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ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2024

Subclinical choroidal involvement in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

André Ferreira, Luísa Viveiros, Raquel Faria, Ana Carolina Abreu, Daniela Santos, Maria João Furtado, Miguel Lume, José P Andrade, Pedro Menéres

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  3. New insights in pathogenic mechanism of hydroxychloroquine-induced ocular toxicity through choroidal imaging analysis.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025
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André Ferreira *Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, Portugal. andre.ferreira@live.com.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8577-5128
Luísa Viveiros *Serviço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.
Raquel FariaUnidade de Imunologia Clínica, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.
Ana Carolina AbreuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.
Daniela SantosDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.
Maria João FurtadoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.
Miguel LumeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.
José P AndradeDepartment of Biomedicine - Unit of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Pedro MenéresDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.

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purposeTo assess the choroidal status of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and OCT-Angiography.

methodsSLE patients with disease duration < 10 years, no disease activity and no ocular involvement were recruited and cross-sectionally evaluated. A demographically similar cohort of healthy subjects was used for comparison. The main outcome is choroidal vascularity index (CVI). As secondary outcomes, choriocapillaris parameters and choroidal thickness (CT) were evaluated.

resultsForty eyes of 40 subjects (20 SLE patients and 20 healthy subjects) were studied with a mean ± SD age of 36.7 ± 9.9 years. In the SLE group, the mean ± SD duration of disease was 7.35 ± 2.21 years. Increased CVI was found in the SLE group (p = 0.022). Considering the choriocapillaris, SLE patients presented a lower number (p = 0.037) and a smaller total area (p = 0.041) of signal voids. No differences between groups were found in CT. For SLE patients, CT at subfoveal, temporal and inferior locations presented a negative moderate correlation with disease duration. A strong correlation between choriocapillaris parameters and age was demonstrated for both groups.

conclusionsThis study provides evidence of subclinical choroidal changes in adult SLE patients with inactive disease and no overt ocular manifestation. Increased CVI and fewer and smaller flow voids in choriocapillaris with normal CT suggest increased choroidal vascularity in SLE.

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ChoroidFluorescein AngiographyLupus Erythematosus, SystemicTomography, Optical CoherenceAdultChoroid DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFundus OculiHumansMaleMiddle AgedVisual AcuityYoung AdultAutoimmune DiseaseChoriocapillarisChoroidChoroidal thicknessCVIOptical Coherence Tomography AngiographySystemic Lupus Erythematosus

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