Characteristic Findings of Optical Coherence Tomography in Retinal Angiomatous Proliferation.
10.3341/kjo.2013.27.5.351
- Author:
Eun Hae LIM
1
;
Jung Il HAN
;
Chul Gu KIM
;
Sung Won CHO
;
Tae Gon LEE
Author Information
1. Myung-Gok Eye Research Institute, Konyang University Kim's Eye Hospital, Seoul, Korea. han66139@kimeye.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Fibrovascular pigment epithelial detachment;
Inner retinal cyst;
Optical coherence tomography;
Retinal angiomatous proliferation
- MeSH:
Aged;
Aged, 80 and over;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Macular Degeneration/*complications/diagnosis;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Reproducibility of Results;
Retina/*pathology;
Retinal Neovascularization/*diagnosis/etiology;
Retrospective Studies;
Severity of Illness Index;
Tomography, Optical Coherence/*methods
- From:Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
2013;27(5):351-360
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To identify the unique pathologic findings of retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP) in optical coherence tomography (OCT). METHODS: Retrospectively, 29 eyes of 25 patients with age-related macular degeneration and complicated RAP were analyzed. All 29 eyes had choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in the area of pigment epithelial detachment (PED) or adjacent to it, which was visible with fluorescein angiography or indocyanine green angiography. Cross-sectional images were obtained by OCT scanning through the CNV lesions. RESULTS: Six distinctive findings of OCT included drusen (100%), inner retinal cyst (80%), outer retinal cyst (68%), fibrovascular PED (84%), serous retinal detachment (40%), and PED (68%). CONCLUSIONS: Through analysis of OCT findings, we revealed six different types of lesions distinctive of RAP which may provide helpful diagnostic information for subsequent treatment and predicting the prognosis of RAP.
