Objective To compare the characteristics of fundus angiograms of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) with exudative agerelated macular degeneration (AMD) in patients more than 45. Methods The colorized photographs of ocular fundus, and results of fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) and indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) of 32 patients (39 eyes) with CSC and 20 patients (22 eyes) with exudative AMD more than 45 were collected and analyzed retrospectively. Results In 39 eyes with CSC, the results of FFA revealed classic CSC in 11 (28.2%) and diffuse retinal pigment epitheliopathy (DRPE) in 28 (71.8%); the results of ICGA showed localized choroidal delayed filling associated with dilated vessels in 39 (100%) in the early phase, choroidal hyperpermeability in 39 (100%), identifiable hyperfluorescence of leakage from RPE in 16 (41.0%) was observed in the middle phase, and a distinctive silhouetting of the larger choroidal vessels in 5 (12.8%) was detected in the late phase. In 22 eyes with exudative AMD without evident hemorrage, the results of ICGA exhibited focal CNV in 13 (59.1%), plaque CNV in 8 (36.4%), and combination CNV in 1 (4.5%);choroidal delayed filling around macular region vicariously was found in 5 (22.7%) in the early phase, choroidal hyperpermeability was not observed in the middle phase and silhouetting of the larger choroidal vessels was not showed in the late phase. Conclusions The differences of the ICGA features between CSC and exudative AMD in patients more than 45 include focal or multifocal hyperfluorescence of leakage from RPE, multifocal choroidal hyperpermeability in the middle phase, silhouetting of the larger choroidal vessels in the late phase, and no focal or plaque CNV.
Citation: ZOU Wenjun,WEN Feng,LIU Yan,et al. Characteristics of fundus angiograms of central serous chorioretinopathy and exudative age related macular degeneration in patients more than 45. Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases, 2007, 23(6): 391-394. doi: Copy