{"title":"MULTIMODAL IMAGING FEATURES AND TREATMENT RESPONSES OF CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION SECONDARY TO CENTRAL SEROUS CHORIORETINOPATHY.","authors":"Areum Jeong, Wonki Kang, Min Sagong","doi":"10.1097/IAE.0000000000003615","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000003615","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate features of central serous chorioretinopathy with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) on multimodal imaging and analyze their association with treatment response.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 37 patients with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy complicated by CNV were divided into bevacizumab and photodynamic therapy groups, and each group was subdivided into responders and nonresponders according to subretinal fluid status at 3 months. We assessed multimodal imaging parameters (subfoveal choroidal thickness; vortex vein engorgement; choroidal vascular hyperpermeability; and CNV morphologic pattern, area, and vessel density) and analyzed their association with treatment responses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Responders in the bevacizumab group showed thinner subfoveal choroidal thickness (384.0 ± 103.2 vs. 398.3 ± 87.1 µm, P = 0.042), smaller CNV area (0.512 ± 0.267 vs. 1.323 ± 0.481 mm2, P = 0.007), open-circuit pattern (84.6% vs. 12.5%, P < 0.001), and capillary fringe (69.2% vs. 37.5%, P = 0.001) than nonresponders. Responders in the photodynamic therapy group had thicker subfoveal choroidal thickness (420.1 ± 93.5 vs. 395.7 ± 6.5 µm, P = 0.021), more quadrants with engorged vortex veins extending to the macula (P = 0.012), and intense choroidal vascular hyperpermeability (57.1% vs. 50.0%, P = 0.026) than nonresponders. Choroidal neovascularization showing closed-circuit pattern (85.7% vs. 0%, P = 0.001) and peripheral loop (64.3% vs. 0%, P = 0.001) demonstrated a good response to photodynamic therapy.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Heterogeneous features of choroidal hyperpermeability, thickness, and CNV morphology in CNV accompanying central serous chorioretinopathy are associated with different therapeutic responses to bevacizumab and photodynamic therapy treatments.</p>","PeriodicalId":377573,"journal":{"name":"Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.)","volume":" ","pages":"2326-2335"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40472065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"INTRAOPERATIVE OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY FOR REAL-TIME VISUALIZATION OF THE POSITIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUCKLING MATERIAL AND RETINAL BREAKS DURING SCLERAL BUCKLING FOR RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT.","authors":"Yasuyuki Sotani, Hisanori Imai, Yukako Iwane, Tomohiro Yokogawa, Hiroko Yamada, Wataru Matsumiya, Akiko Miki, Sentaro Kusuhara, Makoto Nakamura","doi":"10.1097/IAE.0000000000003610","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000003610","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To report the usefulness of a new surgical method using intraoperative optical coherence tomography that can more accurately place the buckling material for scleral buckling using a noncontact wide-angle viewing system with a cannula-based chandelier endoilluminator for the treatment of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The medical records of 12 eyes of 11 patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment treated with scleral buckling combined with real-time intraoperative optical coherence tomography observation were retrospectively reviewed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Real-time observations of the positional relationship between the protrusion of buckling material and retinal breaks with intraoperative optical coherence tomography revealed that retinal breaks were not properly placed on the protrusion of the buckling material in five eyes, requiring the intraoperative repositioning of the buckling material. Eventually, the scleral buckling combined with real-time intraoperative optical coherence tomography observation yielded the initial anatomical success rates of 100% without noteworthy intraoperative or postoperative complications.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This procedure is a novel approach that enables safer and more accurate placement of the buckling material and may contribute to improving the outcomes of scleral buckling in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":377573,"journal":{"name":"Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.)","volume":" ","pages":"2395-2400"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40474821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stanislao Rizzo, Bianca Pacini, Lorenzo De Angelis, Francesco Barca, Alfonso Savastano, Fabrizio Giansanti, Tomaso Caporossi
