Relationship between retinal morphological findings and visual function in age-related macular degeneration

[Background]: We aimed to study the retinal morphological findings associated with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and their association with visual prognosis. [Methods]: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 96 consecutive patients (96 eyes) with exudative AMD. Retinal structural changes were examined using optical coherence tomography (OCT). [Results]: Initial OCT examination showed cystoid macular edema in 18 eyes (18.8%), fibrin exudate in 56 eyes (58.3%), and hyperreflective foci within the neurosensory retina in 78 eyes (81.3%). Upon initial examination, an external limiting membrane (ELM) line was detected under the fovea in 64 eyes (66.7%). Using Pearson’s correlation analyses, final visual acuity (VA) was correlated with initial VA (r = 0.61, p