2011
DOI: 10.1007/s00417-011-1889-0
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Recent trends in the management of maculopathy secondary to pathological myopia

Abstract: This updated clinical perspective demonstrates that CNV and vitreomacular disorders in pathological myopia are treatable conditions. There are numerous medical and surgical interventions that have significantly improved the outcome of myopic maculopathy and several others currently under investigation. Nonetheless, as technology advances, further well-designed studies are necessary to establish a uniform evidence-based approach for classification and treatment.

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“…Therapy with anti-VEGF agents is approved for the treatment of CNV secondary to neovascular age-related macular degeneration, also yielding clinical benefits to CNV associated with other conditions such as pathologic myopia [5,26,27]. Until recently, these agents were considered off-label treatments, but with the increasing evidence of visual benefits, anti-VEGF therapy may become the first-line therapy for mCNV [28]; ranibizumab has already been approved by the EMA for the treatment of this pathology.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Therapy with anti-VEGF agents is approved for the treatment of CNV secondary to neovascular age-related macular degeneration, also yielding clinical benefits to CNV associated with other conditions such as pathologic myopia [5,26,27]. Until recently, these agents were considered off-label treatments, but with the increasing evidence of visual benefits, anti-VEGF therapy may become the first-line therapy for mCNV [28]; ranibizumab has already been approved by the EMA for the treatment of this pathology.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1,2 Define-se como um erro refrativo de pelo menos -6 dioptrias, acompanhada de alterações degenerativas da retina, esclera e coróide típicas. [3][4][5] Cerca de 10% dos doentes desenvolvem neovascularização coroideia (NVC), a mais frequente complicação associada e que pode ser responsável pela perda severa e progressiva de visão, sobretudo em jovens e adultos de meia-idade na fase mais produtiva das suas vidas. [6][7][8] Ainda que o curso natural da neovascularização coroideia seja variado, quando não tratada está associada a um prognós-tico desfavorável.…”
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“…9,10 O processo de angiogénese a nível ocular envolve inú-Revista Científica da Ordem dos Médicos www.actamedicaportuguesa.com Carvalho B, et al Avaliação dos resultados do tratamento antiangiogénico, Acta Med Port 2014 Jan-Feb;27(1): [49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58] meros mediadores proteicos e bioquímicos, no qual o factor de crescimento endotelial vascular (VEGF) desempenha um papel central e cuja inibição é uma importante estratégia terapêutica. 3,11 De facto, estudos demonstraram que os níveis de VEGF se encontram aumentados no humor aquoso dos doentes com neovascularização ativa, quer na degenerescência macular da idade (DMI), quer na miopia patológica. 12 Como opções terapêuticas para a NVC, foram já usadas fotocoagulação a laser, cirurgia submacular, radioterapia e translocação da mácula.…”
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