Purpose: We investigate whether choriocapillaris deficits can be visualized in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) using wide-angle swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), and whether angiography or structure en face images depict a wider area of residual choriocapillaris. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 43 eyes of 43 consecutive patients with RP with a visual acuity ≥0.1, and 12 healthy eyes of 12 volunteers. Using an OCTA device (PLEX Eite 9000), we obtained angiography and structure en face images in the choriocapillaris. The residual choriocapillaris area in a 12 × 12 mm macular cube was measured manually. Results: In patients with RP, the residual choriocapillaris area was 113.1 ± 41.9 and 64.0 ± 47.8 mm2 in angiography and structure images, respectively (P < 0.001). Concentric and vermicular choriocapillaris flow deficits were observed in 10 (23%) and 17 (40%) eyes of RP patients, respectively; no deficits were observed in 16 eyes (37%). Mean age was higher in eyes with concentric, vermicular, and nondeficit choriocapillaris. No healthy eye showed choriocapillaris deficits. Conclusions: Using wide-angle swept-source OCTA, concentric and vermicular choriocapillaris flow deficits were observed in the eyes of RP patients. A comparison of angiography and structure en face images of the choriocapillaris in RP cases suggests that angiography images can evaluate a wider area of the choriocapillaris than structure images.
Purpose: We investigate whether choriocapillaris deficits can be visualized in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) using wide-angle swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), and whether angiography or structure en face images depict a wider area of residual choriocapillaris. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 43 eyes of 43 consecutive patients with RP with a visual acuity ≥0.1, and 12 healthy eyes of 12 volunteers. Using an OCTA device (PLEX Eite 9000), we obtained angiography and structure en face images in the choriocapillaris. The residual choriocapillaris area in a 12 × 12 mm macular cube was measured manually. Results: In patients with RP, the residual choriocapillaris area was 113.1 ± 41.9 and 64.0 ± 47.8 mm2 in angiography and structure images, respectively (P < 0.001). Concentric and vermicular choriocapillaris flow deficits were observed in 10 (23%) and 17 (40%) eyes of RP patients, respectively; no deficits were observed in 16 eyes (37%). Mean age was higher in eyes with concentric, vermicular, and nondeficit choriocapillaris. No healthy eye showed choriocapillaris deficits. Conclusions: Using wide-angle swept-source OCTA, concentric and vermicular choriocapillaris flow deficits were observed in the eyes of RP patients. A comparison of angiography and structure en face images of the choriocapillaris in RP cases suggests that angiography images can evaluate a wider area of the choriocapillaris than structure images.
Authors: Annekatrin Rickmann; Maria Della Volpe Waizel; Olga Zabek; Hanna Camenzind Zuche; Ursula Müller; Hendrik P N Scholl Journal: Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol Date: 2020-10-10 Impact factor: 3.117
Authors: Jin Kyun Oh; Yan Nuzbrokh; Jose Ronaldo Lima de Carvalho; Joseph Ryu; Stephen H Tsang Journal: Ophthalmic Genet Date: 2020-06-19 Impact factor: 1.274