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  • Title: Analysis of retinal flecks in fundus flavimaculatus using high-definition spectral-domain optical coherence tomography.
    Author: Voigt M, Querques G, Atmani K, Leveziel N, Massamba N, Puche N, Bouzitou-Mfoumou R, Souied EH.
    Journal: Am J Ophthalmol; 2010 Sep; 150(3):330-7. PubMed ID: 20579629.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To assess morphologic changes associated with retinal flecks in fundus flavimaculatus using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). DESIGN: Observational case series. METHODS: Simultaneous recordings of SD-OCT and confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope (cSLO) fundus autofluorescence images were obtained in fundus flavimaculatus patients. Morphologic aspects of the retinal flecks were analyzed and classified. RESULTS: Thirty-one eyes of 17 consecutive patients (8 male, 9 female; mean age 47.9 +/- 17.1 years) were included for analysis. SD-OCT revealed 5 distinct types of lesions. Group A lesions were limited to the outer segment (OS) of the photoreceptors, the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) interdigitations, and the RPE/Bruch membrane complex. Group B showed a protrusion of the hyper-reflective material through the interface of inner segment (IS)/OS of the photoreceptors up to the external limiting membrane. A further protrusion of the hyper-reflective material into the outer nuclear layer was seen in group C lesions. Group D lesions were characterized by an accumulation of the hyper-reflective material limited to the outer nuclear layer. Type E lesions can be described as drusen-like retinal pigment detachments. No significant correlation between the different types of flecks and visual acuity was observed (P > .05). CONCLUSIONS: SD-OCT allows one to distinguish at least 5 different types of lesions associated with retinal flecks in fundus flavimaculatus. The ability to characterize the different types of flecks and to analyze the photoreceptor layers surrounding these lesions suggests that SD-OCT might have a potential clinical role in the evaluation and follow-up of the structural changes in fundus flavimaculatus.
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