LONGITUDINAL FOLLOW-UP OF CHOROIDAL GRANULOMAS WITH INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHY AND OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY: A Lesion-Based Analysis.

PURPOSE: To investigate choroidal granulomas visualized by indocyanine green angiography (ICGA) and optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in response to treatment.

METHODS

Ten eyes of eight patients with tubercular, sarcoid, or Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada-associated choroidal granulomas were evaluated in this multicentric study. All patients underwent ICGA and OCTA at baseline, 1, and 3 months after treatment onset. Granulomas were identified as hypofluorescent lesions on intermediate ICGA phases. Late ICGA behavior and OCTA visualization were assessed.

RESULTS

On baseline intermediate ICGA, 222 choroidal granulomas were detected. Overall, 174/222 granulomas were detected on baseline OCTA images. At 1 month, 28% of lesions were healed and 48 late ICGA hyperfluorescent lesions were identified. At 3 months, 63% of baseline lesions were healed, with 33 persistent late hyperfluorescent lesions. Optical coherence tomography angiography sensitivity was reduced at 1 and 3 months compared with baseline. Some flow-voids detected on OCTA at 1 and 3 months did not correspond to any visible lesion on ICGA.

CONCLUSION

Different healing behaviors of choroidal granulomas were identified combining ICGA and OCTA analysis. Late ICGA hyper-fluorescent lesions may be the consequence of a possible fibrotic shift. Structural changes in the choroid may persist after active granulomas resolution resulting in persistent flow voids on OCTA.