Long-term choroidal thickness changes based on the subtype of macular neovascularization in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (5-year follow-up).

Anti-VEGF therapy Choroidal thickness Macular neovascularization Neovascular age-related macular degeneration

Journal

Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie
ISSN: 1435-702X
Titre abrégé: Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8205248

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
21 Oct 2023
Historique:
received: 13 08 2023
accepted: 09 10 2023
revised: 29 09 2023
medline: 21 10 2023
pubmed: 21 10 2023
entrez: 21 10 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

To evaluate the long-term choroidal thickness changes in combination with other morphological and functional outcomes during anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) based on the subtype of macular neovascularization (MNV): MNV-1 (within the subretinal pigment epithelium space) and MNV-2 (within the subretinal space). This retrospective study included 58 eyes from 53 patients with naïve nAMD who received anti-VEGF therapy over a 60-month period. All eyes were treated initially with intravitreal bevacizumab following Pro re nata regimen. Main outcome measures included the following: subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT), best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central macular thickness (CMT), development of subfoveal geographic atrophy (GA), and the number of injections. Thirty-four eyes had MNV-1 (group 1) and 24 eyes had MNV-2 (group 2). SFCT in group 1 vs group 2 was (210 ± 45 µm vs 191 ± 52 µm, p = 0.01) before treatment and (170 ± 47 µm vs 179 ± 48 µm, p = 0.24) after 60 months. BCVA (log MAR) in group 1 vs group 2 was (0.57 ± 0.18 vs 0.53 ± 0.22, p = 0.47) before treatment and (0.59 ± 0.23 vs 0.69 ± 0.16, p = 0.04) after 60 months. CMT in group 1 vs group 2 was (398 ± 154 µm vs 382 ± 103 µm, p = 0.86) before treatment and (297 ± 68 µm vs 283 ± 67 µm, p = 0.14) after 60 months. The number of injections per eye over a period of 60 months was significantly higher in group 1 (34.9 ± 11 vs 29.0 ± 14, p = 0.04). The proportion of eyes with subfoveal GA after 60 months was significantly higher in group 2 (13 eyes, 54%) than in group 1 (9 eyes, 25%) (p = 0.03). Over the full 60 months of anti-VEGF treatment, eyes with MNV-1 showed a greater reduction in choroidal thickness, better visual acuity, and less development of subfoveal geographic atrophy compared with eyes with MNV-2. The significantly thicker choroid in eyes with MNV type 1 at baseline seems to have a positive impact on long-term outcomes.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37864635
doi: 10.1007/s00417-023-06278-9
pii: 10.1007/s00417-023-06278-9
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eng

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© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

Alaa Din Abdin (AD)

Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center UKS, Kirrberger Strasse 100, Bldg. 22, 66421, Homburg, Saar, Germany. alaadin.abdin@uks.eu.

Omar Hanifa (O)

Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center UKS, Kirrberger Strasse 100, Bldg. 22, 66421, Homburg, Saar, Germany.

Wissam Aljundi (W)

Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center UKS, Kirrberger Strasse 100, Bldg. 22, 66421, Homburg, Saar, Germany.

Cristian Munteanu (C)

Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center UKS, Kirrberger Strasse 100, Bldg. 22, 66421, Homburg, Saar, Germany.

Berthold Seitz (B)

Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center UKS, Kirrberger Strasse 100, Bldg. 22, 66421, Homburg, Saar, Germany.

Shady Suffo (S)

Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center UKS, Kirrberger Strasse 100, Bldg. 22, 66421, Homburg, Saar, Germany.

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