University of Turin, Department of Surgical Sciences, Turin, Italy.
University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Department of Translational Biomedicine Neuroscience, Bari, Italy.
Turk J Ophthalmol. 2024 Aug 28;54(4):228-234. doi: 10.4274/tjo.galenos.2024.04608.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a multifactorial disease characterized by progressive alterations of different retinal structures ultimately leading to vision loss. Among these, the choriocapillaris (CC) has been found to be affected in different stages of AMD. In this review we provide a discussion on the different stages of AMD, focusing particularly on the alterations involving the CC. This has been possible thanks to the introduction of optical coherence tomography-angiography, a recently developed imaging technique which allows the detection of blood flow in choroidal vessels. Therefore, the aim of this review is to provide a description of the various alterations involving the CC in the different stages of AMD.
年龄相关性黄斑变性（AMD）是一种多因素疾病，其特征是不同视网膜结构的进行性改变，最终导致视力丧失。在这些改变中，脉络膜毛细血管（CC）已被发现存在于 AMD 的不同阶段。在这篇综述中，我们讨论了 AMD 的不同阶段，特别关注涉及 CC 的改变。这要归功于光学相干断层扫描血管造影术的引入，这是一种最近开发的成像技术，可以检测脉络膜血管中的血流。因此，本综述的目的是描述 AMD 不同阶段中涉及 CC 的各种改变。
