Etiologies and Characteristics of Choroidal Neovascularization in Young Chinese Patients.

Authors :: Liu B
Zhang X
Peng Y
Mi L
Wen F
Source :: Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde [Ophthalmologica] 2019; Vol. 241 (2), pp. 73-80. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Aug 28.
Publication Year :: 2019
Abstract: Purpose: To investigate the etiologies and characteristics of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in young Chinese patients.<br />Methods: A retrospective review of young Chinese patients (< 50 years of age) with CNV from January 2010 to June 2016 was performed.<br />Results: Of the 501 patients (537 eyes) with CNV, 58.7% were female, and 7.2% had bilateral CNV. The mean age was 35 years. The etiologies were idiopathic CNV (ICNV, 43.9%), pathologic myopia (PM, 21.9%), punctate inner choroidopathy (PIC, 17.4%), polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (4.4%), multifocal choroiditis with panuveitis (3.6%), and other disorders (8.8%). Five hundred and six CNVs (94.2%) showed a predominantly classic CNV composition on fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) and 316 CNVs (96.6%) were type 2 CNV on optical coherence tomography (OCT).<br />Conclusion: The etiologies of CNV in young Chinese patients were diverse, and ICNV, PM, and PIC were the three most common etiologies. Most CNVs were classic on FFA and type 2 on OCT.<br /> (© 2018 S. Karger AG, Basel.)

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1423-0267
Volume :: 241
Issue :: 2
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 30153680
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1159/000492133

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