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RETINA-THE JOURNAL OF RETINAL AND VITREOUS DISEASES
Volume 40, Issue 6, Pages 1124-1131Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000002489
Keywords
age-related macular degeneration; retinal angiomatous proliferation; Type 3 neovascularization; pseudodrusen
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- Kim's Eye Hospital Research Center
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Purpose: To evaluate the incidence of multifocal lesions and the distribution of lesion location in Type 3 neovascularization. Methods: This retrospective, observational study included 148 eyes of 148 patients diagnosed with Type 3 neovascularization. The number of Type 3 neovascularization lesions was counted, and the incidence of multiple lesions in an eye was estimated. In addition, the distance from the fovea to the lesion and the geographic location of the lesion were estimated. Pseudodrusen incidence was compared between eyes with and without multifocal lesions. Results: In total, 169 Type 3 neovascularization lesions were noted. A single lesion was noted in 130 eyes (87.8%), whereas 2 or 3 multifocal lesions were noted in the remaining 18 eyes (12.2%). The mean distance from the fovea to the lesion was 898.8 +/- 324.9 mu m. The distribution of lesion locations exhibited a fovea-sparing pattern. No lesions were located within 200 mu m of the fovea, 20 lesions (11.8%) were located >200 and <= 500 mu m away from the fovea, 89 lesions (52.7%) were located >500 and <= 1,000 mu m away from the fovea, and 60 lesions (35.5%) were located >1,000 mu m away from the fovea. Pseudodrusen incidence was significantly higher in eyes with multifocal lesions (P = 0.024). Conclusion: Two or more multifocal lesions were noted in 12.2% of eyes with Type 3 neovascularization, and pseudodrusen incidence was higher in eyes with multifocal lesions. In addition, lesion distribution exhibited a fovea-sparing pattern. These characteristics may be associated with the distinct pathophysiology of Type 3 neovascularization.
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