CORRELATION BETWEEN FOCAL CHOROIDAL EXCAVATION AND UNDERLYING RETINOCHOROIDAL DISEASE: A Pathological Hypothesis From Clinical Observation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate focal choroidal excavation (FCE) in eyes with various diseases using multimodal imaging modalities and to investigate the correlation of FCE and underlying chorioretinal diseases.

Methods

This retrospective observational study included 62 eyes from 56 patients who were identified by optical coherence tomography as having FCE. All included patients underwent comprehensive clinical examinations and multimodal imaging to identify and detect the characteristics of FCE and its correlation with underlying chorioretinal diseases.

Results

All included patients were of Chinese descent, and the median age at diagnosis was 43 years (range: 15-66). Seventy-three FCEs appeared in these included eyes. Most FCEs were formed at sites with anatomical changes caused

SUBMITTER: Gan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8765213 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature