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Pachychoroid is thought to be more prevalent in Asians than in Caucasians, and may be involved in the development of nAMD in Asian patients. Therefore, we investigated the clinical characteristics and pachychoroid incidence in Japanese patients with nAMD. We retrospectively analyzed 385 eyes of 370 consecutive Japanese patients with treatment na\u00efve nAMD. According to the nAMD nomenclature, type 1 macular neovascularization (MNV) was observed in 132 eyes (34.3%), polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) in 137 (35.6%), mixed type 1 and type 2 MNV in 32 (8.3%), type 2 MNV in 43 (11.2%), and type 3 MNV in 41 (10.6%). Pachychoroid was seen in 58.3% of type 1 MNV, 75.2% of PCV, 34.4% of mixed type 1 and type 2 MNV, 14.0% of type 2 MNV, and 0% of type 3 MNV. Compared to nAMD patients without pachychoroid (188 eyes), those who had nAMD with pachychoroid (197 eyes) were significantly younger, had a higher proportion of males, greater central choroidal thickness, and a higher frequency of macular vortex vein anastomoses (all <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Furthermore, drusen subtypes differed significantly between the two groups (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). These results suggest that most Japanese nAMD patients might have type 1 MNV or PCV. 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