Choroidal perfusion perturbations in non-neovascular age related macular degeneration

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Ciulla, TA [1 ]
Harris, A [1 ]
Kagemann, L [1 ]
Danis, RP [1 ]
Pratt, LM [1 ]
Chung, HS [1 ]
Weinberger, D [1 ]
Garzozi, HJ [1 ]
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[1] Indiana Univ, Sch Med, Dept Ophthalmol, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA
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10.1136/bjo.86.2.209
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R77 [眼科学];
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Aim: Choroidal perfusion, affected in age related macular degeneration (AMD), is difficult to objectively assess given the overlying retinal circulation. This study more objectively compared choroidal perfusion parameters in a group with non-neovascular AMD to an unaffected age matched control group. Methods: 21 non-neovascular AMD subjects and 21 age matched control subjects without evidence of AMD underwent assessment of their choroidal blood flow in a case-control study. Scanning laser ophthalmoscope indocyanine green (ICG) angiograms were analysed by a new area dilution analysis technique. Four areas in the perifoveal region and two areas in the temporal peripapillary retina were evaluated by producing a graph of intensity of fluorescence of each area over time. The mean of the filling times and the heterogeneity of the filling times were assessed. Results: The means of the filling times within the perifoveal regions and the hetereogeneity of the filling times between regions within the some eyes were significantly greater in the AMD patients compared with the control subjects. Conclusions: Delayed and heterogeneous filling of the choroid was objectively demonstrated in eyes with non-neovascular AMD compared with age matched controls without evidence of area dilution analysis technique applied to ICG angiography.
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