Characteristics and quantification of vascular changes in macular telangiectasia type 2 on optical coherence tomography angiography

The British Journal of Ophthalmology
Lavanya ChidambaraRohit Shetty

Abstract

Macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel 2) is a bilateral idiopathic, rare neurodegenerative disease with alterations in the macular capillary network leading to vision loss and is the most common of three subtypes. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) is a non-invasive imaging modality which helps understand the complex pathological changes, and images the blood vessels across different layers based on their flow characteristics. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 56 eyes of Asian Indian eyes of 28 consecutive patients with MacTel 2 studied during a 3-month period in a tertiary eye care hospital of South India. Clinically diagnosed cases of MacTel 2 underwent fundus photography, spectral domain OCT and OCTA. Fluorescein angiography was performed only when clinically indicated. Mean capillary density was calculated using a MATLAB-based automated software. The images were thresholded and binarised to derive the mean value. The mean age at presentation was 60±5.2, with a female preponderance of 71.42%. Vascular network on OCTA shows an increase in the intervascular spaces with progressive capillary rarefaction and abnormal capillary anastomosis. The outer retina and choroid were involved during the later stages and...Continue Reading

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