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Indian J Ophthalmol ; 72(5): 687-691, 2024 May 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38389240

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PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcome of intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections and panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) in fovea involving preretinal hemorrhage (PRH) secondary to proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). METHODS: Retrospective non-comparative cross-sectional series of patients diagnosed with fovea involving PRH secondary to PDR at our institute from March 2019 to October 2021 who were treated with combination treatments of intravitreal anti-VEGF and PRP and have completed a minimum 6-month follow-up. The primary outcome measure was serial changes in the visual acuity (VA) and PRH regression from the fovea. Secondary outcome measures were the quantitative assessment of the size of PRH, its association with VA improvement and time to regression, and the proportion of patients who underwent surgery for poor response. RESULTS: In total, 22 eyes of 21 patients showed regression of PRH from the foveal center at 33.6 days, and complete regression was seen at 140.7 days. The average number of anti-VEGF injections required for clearance of PRH from the fovea was 1.6. Mean LogMAR visual acuity improved from 0.54 at baseline to 0.32 at 4 weeks and 0.18 at 6 months ( P < 0.01). Three eyes (13.6%) required vitrectomy surgery during follow-up. The mean area of PRH as measured by Image J analysis was 14.78 mm 2 at baseline, 8.97 mm 2 at 4 weeks, and 1.25 mm 2 at 3 months ( P < 0.01). No statistically significant difference was seen between the size of PRH and PRH clearance time and VA improvement. No systemic side effects were observed following the intravitreal injections during follow-up. CONCLUSION: Intravitreal anti-VEGF injections and PRP were found to be effective and safe treatment methods for fovea involving PRH secondary to PDR. Long-term studies are warranted to assess the long-term efficacy.

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Oman J Ophthalmol ; 16(1): 123-125, 2023.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37007274

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Wide-field optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) results in a patient of idiopathic multifocal choroiditis successfully treated with intravitreal methotrexate injections.

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Oman J Ophthalmol ; 15(2): 168-174, 2022.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35937740

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PURPOSE: To study functional changes in vision and morphological changes on optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans in patients where intravitreal therapy (IVT) with injections has been delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. METHODS: Retrospective cross-sectional study included 77 eyes with the diagnosis of exudative age-related macular degeneration (eAMD), diabetic macular edema (DME), and retinal vein occlusion (RVO), regularly receiving IVT with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (Anti-VEGF) injections or dexamethasone implant and were not able to receive the injections as intended due to lockdown. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central foveal thickness (CFT), and qualitative morphological features on OCT were analyzed pre- and post-therapy break off. RESULTS: The mean duration of IVT break-off was 57 days. Mean BCVA logarithm of minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) worsened from 0.33 (20/42) to 0.35 (40/44) (P = 0.02) and mean CFT increased from 297.90 µm to 402.16 µm (P < 0.01), from pretherapy break-off to return visit. Worsening of the visual acuity was seen across all the three disease cohorts, significantly more in the eyes with eAMD. CONCLUSION: Marginal decline in the visual acuity and worsening of the OCT features were observed as a result of delay in the IVT injections of DME, eAMD and RVO patients.

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Eur J Ophthalmol ; 32(3): 1555-1561, 2022 May.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34180265

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PURPOSE: To assess the ability of wide field Swept Source OCTA (SS-OCTA) imaging to detect morphological variations in Serpiginous Choroiditis (SC) and Serpiginous Like Choroiditis (SLC) in response to treatment and also analyze these findings quantitatively using Image J software. METHODS: Retrospective observational case series of nine eyes with clinical diagnosis of active SC and SLC, who underwent SS-OCTA and fundus autofluorescence (FAF) imaging at baseline and each follow up visit till 6 months. Morphological analysis was done by two independent graders and quantitative analysis to measure the size and intensity of lesion was done using publicly available Image J software at baseline and each follow up visit. DESIGN: Retrospective observational case series. RESULTS: Using SS-OCTA, all the active lesions followed a characteristic healing pattern. Active lesions appear well defined hypo flow void patches and as healing progressed, lesion became more ill-defined and iso-hyper- intense. Significant increase in mean intensity of the lesion could be apparent after 1 and 6 month of treatment. There was reduction in the size of lesions during follow up however this difference was not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: SS-OCTA could be a useful noninvasive tool to study the treatment response in SC/SLC both morphologically as well as quantitatively. Quantitative parameters need to be designed in further research studies to aid in uniform management and follow up of uveitis cases.


