Federico Corvi1,2,3, Mariano Cozzi3, Giulia Corradetti1,2, Giovanni Staurenghi3, David Sarraf2,4, SriniVas R Sadda5,6. 1. Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2. Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 3. Eye Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science "Luigi Sacco", Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. 4. Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 5. Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA. ssadda@doheny.org. 6. Department of Ophthalmology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA. ssadda@doheny.org.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To investigate choriocapillaris flow deficits (CC FD) in a group of eyes with Type 3 macular neovascularization (MNV) versus a group of eyes with Type 1 and/or 2 MNV versus healthy eyes. METHODS: In this cross-sectional, retrospective, multicenter, observational study, consecutive patients with Type 3 MNV, Type 1 and/or 2 MNV, and age-matched controls were included. PLEX Elite optical coherence tomography angiography was performed with a 6 × 6 mm scan pattern centered on the fovea. The CC FD was computed in 4 peripheral 1 × 1 mm squares to allow comparison between equidistant regions unaffected by MNV. RESULTS: Twenty Type 3, 20 Type 1 and/or 2 MNV [13 (65%) Type 1 MNV, 1 (5%) Type 2 MNV, and 6 (30%) mixed Type 1 and 2 MNV], and 20 age-matched controls were included. The mean impairment in the CC in the 4 peripheral squares was 16.07 ± 7.27% in Type 3 MNV eyes, 11.48 ± 5.59% in Type 1/2 MNV eyes, and 9.64 ± 3.59% in controls. Type 3 MNV displayed a statistically significantly higher CC FD compared with both Type 1/2 MNV (P = 0.031) and controls (P < 0.0001). No significant differences were observed between Type 1/2 MNV and controls (P = 0.223). CONCLUSIONS: CC FD was significantly greater in the peripheral macular regions of eyes with Type 3 MNV compared to eyes with Type 1/2 MNV and normal control eyes. Pathogenic choroidal mechanisms may differ in eyes with different MNV subtypes. Whereas focal CC impairment may drive the development of Type 1/2 MNV, diffuse CC disruption may be more important in eyes with Type 3 MNV.
PURPOSE: To investigate choriocapillaris flow deficits (CC FD) in a group of eyes with Type 3 macular neovascularization (MNV) versus a group of eyes with Type 1 and/or 2 MNV versus healthy eyes. METHODS: In this cross-sectional, retrospective, multicenter, observational study, consecutive patients with Type 3 MNV, Type 1 and/or 2 MNV, and age-matched controls were included. PLEX Elite optical coherence tomography angiography was performed with a 6 × 6 mm scan pattern centered on the fovea. The CC FD was computed in 4 peripheral 1 × 1 mm squares to allow comparison between equidistant regions unaffected by MNV. RESULTS: Twenty Type 3, 20 Type 1 and/or 2 MNV [13 (65%) Type 1 MNV, 1 (5%) Type 2 MNV, and 6 (30%) mixed Type 1 and 2 MNV], and 20 age-matched controls were included. The mean impairment in the CC in the 4 peripheral squares was 16.07 ± 7.27% in Type 3 MNV eyes, 11.48 ± 5.59% in Type 1/2 MNV eyes, and 9.64 ± 3.59% in controls. Type 3 MNV displayed a statistically significantly higher CC FD compared with both Type 1/2 MNV (P = 0.031) and controls (P < 0.0001). No significant differences were observed between Type 1/2 MNV and controls (P = 0.223). CONCLUSIONS: CC FD was significantly greater in the peripheral macular regions of eyes with Type 3 MNV compared to eyes with Type 1/2 MNV and normal control eyes. Pathogenic choroidal mechanisms may differ in eyes with different MNV subtypes. Whereas focal CC impairment may drive the development of Type 1/2 MNV, diffuse CC disruption may be more important in eyes with Type 3 MNV.
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