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| Title | Correlation of wide angle fluorescein angiography scoring and flare in inactive Behcet uveitis |
| Accept poster if oral is not possible ? | Yes |
| Purpose | To investigate the correlation between wide angle fluorescein angiography (FA) and laser flare photometer (LFP) measurements in inactive Behçet uveitis (BU). |
| Methods | 162 eyes of 86 patients with BU who underwent Heidelberg wide angle FA and had LFP measurements were divided into 3 groups based on FA scoring and clinical activity; clinically and angiographically active (group A/ 39 eyes); clinically inactive, angiographically active (group B/ 90 eyes); clinically and angiographically inactive (group C/ 33 eyes). |
| Results | The mean flare of all groups was 9,02±7,6; the mean flare of groups A, B, and C were 18.29±10.2, 6.89±3.0 and 3.89±1.0, respectively. The mean FA score of all groups was 7,75±6,8 and the mean score of groups A, B, and C were 14,95±5,3, 7,47±5,2 and 0, respectively. Among the angiographically inactive (group C) and active groups (groups A and B) the cut-off flare value was 5.75 (p <0,001, area under the curve 0,909 / sensitivity 70%, specifity 97%). Flare values > 6,15 were 100% specific for leakage on FA. There was a high correlation between FA score and flare (Spearman Correlation Coefficient: 0.711, p <0.001). |
| Conclusion | Subclinically elevated LFP level may be used as a surrogate marker of leakage on FA. |
| Conflict of interest | Yes |
| Details of conflicting interests | IlknurTugal-Tutkun has received financial support outside the submitted work, including honoraria from AbbVie and lecture fee from Allergan. |
Author 1
| Last name | ORAY |
| Initials of first name(s) | M |
| Department | Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology |
| City | Istanbul |
| Country | Turkey |
Author 2
| Last name | Kabaalioglu Guner |
| Initials of first name(s) | M |
| Department | Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology |
| City | Istanbul |
| Country | Turkey |
Author 3
| Last name | Guner |
| Initials of first name(s) | E |
| Department | Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology |
| City | Istanbul |
| Country | Turkey |
Author 4
| Last name | Tugal-Tutkun |
| Initials of first name(s) | I |
| Department | Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology |
| City | Istanbul |
| Country | Turkey |
