Evolution of macular atrophy in eyes with neovascular age-related macular degeneration compared to fellow non-neovascular eyes.

Styliani BlazakiEmmanouil BlavakisGregory ChlouverakisGeorgios BontzosIrini ChatziralliGeorgios SmoustopoulosEleni DimitriouAnastasios StavrakakisStamatina KabanarouTina XirouDemetrios G VavvasTsilimbaris K Miltiadis

Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2023)

In this study, a significant difference in MA incidence and progression was documented in eyes with nAMD under treatment, compared to fellow eye exhibiting dAMD. Eyes with nAMD tended to develop more MA compared to fellow dAMD eyes. However, when atrophy did develop in the fellow dAMD eyes, it progressed faster over time compared to MA in nAMD eyes.

Keyphrases

optical coherence tomography
age related macular degeneration
cataract surgery
diabetic retinopathy
risk factors
vascular endothelial growth factor
smoking cessation
replacement therapy