Optical coherence tomography findings in patients with retinitis pigmentosa and low visual acuity.
OBJECTIVE
To study the morphological features of the macula of patients with retinitis pigmentosa and visual acuities of 20/200 or less as examined by optical coherence tomography.


METHODS
In an observational case series study, 42 eyes (21 patients) with retinitis pigmentosa and visual acuities of 20/200 or less were evaluated by optical coherence tomography.


RESULTS
Thirty-four (81%) eyes had atrophic retina (group 1) and 8 (19%) eyes had cystoid macular edema (group 2). The mean visual acuity was 20/1000 in group 1 and 20/300 in group 2. Epiretinal membrane was identified in 27 (64.3%) eyes.


CONCLUSIONS
Optical coherence tomography is a more sensitive method in detecting macular pathology and can help in selecting cases where treatment may be applied.
2nd Department of Ophthalmology, Henry Dunant Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Vlassis G
VG
Grigoropoulos
John
J
Emfietzoglou
Pantelis
P
Nikolaidis
Klio
K
Chatzistefanou
John
J
Vergados
George P
GP
Theodossiadis
Panagiotis G
PG
Theodossiadis
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology*; D012174:Retinitis Pigmentosa / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D055815:Young Adult