Characteristic Findings of Optical Coherence Tomography in Retinal Angiomatous Proliferation

Purpose: To identify the unique pathologic findings of retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP) in optical coherence tomography (OCT). Methods: Retrospectively, 29 eyes of 25 patients with age-related macular degeneration and complicated RAP were analyzed. All 29 eyes had choroidal neovascularization...

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Published in:Korean journal of ophthalmology 2013-10, Vol.27 (5), p.351-360
Main Authors: Eun Hae Lim, Jung Il Han, Chul Gu Kim, Sung Won Cho, Tae Gon Lee
Format: Article
Language:Korean
Subjects:
Fibrovascular pigment epithelial detachment
Inner retinal cyst
Optical coherence tomography
Retinal angiomatous proliferation
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Summary:Purpose: To identify the unique pathologic findings of retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP) in optical coherence tomography (OCT). Methods: Retrospectively, 29 eyes of 25 patients with age-related macular degeneration and complicated RAP were analyzed. All 29 eyes had choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in the area of pigment epithelial detachment (PED) or adjacent to it, which was visible with fluorescein angiography or indocyanine green angiography. Cross-sectional images were obtained by OCT scanning through the CNV lesions. Results: Six distinctive findings of OCT included drusen (100%), inner retinal cyst (80%), outer retinal cyst (68%), fibrovascular PED (84%), serous retinal detachment (40%), and PED (68%). Conclusions: Through analysis of OCT findings, we revealed six different types of lesions distinctive of RAP which may provide helpful diagnostic information for subsequent treatment and predicting the prognosis of RAP.
ISSN:1011-8942
2092-9382