Sclerochoroidal calcifications imaged using enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography

Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2012 Jun;20(3):190-2. doi: 10.3109/09273948.2012.670358. Epub 2012 Apr 9.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a case of sclerochoroidal calcifications and describe the appearance of these lesions using optical coherence tomography with enhanced depth imaging (EDI-OCT) technology.

Design: Case Report

Methods: An 85-year-old patient who presented with bilateral retinal lesions suspected to be metastases was evaluated with slit-lamp biomicroscopy, funduscopy, fluorescein angiography, B-scan ultrasonography (U/S), and EDI-OCT.

Results: B-scan U/S demonstrated echo-dense consolidations in the choroid bilaterally with acoustic shadowing consistent with sclerochoroidal calcifications. EDI-OCT revealed hyper-reflective lesions with decreased reflectivity posterior to the lesion.

Conclusions: Sclerochoroidal calcifications should be included in the differential of choroidal masses, given their unique appearance on EDI-OCT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Calcinosis / diagnosis*
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Choroid Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Choroid Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Humans
  • Ophthalmoscopes
  • Scleral Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Scleral Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence
  • Ultrasonography