Background: To evaluate the longitudinal changes on optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in retinal vein occlusion (RVO).
Methods: Retrospective study of patients with RVO treated with intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF) for macular edema. Foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area, vessel density (VD), vessel length density (VLD), and adjusted flow index (AFI) were calculated. The unaffected eye of each participant was used as a control.
Results: Twelve RVO eyes were included, receiving 6 ± 3 anti-VEGF injections over a follow-up of 10.4 ± 3.1 months. Compared to fellow eyes, RVO eyes had lower VD and VLD at inclusion (p = 0.07 and p = 0.04) and last visit (p = 0.002 and p < 0.001). VD, AFI, and VLD did not change over time, while FAZ area increased in RVO eyes (+0.016 ± 0.024 mm2, p = 0.04). AFI correlated with duration of disease (r = 0.63, p = 0.02). Visual acuity was inversely related to VD and VLD over the follow-up.
Conclusions: OCTA parameters remained stable with sustained anti-VEGF treatment in RVO, while changes in the FAZ area may suggest capillary remodeling after RVO.
Keywords: anti-vascular endothelial growth factors; optical coherence tomography angiography; retinal vein occlusion; vessel density.