- Department of Ophthalmology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai 264000, China (Liu Xiaoxue, on-job postgraduates, Qingdao University Medical College);
Retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP) is a genetic distinct subgroup of exudative age-related macular degeneration which shows a rapid and severe vision loss and high recurrence rates. The pathophysiological mechanisms of RAP is unclear. Recent histopathologic study and en face optical coherence tomography angiography have furthered our understanding of RAP. Clinical features frequently associated with RAP include bilateral disease, presence of reticular pseudodrusen and pigment epithelial detachments. Indocyanine green angiography is the gold standard diagnostic tool. Recently, more and more accurate optical coherence tomography has improved the acknowledgement of stage and diagnosis of RAP. The treatment efficacy of RAP is highly dependent on the stage. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy is currently the first line of treatment. Other treatment options including combination of photodynamic therapy with antiangiogenic agent intravitreal injections also achieve a reasonable therapeutic outcome. There remain several important questions such as pathogenesis and treatment regimen, to be answered in future RAP research studies.
Citation: Liu Xiaoxue, Chen Ning. The progress in clinical research of retinal angiomatous proliferation. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2018, 34(3): 303-307. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1005-1015.2018.03.025 Copy
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- 27. Kim YK, Park SJ, Woo SJ, et al. Choroidal thickness change after intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment in retinal angiomatous proliferation and its recurrence[J]. Retina, 2016, 36(8): 1516-1526. DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000000952.
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- 30. Miere A, Querques G, Semoun O, et al. Optical coherence tomography angiography changes in early type 3 neovascularization after anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment[J]. Retina, 2017, 37(10): 1873-1879. DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000001447.
- 31. Haq A, Kapoor B, Logendran M, et al. Successful treatment of retinal angiomatous proliferation with intravitreal triamcinolone and ranibizumab injections in a 67-year-old male[J]. Opthalmology, 2014, 5(3): 392-399. DOI: 10.1159/000369611.
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