Open AccessImmunomorphological features of “classic” and “occult” choroidal neovascular membranes in age-related macular degeneration
Author(s) -
Ural Rifovich Altynbayev,
Igor Nikolayevich Serezhin,
Liana Rimovna Altynbayeva
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
oftalʹmologičeskie vedomosti
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2412-5423
pISSN - 1998-7102
DOI - 10.17816/ov2013122-25
Subject(s) - occult , macular degeneration , medicine , ophthalmology , retinal pigment epithelium , choroidal neovascularization , pathology , retinal , alternative medicine
A comparative evaluation of morphological features and proliferative activity of “classic” and “occult” choroidal neovascular membranes (CNM) in patients with the wet form of age-related macular degeneration was carried out. It was found that the CNM proliferative activity depends on the membrane type. The presence of a high pigment epithelium detachment in patients with “occult” CNM may be due to the presence of a solid avascular scar in the subretinal space.