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- Title
The frequency of choroidal neovascularization from causes other than age-related macular degeneration in the Department of Ophthalmology and Ocular Oncology at the University Hospital in Krakow.
- Authors
Pociej-Marciak, Weronika; Markiewicz, Anna; Nocuń, Justyna; Leśniak, Anna; Bukowska-Mikos, Barbara; Kubicka-Trząska, Agnieszka; Romanowska-Dixon, Bożena; Karska-Basta, Izabella
- Abstract
The aim of the study was to assess the frequency of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) from causes other than age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Diseases complicated by CNV were diagnosed using multimodal imaging of the fundus in patients with retinal diseases. Materials and methods: In this retrospective study, we assessed the medical records of 70 patients (48 women and 22 men) diagnosed with CNV secondary to causes other than AMD between July and December 2019. All patients underwent standard ophthalmologic examination, along with color fundus photography, fundus autofluorescence, swept-source optical coherence tomography, and fluorescein angiography. Results: Based on a comprehensive analysis, the most common retinal disease in patients with CNV included myopia (22 patients [31%]), punctate inner choroidopathy (14 patients [20%]), idiopathic CNV (10 patients [14%]), central serous chorioretinopathy (8 patients [11.5%]), angioid streaks [8 patients [11.5%]), adult-onset foveomacular vitelliform dystrophy (6 patients [9%]), as well as Stargardt disease and fundus flavimaculatus (2 patient [3%]). Conclusions: Among retinal diseases other than AMD, pathological myopia is the one most often complicated by CNV. The differential diagnosis should include other less common diseases that may be complicated by CNV. Multimodal retinal imaging is now increasingly available and should be used to facilitate the diagnostic workup and to guide therapeutic decision-making.
- Subjects
KRAKOW (Poland); MACULAR degeneration; POLYPOIDAL choroidal vasculopathy; PATHOLOGIC neovascularization; UNIVERSITY hospitals; STARGARDT disease; OPTICAL coherence tomography; FLUORESCENCE angiography
- Publication
Acta Ophthalmologica Polonica / Klinika Oczna, 2022, Vol 124, Issue 2, p16
- ISSN
0023-2157
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5114/ko.2022.113360