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Published in: Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Brief report

Wide-field fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography findings in the eyes with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease

Authors: Ryo Kurobe, Yoshio Hirano, Naomi Niwa, Kazuhiko Sugitani, Tsutomu Yasukawa, Munenori Yoshida, Yuichiro Ogura

Published in: Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

The purpose of this study is to report wide-field angiography findings before and after steroid therapy in a case with bilateral Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease.

Results

A 44-year-old woman presented with bilateral blurred vision and metamorphopsia accompanied by symptoms of headache and tinnitus. The baseline best-corrected visual acuity was 20/20 in both eyes. Ophthalmic examination revealed a shallow anterior chamber and panuveitis accompanied by multiple serous retinal detachments in both eyes and ciliochoroidal detachments in the left eye. Wide-field fluorescein angiograms showed hyperfluorescene indicating pooling corresponding to multiple serous retinal detachments in the posterior lesion and vascular leakage in the peripheral retina and choroid, resolved after steroid tapering therapy. Interestingly, wide-field indocyanine angiograms revealed narrowing of choroidal vessels in the acute phase and its normalization with resolution of inflammation after the therapy.

Conclusions

Eyes with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease had peripheral chorioretinal vascular leakage and choroidal vessel narrowing in the acute phase. Wide-field angiography is a useful tool to reveal peripheral chorioretinal findings and assess diameters and density of choroidal vessels.
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Metadata
Title
Wide-field fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography findings in the eyes with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease
Authors
Ryo Kurobe
Yoshio Hirano
Naomi Niwa
Kazuhiko Sugitani
Tsutomu Yasukawa
Munenori Yoshida
Yuichiro Ogura
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1869-5760
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12348-017-0134-3

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