Abstract

ABSTRACTPurpose: To examine associations between pattern of vascular leakage on ultrawide-field fluorescein angiography (UWFFA) and visual acuity, cystoid macular edema (CME), and inflammatory activity in intermediate uveitis.Methods: Single center cross-sectional, retrospective review of medical records, spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and angiographic images of intermediate uveitis patients who underwent UWFFA over a 12-month period.Results: Forty-one eyes from 24 patients were included. Twelve eyes (29%) exhibited peripheral leakage, 26 eyes (64%) had diffuse leakage and three eyes (7%) had no leakage. Diffuse leakage was associated with 0.2 logMAR worse visual acuity than peripheral leakage (p = 0.02). There was no statistically significant difference in the odds of having CME when diffuse leakage was compared to peripheral leakage.Conclusion: UWFFA identifies retinal vascular pathology in intermediate uveitis not present on clinical examination. Diffuse retinal vascular leakage was associated with worse visual acuity when compared to peripheral and no leakage patterns.

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