Fundus Autofluorescence and Optical Coherence Tomography Findings in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion.pdfVIP

Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Ophthalmology Volume 2012, Article ID 638064, 8 pages doi:10.1155/2012/638064 Clinical Study Fundus Autofluorescence and Optical Coherence Tomography Findings in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion Tetsuju Sekiryu, Tomohiro Iida, Eiichi Sakai, Ichiro Maruko, Akira Ojima, and Yukinori Sugano Department of Ophthalmology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan Correspondence should be addressed to Tetsuju Sekiryu, sekiryu@fmu.ac.jp Received 15 May 2012; Revised 9 September 2012; Accepted 16 September 2012 Academic Editor: Eduardo Buchele Rodrigues Copyright © 2012 Tetsuju Sekiryu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Purpose. To describe the findings of fundus autofluorescence (FAF) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) in patients with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). Methods. In this institutional, retrospective, observational case series, FAF was evaluated in 65 eyes with BRVO in 64 consecutive patients and compared with visual acuity, OCT findings, and other clinical observations. Results. Five types of autofluorescence appeared during the course of BRVO: (1) petaloid-shaped hyperautofluorescence in the area of macular edema and (2) hyperautofluorescence coincident with yellow subretinal deposits. (3) Diffuse hyperautofluorescence appeared within the area of serous retinal detachment (SRD) and OCT showed precipitates on the undersurface of the retina in 5/5 of these eyes (100%). (4) The area of vein occlusion showed diffuse hyperautofluorescence after resolution of the retinal bleed