{Reference Type}: Consensus Development Conference
{Title}: Consensus Nomenclature for Reporting Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Data: Consensus on Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Nomenclature Study Group.
{Author}: Spaide RF;Jaffe GJ;Sarraf D;Freund KB;Sadda SR;Staurenghi G;Waheed NK;Chakravarthy U;Rosenfeld PJ;Holz FG;Souied EH;Cohen SY;Querques G;Ohno-Matsui K;Boyer D;Gaudric A;Blodi B;Baumal CR;Li X;Coscas GJ;Brucker A;Singerman L;Luthert P;Schmitz-Valckenberg S;Schmidt-Erfurth U;Grossniklaus HE;Wilson DJ;Guymer R;Yannuzzi LA;Chew EY;Csaky K;Monés JM;Pauleikhoff D;Tadayoni R;Fujimoto J;
{Journal}: Ophthalmology
{Volume}: 127
{Issue}: 5
{Year}: 05 2020
{Factor}: 14.277
{DOI}: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.11.004
{Abstract}: To establish a process to evaluate and standardize a state-of-the-art nomenclature for reporting neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) data.<BR>Consensus meeting.<BR>An international panel of retina specialists, imaging and image reading center experts, and ocular pathologists.<BR>During several meetings organized under the auspices of the Macula Society, an international study group discussed and codified a set nomenclature framework for classifying the subtypes of neovascular AMD and associated lesion components.<BR>A consensus classification of neovascular AMD.<BR>The study group created a standardized working definition of AMD. The components of neovascular AMD were defined and subclassified. Disease consequences of macular neovascularization were delineated.<BR>The framework of a consensus nomenclature system, a definition of AMD, and a delineation of the subtypes of neovascular AMD were developed. Establishing a uniform set of definitions will facilitate comparison of diverse patient groups and different studies. The framework presented is modified and updated readily, processes that are anticipated to occur on a periodic basis. The study group suggests that the consensus standards outlined in this article be used in future reported studies of neovascular AMD and clinical practice.