Indocyanine Green Angiographic Findings in a Case of Punctate Inner Choroidopathy
Ahmet Akman, Sibel Caliskan Kadayifcilar, Pınar Aydin
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Ahmet Akman, Sibel Caliskan Kadayifcilar, Pınar Aydin
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PURPOSE: To report indocyanine green angiographic findings in a case of punctate inner choroidopathy. METHODS: Fundoscopy, fluorescein angiography and indocyanine green angiography were carried out on a 23-year-old woman who presented with features typical of punctate inner choroidopathy. RESULTS: Fundoscopy showed multiple small yellow lesions in the retinal pigment epithelium and inner choroid in both eyes and a subfoveal choroidal neovascular membrane in the left eye. The lesions showed early hyperfluorescence with mild leakage in the late phases of the fluorescein angiogram. On indocyanine green angiography, the lesions demonstrated obvious hypofluorescence in the early, mid and late phases. CONCLUSIONS: The fluorescein and indocyanine green angiographic findings indicate that punctate inner choroidopathy affects the choriocapillaris as well as the retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptors. However, it is still not known whether the primary pathology is in the retinal pigment epithelium, the photoreceptors or the choriocapillaris.
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PURPOSE: To report indocyanine green angiographic findings in a case of punctate inner choroidopathy. METHODS: Fundoscopy, fluorescein angiography and indocyanine green angiography were carried out on a 23-year-old woman who presented with features typical of punctate inner choroidopathy. RESULTS: Fundoscopy showed multiple small yellow lesions in the retinal pigment epithelium and inner choroid in both eyes and a subfoveal choroidal neovascular membrane in the left eye. The lesions showed early hyperfluorescence with mild leakage in the late phases of the fluorescein angiogram. On indocyanine green angiography, the lesions demonstrated obvious hypofluorescence in the early, mid and late phases. CONCLUSIONS: The fluorescein and indocyanine green angiographic findings indicate that punctate inner choroidopathy affects the choriocapillaris as well as the retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptors. However, it is still not known whether the primary pathology is in the retinal pigment epithelium, the photoreceptors or the choriocapillaris.
Key concepts: Indocyanine green, Medicine, Ophthalmology, Indocyanine green angiography, Fluorescein angiography, Visual acuity, Pathology