| Literature DB >> 27590527 |
Alessio Cerquaglia1, Marco Lupidi2,3, Tito Fiore2, Barbara Iaccheri2, Paolo Perri4, Carlo Cagini2.
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.Entities:
Keywords: Inflammatory choroidal neovascularization; Multifocal choroiditis; Optical coherence tomography angiography; Uveitis
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27590527 DOI: 10.1007/s10792-016-0300-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int Ophthalmol ISSN: 0165-5701 Impact factor: 2.031