Abstract

Inflammatory choroidal neovascular membranes are challenging to diagnose and manage. A number of uveitic entities may be complicated by the development of choroidal neovascularization leading to a decrease in central visual acuity. In conditions such as punctate inner choroidopathy, development of choroidal neovascularization is extremely common and must be suspected in all cases. On the other hand, in patients with conditions such as serpiginous choroiditis, and multifocal choroiditis, it may be difficult to differentiate between inflammatory choroiditis lesions and choroidal neovascularization. Multimodal imaging analysis, including the recently introduced technology of optical coherence tomography angiography, greatly aid in the diagnosis and management of inflammatory choroidal neovascularization. Management of these neovascular membranes consists of anti-vascular growth factor agents, with or without concomitant anti-inflammatory and/or corticosteroid therapy.

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Title
An update on inflammatory choroidal neovascularization: epidemiology, multimodal imaging, and management
Author
Agarwal, Aniruddha 1 ; Invernizzi, Alessandro 2 ; Rohan Bir Singh 3 ; Foulsham, William 3 ; Aggarwal, Kanika 1 ; Handa, Sabia 1 ; Agrawal, Rupesh 4 ; Pavesio, Carlos 5 ; Gupta, Vishali 1 

 Advanced Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India 
 Eye Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science “L. Sacco”, Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy 
 Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA 
 National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore; Moorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore 
 Moorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK 
Pages
1-18
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Sep 2018
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
e-ISSN
18695760
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2102402281
Copyright
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection is a copyright of Springer, (2018). All Rights Reserved., © 2018. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.