INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF TRAUMATIC CHOROIDAL RUPTURES

Purpose To investigate the indocyanine green (ICG) angiographic findin gs of healed traumatic choroidal ruptures. Methods Three eyes of two p atients with choroidal ruptures underwent both fluorescein angiography and ICG angiography with a digital high-resolution system.Results Fun dus examination showed healed choroidal ruptures in all three eyes. Tw o of the eyes had old macular scars and one eye had a recent choroidal neovascular membrane with serous detachment of the macula. On fluores cein angiography, the choroidal ruptures showed hypofluorescence at ve ry early stages followed by late hyperfluorescence. On ICG angiography , the choroidal ruptures were hypofluorescent in early, mid and late p hases. ICG angiography provided a clear delineation of the choroidal r uptures. In all eyes, the lesion was better defined on the ICG angiogr am than on the fluorescein angiogram. Conclusions ICG angiography can be helpful in the clinical evaluation of choroidal ruptures and can be used together with fluorescein angiography for the diagnosis and foll ow-up of choroidal ruptures.