Retinal Microvascular Alterations in Patients with Quiescent Posterior and Panuveitis Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography

PURPOSE: To quantify retinochoroidal vascular parameters using swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCTA) in quiescent posterior and panuveitis.

METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, subjects with quiescent posterior and panuveitis underwent fundus imaging using SS-OCTA (DRI Triton®, Topcon, Japan). The metrics calculated were fractal dimension (FD), foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area, retinal vascularity index (capillary density index-CDI), and choroidal vascularity index (CVI).

RESULTS: We included 38 eyes of 20 patients, 9 males aged 34.7 ± 10.5 years, 30 eyes of 30 age- and gender-matched healthy controls, 10 females aged 33.6 ± 8.5 years. Comparing patients with controls, we found a lower FD (p < .001), larger FAZ (p > .001), lower CDI in the superficial plexus (p = .019), and lower CVI (p < .001). We also found lower retinal and choroidal and thicknesses (p < .001 and p = .025, respectively).

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with quiescent posterior and panuveitis have a significantly reduced retinochoroidal vascular density compared to healthy control subjects.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Ocular immunology and inflammation - 30(2022), 7-8 vom: 15. Okt., Seite 1781-1787

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Agarwal, Aniruddha [VerfasserIn]
Bhatt, Sushil [VerfasserIn]
Keshari, Shreya [VerfasserIn]
Erckens, Roel J [VerfasserIn]
Berendschot, Tos T J M [VerfasserIn]
Webers, C A B [VerfasserIn]
Agrawal, Rupesh [VerfasserIn]
Bansal, Reema [VerfasserIn]
Gupta, Vishali [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Choroidal vascularity index
Fractal dimension
Journal Article
Optical coherence tomography angiography
Posterior uveitis
Quiescent uveitis

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Date Completed 15.12.2022

Date Revised 15.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/09273948.2021.1954200

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM328338478