Dr.Rajiv Raman
Purpose: To report the swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) findings in patients with serpiginous choroiditis (SC).
Methods: Prospective study. Seven patients (14 eyes) with bilateral SC underwent enhanced depth imaging with SS-OCT at the baseline visit along with comprehensive eye examination. Retina was divided into five zones depending on choroidal thickness (CT) of <100, >100 to <200, >200 to <300, >300 to <400 and >400μm. The retinal layer thickness in these area were correlated with CT.
Results: Mean age was 33.71 years (5 males and 2 females). The mean sub-foveal CT was 323.29±84.25μ. We found a negative correlation between mean CT and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in areas after categorizing (-0.466, p=0.001). No significant correlation with overall retina and ganglion cell layer thicknesses.
Conclusion: This study suggests that areas where choroid was inflamed, the corresponding RNFL results in thinning.
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