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The study evaluated various OCT characteristics of MNV lesions, including the elevation of an external limiting membrane (ELM), ellipsoidal zone (EZ), retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) elevation, and EZ\/RPE interruption, to identify possible parameters associated with PM-MNV activity. The interobserver consistency was found to be almost perfect. In the evaluation of PM-MNV activity, the sensitivity of ELM elevation, EZ interruption, and RPE interruption was found to be 66.7% (low), 88.4% (high), and 95.6% (high), respectively. However, the specificity was found to be 71.4% (moderate), 71.4% (moderate), and 25.4% (poor), respectively. This indicates that the current evaluation methods are not accurately assessing PM-MNV activity. 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