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Polat Gültekin B, Hamurcu M. Evaluation of optical coherence tomography angiography and pattern and flash electroretinography in diabetes mellitus without retinopathy. Ann Med 2024; 56:2397573. [PMID: 39233610 PMCID: PMC11378657 DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2397573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the findings and the correlation of optical coherence tomography angiography and pattern and flash electroretinography in diabetes mellitus without retinopathy. METHODS Seventy-six eyes of 38 diabetic patients and age- and gender-matched control subjects were included in the study. The foveal avascular zone (FAZ), whole, foveal, parafoveal and perifoveal vascular densities of the superficial capillary plexus (SCP), deep capillary plexus (DCP) and choriocapillary plexus (CCP) layers were analyzed using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). The amplitudes and implicit times of P50 and N95 waves of the pattern ERG (pERG) and the amplitudes and implicit times of the scotopic and photopic b-waves and oscillatory potentials (OP) of the flash ERG (fERG) tests were evaluated using the Metrovision brand monpack model device. RESULTS The mean age of the patients was 59.7 ± 7.9 [range 43-79] years. Eighteen (47%) of the patients were female and 20 (53%) were male. The mean duration of diabetes was 7.45 ± 6.2 [range 1-20] years. No significant difference in FAZ area was found between study subjects and controls. Vascular density (VD) values of the superficial capillary plexus (SCP) layer were significantly lower (whole VD, 44.7 ± 3.3 vs. 46.6 ± 3.2%, p = 0.01, foveal VD 16.8 ± 6.4 vs. 24.9 ± 6.1%, p < 0.01, parafoveal VD 45.6 ± 4.5 vs. 47.1 ± 4.4%, p = 0.27 and perifoveal VD 45.5 ± 3.3 vs. 47.3 ± 3.1%, p = 0.01, respectively) in the diabetic group except the parafoveal area. VD measurements in deep and choriocapillary plexuses did not significantly differ between the groups (p > 0.05). ERG tests revealed significantly lower scotopic b-wave amplitudes (130.2 ± 39.3 µV vs.163.3 ± 47.8 µV, p < 0.01) and photopic b-wave amplitudes (83.2 ± 20.7 µV vs. 99.6 ± 29.4 µV, p < 0.01) in the diabetic patients. The implicit time of the photopic responses was significantly prolonged (28.9 ± 1.3 ms vs. 27.8 ± 2.1 ms, p = 0.01) in the patients. Oscillatory potentials in all components consisting of O1 to O4 and the sum of the OP potentials were lower in the diabetic group than the control subjects (p < 0.001). The P50 and N95 amplitudes and implicit times were comparable between the groups (p > 0.05). Correlation analysis showed a positive correlation between N95 amplitudes in pERG and the superficial vessel densities in OCTA (r = 0.26, p = 0.04). A negative correlation was found between photopic implicit times in fERG and the choriocapillary vessel densities (r=-0.27, p = 0.03). CONCLUSION OCTA revealed decreased superficial vascular densities with the onset of the metabolic process of diabetes mellitus. As a result of these structural changes, lower scotopic and photopic amplitudes, decreased OP amplitudes, and prolonged implicit times in flash ERG were obtained.
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- Ankara Bilkent City Hospital Ophthalmology Clinic, Ankara, Turkey
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Diterlizzi A, Tropea A, Angelini E, Cestrone V, Fasciani R, Merola A, Notaristefano G, Policriti MA, Polimeno T, Ranalli M, Savastano MC, Tannous G, Versace V, Rizzo S, Scambia G, Lanzone A, Apa R. Chorio-retinal vessel density in women affected by functional hypothalamic amenorrhea: a monocentric observational cross-sectional study to evaluate the impact of hypoestrogenism on chorio-retinal vascularization. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2024; 310:2247-2252. [PMID: 38963584 PMCID: PMC11393092 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-024-07603-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024]
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PURPOSE Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (FHA) is characterized by an estrogen deficiency which in turn can cause vascular dysfunction. The aim of this study is to evaluate any changes in the chorio-retinal circulation in patients affected by FHA. 24 patients with FHA and 24 age-matched controls underwent a gynecological evaluation and an OCT angiography (OCTA) to study chorio-retinal vascularization. RESULTS OCTA in FHA patients showed an increase in vessel density in the choriocapillaris (CC) layer (both in the fovea area, at 5% p value = 0.037 and in the whole area, at 5% p value = 0.028) and an increase in vascular density in the deep fovea (DVP) (at 10% p value = 0.096) in the whole district compared to controls. Simple linear regressions show a significant negative association between CC vessel density and insulin (p = 0.0002) and glucose values (p = 0.0335) for the fovea district and a negative association between DVP vessel density and endometrial thickness (at 10%, p value: 0.095) in the whole district. CONCLUSION Our study shows that CC vessel density is increased in women affected by FHA. This could represent a compensation effort to supply the vascular dysfunction caused by estrogen deficiency. We also found an increasing trend in vascular density in DVP associated with the decrease of endometrial thickness, an indirect sign of estrogenization. Considering that these changes occur in absence of visual defects, they could be used as a biomarker to estimate hypoestrogenism-induced microcirculation changes before clinical appearance.
