Research Article

Visual Acuity and Size of Choroidal Neovascularization in Highly Myopic Eyes with a Dome-Shaped Macula

Table 2

Characteristics of highly myopic eyes with CNV.

DSM value
Present (n = 13)Absent (n = 27)

No. of eyes (patients)13(12)27(25)
Age (years)65.33 ± 17.5364.28 ± 15.73>0.05
Sex (male/female)4/86/19>0.05
The area of CNV (pixels)2793.91 ± 2181.241250.71 ± 1210.36<0.05
The CRT (μm)284.25 ± 115.34353.35 ± 184.7>0.05
The IRF (Y/N)1/125/22>0.05
The SRF (Y/N)4/913/14>0.05
The SHRM (Y/N)3/108/19>0.05
The type of CNV (1/2)2/112/25>0.05
The integrity of EZ (Y/N)1/123/24>0.05

BVCA: best-corrected visual acuity; HM: highly myopic eyes; CRT: central retinal thickness; CNV: choroidal neovascularization; IRF: intraretinal fluid; SRF: subretinal fluid; SHRM: subretinal hyperreflective material; EZ: ellipsoid zone.