Progression of subclinical choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To use optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) to study longitudinal subclinical choroidal neovascularization (CNV) changes and their correlation with progression to exudation in age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Methods

This study included a total of 34 patients with unilateral neovascular AMD who were evaluated prospectively using OCTA to detect subclinical CNV in their fellow eye. Eyes with baseline subclinical CNV were followed with serial OCTA for a minimum of one year (15.2±3.27 months) to monitor the development of exudation.

Results

Of the 34 fellow eyes studied, five were found to have baseline subclinical CNV. One of the five cases of baseline subclinical CNV converted to exudative AMD during the follow up period. The average surface ar

SUBMITTER: Heiferman MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6548359 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature