Optical coherence tomography angiography findings in patients affected by giant cell arteritis, with and without ocular involvement: a pilot study
We found a profound vascular impairment in eyes affected by AION and areas of hypoperfusion in the eyes of patients with GCA without ocular involvement, good BCVA, and no clinically significant features. We hypothesized that these areas of lower vessel density might represent areas of subclinical hypoperfusion that cannot be detected ophthalmoscopically.
Authors
- Maria Letizia Urban
- Danilo Malandrino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1053-5178)
- Gianni Virgili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9960-2989)
- Adalgisa Palermo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2575-8382)
- Dario Giattini
- Fabrizio Giansanti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4107-2807)
- Giulio Vicini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7646-7422)
- Daniela Bacherini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7578-7563)
- Federica Bello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2878-2254)
- Cristina Nicolosi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7384-3717)
- Lorenzo Vannozzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3525-5073)
Institutions
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi (IT)
- Azienda Usl Toscana Centro (IT)
- University of Florence (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1408821
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.84