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B-Scan and “En-Face” Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging for the Diagnosis and Followup of Acute Retinal Pigment Epitheliitis
Joint Authors
Wolff, Benjamin
De Bats, Flore
Mauget-Faÿsse, Martine
Kodjikian, Laurent
Scemama, Claire
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-02-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To report B-scan and “En-face” spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) findings in acute retinal pigment epitheliitis (ARPE).
Methods.
Two patients (3 eyes) with ARPE were examined.
Fluorescein and indocyanine green (ICGA) angiography, B-scan, and “En-face” SD-OCT were performed in each patient at initial and follow-up visits.
Results.
Both patients presented with acute onset of blurred vision, and one with bilateral involvement.
B-can OCT revealed disruption of the macular retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) inner band layer and photoreceptors’ inner and outer segment (IS-OS) junction.
Hyperreflective dots were observed in the outer nuclear layer (ONL) above the RPE/IS-OS disruption.
Just around these hyperreflective dots, slight thickening of the hyperreflective IS/OS junction was observed.
During the late phase, indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) showed a macular cockade-like hyperfluorescent halo.
“En-face” OCT showed the same cockade-like appearance with a hyporeflective center and a hyperreflective border matching the pattern observed on ICGA.
At followup, as vision improved without treatment, B-scan OCT demonstrated progressive resolution of the hyperreflective and disrupted lesions; “en-face” OCT also showed disappearance of the macular cockade-like halo with a transient discrete hyperreflective macular star at the RPE level in one eye.
Conclusion.
“En-face” OCT associated with B-scan SD-OCT analysis appears to be very helpful in the diagnosis and followup of ARPE.
The pathophysiology of ARPE remains complex and still poorly understood.
These techniques help define the location and extent of structural damage occurring in this disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
De Bats, Flore& Wolff, Benjamin& Mauget-Faÿsse, Martine& Scemama, Claire& Kodjikian, Laurent. 2013. B-Scan and “En-Face” Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging for the Diagnosis and Followup of Acute Retinal Pigment Epitheliitis. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-458250
Modern Language Association (MLA)
De Bats, Flore…[et al.]. B-Scan and “En-Face” Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging for the Diagnosis and Followup of Acute Retinal Pigment Epitheliitis. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-458250
American Medical Association (AMA)
De Bats, Flore& Wolff, Benjamin& Mauget-Faÿsse, Martine& Scemama, Claire& Kodjikian, Laurent. B-Scan and “En-Face” Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging for the Diagnosis and Followup of Acute Retinal Pigment Epitheliitis. Case Reports in Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-458250
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-458250