Nailfold capillaroscopy in patients with macular telangiectasia referred to Torfeh , Imam Hussein and Negah hospitals in 1401 and 1402
Mahsa Kia1 *
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: Background: Nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) is a non-invasive diagnostic method to examine the microvasculature. This article focuses on the existence of choroidoretinal vasculopathy which is seen in Macular telangiectasia (MacTel).
Methods: Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate nailfold capillaroscopy in patients with MacTel. To the best of our knowledge, there is no study which evaluated NVC findings in MacTel in the literature. Through capillaroscopy, we seek to determine whether systemic vascular changes are present in patients with macular telangiectasia.
Results: Method: The study protocol involved 18 patients with MacTel who met the inclusion criteria and 20 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Videocapillaroscopy device was used for the capillaroscopy assessment.
Conclusion: Results: The mean age was 13 female, 5 male was 67.56 ± 7.38 years in the patient group and 20 age and sex matched controls were 56.90 ± 7.17 years. The age and gender were statistically similar in the patient and control groups. The frequencies of capillaroscopic findings including capillary ectasia, aneurysm, micro-hemorrhage, avascular area, tortuosity and neo-formation were also determined and found to be higher in the patient group; however these changes were not statistically significant.
Conclusions: This is the first study in which nailfold capillary assessment was performed in patients with MacTel. There was no significant difference in the results of capillaroscopy.