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- Alice Diterlizzi
- Department of Women's and Children's Health Sciences and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, L.Go Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health Sciences and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, L.Go Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
- Department of Ophthalmology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, IRCSS, L.Go Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
- Department of Ophthalmology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, IRCSS, L.Go Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health Sciences and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, L.Go Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Statistical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
- Department of Ophthalmology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, IRCSS, L.Go Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health Sciences and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, L.Go Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
- Department of Ophthalmology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli, IRCSS, L.Go Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
- National Research Council (CNR), "Istituto Di Neuroscienze", Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health Sciences and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, L.Go Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health Sciences and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, L.Go Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health Sciences and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, L.Go Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
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Pereira B, Faria R, Domingues C, Barros A, Varandas T, Henriques J, Nascimento J, Carolino E, Camacho P. Foveal avascular zone area measurement in diabetic patients: Superficial, deep or combined retinal vascular complex? Microvasc Res 2024; 157:104743. [PMID: 39260680 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2024.104743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2024] [Revised: 08/03/2024] [Accepted: 09/06/2024] [Indexed: 09/13/2024]
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PURPOSE To compare differences in the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area, measured in the Superficial Vascular Complex (SVC), Deep Vascular Complex (DVC) and a combined analysis of both (SDVC), using two Spectral Domain OCT angiography (OCT-A) protocols, High Speed (HS) and High Resolution (HR). METHODS A total of 26 eyes of diabetic patients, with and without macular oedema, were examined with two different fovea centered OCT-A volume scans. The two protocols were HS and HR volume scans, and the foveal avascular zone was manually measured in the SVC, DVC, and SDVC slabs by two masked investigators. Inter and intraoperator variability was analysed using Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) and differences were compared between the HR and HS acquisitions throughout the different vascular slabs. RESULTS Intraoperator variability was low in all slabs (ICC > 0.9) and interoperator variability was lower for HR (ICC 0.835-0.911) compared to HS (ICC between 0.604 and 0.865). Comparing HS and HR measurements for the same slab, the correlation was only moderate in SVC and DVC (ICC was 0.640 and 0.568 respectively) but was good in the SDVC (ICC = 0.823). FAZ area measurement in SDVC also showed the smallest bias (mean difference 0.009 mm2) and the narrowest limits of agreement (-0.175 to 0.193 mm2). CONCLUSIONS Even in cases of diabetic macular oedema, when measuring the FAZ area, the reproducibility was better between HS and HR protocols when using the SDVC slab, compared to the SVC or DVC slabs alone. Further studies should evaluate the use of the combined SDVC slab for the FAZ assessment, compared to the SVC and DVC slabs alone, in the detection and progression of different retinal diseases.
