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MFC and PIC

Introduction

Multifocal Choroiditis affects >40y/o with multiple small circular well-defined yellow-white inflammatory lesions in the choroid and RPE
- Associated with vitritis
- Blurry Vision

Punctate Inner Choroidopathy affects <40y/o with smaller lesions close to the posterior pole. Less likely to have vitritis
- Blurry vision

Pathophysiology is unknown, but thought to have genetic predisposition to autoimmune or inflammatory disease leads to a response against antigens in the outer retina and inner choroid.

Dead Giveaways

PIC:

  • Fundus:

    • Multiple small circular inflammatory lesions in the RPE and choroid

    • Later progresses to atrophic chorioretinal scars overtime

    • Yellow-white lesions may develop pigmented border

    • Lesions are limited to posterior pole, and not involved with vitritis

      Shows the PIC with pigments and neovascularisation
      Shows the PIC with pigments and neovascularisation
      FAF shows lesions which are primarily hypo-AF (dark), with hyper-reflective borders in the acute stage. Overtime, they become completely dark without hyper-AF, due to chorioretinal atrophy.
      FAF shows lesions which are primarily hypo-AF (dark), with hyper-reflective borders in the acute stage. Overtime, they become completely dark without hyper-AF, due to chorioretinal atrophy.
  • OCT:

    • 89% of lesions in PIC involve the RPE

    • RPE involved elevations, and disruptions with a seemingly intact Bruch's membrane

    • Line scans through hyper-AF shows subretinal deposits, which are typically dome shaped

      Kalogeropoulos D. et al. 2024.
      Kalogeropoulos D. et al. 2024.

MFC:

  • Fundus:

    • Well defined whitish yellow inflammatory lesions similar to PIC, but are more widespread

      From Moran Core. Shows a severe MFC with panuveitis.
      From Moran Core. Shows a severe MFC with panuveitis.
      Shows the hypo-AF lesions present in MFC. Some hyper-AF lesions can be seen (very little)
      Shows the hypo-AF lesions present in MFC. Some hyper-AF lesions can be seen (very little)
  • OCT:

    • Outer retinal atrophy seen and hypertransmission to the choroid

    • Above the atrophy is a hyper-reflective RPE deposit

    • Hypo-AF regions corresponds to an area of chorioretinal atrophy

      Shows the sub-retinal deposits at numerous points, and a large area of chorioretinal atrophy under the macula.
      Shows the sub-retinal deposits at numerous points, and a large area of chorioretinal atrophy under the macula.

diagnostic features

Symptoms:

  • Reduction in VA, photopsia, scotoma


Complications:

  • CNV (69%) and subretinal fibrosis (56%)

  • Possible ERM and macular oedema

  • Presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome (POHS) is also apart of this spectrum, but these conditions are not triggered by histoplasmosis

  • Prognosis is typically guarded

2025, made by Eric Qin. UNSW. SOVS

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