A new perspective for analyzing clinical characteristics of idiopathic retinal vasculitis, aneurysms, and neuroretinitis syndrome.

PURPOSE: We aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics of idiopathic retinal vasculitis, aneurysms, and neuroretinitis (IRVAN) syndrome. Furthermore, we aimed to correlate the number and location of retinal aneurysms with the size of retinal non-perfusion area and neovascularization.

METHODS: Six patients with IRVAN syndrome (1 male and 5 females, age 5-38 years) were enrolled in this study. Fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) was used to determine the total number of retinal aneurysms, number of aneurysms within the first branch of the retinal artery, minimum distance between the non-perfusion margin and the optic disc, and the number of retinal aneurysms in each quadrant, as well as the type of neovascularization.

RESULTS: The size of the non-perfusion area was positively correlated with the total number of retinal aneurysms, the number of aneurysms within the first branch of the retinal artery, and the number of retinal aneurysms in each quadrant (P < 0.05). During the 5-year follow-up, one patient exhibited a dynamic change in the number and location of retinal aneurysms.

CONCLUSIONS: In IRVAN syndrome, the number and location of retinal aneurysms correlate with the size of retinal non-perfusion area and type of neovascularization.