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Background Auto-fluorescence(AF)imaging is a new non-invasive fundus examining technology.It is now playing an increasingly important role in the diagnosis of retinal diseases.Using a confocal Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope microscope(cSLO),two types of AF can be obtained:melanin-related near-infrared fundus auto-fluorescence(NIA)and lipofuscin-related fundus auto-fluorescence(FAF).Objective The purpose of this study was to compare the outcome between NIA and FAF in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC).Methods FAF,NIA imaging and fundus fluorescein angiography(FFA)were performed on 28 eyes of 23 subjects using a cLSO.AF images were evaluated and compared with angiographic findings.Written informed consent was obtained before the initiation of this study.Results In 17 eyes of 15 cases with acute CSC,the leakage points on the FFA image showed three kinds of AF patterns:(1)hyper-AF,including FAF hyper-AF in 2 eyes(11.76％)and NIA hyper-AF in 4 eyes(23.53％).(2)Non-AF,including FAF non-AF in 10 eyes(58.82％)and NIA non-AF in 13 eyes(76.47％).(3)Normal AF,including normal AF of FAF in 5 eyes(29.42％).The AF in the retinal serous detachment area showed two kinds of characteristics:(1)hypo-AF,including 12 eyes(70.59％)with FAF hypo-AF and 10 eyes(58.82％)with NIA hypo-AF.(2)hyper-AF,including 5 eyes(29.41％)with FAF hyper-AF and 7 eyes (41.18％)with NIA hyper-AF.In 11 eyes of 8 cases with chronic CSC,the leakage on the FFA also showed an absence of AF.However,AF-absent areas also partly appeared in the non-leakage area of FFA.In NIA,the non-AF areas were often more visible than that in FAF.Serous detachment areas in chronic CSC usually displayed multiple AF forms,including granular-like non-AF,hyper-AF and hypo-AF,and the abnormal AF areas were often greater than that of the corresponding abnormal fluorescent area in FFA.Conclusions AF can be used to detect the functional status and metabolic activity of RPE in CSC eyes.
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Background The early diagnosis and treatment is vital for the age-related macular degeneration (AMD).Previous examining methods were fundus fluorescein angiography(FFA)and optical coherence tomography (OCT).However,a new diagnostic technique,fundus autofluorescence(FAF),is applying in ophthalmology.objective This study was to observe the FAF characteristics of atrophic AMD. Methods Thirty-nine eyes of 28 patients with atrophic AMD were diagnosed and collected in our hospital and classified based on the criteria of Chen Song.FAF was performed by a confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope(Heidelberg Retina Angiograph 2,HRA2).Characteristics of FAF images were compared with FFA images or color fundus photographs.Written informed consent was obtained from each patient prior to the examination. Results Areas with abnormal increased or decreased FAF signals were consisted or unconsisted with funduscopically visible alterations.Seven manifestations of FAF were found in the eyes with preatrophic stage of atrophic AMD,including slight change,focal increase pattern,patchy pattern,linear pattern,lacelike pattern,reticular pattern,and speckled pattern.In atrophic stage of atrophic AMD,geographic atrophy showed a well-defined hypoautofluorescence area;while non-geographic atrophy showed a ill-defined hypoautofluorescence area.There were three abnormal FAF patterns(focal,band and diffuse)in the junctional zone of geographic atrophy and diffuse pattern in the junctional zone of non-geographic atrophy. Conclusion FAF imaging is helpful for the diagnosis of atrophic AMD as a new non-invasive technique.
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<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Fundus autofluorescence (FAF) imaging is a fast and noninvasive technique developed over the last decade. The authors utilized fluorescent properties of lipofuscin to study the health and viability of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)-photoreceptor complex. Observing the intensity and distribution of FAF of various retinal diseases is helpful for ascertaining diagnosis and evaluating prognosis. In this study, we described the FAF characteristics of cystoid macular edema (CME).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixty-two patients (70 eyes) with CME were subjected to FAF and fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) by a confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope (Heidelberg Retina Angiograph 2 (HRA2)). Characteristics of FAF images were compared with FFA images.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>FAF intensity in normal subjects was highest at the posterior pole and dipped at the fovea. All cases of CME showed fluorescein dye accumulated into honeycomb-like spaces in macular and formated a typical petaloid pattern or atypical petaloid pattern in the late phases of the angiography. Sixty-one eyes with CME on FAF images showed mild or moderate hyperautofluorescence petaloid pattern in fovea, the FAF patterns of these CME was perfectly corresponding with shape in their FFA images; nine eyes with CME secondary to exudative age related macular degeneration (AMD) showed expansion of the hypoautofluorescence without petaloid pattern in macula.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>FAF imaging can be used as a new rapid, non-invasive and ancillary technique in the diagnosis of the majority of CME, except for AMD and small part of other fundus diseases.</p>