Focal Capillary Dropout Associated With Optic Disc Drusen Using Optical Coherence Tomographic Angiography

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Title Focal Capillary Dropout Associated With Optic Disc Drusen Using Optical Coherence Tomographic Angiography
Creator Eric D. Gaier, MD, PhD, Joseph F. Rizzo III, MD, John B. Miller, MD, Dean M. Cestari, MD
Affiliation Neuro-Ophthalmology (EDG, JFR, DMC) and Retina (JBM), Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Abstract Optic disc drusen may be a cause of visual field defects and visual loss. The mechanism by which this occurs is unclear. We report a patient who developed decreased vision in the right eye and was found to have a heavy burden of superficial optic disc drusen. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) confirmed focal retinal nerve fiber layer thinning that corresponded with the distribution of drusen. OCT angiography, with superficial laminar segmentation, showed focal capillary attenuation overlying the most prominent drusen. These findings demonstrate alterations in the superficial retinal capillary network associated with optic disc drusen.
Subject Capillaries; Female; Fluorescein Angiography; Fundus Oculi; Humans; Middle Older people; Nerve Fibers; Optic Disk; Optic Disk Drusen; Retinal Ganglion Cells; Retinal Vessels; Scotoma; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Visual Acuity; Visual Fields
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Date 2017-12
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Source Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, December 2017, Volume 37, Issue 4
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6v16hkq
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