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- Bruno Pereira
- ESTeSL-IPL, Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; H&TRC - Health & Technology Research Center, Portugal; iNOVA4Health, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; IRL, Instituto de Retina de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- ESTeSL-IPL, Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- ESTeSL-IPL, Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- ESTeSL-IPL, Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- APDP, Associação Protectora dos Diabéticos de Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal
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- ESTeSL-IPL, Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; H&TRC - Health & Technology Research Center, Portugal
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- ESTeSL-IPL, Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; H&TRC - Health & Technology Research Center, Portugal; iNOVA4Health, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Pota ÇE, Doğan ME, Bülbül GA, Sanhal CY, Pota A. Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Evaluation of Retinochoroidal Microvascular Circulation Differences in Pregnant Women with Pregestational and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2024; 132:522-530. [PMID: 38843821 DOI: 10.1055/a-2316-3903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/14/2024]
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PURPOSE In this study, the changes in microvascular circulation caused by pregestational and gestational diabetes were observed, without focusing on retinal findings, to reveal the effect of diabetes regulation. METHODS A total of 135 subjects were included: 30 with gestational diabetes (GDM), 30 pregestational diabetes (PGDM), 30 healthy pregnant normoglycemic subjects, and 45 healthy non-pregnant subjects. All subjects were examined by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and angiography. The retina, retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), ganglion cell layer (GCL), choroidal thickness (CT), superficial capillary plexus (SCP), deep capillary plexus (DCP), choriocapillaris (CC), vascular density (VD), and foveal avascular zone (FAZ) areas were measured. RESULTS The foveal VD of SCP and DCP was significantly lower in the PGDM and GDM groups compared to the control groups (p:0.006 and p:0.001, respectively). CC VD was significantly higher in all pregnant groups compared to non-pregnant controls (p<0.001). The choroidal thickness values were highest in the healthy pregnant group and lowest in the PGDM group. There was no significant difference in FAZ area, retina, RNFL and GCL thickness between the groups. In the PGDM group, a negative correlation was observed between the FAZ area and the HbA1c level (r:- 0.417, p:0.043). CONCLUSION There was a decrease in vascular density in pregnant women with diabetes compared to healthy pregnant women and controls. In the pregnant group with PGDM, a narrowing of the FAZ area was observed with increasing worsening of diabetes control. Diabetes type and glycemic control could influence the microvascular changes even in the absence of clinical or retinal findings.
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- Çisil Erkan Pota
- The Department of Ophthalmology, Manavgat State Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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- The Department of Ophthalmology, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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- The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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- The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
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- The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Antalya Ministry of Health Kepez State Hospital, Antalya, Turkey
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Chua J, Tan B, Wong D, Garhöfer G, Liew XW, Popa-Cherecheanu A, Loong Chin CW, Milea D, Li-Hsian Chen C, Schmetterer L. Optical coherence tomography angiography of the retina and choroid in systemic diseases. Prog Retin Eye Res 2024; 103:101292. [PMID: 39218142 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2024.101292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2024] [Revised: 08/27/2024] [Accepted: 08/28/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) has transformed ocular vascular imaging, revealing microvascular changes linked to various systemic diseases. This review explores its applications in diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases. While OCTA provides a valuable window into the body's microvasculature, interpreting the findings can be complex. Additionally, challenges exist due to the relative non-specificity of its findings where changes observed in OCTA might not be unique to a specific disease, variations between OCTA machines, the lack of a standardized normative database for comparison, and potential image artifacts. Despite these limitations, OCTA holds immense potential for the future. The review highlights promising advancements like quantitative analysis of OCTA images, integration of artificial intelligence for faster and more accurate interpretation, and multi-modal imaging combining OCTA with other techniques for a more comprehensive characterization of the ocular vasculature. Furthermore, OCTA's potential future role in personalized medicine, enabling tailored treatment plans based on individual OCTA findings, community screening programs for early disease detection, and longitudinal studies tracking disease progression over time is also discussed. In conclusion, OCTA presents a significant opportunity to improve our understanding and management of systemic diseases. Addressing current limitations and pursuing these exciting future directions can solidify OCTA as an indispensable tool for diagnosis, monitoring disease progression, and potentially guiding treatment decisions across various systemic health conditions.
