Journal
BMC OPHTHALMOLOGY
Volume 21, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12886-021-01931-5
Keywords
Retinal vein occlusion; Anti-VEGF treatment; OCT angiography; Retinal vasculature
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Funding
- Zhejiang Natural Science Foundation Project of China [LY18H120001]
- National Natural Youth Science Foundation Project of China [31500795]
- Zhejiang University Foundation Project [2020-518052-0054]
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Younger patients with RVO showed better outcomes in terms of visual acuity, vessel density, and foveal avascular zone compared to older patients after anti-VEGF treatment. Improvement in vessel density was only observed in the younger group, and a positive correlation between vision improvement and vessel density increase was noted.
Background To compare changes in retinal microvasculature of young and elderly patients with retinal vein occlusion (RVO) after anti-VEGF treatment. Methods RVO patients who underwent anti-VEGF treatment were retrospectively reviewed and categorized into two groups based on age. The OCT angiography images were obtained during each visit. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), vessel density (VD) and foveal avascular zone (FAZ) were measured and compared between the two groups. Vision improvements and retinal microvasculature changes were also correlated. Results Twenty patients with 20 eyes were enrolled in the younger group and 46 patients with 46 eyes were enrolled in the older group. Younger patients demonstrated better BCVA, higher VD and smaller FAZ than older patients at 12 months after the first anti-VEGF treatment. The improvement of VD was observed only in the younger group. A positive correlation between vision improvement and VD increase was noted. Conclusions Young patients with RVO can achieve rapid rehabilitation of deep retinal vasculature which lead to a better visual outcome.
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