Vascular Changes in Eyes with Post-Fever Retinitis Pre and Post Treatment Demonstrated Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography

ABSTRACT

Purpose

To document vascular changes in eyes with post-fever retinitis (PFR) pre and post treatment demonstrated using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).

Methods

This is a retrospective observational case series wherein patients with PFR were retrospectively evaluated for changes in the retinal vasculature during the course of disease using OCTA.

Results

At presentation, OCTA revealed flow void areas in superficial and deep capillary plexus (SCP and DCP) corresponding to the areas of retinitis. Post treatment, OCTA showed a significant decrease in the flow void areas with the appearance of new capillary network in both SCP and DCP. The optical coherence tomography also demonstrated normalization of retinal architecture over time. It is speculated that the good visual outcome in PFR could be attributed to the normalization of retinal architecture and remodelling in retinal vasculature.

Conclusion

OCTA being non-invasive can be used to understand and quantify the extent of vascular remodelling in PFR.

KEYWORDS:

• Optical coherence tomography angiography
• post-fever retinitis
• vascular remodelling

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Funding

The authors reported that there is no funding associated with the work featured in this article.