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Research progress in the pathogenesis and imaging of peripapillary intrachoroidal cavitation

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Author:
No author available
Journal Title:
Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases
Issue:
5
DOI:
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1005-1015.2017.05.033
Key Word:
脉络膜疾病/诊断;近视,退行性/并发症;荧光素血管造影术;体层摄影术,光学相干;综述;Choroid diseases/diagnosis;Myopia;degenerative/complications;Fluorescein angiography;Tomography;optical coherence;Review

Abstract: Peripapillary intrachoroidal cavitation (PICC) is a common pathological change observed in high myopia. The exact pathogenesis of PICC is still unclear. Expansion and mechanical stretching of the peripapillary sclera, breakage and defect in the retina near the border of the myopic conus and communication between intrachoroidal cavity and the vitreous space may be important segments during the development of PICC. Color fundus photography shows a localized and well-circumscribed peripapillary lesion with yellow-orange colour, often accompanied by fundus changes, such as myopic conus excavation, optic disc tilting and inferotemporal retinal vein bending at the transition from the PICC to the myopic conus. However, the PICC lesion is not easy to be recognized in the fundus photography. Fluorescein angiography shows early hypofluorescence and later progressively staining in the lesion. Indocyanine green angiography shows hypofluorescence throughout the examination. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is vital in diagnosing PICC. Hyporeflective cavities inside the choroid, sometimes communicating with the vitreous chamber, can be observed in OCT images. OCT angiography indicates lower vessel density or even absence of choriocapillary network inside or around PICC lesions.

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