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Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Findings of Retinal Macroaneurysm

Vinay A. Shah, MD; Abraham Poulose, MD; Michael Cassell, MD; Nelson R. Sabates, MD

  • Ophthalmic Surgery, Lasers and Imaging
  • DOI: 10.3928/15428877-20100215-73
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Abstract

A 47-year-old healthy male presented to the ophthalmology clinic with complaint of dry eyes. Examination revealed visual acuity 20/20 in both eyes (OU). Anterior segment examination was normal. Fundus examination and fluorescein angiogram findings were consistent with a non-ruptured macroaneurysm. Spectral domain (SD) optical coherence tomography (OCT) (Ophthalmic Technologies, Ontario, Canada) demonstrated a large 215 μ lumen with inferior hyperreflectivity at the area of hemorrhage. There was focal thickening of the retina to encompass the macroaneurysm but no associated retinal edema. The higher resolution afforded by SD OCT may allow more accurate measurement of the size of the aneurysm, making it possible to evaluate prognostically relevant characteristics of the aneurysm such as hemorrhage in the vessel wall or thrombus in the lumen. This may also allow us to possibly intervene earlier in high-risk cases. SD OCT may be of value in management of retinal macroaneurysm.

AUTHORS

From the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.

The authors have no financial or proprietary interest in the materials presented herein.

Address correspondence to Vinay A. Shah, University of Missouri Kansas City, Department of Ophthalmology, 2300 Holmes Street, Kansas City, MO 64108.

doi: 10.3928/15428877-20100215-73

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