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- Jacqueline Chua
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore; Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore; SERI-NTU Advanced Ocular Engineering (STANCE), Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore; Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore; SERI-NTU Advanced Ocular Engineering (STANCE), Singapore, Singapore; School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore; Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania; Emergency University Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Bucharest, Romania
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- Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore; National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore; Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe De Rothschild, Paris, France
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- Memory Aging and Cognition Centre, Departments of Pharmacology and Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore; Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore; SERI-NTU Advanced Ocular Engineering (STANCE), Singapore, Singapore; School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe De Rothschild, Paris, France; Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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Sopeña-Pinilla M, Orduna-Hospital E, Diaz-Barreda MD, Boned-Murillo A, Fernandez-Espinosa G, Arias-Alvarez M, Acha-Perez J, Sanchez-Cano A, Pinilla I. Retinochoroidal Vascular Changes in Long-Term Type 1 Diabetic Patients Assessed by Optic Coherence Tomography Angiography. Biomedicines 2024; 12:1780. [PMID: 39200245 PMCID: PMC11351287 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12081780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2024] [Revised: 07/25/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/02/2024] Open
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To study retinal and choriocapillaris (CC) alterations using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in long-term type 1 diabetic (DM1) patients without diabetic retinopathy (DR). Seventy-eight eyes from 78 well-controlled DM1 patients diagnosed at least 15 years prior and 130 eyes of 130 healthy subjects were included in a cross-sectional descriptive study. Six eyes were excluded from the DM1 group. OCTA with Deep Range Imaging (DRI)-Triton swept source (SS)-OCT was performed. Statistically significant differences were found in all areas of the superficial capillary plexus (SCP), with lower values in DM1 patients. Differences were noted in all quadrants of the deep capillary plexus (DCP) except for the central area. Significant changes in CC blood flow were only found in the center. The foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area and diameters in the SCP were significantly different, while the DCP FAZ area was similar in both groups. Disease duration and microalbuminuria correlated negatively with some SCP areas and positively with FAZ values. Anatomical evaluation revealed microaneurysms in both plexuses, FAZ modifications, and areas lacking blood perfusion. Long-term type 1 diabetic patients without DR display microvascular abnormalities affecting retinal and CC blood perfusion, along with anatomical changes in retinal blood vessels.
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- Maria Sopeña-Pinilla
- Department of Ophthalmology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain;
- Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; (E.O.-H.); (M.D.D.-B.); (A.B.-M.); (G.F.-E.); (M.A.-A.); (J.A.-P.); (A.S.-C.)
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- Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; (E.O.-H.); (M.D.D.-B.); (A.B.-M.); (G.F.-E.); (M.A.-A.); (J.A.-P.); (A.S.-C.)
- Department of Applied Physics, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; (E.O.-H.); (M.D.D.-B.); (A.B.-M.); (G.F.-E.); (M.A.-A.); (J.A.-P.); (A.S.-C.)
- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Obispo Polanco, 44002 Teruel, Spain
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- Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; (E.O.-H.); (M.D.D.-B.); (A.B.-M.); (G.F.-E.); (M.A.-A.); (J.A.-P.); (A.S.-C.)
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- Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; (E.O.-H.); (M.D.D.-B.); (A.B.-M.); (G.F.-E.); (M.A.-A.); (J.A.-P.); (A.S.-C.)
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- Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; (E.O.-H.); (M.D.D.-B.); (A.B.-M.); (G.F.-E.); (M.A.-A.); (J.A.-P.); (A.S.-C.)
- Department of Neurophysiology, Lozano Blesa University Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; (E.O.-H.); (M.D.D.-B.); (A.B.-M.); (G.F.-E.); (M.A.-A.); (J.A.-P.); (A.S.-C.)
- Department of Endocrinology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; (E.O.-H.); (M.D.D.-B.); (A.B.-M.); (G.F.-E.); (M.A.-A.); (J.A.-P.); (A.S.-C.)
- Department of Applied Physics, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Aragón Health Research Institute (IIS Aragón), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; (E.O.-H.); (M.D.D.-B.); (A.B.-M.); (G.F.-E.); (M.A.-A.); (J.A.-P.); (A.S.-C.)
