title: Consecutive case series with long-term follow-up of full macular translocation for myopic choroidal neovascularisation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the long-term outcomes of full macular translocation (FMT) for myopic choroidal neovascularisation (mCNV).
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated a consecutive case series of 60 eyes with mCNV that underwent FMT. We assessed the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), fundus photographs and ﬂuorescein angiography images, and evaluated the anatomic and visual outcomes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean follow-up period was 76.3 months. The macula was relocated successfully in all eyes. The mean distance of macular translocation was 2842 μm. The baseline BCVA was 0.78 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) unit; the logMAR BCVA values at 1, 3 and 5 years postoperatively significantly (p<0.001) improved to 0.54 at 1 year and then remained stable. The new fovea was associated with enlargement of the myopic chorioretinal atrophy in 19 (31.7%) eyes. Subfoveal or juxtafoveal CNV at the translocated new fovea developed in five (8.3%) eyes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  FMT for mCNV maintained the improvement in VA for more than 5 years. However, postoperative complications and progression of chorioretinal atrophy due to myopia still seem to limit the visual improvement after FMT for mCNV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakaguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohji
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: Fumi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gomi
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikuno
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujikado
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: Motohiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamei
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: Kohji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000637:transplantation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D047728:Myopia, Degenerative / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014792:Visual Acuity
keywords: Macula; Neovascularisation; Retina; Treatment Surgery; Vitreous