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ArticleBMC ophthalmology2021

Microvascular comparison in younger and older patients with retinal vein occlusion analyzed by OCT angiography.

Panpan Ye, Tiepei Zhu, Fang Zheng, Min Zhou, Xiaoyun Fang, Ke Yao

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Article in BMC ophthalmology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Panpan YeEye Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No.88, Jiefang Road, 310009, Hangzhou, China.
Tiepei ZhuEye Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No.88, Jiefang Road, 310009, Hangzhou, China.
Fang ZhengEye Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No.88, Jiefang Road, 310009, Hangzhou, China.
Min ZhouEye Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No.88, Jiefang Road, 310009, Hangzhou, China.
Xiaoyun FangEye Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No.88, Jiefang Road, 310009, Hangzhou, China. xiaoyunfang@zju.edu.cn.
Ke YaoEye Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No.88, Jiefang Road, 310009, Hangzhou, China. xlren@zju.edu.cn.
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University · CN

Funding

National Natural Youth Science Foundation Project of China 31500795Zhejiang Natural Science Foundation Project of China LY18H120001Zhejiang University Foundation Project 2020-518052-0054
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo compare changes in retinal microvasculature of young and elderly patients with retinal vein occlusion (RVO) after anti-VEGF treatment.

methodsRVO 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.

resultsTwenty 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.

conclusionsYoung patients with RVO can achieve rapid rehabilitation of deep retinal vasculature which lead to a better visual outcome.

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Retinal Vein OcclusionAgedFluorescein AngiographyHumansRetinal VesselsRetrospective StudiesTomography, Optical CoherenceVisual AcuityAnti-VEGF treatmentOCT angiographyRetinal vasculatureRetinal vein occlusion

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PMID33820544
PMCPMC8022394
OpenAlexW3131336683

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