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Original Articles

Correlation between Widefield Fundus Fluorescein Angiography Leakage Score and Anterior Chamber Flare in Behçet Uveitis

, MD, , MD, , MDORCID Icon & , MDORCID Icon
Pages 54-61 | Received 07 Oct 2022, Accepted 22 Nov 2022, Published online: 20 Dec 2022
 

ABSTRACT

Aims

To investigate the correlation between widefield fundus fluorescein angiography (WF-FA) and anterior chamber laser flare photometry (LFP-flare) in Behçet uveitis (BU).

Methods

Patients with BU who underwent Heidelberg WF-FA between March 2016 and March 2018 were included. Demographics, ocular findings, LFP-flare, central macular thickness were retrospectively analyzed.

Results

Eighty-six patients (162 eyes) were included. There was a high correlation between WF-FA leakage score and LFP-flare (rho: 0.691, p < .001). For a flare value of 5.75 ph/ms or higher, the sensitivity for predicting angiographic leakage was 70% and the specificity was 94% (AUC: 0.897, p < .001). Flare values that were equal or above 7.6 ph/ms were found to be 100% specific for leakage in the WF-FA.

Conclusion

A strong correlation was found between WF-FA leakage and LFP-flare in patients with BU. High LFP-flare levels indicate subclinical posterior segment inflammation in clinically inactive BU.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

The author(s) reported that there is no funding associated with the work featured in this article.

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