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ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2023

Are optical coherence tomography and fluorescein angiography comparable for detection of macular edema in Behçet uveitis?

Mehmet Fatih Kağan Değirmenci, F Nilüfer Yalçındağ

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Article in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Behçet's Syndrome.Current rheumatology reports · 2026
    Review
  2. Clinical Features of Behçet's Disease Uveitis.Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society
    Article
  3. Monitoring Behçet uveitis.Saudi journal of ophthalmology : official journal of the Saudi Ophthalmological Society
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mehmet Fatih Kağan DeğirmenciDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ankara Ulucanlar Eye Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. mfkdegirmenci@ankara.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2358-9535
F Nilüfer YalçındağDepartment of Ophthalmology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Ankara University · TRMemorial Ankara Hospital · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the role and agreement of spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and fluorescein angiography (FA) for macular edema (ME) diagnosis in Behçet uveitis (BU).

methodsEyes with ME detected by SD-OCT and/or FA were enrolled. Type of ME by SD-OCT and grade of macular leakage (ML) by FA were investigated. Eyes were divided into three groups according to the agreement of tests. Three groups and factors that could affect the compatibility of tests were statistically analyzed.

resultsSixty-one eyes of 61 patients were included. Both imaging methods detected ME in 42.6% of eyes (group 1). In 47.5% of eyes, ME was revealed by OCT (group 2). The remaining 9.8% of the eyes had ME, detected only by FA (group 3). Grade 2 ML by FA was more common in group 1 (p = 0.01). The grade of ML by FA was similar in groups 2 and 3. In group 2, most of the eyes showed diffuse ME by OCT (p < 0.001). Epiretinal membrane was detected more frequently in group 3 (p = 0.005). Duration and activity of uveitis were similar between groups.

conclusionSD-OCT was able to detect ME in 90% of the eyes with BU. Duration and activity of uveitis were not related to the compatibility of imaging methods.

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Behcet SyndromeFluorescein AngiographyMacula LuteaMacular EdemaTomography, Optical CoherenceUveitisAdultFemaleFundus OculiHumansMaleMiddle AgedReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesVisual AcuityYoung AdultBehçet uveitisFluorescein angiographyMacular edemaMacular leakageSpectral domain-optical coherence tomography

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