- Department of Ophthalmology, Lozano Blesa University Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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Johnson DA, Doble N, Choi SS. Quantitative Analysis of the Vasculature and Cone Photoreceptors in Subjects With Diabetes Without Diabetic Retinopathy. Curr Eye Res 2024; 49:650-662. [PMID: 38407181 DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2024.2320787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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PURPOSE To characterize any differences in the vasculature and cone photoreceptor packing geometry (CPG) between subjects with diabetes without/no diabetic retinopathy (NDR) and healthy controls. METHODS Eight NDR and five controls were enrolled. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) taken at the macula was used to measure vessel density, vessel length density, and vessel density index (VDI) in three vascular plexuses, namely, the superficial vascular plexus, intermediate capillary plexus, and deep capillary plexus (DCP). The choriocapillaris (CC) flow deficit (FD) was also measured. OCTA images were binarized and processed to extrapolate the parafovea and parafoveal quadrants and the OCTA indices mentioned above. The CC was processed with six different radii to quantify FD. Adaptive optics - scanning laser ophthalmoscopy images were acquired and processed to extract CPG indices, i.e., cone density (CD), cone-to-cone spacing (CS), linear dispersion index, heterogeneity packing index and percent of cells with six neighbors at 3.6° in the temporal retina. RESULTS In all eyes, statistically significant differences were found (i) in parafoveal FD across the six radii (p < 0.001) and (ii) in the correlation between the parafoveal temporal quadrant (PTQ) DCP VDI and CS (r = 0.606, p = 0.048). No other significant correlations were found. For OCTA or CPG indices, no significant differences were found between the cohorts in the parafovea or parafoveal quadrants. CONCLUSIONS CS is the most sensitive CPG index for detecting alterations in the cone mosaic. The DCP and the cone photoreceptors are significantly correlated, indicating that alterations in the DCP can affect the cones. Future work elucidating the vascular alterations and neurodegeneration present in diabetic eyes should focus on the DCP and multiple CPG indices, not solely CD. Moreover, such alterations are highly localized, hence using larger regions e.g. parafovea versus smaller areas, such as the PTQ, will potentially mask significant correlations.
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- Danae A Johnson
- College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Havener Eye Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- College of Optometry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Havener Eye Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Fayed AE, Menten MJ, Kreitner L, Paetzold JC, Rueckert D, Bassily SM, Fikry RR, Hagag AM, Sivaprasad S. Retinal vasculature of different diameters and plexuses exhibit distinct vulnerability in varying severity of diabetic retinopathy. Eye (Lond) 2024; 38:1762-1769. [PMID: 38514853 PMCID: PMC11156674 DOI: 10.1038/s41433-024-03021-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES To study the changes in vessel densities (VD) stratified by vessel diameter in the retinal superficial and deep vascular complexes (SVC/DVC) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) images obtained from people with diabetes and age-matched healthy controls. METHODS We quantified the VD based on vessel diameter categorized as <10, 10-20 and >20 μm in the SVC/DVC obtained on 3 × 3 mm2 OCTA scans using a deep learning-based segmentation and vascular graph extraction tool in people with diabetes and age-matched healthy controls. RESULTS OCTA images obtained from 854 eyes of 854 subjects were divided into 5 groups: healthy controls (n = 555); people with diabetes with no diabetic retinopathy (DR, n = 90), mild and moderate non-proliferative DR (NPDR) (n = 96), severe NPDR (n = 42) and proliferative DR (PDR) (n = 71). Both SVC and DVC showed significant decrease in VD with increasing DR severity (p < 0.001). The largest difference was observed in the <10 μm vessels of the SVC between healthy controls and no DR (13.9% lower in no DR, p < 0.001). Progressive decrease in <10 μm vessels of the SVC and DVC was seen with increasing DR severity (p < 0.001). However, 10-20 μm vessels only showed decline in the DVC, but not the SVC (p < 0.001) and there was no change observed in the >20 μm vessels in either plexus. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that OCTA is able to demonstrate a distinct vulnerability of the smallest retinal vessels in both plexuses that worsens with increasing severity of DR.
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- Alaa E Fayed
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
- Watany Eye Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.
- Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.
