Abstract |
Choroidal imaging investigation techniques were very limited until 2-3 decades ago.Fluorescein angiography (FA) was not suited for the analysis of the choroidal compartment and B-scan ultrasonography did not provide enough accuracy. It was on this background that a purely phenomenological approach was attempted to classify these choroiditis diseases by regrouping them under the vague potpourri term of " white dot syndromes". With the availability of precise investigational modalities of choroidal inflammation or choroiditis-induced lesions, such as indocyanine green angiography (ICGA), spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) it became possible to better classify these diseases based on clinico-pathological mechanisms rather than on purely phenomenological observation.Recently OCT-angiography has implemented the armamentarium of diagnostic techniques possibly also contributing to the classification of choroidal inflammatory diseases.Based on pioneering pragmatism, the aim of this article was to give a clear classification of non-infectious choroiditis. Thanks to new imaging investigations of the choroid, it is now possible to classify and understand the diverse clinicopathological mechanisms in the group of non-infectious choroiditis entities.
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Authors | Carl P Herbort Jr, Piergiorgio Neri, Ioannis Papasavvas |
Journal | Journal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection
(J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect)
Vol. 11
Issue 1
Pg. 43
(Nov 17 2021)
ISSN: 1869-5760 [Print] Germany |
PMID | 34787732
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
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Copyright | © 2021. The Author(s). |