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OPHTHALMIC IMAGE |
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Year : 2019 | Volume
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Choroidal vasculature without angiography
Raja Narayanan1, Kyoko Ohno-Matsui2
1 Retina, L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India 2 Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
Date of Web Publication | 21-Dec-2018 |
Correspondence Address: Dr. Raja Narayanan L. V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_780_18
How to cite this article: Narayanan R, Ohno-Matsui K. Choroidal vasculature without angiography. Indian J Ophthalmol 2019;67:141 |
A 21-year-old albinotic female patient presented with history of nystagmus and poor vision since birth [Figure 1]. Fundus examination revealed depigmented fundus and extensively visible details of choroidal vasculature. The wide-angle images of the choroid showed predominance of veins draining into vortex veins, compared to arteries. The macula of both eyes showed a high density of choroidal venous plexus, compared to the venous density in the periphery. The finding of choroidal plexus at the macula could have implications in the understanding of pachychoroid diseases.[1],[2],[3] | Figure 1: Choroidal vasculature vividly imaged in an albinotic patient without any dye. There is extensive venous circulation in the choroid compared to arteries, and there is a high-density plexus at the macula
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The authors certify that they have obtained all appropriate patient consent forms. In the form the patient(s) has/have given his/her/their consent for his/her/their images and other clinical information to be reported in the journal. The patients understand that their names and initials will not be published and due efforts will be made to conceal their identity, but anonymity cannot be guaranteed.
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3. | Motaghiannezam R, Schwartz DM, Fraser SE. In vivo human choroidal vascular pattern visualization using high-speed swept-source optical coherence tomography at 1060 nm. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2012;53:2337-48. |
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