Morphological and functional characteristics at the onset of exudative conversion in age-related macular degeneration

Conclusion: Characteristic choroidal neovascularization–associated morphological changes are preceding disease conversion, while vision loss at the onset of exudation is minimal. Individual lesion types are related to specific changes in optical coherence tomography morphology already before the time of conversion. Our findings may help to elucidate the pathophysiology of neovascular age-related macular degeneration and support the diagnosis of imminent disease conversion.
Source: RETINA - Category: Opthalmology Tags: Original Study Source Type: research