Identification of hyperreflective foci in angioid streaks.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To assess hyperreflective foci (HF) number in angioid streaks (AS) by means of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).

Methods

Observational and cross-sectional study. Sixty-two eyes with AS and 62 controls underwent best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), fundoscopy, and SD-OCT. HF were assessed on the horizontal scan of a six-line radial OCT, in the fovea (1500-μm diameter) and parafovea (500 μm external to the fovea), and sub-classified as retinal or choroidal, small or large. Eyes were distributed in one of four groups, as carrying foveal AS without choroidal neovascularization (CNV) (14 eyes), extra-foveal AS without CNV (14), active CNV (20), and inactive CNV (14). Primary outcome was HF assessment in AS. Secondary outcomes included their correlations

SUBMITTER: Romano F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7002726 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature