Purpose: To investigate the role and agreement of spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and fluorescein angiography (FA) for macular edema (ME) diagnosis in Behçet uveitis (BU).
Methods: Eyes with ME detected by SD-OCT and/or FA were enrolled. Type of ME by SD-OCT and grade of macular leakage (ML) by FA were investigated. Eyes were divided into three groups according to the agreement of tests. Three groups and factors that could affect the compatibility of tests were statistically analyzed.
Results: Sixty-one eyes of 61 patients were included. Both imaging methods detected ME in 42.6% of eyes (group 1). In 47.5% of eyes, ME was revealed by OCT (group 2). The remaining 9.8% of the eyes had ME, detected only by FA (group 3). Grade 2 ML by FA was more common in group 1 (p = 0.01). The grade of ML by FA was similar in groups 2 and 3. In group 2, most of the eyes showed diffuse ME by OCT (p < 0.001). Epiretinal membrane was detected more frequently in group 3 (p = 0.005). Duration and activity of uveitis were similar between groups.
Conclusion: SD-OCT was able to detect ME in 90% of the eyes with BU. Duration and activity of uveitis were not related to the compatibility of imaging methods.
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