title: Autofluorescence imaging in rubella retinopathy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To demonstrate that fundus autofluorescence (FAF) imaging aides the diagnosis of rubella retinopathy (RR).
  
  
  METHODS
  Four patients with sensorineural hearing loss underwent ophthalmic exams, electro-retinogram testing (ERG), and FAF in both eyes. Fluorescein angiogram (FA) was performed in one case.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Salt-and-pepper retinopathy was observed in seven eyes. FAF highlighted the fundus abnormalities with stippled fluorescence in all seven eyes. ERG showed normal retinal function in all eyes. Choroidal neovascularization was identified by FA in one eye.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  FAF is sensitive to the retinal pigment epithelium disturbance caused by rubella and noninvasively helps establish the diagnosis of RR.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University Medical Center, Ophthalmology, New York 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005453:Fluorescence; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000821:virology*; D055213:Retinal Pigment Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D012409:Rubella; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014792:Visual Acuity