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Aim: To evaluate and compare the fluorescein (FA) and indocyanine green angiographic (ICGA) findings, and to investigate the choroidal involvement in Behcet's disease. Methods: IA and ICGA were performed on 112 eyes of 62 patients with Behcet's disease, between November 1993 and July 2002, using Topcon IMAGEnet Digital System. Patients were aged 16-50 years; 48 (77.4%) were male and 14 (22.6%) were female. Results: IA showed dye leakage from retinal vessels in 57 (50.9%) eyes, cystaid macular oedema in 18 eyes (16.1%), optic disc oedema in four eyes (3.6%), disc neovascularisation in three eyes (2.7%), and retinal neovascularisation in two eyes (1.8%). ICGA showed hyperfluorescent lesions in 40 eyes (35.7%), hypofluorescent lesions in 17 eyes (15.2%), hyperfluorescent and hypofluorescent lesions in 12 (10.7%) eyes, KG leakage from choroidal vessels in 11 eyes (9.8%), irregular filling of choriocapillaris in five eyes (4.5%), and choroidal filling defect in four eyes (3.6%). Hyperfluorescent and hypofluorescent lesions which were seen in 53 out of 69 eyes (76.8%) on ICGA, were not visible on IA. 55 eyes (49.1 %) showed hyperfluorescence on the disc on both IA and ICGA, whereas 36 (32.1%) showed hyperfluorescence only on IA. Conclusion: The hyperfluorescence and/or hypofluorescence, irregular filling of the choriocapillaris, choroidal filling defect, and ICG leakage from choroidal vessels seen only on ICGA may suggest choroidal involvement in Behcet's disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
