Research Article

The Diagnostic Capability of Swept Source OCT Angiography in Treatment-Naive Exudative Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Table 3

Topography in SS-OCTA compared to MNV subtypes as classified by dye-based angiography.

Dye-based angiographySS-OCTA
SubtypesUnder the RPE (%)Above the RPE (%)Under and above the RPE (%)Position unclear (%)

Total n (%)78 (61.9)7 (5.5.)35 (27.8)6 (4.8)
Type 1 MNV61 (79.2)1 (1.3)14 (18.2)1 (1.3)
Type 2 MNV005 (71.4)2 (28.6)
Type 3 MNV1 (6.7)6 (40)8 (53.3)0
Mixed type 1 and 2 MNV5 (33.3)07 (46.7)3 (20)
Polypoidal type 1 MNV11 (91.7)01 (8.3)0

MNV = macular neovascularization; SS-OCTA = swept source-optical coherence tomography angiography; RPE = retinal pigment epithelium.