Lecture 8 - Vascular Disorders and CME (part 1) Flashcards
where is the fluid located in cystoid macular edema (CME)?
intraretinal in and between muller glia cells, occasionally beneath neurosensory retina (SRF) in outer plexiform layer/Henles layer = forms a petalloid or flower-petal pattern
what does CME look like on FA?
multiple small perifoveal leaks from altered capillary permeability and late pooling in petaloid pattern, disc staining
what does CME look like on OCT?
diffuse retinal thickening with cystic areas of low reflectivity more prominently in the inner nuclear layer and outer plexiform layers (honeycomb-like cystoid spaces)
what is the CME etiology?
diabetic retinopathy, CRVO, BRVO, uveitis (pars planitis), RP, ocular surgery/laser, prostaglandin analogues, CNVM, RD, choroidal hemangioma, Niacin supplement
when does CME happen with cataract surgery?
peak 6-10 weeks post-op with spontaneous resolution 95% during uncomplicated surgeries within 6 months
what causes CME to happen post cataract surgery?
post-op inflammation, surgical complications (vitreous loss or iris prolapse), possible photic effects from microscope
what is the treatment for CME?
high rate of spontaneous resolution, combination steroid + NSAID, triamcinolone acetonide injection, systemic acetazolamide (chronic/RP), anti-VEGF (DM), YAG for vitreous adhesions
what are the retinal findings in Coats disease?
vascular dilations (retinal telangiectasia), ectatic arterioles, microaneurysms, venous dilations (phlebectasias), exudates and fusiform capillary dilations (exudative RD)
what 3 things can patients present with Coats disease?
decreased VA (43%), strabismus (23%) and leukocoria (20%) rarely a painful red eye with NVG
who typically presents with coats disease?
males, unilateral, 80% before age 20 and 66% before age 10 (more severe/acute progressive if under age 4), linked to chromosome 4
what is the treatment for coats disease?
photocoagulation, cryotherapy and in severe cases RD surgery
what is parafoveal (juxtafoveal) retinal telangiectasia?
focal retinal gliosis and telangiectasia of the capillary bed, VA loss occurs from capillary incompetence and exudation, there are refractile changes in advanced cases
what are the 3 types of parafoveal (juxtafoveal) retinal telangiectasia?
type 1 = unilateral, congenital, or acquired, type 2 = bilateral, type 3 = bilateral with retinal capillary obstruction
how does parafoveal (juxtafoveal) retinal telangiectasia look on FA?
the telangiectasic vessels leak, microaneurysms close to the macula and they are connected with small lines
what is seen in type 1 parafoveal (juxtafoveal) retinal telangiectasia?
aneurysmal telangiectasia, usually males/variant of coats disease, circinate exudation, and leber military aneurysms
what is seen in type 2 parafoveal (juxtafoveal) retinal telangiectasia? (most common)
perifoveal telangiectasia, bilateral, M = F, macular thickening, gray appearance, cystic fovea, temporal fovea, later intralesional RPE migration, CNVM, 1/3 abnormal GTT
what is seen in type 3 parafoveal (juxtafoveal) retinal telangiectasia?
progressive vision loss from the obliteration of the perifoveal capillaries
what is the treatment for parafoveal (juxtafoveal) retinal telangiectasia?
type 1 = photocoagulation and types 2/3 = anti-VEGF
what are some differential diagnoses for parafoveal (juxtafoveal) retinal telangiectasia?
BRVO, DR, CME (chronic), radiation retinopathy, carotid artery disease
where do arterial macroaneurysms occur?
2nd order arterioles, usually at an A-V junction, temporal arcades
who typically gets arterial macroaneurysms?
over age 70, HTN and can follow a CRVO
what causes the vision loss in arterial macroaneurysms?
embolic/thrombotic occlusion of the endarteriole (white infarct), sub-ILM hemorrhage or intraretinal, subretinal or vitreous hemorrhage (red infarct), capillary telangiectasia, macular edema and circinate exudation