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Coroiditis , Tuberculosis Ocular , Síndromes de Puntos Blancos , Coroides/patología , Coroiditis/diagnóstico , Coroiditis/tratamiento farmacológico , Angiografía con Fluoresceína/métodos , Humanos , Estudios Longitudinales , Estudios Retrospectivos , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos , Tuberculosis Ocular/diagnóstico , Síndromes de Puntos Blancos/diagnóstico
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Indian J Ophthalmol ; 68(1): 106-211, 2020 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31856483

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Purpose: To evaluate the potential clinical utility of wide-field swept source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) using a prototype device compared to a wide-field fundus autofluorescence (FAF) for analysis of the disease activity in eyes with tubercular serpiginous-like choroiditis (TBSLC). Methods: Using a prototype SS-OCTA device (PLEX Elite, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA), 17 eyes of 12 consecutive patients with TBSLC were imaged and multiple 12 mm × 12 mm OCTA scans were captured, which were montaged to create wide-field montage OCTA images scans. A wide- FAF (Eidon, CenterVue, Padova, Italy) was performed in the same sitting. Two masked graders independently analyzed OCTA and FAF images for the presence of choroidal lesions, recorded the number of lesions identifiable, and provided a subjective grading for the activity of individual lesion, which were then compared. Results: The total number of lesions identified on FAF were 282 (posterior pole lesions, n = 129 and peripheral lesions n = 153) and on wide-field SS-OCTA were 230 (posterior pole lesions, n = 108 and peripheral lesions n = 122). Active choroidal lesions were comparable on the two machines (n = 28 on FAF and n = 28 on SS-OCTA, respectively); whereas numerous healed lesions were identified on FAF (n = 219) as compared to SS-OCTA (n = 170). There was good correlation among the devices for healed lesions (Pearson correlation, r = 0.82) and active lesions (r = 0.88). Conclusion: There was good correlation between FAF and wide-field SS-OCTA for detection of disease activity in TBSLC; however, FAF depicted greater number of healed lesions compared to wide-field SS-OCTA.


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Coroides/patología , Angiografía con Fluoresceína/métodos , Vasos Retinianos/patología , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos , Tuberculosis Ocular/diagnóstico , Síndromes de Puntos Blancos/diagnóstico , Estudios Transversales , Fondo de Ojo , Humanos , Estudios Retrospectivos , Tuberculosis Ocular/microbiología , Agudeza Visual , Síndromes de Puntos Blancos/microbiología
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Indian J Ophthalmol ; 67(11): 1864-1869, 2019 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31638051

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Purpose: To compare foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area and circularity, ganglion cell layer (GCL) thickness, retinal perfusion density (PD), and vessel density (VD) in eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) after resolution of cystoid macular edema (CME) to fellow control eyes and to correlate these parameters with visual acuity (VA). Methods: SD-OCTA scans (Zeiss Angioplex; Carl Zeiss Meditec Version 10) obtained on 32 eyes with BRVO after resolution of the CME with their fellow eyes used as controls were retrospectively evaluated. Parameters analyzed were FAZ size and circularity, PD, and VD in the superficial capillary plexus measured in the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) grid pattern using the automated algorithm. GCL thickness was generated from the Macular Cube 512 × 218 protocol. VA measured on the same day as OCTA examination was recorded. Results: The mean FAZ area was greater (P = 0.01) in BRVO eyes (0.239 ± 0.108 mm2) when compared with fellow eyes (0.290 ± 0.127 mm2). The FAZ was more irregular in BRVO eyes compared with fellow eyes (circularity index = 64.6 ± 12.8% vs 71.1 ± 10.8%, respectively, P= 0.03). GCL thickness was lower in BRVO eyes compared with control eyes (67.19 ± 27.71 vs 77.79 ± 6.41 respectively, P= 0.006). The mean VD and PD were significantly lower in the ETDRS outer ring in BRVO eyes (P = 0.04 and 0.038, respectively). On comparison of the affected quadrant with the unaffected quadrant in BRVO eyes, the affected quadrant had a lower outer PD (P = 0.04), outer VD (P = 0.04), and GCL thickness (P = 0.02). There was no significant correlation of VA with FAZ, VD, or GCL thickness (P >0.05). Conclusion: FAZ is more irregular and enlarged, and GCL is thinner, in eyes with BRVO after resolution of CME especially in the affected quadrant suggesting neuronal degeneration as a sequela of BRVO. Both perfusion and VD are reduced in the quadrant affected by the BRVO demonstrating regional quantitative differences in the retinal microvasculature. These parameters may prove useful in monitoring the disease progression and treatment response.


