Important Differentials for IVFA Findings
Findings on IVFA may correlate with various etiologies, use this page as a summary for common differential diagnosis of these findings
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Vascular with Ischemia
Proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Retinal Vein Occlusion (Central/Branch)
Retinal Artery Occlusion (Central/Branch)
Sickle cell retinopathy
Radiation retinopathy
FEVR, Coats, Eales
IRVAN
ROP
Inflammatory Disease with Ischemia
Birdshot chorioretinopahty
MS
Retinal vasculitis
Sarcoidosis
Susac Syndrome
Toxoplasmosis
Posterior Uveitis
Other
Chronic RD
Incontinentia pigmenti
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Retinoschisis
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Degenerative
Age-related macular degeneration
Myopic Degeneration
Angiod Streaks
Heredodegnerative
Vitelliform Maculopathy
Fundus flacimaculatus
Optic Nerve Head Drusen
Inflammatory (Posterior Uveitis)
PODS
Multifocal Choroiditis
Serpiginous choroiditis
Toxocariasis
Toxoplasmosis
Rubella
VKH
Behcet
SO
Tumours
Choical hemangioma
Choroidal Mets
Harmartoma of the RPA
Iatrogenic/Traumatic
Choroidal rupture
PRP (intense)
Idiopathic CNVM
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Petalloid CME is characterized by a petal-shaped pattern of cystoid spaces radiating from the fovea. It is due to the oblique orientation of neuronal synapse sin the outer plexiform layer.
Retinal vein occlusion - BRVO or CRVO
Proliferative and non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Chronic anterior uveitis
Type 2 macular telangiectasia
Wet AMD
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Diffuse cystoid spaces without petal-like configuration.
Mild to moderate diabetic retinopathy
Retinal artery occlusion - BRAO or CRAO
Vitreomacular traction
Occular ischemic syndrome
Wet AMD
Chronic uveitis
Post-surgical CME following cataracts
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Diabetic retinopathy
Hypertensive retinopathy
Papilledema
Optic neuritis
Retinal vein occlusion
Choroidal neovascularization
Uveitis
Optic nerve drusen