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Observational studyScientific reports2022

Baseline predictors for subretinal fibrosis in neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

Philipp K Roberts, Markus Schranz, Alice Motschi, Sylvia Desissaire, Valentin Hacker, Michael Pircher, Stefan Sacu, Wolf Buehl, Christoph K Hitzenberger, Ursula M Schmidt-Erfurth

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Observational study in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. SRF and SHRM in nAMD: Retrospective Analysis of Visual Prognosis.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026
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  6. Management of fibrosis in neovascular age-related macular degeneration.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
    Review
  7. Aflibercept 2 mg for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: XTEND at 3 Years.Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde · 2026
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  9. Imaging biomarkers and artificial intelligence for diagnosis, prediction, and therapy of macular fibrosis in age-related macular degeneration: Narrative review and future directions.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025
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  12. Different Therapeutic Approaches for Dry and Wet AMD.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Philipp K RobertsDepartment of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
Markus SchranzDepartment of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
Alice MotschiCenter for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
Sylvia DesissaireCenter for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
Valentin HackerDepartment of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
Michael PircherCenter for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
Stefan SacuDepartment of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
Wolf BuehlDepartment of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
Christoph K HitzenbergerCenter for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
Ursula M Schmidt-ErfurthDepartment of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria. ursula.schmidt-erfurth@meduniwien.ac.at.
Medical University of Vienna · AT

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF KLI 749
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To find baseline predictors for subretinal fibrosis (SF) in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). Forty-five eyes of 45 participants with treatment-naïve nAMD were consecutively enrolled and treated according to a standardized treat-and-extend protocol. Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT), color fundus photography and fluorescein angiography as well as novel imaging modalities polarization-sensitive OCT and OCT angiography (OCTA) were performed to detect SF after 1 year and find baseline predictors for SF development. Baseline OCTA scans were evaluated for quantitative features such as lesion area, vessel area, vessel junctions, vessel length, vessel endpoints and mean lacunarity. Additionally, the type of macular neovascularization, the presence of subretinal fluid, intraretinal fluid (IRF), subretinal hyperreflective material (SHRM), retinal hemorrhage as well as best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were evaluated. After 12 months 8 eyes (18%) developed SF. Eyes with SF had worse baseline BCVA (p = .001) and a higher prevalence of IRF (p = .014) and SHRM at baseline (p = .017). There was no significant difference in any of the evaluated quantitative OCTA parameters (p > .05) between eyes with and without SF. There were no quantitative baseline microvascular predictors for SF in our study. Low baseline BCVA, the presence of IRF and SHRM, however, are easily identifiable baseline parameters indicating increased risk.

Indexed as

Fluorescein AngiographyPhotographyTomography, Optical CoherenceAgedAged, 80 and overAngiogenesis InhibitorsFemaleFibrosisHumansLongitudinal StudiesMacular DegenerationMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesRetinaAngiogenesis Inhibitors

Identifiers

PMID34996934
PMCPMC8741927
OpenAlexW4206150247

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