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All eyes presented an inactive SC confirmed by standard imaging. OCTA demonstrated the lesions tridimensionally in great detail. There was no difference in the angioarchitecture among the 3 forms of SC. A loss of the choriocapillaris\/retinal pigment epithelium left a \u201cwindow-defect\u201d, where the vessels of larger caliber of the choroid became recognizable and their appearance inverted (\u201cwhite-on-black\u201d). A relationship between the presence of segmentation errors (SE) in the slabs and low visual acuity was established with a one-way ANOVA.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>OCTA was able to non-invasively assess vascular lesions of the choroid\/retina in patients with SC with a high degree of correlation to other diagnostic modalities. 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