FUNDUS AUTOFLUORESCENCE IMAGING IN A PATIENT WITH RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SCOTOMA

Abstract

This case was distinguished by the relative rapidity with which the lesions became hyperautofluorescent in fundus autofluorescence images. Given that the bisretinoids that are the source of autofluorescence form in photoreceptor cells and are transferred to retinal pigment epithelium secondarily, the rapid increase in autofluorescence is unlikely to only reflect retinal pigment epithelium status and is more likely to be indicative of photoreceptor cell dysfunctioning and loss of structural integrity.