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- Lab for AI in Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- BioMedIA, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Lab for AI in Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Lab for AI in Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- BioMedIA, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Lab for AI in Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- BioMedIA, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
- Watany Eye Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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- NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Boehringer Ingelheim Limited, London, UK
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- NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- University College London, London, UK
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Sacconi R, Tombolini B, Cartabellotta A, Zerbini G, Bandello F, Querques G. Structural and functional characterization of retinal impairment in T1DM patients without diabetic retinopathy: a 3-year longitudinal study. Acta Diabetol 2024:10.1007/s00592-024-02310-4. [PMID: 38797759 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-024-02310-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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PURPOSE To analyze the progression of structural and functional retinal impairment in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) patients with no clinical signs of diabetic retinopathy (DR) during a 3-year follow-up. METHODS This was an observational longitudinal study. Post-pediatric T1DM patients without clinical signs of DR, and sex- and age-matched healthy subjects were recruited at San Raffaele Hospital (Milan, Italy). Each patient underwent a comprehensive ophthalmological evaluation, including optical coherence tomography (OCT), OCT-angiography (OCT-A), retinal static and dynamic vessel analysis (DVA), and microperimetry. RESULTS 21 eyes of 21 T1DM patients (10 females; 24 ± 2 years old), and 21 age and sex-matched healthy subjects were enrolled. At baseline, T1DM eyes revealed a significantly decreased vessel length density using OCT-A (p < 0.001 and p = 0.046 in 3 × 3 and 6 × 6 mm images) and a significantly increased vessel density index (p = 0.013 and p = 0.087 in 3 × 3 and 6 × 6 mm images) of deep capillary plexus. DVA detected a significantly decreased vessel response to flicker light (p = 0.002). A significantly increased thickness of ganglion cellular layer 6-mm-diameter subfields in inferior and superior quadrants was found in diabetic patients (p < 0.001 in both subfields). At 3-years-follow-up no significant longitudinal changes were disclosed in all analyses. CONCLUSIONS Concomitant subclinical microvascular and neurodegenerative damages could be early signs of DR onset that precede functional alterations and clinical signs of DR development. These alterations demonstrated a stable trend over time.
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- Riccardo Sacconi
- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
- Ophthalmology Unit, Division of Head and Neck, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
- Ophthalmology Unit, Division of Head and Neck, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
- Ophthalmology Unit, Division of Head and Neck, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Complications of Diabetes Unit, Division of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Sciences, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
- Ophthalmology Unit, Division of Head and Neck, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
- Ophthalmology Unit, Division of Head and Neck, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
- Department of Ophthalmology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy.
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Fu X, Ren X, Chen W, Chen D. Reduced macular thickness and vascular density in abnormal glucose metabolism patients: A meta-analysis of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography studies. Chin Med J (Engl) 2024; 137:1054-1068. [PMID: 38563217 PMCID: PMC11062653 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000003052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Alterations in macular thickness and vascular density before clinically visible diabetic retinopathy (DR) remain inconclusive. This study aimed to determine whether retinal manifestations in abnormal glucose metabolism (AGM) patients differ from those in the healthy individuals. METHODS PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science were searched between 2000 and 2021. The eligibility criteria were AGM patients without DR. Primary and secondary outcomes measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) were analyzed and expressed as standardized mean differences (SMDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). A random-effects model was used in the data synthesis. The potential publication bias for the variables was evaluated using Egger's test. RESULTS A total of 86 observational studies involving 13,773 participants and 15,416 eyes were included. OCT revealed that compared to healthy controls, the total macular thickness of AGM patients was thinner, including the thickness of fovea (-0.24, 95% CI [-0.39, -0.08]; P = 0.002, I2 = 87.7%), all regions of parafovea (-0.32, 95% CI [-0.54, -0.11]; P = 0.003; I2 = 71.7%) and the four quadrants of perifovea; the thickness of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL), macular retinal nerve fiber layer (mRNFL), and ganglion cell layer (GCL) also decreased. OCTA indicated that the superficial and deep vascular density decreased, the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area enlarged, and the acircularity index (AI) reduced in AGM individuals. CONCLUSIONS Retinal thinning and microvascular lesions have occurred before the advent of clinically detectable DR; OCT and OCTA may have the potential to detect these preclinical changes. REGISTRATION PROSPERO; http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/ ; No. CRD42021269885.
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- Xiangyu Fu
- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
- Research Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
- Research Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The People’s Hospital of Guizhou Province, Guiyang, Guizhou 550002, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
- Research Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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Hein M, Qambari H, An D, Balaratnasingam C. Current understanding of subclinical diabetic retinopathy informed by histology and high-resolution in vivo imaging. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2024; 52:464-484. [PMID: 38363022 DOI: 10.1111/ceo.14363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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The escalating incidence of diabetes mellitus has amplified the global impact of diabetic retinopathy. There are known structural and functional changes in the diabetic retina that precede the fundus photography abnormalities which currently are used to diagnose clinical diabetic retinopathy. Understanding these subclinical alterations is important for effective disease management. Histology and high-resolution clinical imaging reveal that the entire neurovascular unit, comprised of retinal vasculature, neurons and glial cells, is affected in subclinical disease. Early functional manifestations are seen in the form of blood flow and electroretinography disturbances. Structurally, there are alterations in the cellular components of vasculature, glia and the neuronal network. On clinical imaging, changes to vessel density and thickness of neuronal layers are observed. How these subclinical disturbances interact and ultimately manifest as clinical disease remains elusive. However, this knowledge reveals potential early therapeutic targets and the need for imaging modalities that can detect subclinical changes in a clinical setting.
