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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2022

Functional Correlates of Outer Retina Remodeling in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using Microperimetry.

Serena Fragiotta, Eliana Costanzo, Pasquale Viggiano, Daniele De Geronimo, Gianluca Scuderi, Monica Varano, Mariacristina Parravano

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Article in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Optical coherence tomography angiography of the macular retina and choroid in glaucoma: a narrative review.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  3. Choriocapillaris flow deficits and choroidal vascular index in the fellow eye of patients with central serous chorioretinopathy.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  10. Geographic atrophy: Understanding the relationship between structure and function.Asia-Pacific journal of ophthalmology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Serena FragiottaOphthalmology Unit, "Sapienza" University of Rome, NESMOS Department, St. Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Eliana CostanzoIRCCS Fondazione Bietti, Rome, Italy.
Pasquale ViggianoIRCCS Fondazione Bietti, Rome, Italy.
Daniele De GeronimoIRCCS Fondazione Bietti, Rome, Italy.
Gianluca ScuderiOphthalmology Unit, "Sapienza" University of Rome, NESMOS Department, St. Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Monica VaranoIRCCS Fondazione Bietti, Rome, Italy.
Mariacristina ParravanoIRCCS Fondazione Bietti, Rome, Italy.
Fondazione G.B. Bietti · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITSapienza University of Rome · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To assess the effect of drusen morphometric changes and choroidal vascular modifications on retinal sensitivity (RS) evaluated through microperimetry in intermediate age-related macular degeneration (iAMD). Methods: A retrospective review of 18 iAMD patients (18 eyes) with a 12-month follow-up was performed. Eye-tracked spectral-domain optical coherence tomography was obtained, with automatic segmentation of the outer retinal layer (ORL) delineating the drusen area from the external limiting membrane to Bruch's membrane and outer nuclear layer (ONL) thickness maps adjusted manually, as needed. Advanced retinal pigment epithelium analysis was also performed with a ZEISS PLEX Elite 900. Microperimetry obtained under mesopic conditions was overlaid with the corresponding thickness maps with Fiji software. The choroidal vascularity index (CVI) was calculated in the subfoveal b-scan and volumetric in the central 1-mm subfield. Results: A reduced central ONL thickness was strongly associated with RS decline at the same region (r = 0.69, P = 0.002) and globally (r = 0.80, P < 0.001) at baseline, but also at 1 year in the central subfield (central: r = 0.70, P = 0.001). One-year subfoveal CVI variation, differently from volumetric CVI, directly influenced the central (r = 0.64, P = 0.004) and global RS (r = 0.59, P = 0.009), indicating that a CVI reduction negatively affected RS. A greater volumetric CVI within central 1-mm was associated with ORL thickening at 1 year (r = 0.61, P = 0.008). Conclusions: Progressive degeneration of the ONL is related to irreversible photoreceptor dysfunction in iAMD. Likewise, choroidal vascular modifications are associated with a significant functional decline in the central region and diffusely.

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Macular DegenerationVisual Field TestsChoroidHumansRetinaTomography, Optical Coherence

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