Alterations in choroidal circulatory dynamics and choroidal thickness before and after treatment in posterior scleritis.
Choroidal circulatory dynamics
Choroiditis
Laser speckle flowgraphy; optical coherence tomography
Posterior scleritis
Journal
BMC ophthalmology
ISSN: 1471-2415
Titre abrégé: BMC Ophthalmol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100967802
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
19 Sep 2023
19 Sep 2023
Historique:
received:
27
05
2023
accepted:
13
09
2023
medline:
21
9
2023
pubmed:
20
9
2023
entrez:
19
9
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Posterior scleritis is an inflammatory reaction of the sclera that occurs posterior to the ora serrata. The aim of this study was to present a case of posterior scleritis and to analyze choroidal circulatory and structural changes using laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG) and optical coherence tomography (OCT), respectively. A 64-year-old man presented to our department because of hyperemia of the left eye for one week, diplopia, ocular pain, and distorted vision when looking leftward. At an initial examination, his best-corrected visual acuity was 1.0 Oculi uterque (OU), with mild conjunctival hyperemia oculus dexter (OD) and marked ciliary hyperemia oculus sinister (OS). Color fundus photographs revealed a cluster of choroidal folds extending from the macula to the inferior retinal region OS. Swept-Source OCT showed choroidal thickening OD, and bacillary layer detachment and paracentral middle maculopathy on the paracentral side of the optic nerve papilla, suggesting severe inflammation. Fluorescein angiography showed hyperfluorescence in the optic disc and window defects around the macula OU. Indocyanine green angiography showed mottled choroidal vascular hyperpermeability findings in the late stage. B-mode echography displayed thickening of the posterior wall of the left eye. Orbital magnetic resonance imaging showed the thickened posterior eyeball. The patient was diagnosed with posterior scleritis, and 30 mg of oral prednisolone was then given and tapered off over the next 4 months. The hyperemia and intraocular inflammation resolved after the treatment. The rate of change in macular blood flow assessed by the mean blur rate on LSFG was 20.5% and 20.2% decrease OD and OS, respectively, before and after treatment. The central choroidal thickness showed 8.8% and 37.8% decrease OD and OS, respectively. Posterior scleritis complicated with choroiditis was suggested to show different choroidal circulatory dynamics from those in other choroidal inflammations.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Posterior scleritis is an inflammatory reaction of the sclera that occurs posterior to the ora serrata. The aim of this study was to present a case of posterior scleritis and to analyze choroidal circulatory and structural changes using laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG) and optical coherence tomography (OCT), respectively.
CASE PRESENTATION
METHODS
A 64-year-old man presented to our department because of hyperemia of the left eye for one week, diplopia, ocular pain, and distorted vision when looking leftward. At an initial examination, his best-corrected visual acuity was 1.0 Oculi uterque (OU), with mild conjunctival hyperemia oculus dexter (OD) and marked ciliary hyperemia oculus sinister (OS). Color fundus photographs revealed a cluster of choroidal folds extending from the macula to the inferior retinal region OS. Swept-Source OCT showed choroidal thickening OD, and bacillary layer detachment and paracentral middle maculopathy on the paracentral side of the optic nerve papilla, suggesting severe inflammation. Fluorescein angiography showed hyperfluorescence in the optic disc and window defects around the macula OU. Indocyanine green angiography showed mottled choroidal vascular hyperpermeability findings in the late stage. B-mode echography displayed thickening of the posterior wall of the left eye. Orbital magnetic resonance imaging showed the thickened posterior eyeball. The patient was diagnosed with posterior scleritis, and 30 mg of oral prednisolone was then given and tapered off over the next 4 months. The hyperemia and intraocular inflammation resolved after the treatment. The rate of change in macular blood flow assessed by the mean blur rate on LSFG was 20.5% and 20.2% decrease OD and OS, respectively, before and after treatment. The central choroidal thickness showed 8.8% and 37.8% decrease OD and OS, respectively.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Posterior scleritis complicated with choroiditis was suggested to show different choroidal circulatory dynamics from those in other choroidal inflammations.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37726746
doi: 10.1186/s12886-023-03140-8
pii: 10.1186/s12886-023-03140-8
pmc: PMC10508002
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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© 2023. BioMed Central Ltd., part of Springer Nature.
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