{"title":"Intrascleral hydration for 23-Gauge Pars Plana Vitrectomy Sclerotomy Closure.","authors":"Stanislao Rizzo, Bianca Pacini, Lorenzo De Angelis, Francesco Barca, Alfonso Savastano, Fabrizio Giansanti, Tomaso Caporossi","doi":"10.1097/IAE.0000000000002703","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000002703","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To describe and evaluate the effectiveness of a new technique to close 23-gauge sclerotomies in transconjunctival pars plana vitrectomy.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A prospective, consecutive, interventional study of 90 eyes of 90 patients who underwent 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy with the introduction of the new sealing technique was conducted. The 23-gauge sclerotomies were hydrated with a 30-gauge needle inserted in the scleral stroma near the scleral opening.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 90 eyes of 90 patients were recruited in the study. The number of the eyes requiring suture for sclerotomy closure was 3.3% (3 of 90), and the sclerotomies requiring suture were 1.4% (4 of 270). Three eyes had hypotony on Day 1. No statistically significant difference was registered between preoperative intraocular pressure and postoperative intraocular pressure on Days 15 and 30. No leaking of endotamponade bubble filling was noticed on Day 1. No postoperative complications were registered during the follow-up period.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The intrascleral stroma hydration is a simple and fast technique that does not require extra surgical materials.</p>","PeriodicalId":377573,"journal":{"name":"Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.)","volume":" ","pages":"2414-2418"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37534710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Microscope-Integrated Optical Coherence Tomography-Guided Autologous Full-Thickness Neurosensory Retinal Autograft for Large Macular Hole-Related Total Retinal Detachment.","authors":"Ankur Singh, Mohit Dogra, Simar Rajan Singh, Bruttendu Moharana, Basavraj Tigari, Ramandeep Singh","doi":"10.1097/IAE.0000000000002729","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000002729","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate the feasibility and utility of microscope-integrated optical coherence tomography in patients undergoing full-thickness neurosensory retinal autograft for refractory macular hole (MH)-associated retinal detachment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed two eyes of two patients who had undergone a neurosensory retinal autograft for large MH associated retinal detachment. Both cases had microscope-integrated optical coherence tomography-guided placement and sizing of the retinal autograft. Time taken for obtaining microscope-integrated optical coherence tomography images, morphology of the retinal autograft (intraoperative and postoperative), and anatomic and functional outcomes were noted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The first case had optic disc pit-related maculopathy with a large MH and total retinal detachment. She had undergone a vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling elsewhere. The second patient had a treatment-naive large MH with total retinal detachment. Both patients underwent vitrectomy with microscope-integrated optical coherence tomography-guided autologous neurosensory retinal autograft placement and silicone oil tamponade. At 6 months and 3 months follow-up, respectively, both patients had closed MHs, attached retinas, and improvement in visual acuity.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Microscope-integrated optical coherence tomography provides intraoperative visualization of MHs and provides real-time feedback regarding dimensions of the retinal autograft, thus aiding in accurate sizing of the graft. This ensures that the autograft fits snugly in the MH, thereby restoring macular structure and improving visual acuity.</p>","PeriodicalId":377573,"journal":{"name":"Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.)","volume":" ","pages":"2419-2424"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37534711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PROGRESSIVE PERIPAPILLARY CHOROID THINNING AND RETINAL NEURODEGENERATION IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES: A 3-Year Cohort Study.","authors":"Shiran Zhang, Zhuoting Zhu, Gabriella Bulloch, Xiao Guo, Xianwen Shang, Yifan Chen, Huan Liao, Yuting Li, Wenyong Huang, Wei Wang","doi":"10.1097/IAE.0000000000003613","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000003613","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate longitudinal changes in peripapillary choroidal thickness (pCT) and retinal nerve fiber thickness (pRNFLT) in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a prospective observational cohort study. Patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus without diabetic retinopathy (DR) at baseline were recruited, followed up for three years, and further divided into an incident DR group and a non-DR group according to the outcome. The pCT and pRNFLT were measured through swept-source optical coherence tomography at 1-year interval, and the mean rates of pCT and pRNFLT thinning were compared between the DR groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 682 patients (682 eyes) were included in the final analysis. After 3-years follow-up, 122 (17.89%) developed DR. Both pCT and pRNFLT progressively thinned (-2.37 [-2.80 to -1.95] µm/year; -0.40 [-0.55 to -0.25] µm/year, respectively, P < 0.05) and accelerated thinning was observed in the incident DR group. The rates of pCT thinning (-3.92 [-4.96 to -2.88] µm/year, -2.03 [-2.49 to -1.57] µm/year, respectively) and pRNFLT loss (-1.03 [-1.31 to -0.76] µm/year, -0.26 [-0.43 to -0.09] µm/year, respectively) in the incident DR group were 1.93 and 3.96 times faster than those in the non-DR group, respectively. In addition, pCT and pRNFLT thinning were negatively related in Type 2 diabetes mellitus population, and faster pCT thinning indicated slower pRNFLT loss.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus were at a higher risk of developing DR when accelerated pCT and pRNFLT thinning were present, indicating that heavier choroidal damage and retinal neurodegeneration precede clinical DR. The pCT and pRNFLT have the potential to serve as novel sensitive biomarkers of preclinical and early DR.</p>","PeriodicalId":377573,"journal":{"name":"Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.)","volume":" ","pages":"2401-2410"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40474822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Przemysław Krajewski, Monika Turczyńska, Joanna Gołębiewska, Marek Roik, Joanna Brydak-Godowska
