Eyes with MMD were found to have significantly lower VEGF-A levels (136 ± 90 pg/ml vs 351 ± 164 pg/ml, p = 0.004) and higher MMP-2 levels (4186 ± 1658 pg/ml vs 2303 ± 1059 pg/ml, p = 0.01) than control eyes. Here, VEGFA is linked to multiminicore myopathy.