To investigate pathomorphological and functional variations of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a Chinese population using optical coherence tomography (OCT) to find which kinds of Fundus characteristics indicated exudative AMD.
This population-based study enrolled 59 patients (\>45 years old; 70 eyes) with early and intermediate-stage AMD from Youyi Street, Baoshan District, Shanghai, China. Comprehensive standardized ophthalmic examinations included visual acuity, anterior segment analysis by slit lamp, dilated fundus evaluation by direct ophthalmoscopy, 90D handheld lens, fundus photography, fluorescein angiography (FFA), and fast optic disk scans using OCT. The macular CNV characteristic profiles in early and intermediate-stage AMD were determined by OCT. Data were obtained at first visit and 6 to 24 months follow-up, and FFA and OCT outcomes of early and intermediate-stage AMD patients were analyzed.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
59
a epidemiologic survey of ocular diseases in an adult population (\>45 years old) in Youyi Street, Baoshan District, Shanghai, China, conducted to determine the prevalence of AMD in the region. To this end, we utilized routine ocular examinations
Youyi Street
Shanghai, Baoshan District, China
change of the early and intermediate-stage AMD
Drusen with unclear boundaries and obvious pigment proliferation, with hypofluorescence around drusens seen on FFA and a slight small arch field located in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)/choriocapillary layer (CCL) on OCT indicated exudative AMD.
Time frame: May 2004-September 2008
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