Optical coherence tomography angiography analysis of aneurismal type 1 neovascularization in a cohort of white patients

Abstract

Introduction: To evaluate the detection rate of aneurysmal type 1 neovascularization (AT1) in Caucasian patients using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and to describe OCTA characteristics of AT1 in a cohort of white patients. Methods: We conducted an observational retrospective study in 44 eyes of 43 patients with AT1. All patients underwent a complete ophthalmologic examination, including fundus imaging, indocyanine green angiography, optical coherence tomography, and OCTA. Branching vascular network (BVN) and polyp detection rates by OCTA were evaluated. Furthermore, we described BVN and polyp morphologies on en face OCTA and flow of polyps on B-scan OCTA. Results: En face OCTA revealed BVN in 84.09% of cases and polypoidal lesions in 86.36% of cases. B-scan OCTA showed BVN and polyps in 95.45% and 93.18% of the patients, respectively. “Trunk” BVNs (51.35%) and “ring” polyps (47.37%) were the most frequent morphologies observed in our cohort, and “patchy hyperflow” (80.49%) signal was the most common visualized in our patients. Regarding OCT parameters, CT under polyps was higher in patients with positive detection of polyps on B-scan OCTA. Conclusion: OCTA is a possible diagnosis tool in Caucasian patients with AT1. To the best of our knowledge, this is the largest study performed in Caucasian patients regarding OCTA diagnostic abilities and features.