Monday, 31 October 2016

Automatic Measurement of Choroidal Thickness with Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography for Clinical Follow-Up in Acute Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease

Optical Coherence Tomography

Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome is a bilateral granulomatous uveitis that typically presents with distinct clinical features based on the duration and stage of the disease. The acute stage of VKH is characterized by diffuse choroiditis, multifocal areas of subretinal fluid and/or bullous serous retinal detachments, with or without neurologic (headaches, meningismus) or auditory (tinnitus, hypoacusia) symptoms. 

The convalescent stage of the disease develops 12 weeks after onset and is characterized by resolution of retinal detachments with disappearance of cells from the anterior chamber and the vitreous, with characteristic pigmentary changes in the macula and sunset glow fundus. The chronic/recurrent phase is characterized by clinical signs of disease activity in the anterior segment of the eye with anterior granulomatous uveitis and dermatologic signs (vitiligo, alopecia, poliosis).

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