Review for Diagnostics of the Year: Multimodal Imaging in Behçet Uveitis. (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tugal-Tutkun, Ilknur; Ozdal, Pınar Cakar; Oray, Merih; Onal, Sumru
• Is Part Of: Ocular immunology and inflammation. Volume 25:Number 1(2017)
• Page Start: 7
• Page End: 19
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: Behçet uveitis -- fundus fluorescein angiography -- indocyanine green angiography -- multimodal imaging -- optical coherence tomography; Eye -- Diseases -- Immunological aspects -- Periodicals; Eye -- Inflammation -- Periodicals; 617.7
• DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2016.1205100
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0927-3948

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Behçet disease is a chronic relapsing multisystem inflammatory disorder. Ocular involvement is characterized by a bilateral recurrent non-granulomatous panuveitis and retinal vasculitis. Posterior segment findings vary during the course of the disease, in parallel with the relapsing and remitting intraocular inflammation. Structural alterations occur with increased disease duration. Fluorescein angiography is the gold standard in revealing the extent and severity as well as the leaky and/or occlusive nature of retinal vasculitis. Multimodal imaging using color fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, and optical coherence tomography is essential in visualizing diagnostic features, detecting structural changes, and monitoring disease activity and response to treatment in patients with Behçet uveitis.