{"title":"OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY FINDINGS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC THROMBOEMBOLIC PULMONARY HYPERTENSION.","authors":"Przemysław Krajewski, Monika Turczyńska, Joanna Gołębiewska, Marek Roik, Joanna Brydak-Godowska","doi":"10.1097/IAE.0000000000003607","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000003607","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate microvascular changes in the retina and choroid of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) patients in comparison with healthy control subjects.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This observational clinical cohort study included 36 CTEPH patients (72 eyes) and 65 healthy control subjects (130 eyes). Optical coherence tomography (OCT) and optical coherence tomography angiography images were obtained from each participant using the AngioVue Imaging System (Optovue, Inc, Freemont, CA).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A number of differences were found in the CTEPH cohort, including reductions in mean vessel density at the deep vascular complex of the macula and a reduction in mean subfoveal choroidal thickness. Furthermore, the CTEPH group displayed an increase in foveal avascular zone. The presence of at least one systemic disease, including arterial hypertension, diabetes, chronic coronary syndrome, and/or hyperlipidemia, in CTEPH patients increased the range of vascular complications. The presence of comorbidity was concomitant with a decrease in mean vessel density in the superficial vascular complex of the macula, excluding the fovea, and a decrease in mean vessel density in the radial peripapillary capillary plexus.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Measurements of the foveal avascular zone and vessel density of the DVC and subfoveal choroidal thickness may be useful and sensitive predictors of retinal and choroidal circulation impairment in CTEPH patients without systemic disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":377573,"journal":{"name":"Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.)","volume":" ","pages":"2354-2360"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40442139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hyo Song Park, Hyun Young Park, Christopher Seungkyu Lee, Sung Chul Lee, Ji Hwan Lee
{"title":"EFFICACY OF COMBINED SYSTEMIC CORTICOSTEROID AND EARLY IMMUNOMODULATORY THERAPY WITHIN THREE MONTHS OF ONSET IN VOGT-KOYANAGI-HARADA DISEASE.","authors":"Hyo Song Park, Hyun Young Park, Christopher Seungkyu Lee, Sung Chul Lee, Ji Hwan Lee","doi":"10.1097/IAE.0000000000003617","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000003617","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate the clinical outcomes of combined systemic corticosteroid and early immunomodulatory therapy (IMT) within 3 months of onset in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease compared with conventional therapy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective observational case series included 73 eyes of 38 patients with VKH, categorized into the conventional (n = 41) and the early IMT (n = 32) groups. Clinical information was gathered from patients' medical records. Primary outcome measures were visual acuity, subfoveal choroidal thickness, and uveitis outcome including occurrence of sunset glow fundus.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The logarithm of minimal angle of resolution visual acuity of both groups improved, with statistically significant difference at the last follow-up (P < 0.01, Mann-Whitney U test). Their mean subfoveal choroidal thickness decreased, with no statistically significant difference at the last follow-up (P = 0.21, T-test). In the conventional and early IMT groups, 27 (65.9%) and 15 (46.9%) eyes, respectively, had chronic or chronic recurrent VKH and sunset glow fundus was observed in 33 (80.5%) and 16 (50.0%) eyes, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Combined systemic corticosteroid and early IMT within 3 months of onset was superior to conventional therapy in the final visual and uveitis outcome of patients with VKH disease. Therefore, IMT may be added early in cases of VKH disease, even when under control with high-dose corticosteroid.</p>","PeriodicalId":377573,"journal":{"name":"Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.)","volume":" ","pages":"2361-2367"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40474819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"EVALUATION OF THE RETINAL HAZARD WITH 3D DIGITALLY ASSISTED VISUALIZATION SYSTEM AND CONVENTIONAL MICROSCOPE IN MACULAR SURGERIES.","authors":"Yuka Horigome, Yume Iwashita, Kazushi Hirono, Tatsuya Inoue, Ami Konno, Kazuaki Kadonosono, Yasuo Yanagi","doi":"10.1097/IAE.0000000000003621","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000003621","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate the retinal light hazard during macular surgery using a digital three-dimensional visualization system (3D) and a conventional microscope (CM).</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Experimental study and retrospective evaluation of a case-control study.</p><p><strong>Subjects: </strong>A total of 20 and 10 patients who underwent pars plana vitrectomy for epiretinal membrane using 3D and CM, respectively.