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Angiografía con Fluoresceína/métodos , Edema Macular/diagnóstico , Microvasos/patología , Degeneración Retiniana/diagnóstico , Oclusión de la Vena Retiniana/diagnóstico , Vasos Retinianos/patología , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos , Anciano , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Fondo de Ojo , Humanos , Edema Macular/complicaciones , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Pronóstico , Degeneración Retiniana/etiología , Oclusión de la Vena Retiniana/complicaciones , Estudios Retrospectivos
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Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina ; 49(9): 726-730, 2018 09 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30222810

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The authors report the widefield montage swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) findings in a 36-year-old male with sympathetic ophthalmia and illustrate the presence of multiple small areas of choriocapillaris flow voids that likely correspond to areas of choriocapillaris ischemia. Using sequential imaging, the authors observed that these flow voids improved following initiating of steroid and immunosuppressive therapy and almost completely resolved following 6 months of therapy with corresponding improvement in visual acuity. This report highlights the role of widefield montage OCTA to detect these likely ischemic changes within the choriocapillaris in sympathetic ophthalmia and demonstrates that they can be used as an anatomic marker to monitor treatment response. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2018;49:726-730.].


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Enfermedades de la Coroides/diagnóstico , Coroides/patología , Angiografía con Fluoresceína/métodos , Inmunosupresores/uso terapéutico , Oftalmía Simpática/tratamiento farmacológico , Vasos Retinianos/patología , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos , Agudeza Visual , Adulto , Enfermedades de la Coroides/tratamiento farmacológico , Enfermedades de la Coroides/etiología , Estudios de Seguimiento , Fondo de Ojo , Humanos , Masculino , Oftalmía Simpática/complicaciones , Oftalmía Simpática/diagnóstico
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Front Oncol ; 5: 129, 2015.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26125012

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OBJECTIVE: To determine if a concurrent diagnosis of diabetes mellitus is associated with worse outcomes in advanced prostate cancer (PC). The effect diabetes may have on the progression of advanced PC is poorly understood. METHODS: Data on 148 advanced PC patients (35 with concurrent diabetes) were collected from an institutional database to obtain diabetic status, data on treatment types and durations, and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values before, during, and after treatment. Time to castration resistance following the onset of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and overall survival (OS) in patients with and without diabetes were compared using univariate Cox regression analyses as the primary endpoints. Differences in PSA response to treatments were compared using chi-squared tests as a secondary endpoint. RESULTS: With a median follow-up of 29 months, time to castration resistance did not differ significantly between patients with and without diabetes who underwent ADT. However, in a subset of patients who received ADT without radiographic evidence of metastases (N = 47), those with diabetes progressed to castration-resistant disease more quickly than those without DM (hazard ratio for progression with diabetes = 4.58; 95% CI: 1.92-10.94; p = 0.0006). Also, a lower percentage of patients undergoing ADT with diabetes had PSA declines of at least 50% (p = 0.17) and reached a nadir PSA <0.2 ng/mL (p = 0.06). OS did not differ based on diabetic status. No differences were seen in response to first-line therapy for castration-resistant prostate cancer. CONCLUSION: Diabetes mellitus may have a detrimental effect on progression of advanced PC, particularly in those patients without radiographic evidence of metastases. Further study is necessary to fully elucidate the effect of diabetes on PC outcomes.

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Ophthalmologica ; 231(3): 153-9, 2014.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24217293

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AIMS: To assess the sensitivity and specificity of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) for the determination of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) subtypes in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) compared to fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) and also the agreement between the two procedures. DESIGN: This was a retrospective, observational study. METHODS: We evaluated and compared the CNV subtypes on FFA and OCT in 100 eyes initiated on ranibizumab for neovascular AMD. RESULTS: SDOCT showed high sensitivity (85.7-98.3%) and specificity (84.2-100%) compared to FFA in the diagnosis of the CNV subtype. The area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve ranged from 0.9 to 0.93 (p value <0.0001) for the different CNV subtypes. Weighted kappa statistics showed a near-perfect agreement of 0.85 between the procedures. CONCLUSION: SDOCT is a reliable tool for the diagnosis of CNV subtypes in neovascular AMD obviating the need for an invasive procedure such as FFA.


