Abstract
PURPOSE: To study the relationship of choroidal abnormalities with serous retinal detachment (SRD) in eyes with staphyloma, dome-shaped macula, or tilted disk syndrome.
METHODS: Group 1, 28 eyes of 20 patients with staphyloma/dome-shaped macula/tilted disk syndrome associated with SRD was compared with Group 2, 30 eyes of 20 patients, with staphyloma/dome-shaped macula/tilted disk syndrome but without SRD. Radial and en-face optical coherence tomography and choroidal analysis were performed.
RESULTS: Group 1 had a thicker mean subfoveal choroidal thickness (161 μm vs. 92 μm, P < 0.05) and a greater variation in choroidal thickness (112 μm vs. 76 μm, P > 0.05) compared with eyes of Group 2. Focal abrupt changes in choroidal thickness were more commonly seen in Group 1 versus eyes in Group 2 (90% vs. 30%, P < 0.05) and this area of abrupt change was located within or at the edge of the SRD in 64% of eyes. Large choroidal vessels (pachyvessels) (82% located within the area of SRD) were always associated with the presence of SRD.
CONCLUSION: An abrupt transition in choroidal thickness may be involved in the pathogenesis of SRD. In some cases, a radial scan pattern may better demonstrate mild SRD, choroidal contours and the focal choroidal variations than horizontal or vertical raster scan patterns.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1544-1554 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Retina |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2017 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Choroid/pathology
- Choroid Diseases/diagnosis
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Disease Progression
- Female
- Fluorescein Angiography
- Fundus Oculi
- Humans
- Macula Lutea/pathology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Optic Disk/pathology
- Optic Nerve Diseases/complications
- Retinal Detachment/complications
- Retrospective Studies
- Scleral Diseases/complications
- Syndrome
- Tomography, Optical Coherence/methods
- Visual Acuity
- Young Adult