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Spectral irradiances of endoilluminators were measured for representative settings used during core vitrectomy and macular manipulations with 3D and CM. From the medical record of the patients, time needed for core vitrectomy and macular manipulations was extracted. The total retinal light hazard index and the macular hazard index were calculated based on the spectral irradiances weighted by the standard functions. Total retinal light hazard index, macular hazard index, and the number of cases that exceeded the maximum permissible radiant power exposure were compared between the two groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The spectral irradiance were 1.6 and 3.9 mW/cm 2 for core vitrectomy and 3.4 and 8.1 mW/cm 2 for macular manipulations using typical settings for 3D and CM groups, respectively. The total retinal light hazard index ranged from 4.31 kJ/m 2 to 17.37 kJ/m 2 for 3D and 11.09 kJ/m 2 to 27.70 kJ/m 2 for CM groups, respectively, whereas the macular hazard index ranged from 2.93 kJ/m 2 to 14.58 kJ/m 2 for 3D and from 6.84 kJ/m 2 to 23.55 kJ/m 2 for CM, respectively ( P < 0.001). One (5%) and 6 (60%) pars plana vitrectomy cases exceeded the threshold limits with 3D and CM groups, respectively ( P < 0.05, chi-square test).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The 3D digitally assisted visualization system offers significantly safer macular surgery compared with the CM, considering the potential retinal hazard.</p>","PeriodicalId":377573,"journal":{"name":"Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.)","volume":" ","pages":"2301-2306"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40343953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiwei Tao, Jinglei Yang, Yubo Wu, Xin Ye, Yun Zhang, Jianbo Mao, Jun Wang, Yiqi Chen, Lijun Shen
{"title":"INTERNAL LIMITING MEMBRANE PEELING DISTORTS THE RETINAL LAYERS AND INDUCES SCOTOMA FORMATION IN THE PERIFOVEAL TEMPORAL MACULA.","authors":"Jiwei Tao, Jinglei Yang, Yubo Wu, Xin Ye, Yun Zhang, Jianbo Mao, Jun Wang, Yiqi Chen, Lijun Shen","doi":"10.1097/IAE.0000000000003619","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000003619","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To determine whether internal limiting membrane peeling damages retinal function in patients with an idiopathic macular hole.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Retrospective case series. Forty-five eyes of 45 idiopathic macular hole patients who underwent vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling with a minimum follow-up of 6 months. Each patient received a complete ophthalmological examination. The eyes were examined by microperimetry MP-3 in the central 20° visual field and optical coherence tomography angiography in the central 6 × 6 mm area.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Six months after the surgery, macular hole closed in each patient. Retinal sensitivity decreased significantly in the perifoveal temporal ETDRS sector (from 24.97 ± 2.67-19.98 ± 5.68 dB, P = 0.001) but not in the other sectors. Six patients (13%) developed 24 scotomas, 62.5% presented in the perifoveal temporal sector. Anatomically, bumps in the outer nuclear layer were discovered concurrent with inner retinal dimples on B-scan images, predominantly (76.8%) in the perifoveal temporal sector, which have not been previously reported. The incidence of outer nuclear layer bumps was significantly higher in patients with scotomas than in those without (83% vs. 18%, P = 0.014).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Internal limiting membrane peeling induced functional changes specifically in the perifoveal temporal macula. Distortion in the retinal layers is proposed to underly scotomas pathogenesis.</p>","PeriodicalId":377573,"journal":{"name":"Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.)","volume":" ","pages":"2276-2283"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40358655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francesca Amoroso, Alexandra Miere, Khaled El Matri, Salomon Yves Cohen, Camille Jung, Carlotta Pallone, Elsa Bruyere, Leila El Matri, Eric H Souied
{"title":"FOCAL CHOROIDAL THICKNESS HEMODYNAMICS AS a SIGN OF MACULAR NEOVASCULARIZATION ACTIVITY IN PATHOLOGIC MYOPIA.","authors":"Francesca Amoroso, Alexandra Miere, Khaled El Matri, Salomon Yves Cohen, Camille Jung, Carlotta Pallone, Elsa Bruyere, Leila El Matri, Eric H Souied","doi":"10.1097/IAE.0000000000003624","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000003624","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To analyze the relationship between a focal increase of choroidal thickness (ChT) and exudative activity of macular neovascularization (MNV) secondary to pathologic myopia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Retrospective analysis including eyes with pathologic myopia presenting with a focally increased ChT underneath active MNV. All patients included were treated, and ChT was measured before and after each intravitreal injection by two experienced ophthalmologists.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fifty-two eyes of 52 patients with myopic MNV (19 men and 33 women) were included in this analysis. ChT at T-1 averaged 51.09 ± 33.56 μ m, whereas at the time of MNV activation (T0), ChT was significantly thicker: 85.11 ± 43.99 μ m ( P < 0.001). After a single intravitreal injection, the ChT significantly decreased to 53.23 ± 34.15 μ m ( P < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study showed that focal ChT variations may be considered an interesting corollary sign of MNV in high myopic patients, indicating the activity of myopic neovascularization.</p>","PeriodicalId":377573,"journal":{"name":"Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.)","volume":" ","pages":"2321-2325"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40375415","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}