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Study: Ultra-widefield exams useful for evaluating pediatric retinal patients
Ultra-widefield digital fundus photography and ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography can give clinicians a significant advantage in the documentation and evaluation of peripheral retinal pathologies, Coats’ disease and familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, according to a recent study.
Included in the retrospective review were eight children with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) or Coats’ disease who had undergone both ultra-widefield fundus photography and ultra-widefield fluorescein angiography (UWFA). Five of them had a clinical diagnosis of FEVR, two of which received UWFA-guided laser photocoagulation. Three patients were diagnosed with Coats’ disease and also received UWFA-guided laser photocoagulation.
“Ultra-widefield fundus photography and UWFA can be used successfully as an outpatient procedure in the pediatric patient population without the necessity of examination under anesthesia and can aid the physician in the documentation and evaluation of peripheral retinal pathology,” the study authors said. “UWFA can also assist in directing laser photocoagulation in the treatment of pediatric retinal diseases.”