Objective To analyze the problems in the diagnosis of Coats disease and its main causes of misdiagnosis. Methods The clinical data of a group of patients with Coats diseases who had undergone indirect ophthalmoscopy, ocular fundus photography, fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) and follow-up examination were retrospectively analyzed. The main causes of misdiagnosis were analyzed via reviewing the images of FFA and revising or confirming the initial diagnosis of Coats diseases according to the main features of abnormal dilation of retinal capillary vessels. Result In 68 patients (75 eyes), there were 45 cases whose initial diagnosis was Coats disease while the final diagnosis was not, in whom the final diagnosis was old retinal vein occlusion in 21, retinal vasculitis in 9, diabetic retinopathy in 3, old posterior uveitis in 3, congenital retinoschisis in 3, and proliferative vitreoretinopathy, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, racemose hemangioma, old rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, macular epiretinal membrane, and idiopathic juxtafoveal telangiectasis in 1, respectively. There were 23 patients who was diagnosed as Coats disease in the final diagnosis but not the initial one. The initial diagnosis was old posterior uveitis in 6 patients, retinal vasculitis in 5, exudative age-related macular degeneration in 4, retinal main arterial tumor in 2, retinal angioma in 3, intraocular tumor in 2, and central serous chorioretinopathy in 1. Conclusions There are many problems in the clinical diagnosis of Coats disease. The main reason of misdiagnosis is that the clinicians can not comprehensively master the core of the definition of Coats disease and its clinical characters. (Chin J Ocul Fundus Dis, 2005, 21: 377-380)
To investigate the characteristics of fundus autofluorescence (AF) in the leakage site of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). Methods Sixty-seven CSC patients (67 eyes) underwent fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) examination with a confocal scanning angiography (HRA2). Autofluorescence was elicited by the wavelength of 488 nm. The patterns of autofluorescence corresponding to the leakage site on FFA were observed. All the enrolled patients were grouped by age (agele;45 in 47 eyes and age ＞45 in 20 eyes) and courses (acute CSC in 25 eyes and chronic or recurrent CSC in 42 eyes), the patterns of autofluorescence were analyzed respectively. Results There are 4 patterns of AF in the leakage site on FFA of CSC patients: no AF changes, punctuate hypo-AF, expanded hypo-AF or speckled AF, hyper-AF. The percentages of those patterns in all 67 eyes are 52.2%, 23.9%, 14.9% and 9.0% respectively. The percentages of those patterns in the group of age le;45 (n=47) are 55.3%, 23.4%, 14.9% and 6.3% respectively. The percentages of those patterns in the group of age ＞45 (n=20) are 45.0%, 25.0%, 15.0% and 15.0% respectively. The percentages of those patterns in acute CSC (n=20) are 80.0%, 16.0%, 4.0% and 0% respectively. The percentages of those patterns in chronic or recurrent CSC (n=42) are 35.7%, 28.6%, 21.4% and 14.3% respectively. Conclusion There are different patterns of fundus autofluorescence in different age and courses of CSC patients.
Objective To observe the autofluorescence (AF) manifestation in children with hereditary retinal diseases.Methods The clinical data of 22 children (aged from 5 to 14 years) with hereditary retinal diseases were retrospectively analyzed. There were 8 children (16 eyes) with Best vitelliform macular dystrophy, 3 children (6 eyes) with Stargardt macular dystrophy, 3 children (6 eyes) with macular cone dystrophy, 5 children (10 eyes) with primary retinitis pigmentosa, and 3 children (6 eyes) with Xlinked juvenile retinoschisis. The routine clinical examinations included present history, family history, visual acuity, silt-lamp microscopy, indirect ophthalmoscopy, color fundus photography and fundus autofluorescence angiography (FAF). Some patients received fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA), electroretinogram (ERG), electrooculogram (EOG), and ocular coherence tomography (OCT). The characteristics of AF in all the children were analyzed, and were compared with the images of color fundus and/or FFA. Results Symmetry round macular fluorescent weak or absent area was found in all Stargardt disease and cone dystrophy. Weak AF area with surrounded circular increased AF was found in 2 children (4 eyes) with cone dystrophy and 1 child (2 eyes) with Stargardt macular dystrophy. A central round area with regular or irregular intense AF was observed in Best vitelliform macular dystrophy. RP children showed increased AF out of the macular region. Cellular or granular b AF was found in the fovea of 3 children (5 eyes) with Xlinked juvenile retinoschisis. Conclusion The children with hereditary retinal diseases had special AF changes.
Objective To observe the of macular serous neuroepithelial detachment and the necessary auxiliary examination methods for the diagnosis.Methods The clinical data of 46 patients (49 eyes) aged above 45 years with macular serous neuroepithelial detachment who have been diagnosed by binocular indirect ophthalmoscope and optical coherence tomography (OCT) were retrospectively analyzed. All the patients had undergone fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) and indocyanine angiography (ICGA), and the diagnosis was established based on the results of FFA, ICGA and OCT. Results In these 46 patients (49 eyes), central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) was found in 31 (34 eyes, 69.4%), agerelated macular degeneration (AMD) was found in 12 (12 eyes, 24.5%), and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) was found in 3 (3 eyes, 6.9%). In the 34 eyes with CSC, 12 eyes (35.3%) had typical CSC and 22 eyes (64.7%) had chronic CSC. If the 12 eyes with AMD, 9 eyes (75%) had occult CNV, 2 eyes (16.7%) had minimally classic CNV, and 1 eye had classic CNV. Conclusions The causes of serous macular neuroepithelial detachment in patients aged above 45 years are complex; ICGA may help to establish the definitive diagnosis of chronic CSC, occult CNV,and PCV should be considered.
ObjectiveTo observe the clinical features of uveal effusion syndrome (UES) and the efficacy of sclerectomy in the treatment of UES.MethodsA retrospective case series. Twenty patients (36 eyes) of UES with sclerectomy were enrolled in this study from June 2012 to December 2016 in Beijing Tongren Hospital. Among them, there were 12 males (22 eyes) and 8 females (14 eyes), with an average age of 37.8 years. All patients suffered from bilateral diseases, including 4 patients in single eye group and 16 patients in double eye group. Visual acuity, intraocular pressure, indirect ophthalmoscope, UBM, FFA combined with ICGA, A/B ultrasonography, axial length (AL) and scleral thickness were measured. All patients underwent lamellar sclerectomy, and those with exudative retinal detachment underwent four quadrant lamellar sclerectomy, followed by four quadrant full-thickness sclerectomy with the size of 1 mm × 2 mm in the center of the scleral bed. The follow-up time after operation was more than 6 months.Visual acuity, intraocular pressure and fundus examination were performed 1, 3 and 6 months after operation with the same equipment and methods before operation.ResultsThere was no obvious inflammation in the anterior chamber of all eyes, and intraocular pressure was 24-28 mmHg (1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa) in 4 eyes (11.1%). Axial length of 8 eyes (22.2%) were 16-18 mm (true microphthalmia). 12 eyes (33.3%) had scleral thickness＞1.0-1.8 mm. Visual acuity ranged from hand movement to 0.05 in 20 eyes, 0.1 to 0.3 in 10 eyes and＞0.3 in 6 eyes. Fundus examination showed peripheral choroidal and ciliary detachment; UBM examination showed annular peripheral ciliary and choroidal detachment. 32 eyes (88.9%) were complicated with exudative retinal detachment. FFA examination showed that 14 eyes (38.9%) had leopard spot changes. Compared with preoperative vision, the visual acuity improved in 28 eyes (77.8%) and remained unchanged in 8 eyes (22.2%) after surgery. Thirty-two eyes with different degrees of retinal detachment were found before surgery. After surgery, ciliary body detachment, choroidal detachment and retinal detachment were restored. Six eyes (16.7%) recurred and underwent sclerectomy again.ConclusionsThe mild symptoms and recurrent attack are the characteristics of UES. Sclerectomy is an effective method to treat UES.