Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year
: 2020  |  Volume : 68  |  Issue : 9  |  Page : 1901--1904

Evaluation of change in the vascular density of choriocapillaris on optical coherence tomography angiography in eyes with serpiginous choroiditis


Amravi Shah1, Vinita G Rao1, Aditya Verma2, Jyotirmay Biswas3 
1 Department of Uvea, Medical and Vision Research Foundations, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Vitreo-Retina, Medical and Vision Research Foundations, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
3 Department of Uvea and Ocular Pathology, Medical and Vision Research Foundations, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Jyotirmay Biswas
Department of Uvea and Ocular Pathology, Sankara Nethralaya, 18, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 006, Tamil Nadu
India

Purpose: Serpiginous choroiditis (SC) is primarily an inflammation of choriocapillaris leading to nonperfusion. A quantitative assessment of choriocapillaris perfusion can be done by measuring the flow-density by OCT-Angiography (OCTA). This study measures a change in the flow-density of choriocapillaris with the resolution of inflammation. Methods: The OCTA images of a choriocapillaris slab of 30 eyes with active SC were subjected to binarization and vessel density was measured at baseline and final visits and compared. Results: Upon comparing the vessel density of the affected areas by OCTA of choriocapillaris-slab at baseline and final visits, there was statistically significant (P < 0.0001) improvement after the resolution of inflammation. The vessel density of a demarcated normal area was significantly higher when compared to that of lesions at baseline (P < 0.0001) and final visit (P < 0.0001). Conclusion: OCTA is a useful tool to assess reduction in the inflammatory activity on treatment in SC. This study shows that with treatment the perfusion of choriocapillaris improves; however, it remains lower than normal.


How to cite this article:
Shah A, Rao VG, Verma A, Biswas J. Evaluation of change in the vascular density of choriocapillaris on optical coherence tomography angiography in eyes with serpiginous choroiditis.Indian J Ophthalmol 2020;68:1901-1904


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Shah A, Rao VG, Verma A, Biswas J. Evaluation of change in the vascular density of choriocapillaris on optical coherence tomography angiography in eyes with serpiginous choroiditis. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2020 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];68:1901-1904
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