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ArticlePloS one2022

Risk factors for myopic choroidal neovascularization-related macular atrophy after anti-VEGF treatment.

Ki Woong Bae, Dong Ik Kim, Bo Hee Kim, Baek-Lok Oh, Eun Kyoung Lee, Chang Ki Yoon, Un Chul Park

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Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Myopic macular neovascularization as an inducing factor of atrophy in high myopia.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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  2. Five-year real-world outcomes and patterns of MNV-related atrophy after anti-VEGF therapy in eyes with pathologic myopia.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ki Woong BaeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hangil Eye Hospital, Incheon, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0689-2826
Dong Ik KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hangil Eye Hospital, Incheon, Korea.
Bo Hee KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Hwaseong, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-8272-4808
Baek-Lok OhDepartment of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Eun Kyoung LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-6339-1235
Chang Ki YoonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Un Chul ParkDepartment of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-3588-4497
Seoul National University · KRNune Eye Hospital · KRHallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe study aimed to evaluate risk factors for macular atrophy (MA) associated with myopic choroidal neovascularization (mCNV) during long-term follow-up after intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatment in highly myopic eyes.

methodsThe medical records of patients who received intravitreal injection of anti-VEGF agents as mCNV treatment and were followed-up for more than 36 months were retrospectively reviewed. The risk factors for the development of mCNV-MA, which is the fovea-involving patchy atrophy lesion adjacent to mCNV, were investigated using the Cox proportional hazard model.

resultsA total of 82 eyes (74 patients) were included in the study. The mean age at anti-VEGF treatment was 56.3 ± 12.5 years (range, 26-77), and the mean follow-up period was 76.3 ± 33.5 months (range, 36-154). During follow-up, mCNV-MA developed in 27 eyes (32.9%), and its occurrence was estimated to be 24.5% at 3 years and 37.3% at 5 years after the first anti-VEGF treatment. Old age (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.054, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.018-1.091; P = 0.003) and greater CNV size at baseline (HR = 2.396, CI: 1.043-5.504; P = 0.040) were significant factors for mCNV-MA development. Eyes with a thinner subfoveal choroid were more likely to show faster enlargement of the mCNV-MA during follow-up.

conclusionsIn mCNV eyes treated with intravitreal anti-VEGF agents, older age and greater mCNV size at baseline were risk factors for the development of MA during long-term follow-up, which was associated with a poor visual prognosis.

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Choroidal NeovascularizationMyopia, DegenerativeAngiogenesis InhibitorsAtrophyBevacizumabFluorescein AngiographyHumansIntravitreal InjectionsRanibizumabRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth FactorsAngiogenesis InhibitorsBevacizumabRanibizumabVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factors

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PMID36137056
PMCPMC9499232
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