title: Role of autofluorescence in inflammatory/infective diseases of the retina and choroid.
abstract: Fundus autofluorescence (FAF) has recently emerged as a novel noninvasive imaging technique that uses the fluorescent properties of innate fluorophores accumulated in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) to assess the health and viability of the RPE/photoreceptor complex. Recent case reports suggest FAF as a promising tool for monitoring eyes with posterior uveitis helping to predict final visual outcome. In this paper we review the published literature on FAF in these disorders, specifically patterns in infectious and noninfectious uveitis, and illustrate some of these with short case histories.
authors.affiliation: Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London EC1V 2PD, UK ; UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London EC1V 9EL, UK.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Samy
authors.affiliation: Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London EC1V 2PD, UK ; UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London EC1V 9EL, UK.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lightman
authors.affiliation: Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London EC1V 2PD, UK ; UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London EC1V 9EL, UK.
authors.forename: Filis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ismetova
authors.affiliation: Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London EC1V 2PD, UK ; UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London EC1V 9EL, UK.
authors.forename: Lazha
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7469-2500
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Talat
authors.affiliation: Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London EC1V 2PD, UK ; UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London EC1V 9EL, UK.
authors.forename: Oren
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1015-1641
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tomkins-Netzer