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ArticleScientific reports2024

Baseline optical coherence tomography angiography biomarkers predict visual outcomes in treatment-naïve neovascular age-related macular degeneration patients.

Shahin Faghihi, Hooshang Faghihi, Fatemeh Bazvand, Mohammadreza Mehrabi Bahar, Ali Torkashvand, Ahmed Husein Ahmed, Masoud Rahimi, Ali Akbarzadeh, Esmaeil Asadi Khameneh, Elias Khalili Pour and 1 more

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Shahin FaghihiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin Sq, Tehran, 1336616351, Iran.
Hooshang FaghihiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin Sq, Tehran, 1336616351, Iran.
Fatemeh BazvandDepartment of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin Sq, Tehran, 1336616351, Iran.
Mohammadreza Mehrabi BaharDepartment of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin Sq, Tehran, 1336616351, Iran.
Ali TorkashvandNoor Eye Institute, Tehran, Iran.
Ahmed Husein AhmedDepartment of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin Sq, Tehran, 1336616351, Iran.
Masoud RahimiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin Sq, Tehran, 1336616351, Iran.
Ali AkbarzadehDepartment of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin Sq, Tehran, 1336616351, Iran.
Esmaeil Asadi KhamenehDepartment of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin Sq, Tehran, 1336616351, Iran. asadi_tums@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0003-0210-2783
Elias Khalili PourDepartment of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin Sq, Tehran, 1336616351, Iran.
Hamid Riazi-EsfahaniDepartment of Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin Sq, Tehran, 1336616351, Iran.

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Abstract

This retrospective study aimed to assess different macular neovascular network characteristics in relation to changes in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) over 3 and 12 months following treatment. Using optical coherence tomography angiography, we reviewed the medical records of 46 treatment-naïve patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) who received intravitreal aflibercept injections. The change in BCVA from baseline to 3 months and 12 months after treatment was recorded. The mean vessels percentage area, junctions density, lacunarity, and fractal dimension were significantly correlated with the change of BCVA from baseline to month 3 (P = 0.003, 0.046, 0.007, and 0.005 respectively). Fractal dimension and vessels percentage area were correlated with the change of BCVA from baseline to month 12 (P = 0.023 and 0.023 respectively). The findings suggest that baseline characteristics of macular neovascular complexes may serve as predictors for BCVA changes following treatment with aflibercept in nAMD patients.

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BiomarkersReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTomography, Optical CoherenceVisual AcuityAgedAged, 80 and overAngiogenesis InhibitorsFemaleFluorescein AngiographyHumansIntravitreal InjectionsMacular DegenerationMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesafliberceptAngiogenesis InhibitorsBiomarkersReceptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth FactorRecombinant Fusion ProteinsAge-related macular degenerationAnti-vascular endothelial growth factorMacular neovascularizationOptical coherence tomography angiography

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