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Hirokazu Sakaguchi
Osaka University
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Although choriocapillaris flow deficit (CFD) around choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is less associated with CNV activity in myopic eyes, there are no reports investigating its size as an indicator of CNV activity. We investigated the relationship between CFD and high myopia-related CNV. In this retrospective, observational study, patients underwent optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) with split-spectrum amplitude decorrelation angiography for diagnosing pathological myopic CNV (mCNV); CFD features around CNV margins were evaluated. Of the 33 eyes (30 patients), 11 (33.3%) had active mCNV, and 22 (66.7%) had inactive CNV. Five eyes (15.2%) were treatment-naïve, while the remainder previously underwent anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy. On OCTA, blood flow signals were detected in CNV in the outer retinal layer in 28 (84.8%) eyes, including all active cases (11 cases) and 17 (77.3%) of 22 inactive cases. CNV flow signal size correlated significantly with activity (P = 0.002). CFD around CNV was observed in 18 eyes (54.5%), eight of which had active CNV. CFD size correlated significantly with CNV activity (P = 0.014). The size of both the CFD area around CNV and CNV flow signal area are useful indicators of CNV activity in eyes with mCNV, which may help determine treatment timing.
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choriocapillaris flow deficit (CFD), choroidal neovascularization (CNV), eye disease
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Hirokazu Sakaguchi
Osaka University
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CURRENT STATUS: Under Review
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Posted 23 Feb, 2021
No community comments so far
Editorial decision: Major revision
On 06 Apr, 2021
Reviews received
Received 04 Apr, 2021
Reviewers agreed
On 29 Mar, 2021
Reviews received
Received 26 Mar, 2021
Reviewers agreed
On 21 Mar, 2021
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 08 Mar, 2021
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On 08 Mar, 2021
Editor invited
On 11 Feb, 2021
Submission checks complete
On 11 Feb, 2021
First submitted
On 09 Feb, 2021
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Ophthalmology
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Although choriocapillaris flow deficit (CFD) around choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is less associated with CNV activity in myopic eyes, there are no reports investigating its size as an indicator of CNV activity. We investigated the relationship between CFD and high myopia-related CNV. In this retrospective, observational study, patients underwent optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) with split-spectrum amplitude decorrelation angiography for diagnosing pathological myopic CNV (mCNV); CFD features around CNV margins were evaluated. Of the 33 eyes (30 patients), 11 (33.3%) had active mCNV, and 22 (66.7%) had inactive CNV. Five eyes (15.2%) were treatment-naïve, while the remainder previously underwent anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy. On OCTA, blood flow signals were detected in CNV in the outer retinal layer in 28 (84.8%) eyes, including all active cases (11 cases) and 17 (77.3%) of 22 inactive cases. CNV flow signal size correlated significantly with activity (P = 0.002). CFD around CNV was observed in 18 eyes (54.5%), eight of which had active CNV. CFD size correlated significantly with CNV activity (P = 0.014). The size of both the CFD area around CNV and CNV flow signal area are useful indicators of CNV activity in eyes with mCNV, which may help determine treatment timing.
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