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  • Title: OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY FINDINGS OF CLASSIC CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION IN POLYPOIDAL CHOROIDAL VASCULOPATHY.
    Author: Izumi T, Koizumi H, Maruko I, Hasegawa T, Iida T.
    Journal: Retina; 2022 Jan 01; 42(1):123-128. PubMed ID: 34292224.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To evaluate the flow signals in subretinal hyperreflective material (SHRM) that represents classic choroidal neovascularization (CNV) on fluorescein angiography in eyes with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 20 eyes with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy that appeared to have classic CNV on fluorescein angiography, accompanied by SHRM on optical coherence tomography (OCT) at the same location. Using OCT angiography (OCTA), we analyzed intrinsic flow signals in the SHRM (cross-sectional B-scans and en face). The possible association between pretreatment OCT angiography findings and fibrotic scar formation after antivascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatment was evaluated. RESULTS: Six of 20 eyes (30%) showed vascular SHRM; the remaining 14 eyes (70%) showed avascular SHRM at the classic CNV site at baseline. The SHRM corresponded with polypoidal lesions seen on indocyanine green angiography in 5 of 6 eyes with vascular SHRM and in all 14 eyes with avascular SHRM. After anti-VEGF treatment, all 6 eyes with vascular SHRM left a fibrotic scar, whereas all 14 eyes with avascular SHRM showed no scar formation (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Using OCT angiography, we evaluated the flow signals in SHRM that represented classic CNV in eyes with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy and successfully differentiated true Type 2 macular neovascularization from pseudo classic CNV.
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