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International Ophthalmology
Published in: International Ophthalmology 10/2019

01-10-2019 | Vasculitis | Original Paper

Optical coherence tomography angiography findings in Behcet patients

Authors: Sinan Emre, Suzan Güven-Yılmaz, Mahmut Oğuz Ulusoy, Halil Ateş

Published in: International Ophthalmology | Issue 10/2019

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Abstract

Purpose

Retinal vasculitis and vein occlusions are common causes of serious visual loss in Behçet’s disease. We aimed to evaluate the optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) findings of Behcet uveitis (BU) patients.

Methods

We evaluated 32 eyes of 16 patients with BU and 30 eyes of 15 healthy controls. Superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deeper capillary plexuses (DCP) were evaluated using OCTA RTVue XR AVANTI.

Results

On SCP, nonperfusion/hypoperfusion areas (NPA) were seen in 10 eyes, perifoveal capillary arcade disruption (PCAD) was seen in 10 eyes, capillary network disorganization (CND) was seen in 7 eyes and intraretinal cystoid spaces (ICS) were seen in 2 eyes. On DCP, NPA were seen in 13 eyes, PCAD was seen in 11 eyes, CND was seen in 7 eyes and ICS were seen in 4 eyes.

Conclusion

We showed that DCP were affected more than SCP in these patients. In addition, capillary vessel density of BU group was significantly lower than control group.
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Metadata
Title
Optical coherence tomography angiography findings in Behcet patients
Authors
Sinan Emre
Suzan Güven-Yılmaz
Mahmut Oğuz Ulusoy
Halil Ateş
Publication date
01-10-2019
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
International Ophthalmology / Issue 10/2019
Print ISSN: 0165-5701
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2630
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-019-01080-1

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