Characterisation of vascular changes in different stages of Stargardt disease using double swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography.
Michael ReichAndreas GlatzBertan CakirDaniel BöhringerStefan LangSebastian KüchlinLutz JoachimsenWolf LagrezeHansjuergen T AgostiniClemens LangePublished in: BMJ open ophthalmology (2019)
Patients with STGD reveal vascular changes in the retina and CC in all disease stages. The avascular zone in the SCP/DCP and areas with rarefied flow signal in the ORCC/CC increase with the duration and stage of disease, indicating progressive vascular decay most likely secondary to retinal pigment epithelium and neuronal loss. Furthermore, increased vascular damage is associated with decreased vision.