KilianOphthalmology Unit, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Francesco FaraldiTorino, Eye Clinic, ASL Torino 5, 10024 Turin, Italy.
Umberto De VicoUnit of Ophthalmology, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli, IRCCS, 00191 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8557-3964
Stanislao RizzoUnit of Ophthalmology, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli, IRCCS, 00191 Rome, Italy.
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITAgostino Gemelli University Polyclinic · ITTorino e-district · ITUniversity of Florence · ITUniversity of Pisa · ITUniversity of Verona · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo assess choriocapillaris vascular density (VD) in healthy and advanced exudative age-related macular degeneration (ae-AMD) patients by new full-range optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A).

methodIn this observational, cross-sectional study, 21 healthy and 21 ae-AMD eyes, already treated with anti-VEGF, were enrolled. Angio-View retina patterns centered on fovea (6.4 × 6.4 mm) were acquired for all participants using Solix full-range OCT (Optovue Inc., Freemont, CA, USA). The main outcome was to compare choriocapillaris VD between healthy and ae-AMD eyes. Automated measurements of whole image choriocapillaris VD (%) and fovea grid-based (%) were collected for the analysis. Angio-View patterns were used to assess the flow area (mm

resultsThe mean age was 60.9 (±8.3) in healthy and 73.33 (±15.05) in ae-AMD eyes. The mean BCVA (ETDRS letters) was 98.47 (±1.50) in healthy and 7.04 (±5.96) in ae-AMD eyes. The Mann-Whitney test comparing choriocapillaries VD for whole and fovea healthy and ae-AMD eyes showed statistical significance (

conclusionsChoriocapillaris VD showed a statistically significant reduction in comparison to healthy eyes in ae-AMD eyes. Choriocapillaris impairment can be seen in the early phase of MNV pathogenesis.

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advanced exudative AMDage-related macular degenerationbiomarkersinnovative biotechnologiesmacular neovascularizationOCT angiographypersonalized medicine

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