The Choroid in Retinal Vascular Diseases
Abstract The choroid is a vascular layer that supplies the outer retina. The thickness of the choroid can change in the context of several retinal vascular diseases. Nevertheless, our understanding…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Choroidal Findings in Systemic Disorders
Abstract Since the choroid is a highly vasculature structure, it may potentially be affected by a wide range of systemic conditions. Recently, there have been a surge of studies to…
Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Abstract Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) is a common disorder that predominantly affects males. Multimodal imaging has improved our understanding of the disease. However, the exact mechanisms of the disease pathology…
Neovascular (Wet) Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Abstract Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is characterized by the presence of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) which may result in hemorrhage and edema, hence impairing vision. Fluorescein angiography is used to…
Choroidal Neovascularization Secondary to Diseases Other than Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Abstract While choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is typically associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), other ocular pathologies such as pathologic myopia, inflammatory diseases, angioid streaks, central serous chorioretinopathy, and trauma may…
Pachychoroid
Abstract The advent of new technologies offering the possibility of analyzing both quantitative and qualitatively choroidal tissue led to new diagnostic approaches to traditional and newly described entities. The purpose…
Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada Disease
Abstract Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease is a multisystem inflammatory disorder targeting pigmented tissues. The hallmark is bilateral granulomatous panuveitis with associated serous retinal detachments. It is more prevalent in darkly pigmented races….
Electron Microscopy of the Human Choroid
Abstract The choroid is the vascular bed of the eye. It is separated from the retina by a fibrous tissue structure, called Bruch’s membrane (BM). Adjoining to BM is the…
Choroidal Imaging in Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Abstract Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common form of irreversible vision loss in the Western world. AMD is classified into the dry, nonexudative, nonneovascular form and the wet,…
Dystrophies
Abstract Retinal dystrophies include different hereditary disorders characterized by a progressive loss of the retinal pigment epithelium layer and the choriocapillaris. This spectrum of dystrophies may present with different phenotypic…
