Pachychoroid Neovasculopathy, Intravitreal Injection, and Implications for Aeromedical Decision Making

Pachychoroid neovasculopathy can cause degradation of visual function and visual incapacitation, posing differential threats to flight safety and mission success based on an aircrew's vocational roles. The aviation environment could also influence disease progression. Furthermore, aeromedical considerations for IVT are increasingly relevant as IVT becomes the standard of care for prevalent conditions, including neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema. Yang WYL, Chay IWJ, Lim HB, Tan MCL, See B, Low JW. Pachychoroid neovasculopathy, intravitreal injection, and implications for aeromedical decision making. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2025; 96(10):940-946.