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ArticleInternational journal of retina and vitreous2021

Influence of vitreomacular interface score on treatment outcomes of anti-VEGF therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

Manabu Miyata, Sotaro Ooto, Kenji Yamashiro, Hiroshi Tamura, Akihito Uji, Masahiro Miyake, Yuki Muraoka, Ayako Takahashi, Akitaka Tsujikawa

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Article in International journal of retina and vitreous, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Manabu MiyataDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara Cho 54, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan. miyatam@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7574-1749
Sotaro OotoDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara Cho 54, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Kenji YamashiroDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara Cho 54, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Hiroshi TamuraDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara Cho 54, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Akihito UjiDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara Cho 54, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Masahiro MiyakeDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara Cho 54, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Yuki MuraokaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara Cho 54, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Ayako TakahashiDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara Cho 54, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Akitaka TsujikawaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara Cho 54, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Kyoto University · JP

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 18K09444Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 21K09716
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo quantitatively evaluate the vitreomacular interface of eyes with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and to investigate its association with the 1-year treatment outcome following intravitreal injections of aflibercept (IVA).

methodsThis prospective observational case series included 59 eyes of 59 consecutive patients with treatment-naïve neovascular AMD who were treated with three monthly IVA and subsequent four bi-monthly IVA and were followed up for 1 year. We estimated posterior vitreous detachment at 1, 9, and 25 macular points within an area of 6 × 6 mm

resultsThe wet and dry groups included 12 and 47 eyes, respectively. The resistance rate against IVA was 20.3%. The 25-point interface score was higher in the wet group than in the dry group (23.0 ± 4.3 vs. 18.6 ± 9.8, P = 0.03), whereas there were no significant between-group differences in the 9-point and 1-point scores (P = 0.21, and 0.47, respectively) or in the other studied parameters. Multivariable analysis revealed that the 25-point vitreomacular interface score was strongly correlated with subfoveal choroidal thickness (P = 0.02, β =  - 0.31).

conclusionsOur findings suggest that wide-ranged separation of the posterior vitreous membrane from the retina induces poor response to IVA.

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