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Neovascularización Coroidal/diagnóstico , Angiografía con Fluoresceína , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Degeneración Macular Húmeda/diagnóstico , Anciano , Inhibidores de la Angiogénesis/uso terapéutico , Anticuerpos Monoclonales Humanizados/uso terapéutico , Neovascularización Coroidal/clasificación , Femenino , Colorantes Fluorescentes , Humanos , Verde de Indocianina , Masculino , Ranibizumab , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Estudios Retrospectivos , Sensibilidad y Especificidad , Factor A de Crecimiento Endotelial Vascular/antagonistas & inhibidores , Degeneración Macular Húmeda/tratamiento farmacológico
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Oman J Ophthalmol ; 6(1): 51-2, 2013 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23772127

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Visual symptoms after coronary angiography are rarely encountered and mostly related to contrast induced transient cortical blindness or retinal artery occlusions. We report an intriguing case of a 50-year-old woman, who presented with vision deterioration in her right eye 12 h after coronary angiography for cardiac palpitation. Fundoscopy and optical coherence tomography scan revealed an isolated parafoveal cotton wool spot in her right eye that has totally resolved 6 weeks after initial presentation. This is the first case report of this rare post coronary angiography complication.

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Clin Exp Optom ; 96(1): 121-3, 2013 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22738141

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Branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) associated with ocular tuberculosis (TB) is a rare presentation of retinal vasculitis but it can also present in the absence of active uveitis. We present a 39-year-old patient with BRVO who slowly developed bilateral papilloedema due to TB in the central nervous system. To our knowledge, this is the first case of systemic central nervous system TB confirmed by biopsy presenting as a branch retinal vein occlusion and shows the importance of extensive causative investigation of BRVO, especially for young patients.


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Oclusión de la Vena Retiniana/etiología , Tuberculosis del Sistema Nervioso Central/complicaciones , Adulto , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Angiografía con Fluoresceína , Fondo de Ojo , Humanos , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Masculino , Oclusión de la Vena Retiniana/diagnóstico , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X , Tuberculosis del Sistema Nervioso Central/diagnóstico
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Retina ; 31(2): 235-42, 2011 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21157398

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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the long-term effect of subthreshold diode laser treatment for drusen in patients with nonexudative age-related macular degeneration with spectral domain optical coherence tomography combined with simultaneous scanning laser ophthalmoscope. METHODS: Eight eyes of four consecutive age-related macular degeneration patients with bilateral drusen previously treated with subthreshold diode laser were imaged with spectral domain optical coherence tomography/scanning laser ophthalmoscope. Abnormalities in the outer retinal layers' reflectivity as seen with spectral domain optical coherence tomography/scanning laser ophthalmoscope were retrospectively analyzed and compared with color fundus pictures, and autofluorescence images were acquired immediately before and after the laser treatment. RESULTS: A focal discrete disruption in the reflectivity of the outer retinal layers was noted in 29% of the laser lesions. The junction in between the inner and outer segment of the photoreceptor was more frequently affected, with associated focal damage of the outer nuclear layer. Defects of the retinal pigment epithelium were occasionally detected. These changes did not correspond to threshold burns on color fundus photography but corresponded to focal areas of increased autofluorescence in the majority of the cases. CONCLUSION: Subthreshold diode laser treatment causes long-term disruption of the retinal photoreceptor layer as analyzed by spectral domain optical coherence tomography/scanning laser ophthalmoscope. The concept that subthreshold laser treatment can achieve a selected retinal pigment epithelium effect without damage to rods and cones may be flawed.