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- Martin Hein
- Physiology and Pharmacology Group, Lions Eye Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Physiology and Pharmacology Group, Lions Eye Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Physiology and Pharmacology Group, Lions Eye Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Physiology and Pharmacology Group, Lions Eye Institute, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Department of Ophthalmology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Courtie E, Kirkpatrick JRM, Taylor M, Faes L, Liu X, Logan A, Veenith T, Denniston AK, Blanch RJ. Optical coherence tomography angiography analysis methods: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sci Rep 2024; 14:9643. [PMID: 38670997 PMCID: PMC11053039 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-54306-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) is widely used for non-invasive retinal vascular imaging, but the OCTA methods used to assess retinal perfusion vary. We evaluated the different methods used to assess retinal perfusion between OCTA studies. MEDLINE and Embase were searched from 2014 to August 2021. We included prospective studies including ≥ 50 participants using OCTA to assess retinal perfusion in either global retinal or systemic disorders. Risk of bias was assessed using the National Institute of Health quality assessment tool for observational cohort and cross-sectional studies. Heterogeneity of data was assessed by Q statistics, Chi-square test, and I2 index. Of the 5974 studies identified, 191 studies were included in this evaluation. The selected studies employed seven OCTA devices, six macula volume dimensions, four macula subregions, nine perfusion analyses, and five vessel layer definitions, totalling 197 distinct methods of assessing macula perfusion and over 7000 possible combinations. Meta-analysis was performed on 88 studies reporting vessel density and foveal avascular zone area, showing lower retinal perfusion in patients with diabetes mellitus than in healthy controls, but with high heterogeneity. Heterogeneity was lowest and reported vascular effects strongest in superficial capillary plexus assessments. Systematic review of OCTA studies revealed massive heterogeneity in the methods employed to assess retinal perfusion, supporting calls for standardisation of methodology.
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- Ella Courtie
- Neuroscience and Ophthalmology Research Group, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Department of Ophthalmology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
- Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK
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- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHSFT, Birmingham, UK
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- Axolotl Consulting Ltd., Droitwich, Worcestershire, UK
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Neuroscience and Ophthalmology Research Group, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Critical Care Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- Department of Trauma Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHSFT, Birmingham, UK
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- Neuroscience and Ophthalmology Research Group, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
- Department of Ophthalmology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.
- Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
- Academic Department of Military Surgery and Trauma, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
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Cui Y, Feng D, Wu C, Wang P, Cui R, Wang X, Chang W, Shang W, Zhao B, Liu J, Qin X. Quantitative assessment of OCT and OCTA parameters in diabetic retinopathy with and without macular edema: single-center cross-sectional analysis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024; 14:1275200. [PMID: 38523868 PMCID: PMC10960358 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1275200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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Aim The retinal and choroidal parameters were analyzed to understand the impairment of microcirculation of both retina and choroid in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR). Methods Fifty-five treatment-naive non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) patients (75 eyes) with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), including 28 patients (36 eyes) with diabetic macular edema (DME) and 27 patients (39 eyes) without DME, and 25 healthy subjects (47 eyes) were enrolled in this study. The following parameters of DR patients with and without DME were evaluated: the foveal avascular zone area (FAZ-a), FAZ perimeter (FAZ-p), FAZ circularity index (FAZ-CI), total subfoveal choroidal area (TCA), luminal area (LA), stromal area (SA), choroidal vascularity index (CVI), choriocapillaris flow area percentage, superficial capillary plexus (SCP), and deep capillary plexus (DCP). Results SCP, DCP, and the percentage of choriocapillaris flow area were significantly different between DR patients with and without DME. The DR patients presented lower LA, CVI, and FAZ-CI compared to those of healthy controls (all p < 0.05). The percentage of choriocapillaris flow area in DR patients with and without DME was significantly lower than that in healthy controls (p < 0.05). SCP and DCP were significantly correlated with FAZ-a and FAZ-p but presented insignificant associations with FAZ-CI. Conclusions Optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) parameters, such as LA, CVI, FAZ-CI, and the percentage of choriocapillaris flow area, were reduced compared to those in controls, indicating that the microcirculations of the retina and choroid in the macular area were impaired in DR patients with DME and without DME.
