Morphologic differences, according to etiology, in pigment epithelial detachments by means of en face optical coherence tomography

Bruno Lumbroso, Maria Cristina Savastano, Marco Rispoli, Angelo Balestrazzi, Alfonso Savastano, Emilio Balestrazzi

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Abstract

PURPOSE: To assess morphologic differences in pigment epithelial detachment (PED) with en face optical coherence tomography in central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS: We recruited 30 eyes of 22 patients with PED. Nine eyes had a clinical diagnosis of CSC and 21 had AMD. All patients were assessed with en face optical coherence tomography. Morphologic PED aspects were estimated on C-scans and classified according to shape, inner silhouette, content, wall aspects, wall thickness, and size. RESULTS: Pigment epithelial detachment shape was predominantly circular (88.8%) in CSC and irregular or with multilobular features in AMD (76.2%). The PED inner silhouette had a smooth aspect (88.9%) in CSC and a slightly granular aspect or granular profile in AMD (100%). Clear PED content was the most characteristic feature of CSC (88.9%) but not of AMD. In CSC, PED morphologic wall aspect was uniform or slightly irregular (100%), while in AMD, it was slightly irregular (52.4%) or irregular (47.6%). Pigment epithelial detachment wall thickness and dimensions were larger in AMD than in CSC. Statistically significant differences were observed between CSC and AMD concerning PED inner silhouette, contents, wall aspects, and wall thickness measurements. CONCLUSION: En face optical coherence tomography scanning is a valuable tool for showing important morphologic differences between CSC and AMD. © The Ophthalmic Communications Society, Inc.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)553-558
Numero di pagine6
RivistaRetina
Volume31
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2011

Keywords

  • age-related macular degeneration
  • pigment epithelial detachment
  • en face optical coherence tomography
  • central serous chorioretinopathy

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