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Coagulación con Láser , Láseres de Semiconductores/uso terapéutico , Degeneración Macular/cirugía , Células Fotorreceptoras de Vertebrados/patología , Drusas Retinianas/cirugía , Epitelio Pigmentado de la Retina/patología , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Degeneración Macular/diagnóstico , Oftalmoscopía , Drusas Retinianas/diagnóstico
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Br J Ophthalmol ; 94(12): 1668-73, 2010 Dec.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20934994

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AIMS: To characterise the ocular safety profile of sEphB4 and its pharmacokinetics in rabbit eyes. METHODS: 15 rabbits with single intravitreal injection of sEphB4 in the right eye (1000 µg, 465 µg, 160 µg or 80 µg) and phosphate-buffered saline in the left eye were studied at different time points by monitoring inflammatory changes, intraocular pressure, electroretinogram and histological changes. The dose of 80 µg/eye was injected intravitreally into 21 rabbits, and the fellow eyes were used as controls for sEphB4 ocular pharmacokinetics. sEphB4 concentrations were measured in the vitreous, retina, choroids and plasma using ELISA at the designated time points. RESULTS: The study showed that there was no evidence of intraocular toxicity at any time point with any dose tested. No statistically significant differences were seen in the intraocular pressure, scotopic and photopic ERGs, and histopathology between the control and sEphB4 injected eyes. A pharmacokinetic study demonstrated a vitreous half-life of 4.1 days and 6.3 days in the retina. The mean residence time of the drug was 10.45 days in the retina and 7.95 days in the choroid. CONCLUSION: It seems that sEphB4 at the concentrations studied did not appear to be toxic to rabbit eyes and may be a longer-acting treatment option to the current therapies for ocular abnormal neovascularisation.


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Coroides , Efrina-B2 , Receptor EphB4 , Retina , Cuerpo Vítreo , Animales , Coroides/irrigación sanguínea , Coroides/efectos de los fármacos , Electrorretinografía , Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática , Efrina-B2/administración & dosificación , Efrina-B2/farmacocinética , Presión Intraocular/efectos de los fármacos , Presión Intraocular/fisiología , Inyecciones Intravítreas , Conejos , Receptor EphB4/administración & dosificación , Receptor EphB4/efectos adversos , Receptor EphB4/farmacocinética , Retina/efectos de los fármacos , Retina/metabolismo , Retina/patología , Cuerpo Vítreo/efectos de los fármacos , Cuerpo Vítreo/metabolismo , Cuerpo Vítreo/patología
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Retina ; 30(8): 1262-6, 2010 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20517176

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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to use spectral domain-optical coherence tomography in imaging retina and vitreoretinal relationship in healed cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis. METHODS: Patients with a history of confirmed CMV retinitis and a healed CMV scar on clinical examination underwent spectral domain-optical coherence tomography examinations using a Spectralis Heidelberg retinal angiograph/optical coherence tomography instrument (Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany). Horizontal and vertical cross-sectional B-scans 6 mm x 6 mm passing through the center and margins of healed CMV scars and adjacent retina were obtained. We analyzed the integrity of retinal layers in the area of the CMV scar, integrity of retinal layers at the margins of the CMV scar, margins of the scar and adjacent nonaffected retina, and any structural alterations in the retina or vitreous. RESULTS: Eleven eyes (50%) had vitreous detached, and 11 eyes attached over the area of healed retinitis. Nineteen eyes (86%) had an epiretinal membrane, and 12 eyes (54%) had vitreoretinal gliosis present over the healed retinitis or in its vicinity. The epiretinal membrane and vitreoretinal gliosis occurred concomitantly in 10 eyes and could be well differentiated on scans. None of these were found in control eyes. CONCLUSION: This first in vivo study of vitreoretinal interface in inactive CMV retinitis shows that the vitreoretinal interface in healed CMV is pathologically changed. The presence of epiretinal membranes, vitreoretinal gliosis, and traction may help explain the higher incidence of retinal elevation, retinal breaks, and retinal detachment in these eyes.


