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ArticleRetina (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Fundus autofluorescence, optical coherence tomography, and electroretinogram findings in choroidal sclerosis.

John C Hwang, David Y Kim, Chai Lin Chou, Stephen H Tsang

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

John C HwangEdward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA.
David Y Kim
Chai Lin Chou
Stephen H Tsang
Columbia University Irving Medical Center · US

Funding

Toward mechanism- and gene-based therapies for retinal degenerationR01EY018213 · NEI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Stephen H Tsang · 2008 to 2026
$6.6M
NEI NIH HHS EY004081NEI NIH HHS R01 EY018213Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to describe fundus autofluorescence (FAF), optical coherence tomography, and electroretinogram findings in choroidal sclerosis.

methodsThis is a retrospective case series. Eight eyes of four patients with choroidal sclerosis were evaluated with FAF, optical coherence tomography, and electroretinogram testing.

resultsIn all eight eyes, FAF imaging showed hypofluorescent placoid lesions corresponding to areas of chorioretinal atrophy seen on stereo biomicroscopy. Prominent hyperfluorescent linear markings underlying regions of atrophic disease were observed in all eyes, likely representative of normal choroidal vessel autofluorescence. In two eyes, FAF showed punctate hypofluorescent lesions in the fovea that were not visualized on biomicroscopy. In one eye, FAF identified a central island of preserved retinal pigment epithelium that was not realized on ophthalmoscopic examination. Optical coherence imaging was significant for loss of choroidal fine tubular structures, retinal pigment epithelium, and outer nuclear layer in regions of chorioretinal atrophy. Full-field electroretinogram testing showed generalized rod-cone dysfunction in all patients with a lower B- to A-wave ratio in two patients.

conclusionFundus autofluorescence and optical coherence tomography are nonin-vasive diagnostic adjuncts that can aid in the diagnosis of choroidal sclerosis. Fundus autofluorescence may be a more sensitive marker of disease extent and progression than clinical examination alone. Electroretinogram testing can result in an electronegative maximal response.

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ElectroretinographyFluorescein AngiographyTomography, Optical CoherenceAgedChoroidFemaleFundus OculiHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhenotypeRetinal DegenerationRetrospective StudiesSclerosis

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PMID20224472
PMCPMC2891359
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