Currently there is no image-guided modality which is sufficient and exact enough to evaluate the perfusion of tissue in its different layers after transplantation of microvascular flaps. Examination of capillary filling after compression (refill) allows merely a vague estimation. The cutaneous blood flow can be shown with different methods of fluoroscopy, but the perfusion of deeper tissue laye...

PURPOSE Report a case of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) and reveal its characteristics in multispectral imaging (MSI), a novel modality that examines individual retinal layers and enhances visualization of deep retinal structures. CASE REPORT A 60-year-old Chinese woman presented with blurred vision in her left eye for over 1 week. Fundus examination revealed massive subretinal hemor...

OBJECTIVE To describe the vascular nature and clinical features of idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy in Japanese patients. METHODS Patients thought to have idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy were examined with binocular ophthalmoscopy, slitlamp biomicroscopy with a contact lens, fluorescein angiography, and indocyanine green angiography. RESULTS From January 1993 to Dec...

Purpose. To report B-scan and "En-face" spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) findings in acute retinal pigment epitheliitis (ARPE). Methods. Two patients (3 eyes) with ARPE were examined. Fluorescein and indocyanine green (ICGA) angiography, B-scan, and "En-face" SD-OCT were performed in each patient at initial and follow-up visits. Results. Both patients presented with acute o...

AIMS To characterise the vasculature of pterygium using indocyanine green (ICG) anterior segment angiography and to demonstrate the pattern of revascularisation following conjunctival autografting. METHODS ICG anterior segment angiography was performed on nine patients with pterygium. Angiography was repeated at 1-2 weeks and 2 months following conjunctival autografting in these patients. R...

The aim of the study is to report a technique of a pedicled autologous choroid retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) patch that aims to preserve perfusion of the transplanted tissue. A case report of a patient with sudden vision deterioration due to submacular hemorrhage in age-related macular degeneration. The surgery involved a 180-degree peripheral retinectomy and the creation of a pedicled graft...

PURPOSE To report a case of Purtscher-like retinopathy after weightlifting. METHODS A 17-year-old man presented with a sudden visual loss in his left eye after weightlifting two weeks ago. Fundus examination of the left eye showed cotton-wool spots and scattered retinal hemorrhages in the posterior pole. Fluorescein angiography and indocyanine green angiography with a scanning laser ophthalmo...

PURPOSE To compare the efficacy and safety of half-fluence photodynamic therapy (PDT) and conventional PDT in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy. METHODS A multicenter retrospective comparison study. Retrospective review of 60 patients including 29 patients (34 eyes) who received half-fluence PDT and 31 patients (33 eyes) who received conventional PDT for the treatment of chronic centra...