scholarly journals Optical coherence tomography angiography findings of the fellow eye of patients with unilateral neovascular age-related macular degeneration OCT-A Evaluation of Fellow Eyes of CNV

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-237
Author(s):  
Sinan Emre ◽  
Mahmut Oğuz Ulusoy
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 2658
Author(s):  
Alexis Khorrami Kashi ◽  
Eric Souied ◽  
Selim Fares ◽  
Enrico Borrelli ◽  
Vittorio Capuano ◽  
...  

We evaluated the spectrum of choriocapillaris (CC) abnormalities in the fellow eyes of unilateral exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA). Fellow eyes of unilateral exudative AMD patients were prospectively included between May 2018 and October 2018. Patients underwent a multimodal imaging including a SS-OCTA. Demographics and clinical findings were analyzed. The estimated prevalence of macular neovascularization (MNV) was computed. Number and size of flow deficits (FDs) and percentage of flow deficits (FD%) were computed on the compensated CC flow images with the Fiji software. We included 97 eyes of 97 patients (mean age was 80 ± 7.66 years, 39 males, 58 females). The prevalence of MNV in the studied eyes was 8.25% (8/97 eyes). In the 89 non-neovascular eyes, FD% averaged 45.84% ± 11.63%, with a corresponding total area of FDs of 4.19 ± 1.12 mm2. There was a higher prevalence of drusenoid pigment epithelial detachment in eyes with subclinical neovascularization (p = 0.021). Fellow eyes with unilateral exudative AMD encompassed a series of CC abnormalities, from FDs of the aging CC to subclinical non-exudative MNV.


2021 ◽  
pp. 433-437
Author(s):  
Anna Matysik-Woźniak ◽  
Anat Loewenstein ◽  
Emilia Bielecka ◽  
Robert Rejdak

We report on a case of an unusual activation of one of 2 quiescent, nonexudative choroidal neovascular membranes in a patient treated with anti-VEGF injections for exudative age-related macular degeneration in his fellow eye. After almost 2 years of close observation, one of these membranes became exudative, and anti-VEGF therapy was started. This case illustrates the unpredictability of subclinical neovascularization and confirms the utility of optical coherence tomography angiography in the diagnosis and follow-up of these changes. Patients with an exudative age-related degeneration in one eye should have their fellow eyes monitored meticulously.


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