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Deep inside Multifocal Choroiditis: an Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography approach.
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International ophthalmology [Int Ophthalmol] 2017 Aug; Vol. 37 (4), pp. 1047-1051. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Sep 02. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The aim of the study was to report the clinical utility of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) in characterizing and differentiating inflammatory lesions and choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in multifocal choroiditis (MFC). A patient affected by MFC complaining central visual loss and scotoma in his left eye was fully investigated with dye-based angiographies, structural OCT and OCT-A. A reactivation of macular CNV was initially suspected, while OCT-A revealed the absence of any decorrelation signal both over the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and between RPE and Bruchs' membrane. OCT-A is a promising tool in detecting inflammatory CNV and in differentiating CNV from primitive inflammatory damage. Finely characterizing the aspect of a lesion allows us to choose the best therapeutic strategy for managing these potentially blinding diseases.
- Subjects :
- Bruch Membrane pathology
Choroidal Neovascularization etiology
Choroiditis complications
Fundus Oculi
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multifocal Choroiditis
Retinal Ganglion Cells pathology
Visual Acuity
Choroid pathology
Choroidal Neovascularization diagnosis
Choroiditis diagnosis
Fluorescein Angiography methods
Tomography, Optical Coherence methods
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1573-2630
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International ophthalmology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27590527
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-016-0300-x