Ophthalmic findings in Behcet's disease: Cases without apparent ocular signs

Purpose: to evaluate the fluorescein angiography and infrared autofluorescence finding in patients with confirmed behcet's disease (bd) but without clinical ocular signs. methods: in this prospective,non-interventional case series,montage fluorescein angiography (mfa) and infrared autofluorescence imaging were performed for all patients with confirmed bd but without ocular signs in clinical examination. results: fifty bd patients (100 eyes) without clinical ocular manifestations were investigated. in mfa,we found fluorescein angiography (fa) leakage in 22 cases (44%) in both eyes,mostly at the periphery of retina. in infrared autofluorescence,profound changes were found in 43 patients,86 eyes (86%). twenty-five patients,50 eyes (50%),presented retinal vascular branching modifications,straightening,tortuosity,and shunt. conclusion: mfa of retina may be useful in patients with presumed bd for early diagnosis,early treatment,and follow-up of patients. © 2015 .