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ArticleScientific reports2024

Choroidal remodeling following different anti-VEGF therapies in neovascular AMD.

Giacomo Boscia, Nikolai Pozharitskiy, Maria Oliva Grassi, Enrico Borrelli, Marina D'Addario, Giovanni Alessio, Francesco Boscia, Pasquale Viggiano

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Capturing the transition from intermediate to neovascular AMD: Longitudinal changes in choroidal volume and choroidal vascularity index.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Giacomo BosciaDepartment of Translational Biomedicine Neuroscience, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, Bari, Italy.
Nikolai PozharitskiyDepartment of Translational Biomedicine Neuroscience, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, Bari, Italy.
Maria Oliva GrassiDepartment of Translational Biomedicine Neuroscience, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, Bari, Italy.
Enrico BorrelliOphthalmology Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Marina D'AddarioDepartment of Translational Biomedicine Neuroscience, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, Bari, Italy.
Giovanni AlessioDepartment of Translational Biomedicine Neuroscience, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, Bari, Italy.
Francesco BosciaDepartment of Translational Biomedicine Neuroscience, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, Bari, Italy.
Pasquale ViggianoDepartment of Translational Biomedicine Neuroscience, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Piazza Giulio Cesare, 11, Bari, Italy. pasquale.viggiano90@gmail.com.
University of Bari Aldo Moro · ITSan Raffaele University of Rome · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate choroidal morphology remodeling in AMD-associated type 1 macular neovascularization using two different anti-VEGF drugs. We registered 73 treatment-naïve eyes with a diagnosis of exudative AMD and type 1 MNV. Patients received 3 monthly intravitreal aflibercept (n = 36, aflibercept group [AG]) or brolucizumab (n = 37, brolucizumab group [BG]). Baseline best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and anatomical (structural optical coherence tomography) parameters were collected at "T1 control", before the loading phase (LP) of intravitreal injection, and at "T2 control", 1 month after the last injection. The main outcomes measured were choroidal vascularity index (CVI), sub-foveal choroidal thickness (SFCT), and central macular thickness (CMT). Our results displayed significant SFCT reduction in both groups between T1 and T2 (p < 0.05), We did not find choroidal vascularity modifications (p > 0.05) after the loading aflibercept injections. Moreover, only the BG displayed a significant choroidal remodeling (stromal choroidal area [SCA], total choroidal area [TCA] and CVI) at T2 (p < 0.05). In particular, a relevant stromal and total choroidal volume reduction was noted, accompanied by an increase in CVI. To conclude, the latter modifications of the choroidal morphology were found significant between two groups (p < 0.05). Our analysis showed a significant impact of brolucizumab on choroidal morphology in eyes affected by type 1 nAMD. This effect was found relevant when compared with aflibercept.

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Angiogenesis InhibitorsWet Macular DegenerationChoroidHumansVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVisual AcuityAngiogenesis InhibitorsVascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

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PMID38253789
PMCPMC10803349
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