PURPOSE: To report four examples of a novel optical coherence tomography finding, which appears to be characteristic of inflammatory choroidal neovascularization. METHODS: Retrospective observational case series. RESULTS: Four eyes of four patients were diagnosed clinically with inflammatory choroidal neovascularization and underwent optical coherence tomography. In each case, imaging revealed multiple, distinctive finger-like projections extending from the area of active choroidal neovascularization into the outer retina-the "pitchfork sign"--a finding not typically seen in Type 2 neovascularization due to other etiologies. CONCLUSION: The pitchfork sign may help distinguish inflammatory choroidal neovascularization from other causes of Type 2 neovascularization.
PURPOSE: To report four examples of a novel optical coherence tomography finding, which appears to be characteristic of inflammatory choroidal neovascularization. METHODS: Retrospective observational case series. RESULTS: Four eyes of four patients were diagnosed clinically with inflammatory choroidal neovascularization and underwent optical coherence tomography. In each case, imaging revealed multiple, distinctive finger-like projections extending from the area of active choroidal neovascularization into the outer retina-the "pitchfork sign"--a finding not typically seen in Type 2 neovascularization due to other etiologies. CONCLUSION: The pitchfork sign may help distinguish inflammatory choroidal neovascularization from other causes of Type 2 neovascularization.
Authors: Ga-In Lee; A Young Kim; Se Woong Kang; Soo Chang Cho; Kyu Hyung Park; Sang Jin Kim; Kyung Tae Kim Journal: Sci Rep Date: 2019-03-08 Impact factor: 4.379