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Retinitis por Citomegalovirus/diagnóstico , Membrana Epirretinal/diagnóstico , Gliosis/diagnóstico , Retina/patología , Cuerpo Vítreo/patología , Desprendimiento del Vítreo/diagnóstico , Cicatrización de Heridas , Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/diagnóstico , Infecciones Oportunistas Relacionadas con el SIDA/tratamiento farmacológico , Antivirales/uso terapéutico , Retinitis por Citomegalovirus/tratamiento farmacológico , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Retrospectivos , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica
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Retina ; 30(3): 383-9, 2010 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20216291

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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the morphologic patterns of angiographic macular edema using simultaneous colocalization of fluorescein angiography and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) images in diabetes, epiretinal membrane, uveitic and pseudophakic cystoid macular edema, and vein occlusion. METHODS: Eighty-seven consecutive patients (107 eyes) with macular edema from 5 different etiologies were imaged by simultaneous scanning laser ophthalmoscopy/OCT to study the morphologic patterns of edema on SD-OCT and then correlated/colocalized with the fluorescein angiographic patterns of leakage. Statistical analysis was done to analyze the differences in the morphologic OCT pattern by different diseases. RESULTS: Spectral-domain OCT characteristics of macular edema showed a significant difference across different diseases (P = 0.037). Cystic fluid pockets were found to be more commonly seen in patients with diabetic macular edema and retinal vein occlusions, whereas those cases with macular edema secondary to epiretinal membrane showed noncystic changes on OCT. Seventy of the 107 eyes had diffuse angiographic leakage, and the remaining 37 eyes had cystoid leakage on angiography. Of the 70 eyes with diffuse leakage, 24.28% showed microcysts on SD-OCT in the area of edema, and 70% eyes had diffuse thickening or distorted architecture without cyst. All 37 eyes with cystoid leakage showed cysts in the area of edema by SD-OCT. A total of 3.73% of eyes with fluorescein angiographic leakage had no abnormalities on SD-OCT. CONCLUSION: Eyes with diabetic macular edema and retinal vein occlusions have a significantly higher incidence of cyst formation on SD-OCT. There was no correlation between visual acuity and cyst formation. Diffuse noncystoid angiographic macular edema may show microcysts on SD-OCT, but diffuse edema is more commonly associated with thickening or distortion of the retinal layers without cyst formation. Cystoid leakage on fluorescein angiography is always associated with cystic changes on SD-OCT.


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Angiografía con Fluoresceína , Mácula Lútea/patología , Edema Macular/diagnóstico , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Permeabilidad Capilar , Retinopatía Diabética/complicaciones , Membrana Epirretinal/complicaciones , Humanos , Mácula Lútea/fisiopatología , Edema Macular/etiología , Edema Macular/fisiopatología , Seudofaquia/complicaciones , Oclusión de la Vena Retiniana/complicaciones , Estudios Retrospectivos , Uveítis/complicaciones , Agudeza Visual/fisiología
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Am J Ophthalmol ; 149(4): 641-50, 2010 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20138610

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PURPOSE: To determine the ability to detect normal vitreous structure, evolving posterior vitreous detachment (PVD), and related vitreoretinal changes with combined spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO). DESIGN: Observational cross-sectional study. METHODS: Simultaneous SD-OCT and SLO imaging instruments (SD-OCT/SLO) were used to image both eyes of patients with symptoms of PVD. The vitreous cortex, preretinal lacunae, hyaloid, and its relations to the retinal surface were analyzed. In addition, ultrasound was performed in a subset of patients to determine the stage of PVD. RESULTS: Two-hundred two eyes of 113 subjects were scanned. There was a high correlation between diagnosis of complete PVD by clinical examination and OCT (95 vs 93 eyes, respectively; kappa, 0.82). A partial PVD was detected more frequently by SD-OCT/SLO than by biomicroscopy examination (45 vs 7 eyes; P < .0001). Ultrasound was performed in a subset of 30 eyes. A high agreement was found between ultrasound and SD-OCT/SLO results for both complete PVD (kappa, 0.933) and incomplete PVD (kappa, 0.91). Vitreous cortex was detected in 181 eyes, and posterior precortical vitreous pocket was detected in 85 eyes. The effects of PVD, including vitreoretinal traction, paravascular lamellar holes, and fine changes at the fovea, could be visualized reliably in detail only with SD-OCT/SLO. In all these eyes, SD-OCT/SLO allowed improved visualization of the vitreoretinal relationship. CONCLUSIONS: SD-OCT/SLO provides unprecedented in vivo information about the physiologic and pathologic vitreous structure; it allows an extremely detailed analysis of the vitreoretinal interface, and it is particularly useful for defining focal changes and PVD.


