title: Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of Choroidal Neovascularization Secondary to Pathologic Myopia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the ability of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) to detect the presence of myopic choroidal neovascularization (CNV) and to describe structural features of myopic CNV on OCT-A.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients with CNV secondary to high myopia (>6 diopters and >26 mm axial length) underwent multimodal imaging, including multicolor imaging, fluorescein angiography, spectral-domain (SD)-OCT and OCT-A. The OCT-A features of CNV were analyzed and correlated with the angiography and SD-OCT findings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  On OCTA, the CNV appeared as a large hyperintense vascular anastomotic network at the edge of the lesion. On the basis of the OCT-A images and reports in the literature, we propose the following two terms for describing myopic CNV characteristics: 'interlacing' and 'tangled' vascular networks.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  OCT-A is a very useful tool for the diagnosis and evaluation of CNV complicating high myopia; however, it does not appear to be sufficient when used alone and should be considered for use in combination with SD-OCT and conventional angiography.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Querques
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Corvi
authors.forename: Lea
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Querques
authors.forename: Eric H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Souied
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bandello
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D002829:Choroid / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020256:Choroidal Neovascularization / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D047728:Myopia, Degenerative / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*