May 2003
Volume 44, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2003
Prolonged Hyperfluorescence After Vitreoretinal Surgery Assisted by Indocyanine Green (ICG)
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • S. Machida
    Dept of Ophthalmology, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
  • T. Fujiwara
    Dept of Ophthalmology, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
  • T. Gotoh
    Dept of Ophthalmology, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
  • Y. Hasegawa
    Dept of Ophthalmology, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
  • A. Gotoh
    Dept of Ophthalmology, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
  • Y. Tazawa
    Dept of Ophthalmology, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  S. Machida, None; T. Fujiwara, None; T. Gotoh, None; Y. Hasegawa, None; A. Gotoh, None; Y. Tazawa, None.
  • Footnotes
    Support  Grant-in-Aid from Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Sports
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2003, Vol.44, 4035. doi:
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      S. Machida, T. Fujiwara, T. Gotoh, Y. Hasegawa, A. Gotoh, Y. Tazawa; Prolonged Hyperfluorescence After Vitreoretinal Surgery Assisted by Indocyanine Green (ICG) . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2003;44(13):4035.

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Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose: To investigate how long ICG dye used in vitreoretinal surgery remains in the ocular fundus and how the remained dye interferes with post-operative ICG fundus angiographic findings. Methods: Subjects were 12 eyes consisting of eight eyes with macular hole, three with epiretinal membrane and one with an intraocular foreign body. The patients underwent vitrectomy facilitated by an intraocular administration of ICG. Pre- and postoperative fundus pictures were taken from those eyes by an infrared sensitive video camera. In two out of the cases, ICG angiography was carried out at two weeks and three months after the surgery. Results: At one month after the surgery, diffuse retinal hyperfluorescence was observed throughout the posterior pole of the ocular fundus including the optic disc in the all cases. The area where macular hole existed prior to the surgeries revealed hyperfluorescence in six out of eight (75%) eyes with macular hole. The diffuse and macular hyperfluoresce became less prominent with time postoperatively while the optic disc hyperfluorescence persisted for 12 months in the all cases. In the early phase of ICG angiography of the two eyes at two weeks postoperatively, the retinal and choroidal circulation could be observed, but in the middle phase, the choroidal veins were hardly visible. The angiographic pictures of the late phase mimicked those seen before intravascular administration of ICG. Even at three months following the surgery, the optic nerve head revealed hyperfluorescence in the middle and late phases of the ICG angiography. Conclusions: The residual ICG in the ocular fundus produced prolonged hyperfluorescence after the surgery. This abnormal condition affected ICG angiographic findings in the middle and late phases.

Keywords: imaging methods (CT, FA, ICG, MRI, OCT, RTA, S • vitreoretinal surgery • macular holes 
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