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Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
Published in: Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Uveitis | Review

The broad spectrum of application of optical coherence tomography angiography to the anterior segment of the eye in inflammatory conditions: a review of the literature

Authors: Francesco Pichi, Philipp Roberts, Piergiorgio Neri

Published in: Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Background

With an increased number of papers on how to interpret optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) findings in uveitis, the aim of this review is to assess its efficacy for the quantitative monitoring of structural and functional changes in inflamed conjunctiva and iris vessels in patients with acute anterior uveitis and iris neovascularization.

Main body

OCTA, currently designed as a retinal vascular imaging system, has been recently adapted for anterior segment and showed good potential for successful imaging of the conjunctiva, the cornea, and the iris. OCTA can successfully delineate corneal vessels with substantial image quality. At the same time, it can detect changes in conjunctival and limbal vascularization and thus can be applied to pseudo-inflammatory conditions such as pterygium. Anterior segment OCTA allows analysis of iris vasculature and 3-D reconstruction of the normal iris vessels. OCTA can determined iris vessel filling defects or their flow increase, when present, secondary to inflammatory conditions. In addition, OCTA gives qualitative vessel density values that can be compared pre- and post-anti-inflammatory treatment. OCTA for imaging of the iris vasculature in health and disease is highly dependent on iris pigmentation. In both OCTA and fluorescein angiography, iris pigmentation causes vasculature imaging blockage, but OCTA provides more detailed iris vasculature images. Fine, clinically invisible iris vessels can be visualized by OCTA in the very early stages as well as in the regressed stage of NVI. Additional studies including different iris pathologies are needed to determine the most optimal scanning parameters in OCTA of the anterior segment.

Conclusions

This review aims to establish the current application of OCTA to anterior segment disorders of the eye, with an emphasis on exploring its use in iris vessel dilation seen in various forms of iritis, as a predictive factor for further episodes of inflammation. In addition, OCTA can depict neovascularization of the iris secondary to proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
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Metadata
Title
The broad spectrum of application of optical coherence tomography angiography to the anterior segment of the eye in inflammatory conditions: a review of the literature
Authors
Francesco Pichi
Philipp Roberts
Piergiorgio Neri
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1869-5760
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-019-0184-9

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