Tsokolas Georgios, Tossounis Charalambos, Tyradellis Straton, Motta Lorenzo, Panos Georgios D, Empeslidis Theo
Ophthalmology Department, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth BH7 7DW, UK.
Ophthalmology Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust, Infirmary Square, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK.
Vision (Basel). 2024 Mar 5;8(1):10. doi: 10.3390/vision8010010.
: Angioid streaks (ASs) are a rare retinal condition and compromise visual acuity when complicated with choroidal neovascularization (CNV). They represent crack-like dehiscences at the level of the Bruch's membrane. This objective narrative review aims to provide an overview of pathophysiology, current treatment modalities, and future perspectives on this condition. : A literature search was performed using "PubMed", "Web of Science", "Scopus", "ScienceDirect", "Google Scholar", "medRxiv", and "bioRxiv." : ASs may be idiopathic, but they are also associated with systemic conditions, such as pseudoxanthoma elasticum, hereditary hemoglobinopathies, or Paget's disease. Currently, the main treatment is the use of anti-vascular endothelial growth factors (anti-VEGF) to treat secondary CNV, which is the major complication observed in this condition. If CNV is detected and treated promptly, patients with ASs have a good chance of maintaining functional vision. Other treatment modalities have been tried but have shown limited benefit and, therefore, have not managed to be more widely accepted. In summary, although there is no definitive cure yet, the use of anti-VEGF treatment for secondary CNV has provided the opportunity to maintain functional vision in individuals with AS, provided that CNV is detected and treated early.
血管样条纹(ASs)是一种罕见的视网膜疾病,当合并脉络膜新生血管(CNV)时会损害视力。它们表现为 Bruch 膜水平的裂纹样裂开。本客观叙述性综述旨在概述这种疾病的病理生理学、当前治疗方式及未来展望。 使用“PubMed”“科学网”“Scopus”“ScienceDirect”“谷歌学术”“medRxiv”和“bioRxiv”进行文献检索。 ASs 可能是特发性的,但也与全身疾病相关,如弹性假黄瘤、遗传性血红蛋白病或佩吉特病。目前,主要治疗方法是使用抗血管内皮生长因子(抗 VEGF)来治疗继发性 CNV,这是该疾病中观察到的主要并发症。如果能及时检测到并治疗 CNV,ASs 患者有很大机会维持功能性视力。其他治疗方式也已尝试,但益处有限,因此未被更广泛接受。 总之,虽然目前尚无确切治愈方法,但对于继发性 CNV 使用抗 VEGF 治疗为 AS 患者维持功能性视力提供了机会,前提是早期检测到并治疗 CNV。