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Heavy Smoking, High BMI Associated With Earlier Onset nAMD

Study also finds intraretinal fluid results in a fast-progressing disease, and these patients tend to be older at the time of diagnosis and remain on treatment for a shorter time.
April 15, 2024

Similarities and Differences Between Pachychoroid GA and Conventional GA Identified

Understanding these features may help disease diagnosis in Asian populations. Patients with the former subtype were significantly younger, predominantly male and had a slower progression rate.
April 12, 2024

Study Finds Imaging Biomarkers Associated with GA Growth Rate

Progression is positively associated with non-exudative subretinal fluid and hyperreflective material as well as iRORA. It’s negatively associated with retinal pseudocysts and subfoveal choroid thickness.
April 1, 2024

Macular Pigment Density May Help Identify Intermediate AMD

Objective perimetry also showed merit in characterizing this stage of the disease.
March 20, 2024

Pachydrusen in AMD Eyes Raises Risk of MNV but Not GA

This is especially the case when macular pigmentary changes are also present, study finds.
March 20, 2024

OCT Study Finds Outer Retinal Hallmarks of Intermediate AMD

Splitting of the RPE/basal lamina/Bruch’s membrane region, reticular pseudodrusen and subretinal drusen deposits are were prognostic.
March 14, 2024

Exudative Biomarkers in Wet AMD Have Distinct Features, Subtype Associations

Subretinal fluid was more predominant in MNV1 while intraretinal fluid presented more often in MNV3.
March 6, 2024

En face OCT Measurements Show Vessel-specific Changes in AMD

This approach could provide a more comprehensive understanding of disease-related changes and potentially aid in establishing appropriate care for patients.
March 4, 2024

Faricimab Shows Positive Two-year Results Using Treat & Extend Regimen

About 60% of AMD patients maintained vision gains while pushing the dosing interval to 16 weeks.
February 20, 2024

Thin Double Layer Sign in the Fovea on OCT Predicts GA

Structural imaging shows the presence of biomarkers associated with the development of foveal atrophy at two years.
February 14, 2024