Author/Authors :
Nasrollahi, Kobra Isfahan Eye Research Center - Department of Ophthalmology - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , Fazel, Farhad Isfahan Eye Research Center - Department of Ophthalmology - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , Mirjani, Taha Isfahan Eye Research Center - Department of Ophthalmology - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , Kianersi, Farzan Isfahan Eye Research Center - Department of Ophthalmology - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , Fazel, Mohammadreza Isfahan Eye Research Center - Department of Ophthalmology - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , Pourazizi, Mohsen Isfahan Eye Research Center - Department of Ophthalmology - Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract :
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate ultra‐widefield (UWF) fundus
fluorescein angiography (FFA) findings in patients with Fuchs’ uveitis syndrome (FUS).
Materials and Methods: This cross‐sectional study was conducted in patients with FUS. All the
patients underwent a complete ophthalmologic examination, and FFA was carried out with Optos
UWF retinal imaging. Standard FFA and image acquisition consisted of early phase (15–45 s) images,
and late‐phase (5–10 min) images were also obtained for both eyes. Results: Forty eyes from twenty
unilateral FUS patients, including 11 females (55%), who had a mean age of 38.50 ± 6.97 years,
were enrolled. Eighty‐five percent of the FUS eyes had optic disc hyperfluorescence (ODH) in the
FFA. A significant relationship was observed between ODH and iris heterochromia (P = 0.004). ODH
was seen in all the patients with iris heterochromia (n = 16). Peripheral vascular leakage (PVL),
capillary nonperfusion, chorioretinal scar, and vascular sheathing were observed in 3, 3, 2, and 8
of the patients’ eyes, respectively. Conclusion: UWF FFA imaging seemed to be mandatory for
evaluating the prognosis of the FUS patients, and another investigation may require to be conducted
to evaluate the effect of antivascular endothelial growth factor agents for the management of PVL in
these patients.
Keywords :
Diagnostic imaging , Fluorescein Angiography , iris diseases , uveitis