Changes in choroidal structure following intravitreal aflibercept therapy for retinal vein occlusion.

Yoshinori MitamuraTserennadmid EnkhmaaHiroki SanoMasanori NikiFumiko MuraoMariko EgawaShozo SonodaTaiji Sakamoto

Published in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2020)

RVO induces substantial oedema of the choroidal stromal area that is detectable by binarisation of EDI-OCT images. This stromal oedema likely stems from high intraocular vascular endothelial growth factor levels. Changes in choroidal structure may be used to assess severity and prognosis of RVO.

Keyphrases

optical coherence tomography
vascular endothelial growth factor
diabetic retinopathy
age related macular degeneration
optic nerve
bone marrow
endothelial cells
deep learning