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Objective:To compared the changes of macular microvascular architecture in early stage familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) patients with inner retinal layer (IRL) persistence and without IRL persistence.Methods:A retrospective clinical study. From 2017 to 2022, 94 patients with stage 1 FEVR with or without IRL residue and 45 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers with 45 eyes (normal control group) who were confirmed by ophthalmology examination in Hangzhou Hospital of Optometry Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University and Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital were included in the study. According to whether there was IRL residue, the patients were divided into IRL group and non-IRL group, with 22 patients (22 eyes) and 72 patients (72 eyes), respectively. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) were performed in all eyes. Superficial vessel density (SCP) and deep vessel density (DCP) of whole image, fovea and parafovea, the area and perimeter of fovea avascular area (FAZ), A-circularity index (AI, perimeter/standard circle perimeter with equal area) and vessel density around the 300 μm width of the FAZ (FD), central macular thickness (CMT) on macular 3 mm × 3 mm scan on OCTA were measured.Results:SCP and DCP of whole image ( F=10.774, 4.583) and parafovea ( F=10.433, 3.912), CMT ( F=171.940) in IRL group and non-IRL group on macular 3 mm × 3 mm scan on OCTA were significantly lower than that in normal persons ( P<0.05). There were significant differences among three groups of the area of FAZ ( F=4.315), AI ( F=3.413), FD-300 ( F=13.592) ( P<0.05). BCVA were worst in IRL group ( P<0.05). Conclusions:Blood flow density decreased in macular area of FEVR patients. CMT is significantly thicker than normal population. The FAZ area of the foveal IRL residual eyes is small and irregular, with worse BCVA and lower macular blood density.
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Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of conbercept in patients with choroidal neovascularization secondary to chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC-CNV).Methods:A retrospective case study was performed.The medical records of 13 patients (14 eyes) diagnosed as chronic CSC-CNV in Hangzhou Branch of Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from September 2015 to January 2018 were collected.All the study eyes received intravitreal injection of conbercept (0.05 ml/0.5 mg) under one intravitreal injection and pro re nata (PRN) treatment.The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central macular thickness (CMT) before initial injection and 1 week, 1 month, 2, 3 and 6 months after initial injection were measured and analyzed.This study followed the Declaration of Helsinki and written informed consent was obtained from each patient before initial injection.The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Hangzhou Branch of Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University (No.2019-029-K-28).Results:During the 6-month follow-up, the mean administration times was 1.93±0.83, and all the CNV secondary to CSC did not grow outside the retinal pigment epithelium layer.The BCVA values before initial injection and 1 week, 1 month, 2, 3 and 6 months after initial injection were 0.51±0.32, 0.43±0.34, 0.36±0.35, 0.31±0.28, 0.27±0.29 and 0.26±0.30, respectively, with a significant difference among different time points ( F=21.225, P<0.05). The BCVA values at each time point after initial injection were significantly better than that before initial injection (all at P<0.05). The CMT values before initial injection and 1 week and 1 month, 2, 3, 6 months after initial injection were (299.07±132.90), (216.50±70.94), (203.00±61.87), (234.29±95.70), (194.21±46.46) and (207.43±55.46) μm, respectively, and the difference was statistically significant among different time points ( F=3.768, P<0.05). The CMT values at each time point after initial injection were significantly better than that before initial injection (all at P<0.05). No severe treatment complications were observed during the follow-up period. Conclusions:Intravitreal injection of conbercept is safe and can effectively reduce the CMT and improve BCVA of chronic CSC-CNV patients in the short term.
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Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of half-dose photodynamic therapy (PDT) in the treatment of acute central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) by enhanced deep imaging-OCT (EDI-OCT).Methods:A retrospective case study. From September 2015 to November 2018, 100 patients with acute CSC who received half-dose PDT in Hangzhou Branch of the Eye Optometry Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University were included in the study. Among 100 patients, 69 patients were males and 31 patients were females; the average age was 49.63±7.97 years; the average duration of disease was 2.19±0.71 months. All patients underwent BCVA, EDI-OCT, FFA, ICGA and other examinations. BCVA was used on the international standard visual acuity chart and converted to logMAR visual acuity records. Before treatment, the average logMAR BCVA was 0.29±0.19, the average macular foveal retinal thickness (CMT) was 370.59±134.98 μm, and the average macular subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) was 366.93±86.95 μm. All patients were treated with half-dose PDT. We compared the changes of BCVA, CMT, SFCT, and subretinal fluid (SRF) of the eye before treatment and 2 weeks after treatment and 1, 3, and 6 months. Pearson correlation analysis method was used to analyze the correlation between BCVA and baseline BCVA, CMT, SFCT after 6 months of treatment.Results:Six months after treatment, SRF was completely absorbed in 98 eyes, with an effective rate of 98.0%. Compared with before treatment, 2 weeks and 1, 3, and 6 months after treatment, the BCVA of the eye significantly increased ( F=66.493, P<0.001), and CMT and SFCT significantly decreased ( F=134.625, 30.394; P<0.001,<0.001). The results of Pearson correlation analysis showed that BCVA was positively correlated with baseline BCVA 6 months after treatment ( r=0.529, P<0.001), and there was no significant correlation with CMT and SFCT. There were no serious complications related to treatment during the follow-up period. Conclusions:Half-dose PDT can effectively increase BCVA in a short period of time for acute CSC. EDI-OCT can observe that CMT, SFCT and SRF absorption are significantly reduced after treatment.
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Objective To compared the macular blood flow parameters among myopic choroidal neovascularization (mCNV), high myopia (HM) and normal subjects.Methods Retrospective study. Forty patients (40 eyes) diagnosed as mCNV (mCNV group) in the Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University at Hangzhou from June 2016 to November 2018, age-matched, sex-matched and diopter-matched 40 HM patients (40 eyes, HM group), age-matched and sex-matched 40 healthy persons (40 eyes, normal group) were enrolled in this study. Retina superficial and deep vessel density, the area of foveal avascular zone (FAZ), a-circularity index (AI) and vessel density around the 300 μm width of the FAZ region (FD) on macular 3 mm×3 mm scan on OCTA of 3 groups were compared.Results There were significant differences in the average retina superficial, deep vessel density, the area of FAZ, AI and FD among 3 groups (F=24.82, 9.18, 3.58, 7.68, 14.15;P<0.05). The average retina superficial and deep vessel density and FD in mCNV group were lower than those in HM group (P<0.05). The average retina superficial and deep vessel density and FD in HM group were lower than those in control group (P<0.05). The average area of FAZ in mCNV group was smaller than that in control group (P<0.05). The average AI in mCNV group was less than that in the other 2 groups (P<0.05). Conclusions The retina superficial, deep vessel density and FD decreased, the area and the form of FAZ remained unchanged in HM subjects comparing with normal subjects. While retina superficial, deep vessel density and FD decreased more, the area of FAZ reduced, the form of FAZ tend to be irregular in mCNV.