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Oftalmoscopía , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Cuerpo Vítreo/patología , Desprendimiento del Vítreo/diagnóstico , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Angiografía con Fluoresceína , Humanos , Verde de Indocianina , Masculino , Microscopía Acústica , Persona de Mediana Edad , Desprendimiento del Vítreo/clasificación , Adulto Joven
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Retina ; 30(3): 431-5, 2010 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19952989

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PURPOSE: Drusen are the hallmark of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and substantial evidence exists that the amount of drusen and their effect on retinal pigment epithelium is a strong predictor of progression of AMD and vision loss. Until recently, it was not possible to quantitate the volume of the drusen. However, the use of image-stabilized scanning laser ophthalmoscope or spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (OCT) has enabled determination of drusen volume of this abnormal material. The purpose of this study was to assess the correlation of drusen volume with Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) grade and drusen area in dry AMD. METHODS: Thirty-six eyes from 18 patients with nonexudative AMD with visual acuity between 20/16 and 20/160 were studied. Spectral domain-OCT or simultaneous OCT scans were taken as color fundus photographs (35 degrees ) of each eye. Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study visions were also recorded. The full AREDS score excluding late-stage AMD was determined by agreement between two trained observers. Drusen volume was determined by examination of a series of 96 spectral domain-OCT scans taken from arcade to arcade for a length of 6 mm. The volume was determined by calculating the drusen area in each scan and determining the drusen volume by calculating the effective volume of each cut using National Institutes of Health Image J. Drusen were identified and outlined manually, not using an automated algorithm. RESULTS: There was a strong and significant correlation between drusen volume and AREDS-determined drusen area (P < 0.0001, r = 0.78). In addition, there was a correlation between AREDS classification and drusen volume (P = 0.023, r = 0.43) as determined by pairwise correlation. CONCLUSION: Drusen volume as determined by spectral domain-OCT correlates with AREDS-determined drusen area and AREDS grade in nonexudative AMD. The correlation is not perfect, however, because drusen area and volume average 40% and 82% of the variation, respectively. Drusen volume can provide additional information in grading the severity of eyes with dry AMD.


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Degeneración Macular/diagnóstico , Drusas Retinianas/patología , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Anciano , Humanos , Degeneración Macular/clasificación , Agudeza Visual/fisiología
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Retina ; 30(2): 246-53, 2010 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19940804

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PURPOSE: To evaluate images taken with OTI-OPKO Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT; OTI-OPKO Health Inc, Miami, FL)/scanning laser ophthalmoscope (resolution of 5-8 microm) and compare them with conventional StratusOCT (Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc, Dublin, CA) in eyes with epiretinal membranes (ERMs), macular edema, and vitreoretinal interface abnormalities. METHODS: We evaluated 79 consecutive eyes with retinal pathologies using Spectral OCT/scanning laser ophthalmoscope and StratusOCT at the Jacobs Retina Center, University of California San Diego, CA. Pathologies included ERM, macular edema, and vitreomacular traction. Two masked reviewers graded the pathologic findings on the basis of visibility (scale 0-III). A quantitative continuous scale grading system was also used. RESULTS: Statistical analysis showed significant differences in ERM visibility between the spectral OCT/scanning laser ophthalmoscope and StratusOCT (P < 0.0001; signed-rank test). Furthermore, posterior hyaloid visibility was significantly different (P < 0.0001) as was the macular edema grading (P < 0.0001). The Gaussian noise grading system was performed for a smaller subset of 40 eyes and it gave the same results. Spectral OCT was particularly useful in the diagnosis of subtle ERM, minimal diffuse macular edema, and morphology of macular cystic spaces, posterior vitreous detachment, and attachments of the posterior hyaloid. CONCLUSION: The Spectral OTI-OPKO instrument allows significantly better visualization of vitreoretinal surface diseases like ERM, posterior hyaloid, and retinal edema than StratusOCT. High-speed Spectral OCT/scanning laser ophthalmoscope allows rapid image acquisition, higher number of cuts, and better sampling yielding superior imaging of retinal pathology.


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Membrana Epirretinal/diagnóstico , Edema Macular/diagnóstico , Oftalmoscopía , Retina/patología , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Cuerpo Vítreo/patología , Membrana Basal/patología , Membrana Epirretinal/clasificación , Femenino , Humanos , Rayos Láser , Edema Macular/clasificación , Masculino , Estudios Retrospectivos
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