The effect of statin exposure on choroidal neovascularization in nonexudative age-related macular degeneration patients

Eye (Lond). 2019 Jan;33(1):163-165. doi: 10.1038/s41433-018-0195-z. Epub 2018 Aug 17.

Authors

Nitya Rajeshuni¹, Cassie A Ludwig², Darius M Moshfeghi³

Affiliations

¹ Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA.
³ Department of Ophthalmology, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA. dariusm@stanford.edu.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Choroid / drug effects
Choroid / pathology*
Choroidal Neovascularization / diagnosis
Choroidal Neovascularization / drug therapy*
Choroidal Neovascularization / etiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Male
Treatment Outcome
Visual Acuity*
Wet Macular Degeneration / complications
Wet Macular Degeneration / diagnosis
Wet Macular Degeneration / drug therapy*

Substances

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors