PURPOSE: To determine the aqueous levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
and pigment epithelium–derived factor (PEDF) in patients with active polypoidal choroidal
vasculopathy (PCV) and choroidal neovascularization (CNV) secondary to age-related
macular degeneration (AMD) and pathologic myopia. DESIGN: Prospective, comparative
control study. METHODS: Aqueous humors were collected from 32 eyes of 32 patients for
either active PCV or CNV. Among them, 11 eyes had active and symptomatic PCV, 12 eyes …

Purpose To compare the aqueous humor levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
and pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) in high myopic eyes and control eyes.
Methods Aqueous humor samples were collected from 21 highly myopic eyes of 20 patients
(high myopia group) and from 30 cataract eyes of 30 patients with no choroidal
neovascularization (CNV) or other ocular or systemic diseases (control group). Of the 21
high myopic eyes, 13 had no complications secondary to high myopia (high myopia with no …