title: Ocular coherence tomographic and clinical characteristics in patients of punctuate inner choroidopathy associated with zonal outer retinopathy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the findings of optical coherence tomography and clinical characteristics in patients of zonal outer retinopathy associated with punctuate inner choroidopathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Review of consecutive cases on fundus photographs, spectral domain ocular coherence tomography, fluorescein angiography, indocyanine green angiography, visual field, and electrophysiological studies of patients with punctate inner choroidopathy and associated zonal outer retinopathy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study involves 4 patients suffering visual field defect far beyond the area corresponding to punctate inner choroidopathy lesions. Findings in optical coherence tomography include attenuated signals of photoreceptor inner/outer segment areas corresponding to visual field defect, and increased choroidal thickness. After treatment with immunosuppressive agents, improvements are noted in all 4 patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Optical coherence tomography is helpful in the diagnosis of patients suffering zonal ocular outer retinopathy associated with punctate inner choroidopathy. All those patients responded well to immunosuppressive agents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua City, Taiwan; and School of Medicine, Chungshan Medical University , Taichung , Taiwan.
authors.forename: San-Ni
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jiunn-Feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002829:Choroid / Q000473:pathology; D002833:Choroiditis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004596:Electroretinography; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D000080364:Multifocal Choroiditis; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*; D014792:Visual Acuity
keywords: Immunosuppressive agents; optical coherence tomography; punctate inner choroidopathy; zonal outer retinopathy