Ayşegül Çömez1, Abdullah Beyoğlu2, Yalçın Karaküçük3. 1. Department of Opthalmology, Sutcu Imam University Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey. aysegulcomez@gmail.com. 2. Department of Opthalmology, Sutcu Imam University Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey. 3. Department of Opthalmology, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the retinal vascular plexus and choriocapillaris structures in patients with non-ocular Behçet's disease (BD) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). METHODS: The study included 42 eyes of non-ocular BD patients (study group) and 40 eyes of 20 healthy subjects (control group). Flow area (mm2), mean vascular density (VD) (%) and foveal avascular zone (FAZ) (mm2) were measured using OCTA (Optovue Inc., Fremont, CA, USA). Subfoveal choroidal thickness (CT) (μm) and central macular thickness (CMT) (μm) measurements were also performed. RESULTS: The mean superficial capillary plexus, deep capillary plexus and choriocapillaris flow area values were found to be significantly lower in the study group than in the control group (p < 0.001, p < 0.001, p = 0.008, respectively). In respect of mean VD, a statistically significant difference was determined between the study and control groups in both superficial and deep VD (p < 0.001). No statistically significant difference was found out between the groups in respect of superficial FAZ, deep FAZ and CMT (p = 0.165, p = 0.477, p = 0.457, respectively). The subfoveal CT was also measured to be significantly thicker in the study group than in the control group (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The results obtained with OCTA revealed that there could be both retinal and choroidal involvement in non-ocular BD patients before the emergence of evident clinical findings.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the retinal vascular plexus and choriocapillaris structures in patients with non-ocular Behçet's disease (BD) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). METHODS: The study included 42 eyes of non-ocular BDpatients (study group) and 40 eyes of 20 healthy subjects (control group). Flow area (mm2), mean vascular density (VD) (%) and foveal avascular zone (FAZ) (mm2) were measured using OCTA (Optovue Inc., Fremont, CA, USA). Subfoveal choroidal thickness (CT) (μm) and central macular thickness (CMT) (μm) measurements were also performed. RESULTS: The mean superficial capillary plexus, deep capillary plexus and choriocapillaris flow area values were found to be significantly lower in the study group than in the control group (p < 0.001, p < 0.001, p = 0.008, respectively). In respect of mean VD, a statistically significant difference was determined between the study and control groups in both superficial and deep VD (p < 0.001). No statistically significant difference was found out between the groups in respect of superficial FAZ, deep FAZ and CMT (p = 0.165, p = 0.477, p = 0.457, respectively). The subfoveal CT was also measured to be significantly thicker in the study group than in the control group (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The results obtained with OCTA revealed that there could be both retinal and choroidal involvement in non-ocular BDpatients before the emergence of evident clinical findings.
Authors: H Yazici; Y Tüzün; H Pazarli; S Yurdakul; Y Ozyazgan; H Ozdoğan; S Serdaroğlu; M Ersanli; B Y Ulkü; A U Müftüoğlu Journal: Ann Rheum Dis Date: 1984-12 Impact factor: 19.103