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10.08.2017 | Angio-OCT / Medical Retina
Early detection of radiation maculopathy using OCTA imaging: a case report
Erschienen in: Spektrum der Augenheilkunde | Ausgabe 6/2017
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Objective
To report the case of a 62-year-old female treated with proton beam radiotherapy for a choroidal melanoma.
Results
After irradiation, the patient was followed-up regularly. Although clinical examination and spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed no signs of radiation maculopathy, OCT angiography (OCTA) enabled detection of abnormalities (rarefaction of the vessel at both retinal capillary plexuses) probably related to the radiation maculopathy.
Conclusion
OCTA could help in the early detection of radiation maculopathy. This could be an important tool to monitor patients and discuss earlier treatments.