Open AccessAssessment of retinal microvascular health by optical coherence tomography angiography among persons with HIV
Author(s) -
Lauren F Collins,
Jessica G. Shantha,
Peter L. Nesper,
Anandi N. Sheth,
Amani A. Fawzi,
Steven Yeh,
Ighovwhera Ofotokun
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0000000000002890
Subject(s) - medicine , optical coherence tomography angiography , retinal , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , optical coherence tomography , retina , angiography , ophthalmology , radiology , immunology , neuroscience , psychology
Microvasculopathy may link HIV-related chronic inflammation and premature multimorbidity. In this proof-of-concept study, we used optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) to evaluate the retina as a convenient assessment of microvascular health among persons with HIV (PWH) undergoing surveillance ophthalmic care at Emory from 2018 to 2021. Among patients with longstanding HIV, OCTA identified microvascular abnormalities even among eyes without clinical retinal disease. Retinovascular evaluation by OCTA is a feasible, noninvasive technique for assessing microvasculopathy among PWH.