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Swept-source OCT in patients with multiple evanescent white dot syndrome.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) has a higher scanning rate and longer wavelength in comparison with spectral-domain OCT (SD-OCT), allowing an improved imaging of retinal vascular plexuses and choriocapillaris. The present two patients diagnosed with multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) underwent fundus autofluorescence (FAF), en-face SS-OCT, and SS-OCT angiography (OCTA) imaging, and its features were described and correlated. RESULTS:The clinical and imaging findings of both cases were consistent with the diagnosis of MEWDS. Color fundus photograph revealed subtle deep retinal white spots in the posterior pole and around the optic disk. FAF showed several hyperautofluorescent lesions corresponding topographically to the subtle deep retinal white lesions observed on color fundus photographs. Cross-sectional SS-OCT showed disruption of the ellipsoid zone (EZ) within the macular area in all study patients. En-face SS-OCT at the level of the outer retina showed lower reflectivity correspondent to the diffuse attenuation due to the EZ disruption on cross-sectional OCT. SS-OCTA demonstrated flow preservation within the retinal vasculature and choriocapillaris. CONCLUSIONS:SS-OCT imaging allows a better visualization of the choriocapillaris, and its normal appearance in MEWDS may suggest that the outer retina and photoreceptors represent the primary site of inflammation.

SUBMITTER: Pereira F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6186261 | biostudies-other | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Swept-source OCT in patients with multiple evanescent white dot syndrome.

Pereira Felipe F Lima Luiz H LH de Azevedo Alexandre Gomes B AGB Zett Claudio C Farah Michel E ME Belfort Rubens R

Journal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection 20181013 1

<h4>Background</h4>Swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) has a higher scanning rate and longer wavelength in comparison with spectral-domain OCT (SD-OCT), allowing an improved imaging of retinal vascular plexuses and choriocapillaris. The present two patients diagnosed with multiple evanescent white dot syndrome (MEWDS) underwent fundus autofluorescence (FAF), en-face SS-OCT, and SS-OCT angiography (OCTA) imaging, and its features were described and correlated.<h4>Results</h4>The cl ...[more]

PMID: 30317398

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Project description:PurposeTo examine and quantify choriocapillaris lesions in active and quiescent serpiginous choroiditis (SC) using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) and en-face image analysis.DesignProspective observational case series.ParticipantsPatients with a clinical diagnosis of SC.MethodsA SS-OCTA prototype was used to image active and quiescent serpiginous lesions longitudinally before and after anti-inflammatory treatment. En-face slabs of choriocapillaris flow (CC-slab) or outer nuclear layer structure (ONL-slab) were generated from OCTA and OCT data, respectively.Main outcome measuresQualitative and quantitative analyses on lesion boundary and area using a semi-automated MATLAB algorithm. Lesions were also compared to traditional multimodal imaging.ResultsSix eyes of three patients were imaged. Choroidal lesions were identified and analyzed in four of six eyes. Lesions with well-defined boundaries were identified in the CC-slab in areas of both active and inactive choroiditis. CC-slab lesion size and shape showed good correlation with lesions identified on indocyanine green angiography. CC-slab lesion area increased with disease activity and decreased with corticosteroid treatment. During active disease, the CC-slab lesion area was larger than both the ONL-slab and fundus autofluorescence lesion areas. Active CC-slab lesions not associated with corresponding abnormal autofluorescence resolved without clinical scarring after treatment. In inactive scars, the areas of retinal and choriocapillaris lesions were similar and did not change over time.ConclusionsEn-face analysis of SS-OCTA choriocapillaris flow voids provide a non-invasive method for the detection of lesions in patients with SC. The presence of lesions in the choriocapillaris in the absence of retinal pigment epithelium and outer retinal abnormalities supports the hypothesis that choriocapillaris is the primary site of pathology in SC, and may be a sensitive early sign of disease activity. We propose a simple grading system of SC lesions based on SS-OCTA and fundus autofluorescence findings. SS-OCTA is a promising non-invasive method for monitoring patients with SC.

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Swept-source OCT in patients with multiple evanescent white dot syndrome.

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