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- Yanyan Cui
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Ophthalmological Center, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China
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- Nanchang University Queen Mary School, Nanchang, China
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- Civil Aviation Medical Center of CAAC Northeast Regional Administration, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Verma S, Singh VK, Rana J, Kumar S, Singh K, Srivastava R. Quantitative measurement of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and its correlation with optical coherence tomography angiography vascular biomarker changes in preclinical diabetic retinopathy. Indian J Ophthalmol 2024; 72:S11-S15. [PMID: 38131535 PMCID: PMC10833175 DOI: 10.4103/ijo.ijo_340_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The present study was done to assess the use of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in detecting earlier stages of diabetic retinopathy and for the early management and effective blood glucose control in preclinical diabetic patients for preventing retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thinning. METHODS A tertiary care center-based prospective observational study was conducted from the year 2021 to 2022 in the Department of Ophthalmology. The study included 50 cases and 50 controls. The parameters analyzed by using OCTA (Topcon 3D OCT-1 Maestro2) were RNFL thickness and peripapillary vessel density. RESULTS We found that the RNFL thickness in the temporal and superior disc in patients with preclinical diabetic retinopathy was significantly (0.041 and 0.044, respectively) decreased. The duration of diabetes and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) were the risk factors for peripapillary vessel density reduction in patients with preclinical diabetic retinopathy (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION RNFL thinning is an early sign of retinal neurodegeneration and is associated with peripapillary vessel density reduction. Early management and effective blood glucose control in diabetes patients may be beneficial for preventing RNFL thinning in superior and temporal disc.
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- Shweta Verma
- Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, M.L.N. Medical College, Prayagaraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, M.L.N. Medical College, Prayagaraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, M.L.N. Medical College, Prayagaraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, M.L.N. Medical College, Prayagaraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, M.L.N. Medical College, Prayagaraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, M.L.N. Medical College, Prayagaraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Lajmi H, Choura R, Zahaf A, Ben Othmen A, Hmaied W. OCT-Angiography of deep and superficial retinal vascular density changes in diabetes without diabetic retinopathy. J Fr Ophtalmol 2024; 47:103966. [PMID: 37806935 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2023.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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PURPOSE To analyze the vascular density values (VD) in the superficial and the deep retinal network and in all perimacular sectors of diabetic eyes without clinical retinopathy, comparing them to that of healthy, nondiabetic control eyes. We investigated the factors that may influence these values. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study including diabetics without diabetic retinopathy and healthy control subjects. All subjects underwent OCTA examination (RTVue-XR Avanti; Optovue, Fremont, CA, USA). The scanned area was 3×3mm and centered on the fovea. In the superficial and deep capillary plexus, we evaluated the total VD, parafoveal, temporal, nasal, superior and inferior sectors, as well as the superior and inferior hemi-sector VD. The sectors with the greatest area under the curve (AUC) were determined. We evaluated the correlation between certain risk factors and VD values. RESULTS VD values in all sectors of the superficial capillary plexus layer and deep capillary plexus layer in the diabetic group were significantly lower than in the control group. Among all the parameters, the superficial total VD and superficial parafoveal VD had the greatest AUC (0.992 and 0.991 respectively). The sector with the greatest AUC was the temporal sector in both the SCP (0.990) and DCP (0.976). Age, creatinine clearance and hyperlipemia correlated with vascular density. CONCLUSIONS Superficial and deep retinal VD are both decreased in diabetic patients without diabetic retinopathy. Our results suggest that OCTA might be a promising tool for diabetic retinopathy screening. Quantitative microvascular changes might precede clinical damage.
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- H Lajmi
- Ophthalmology Department, FSI Hospital, University of Tunis El Manar, La Marsa, Tunisia.
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- Ophthalmology Department, FSI Hospital, University of Tunis El Manar, La Marsa, Tunisia
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- Ophthalmology Department, FSI Hospital, University of Tunis El Manar, La Marsa, Tunisia
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- Ophthalmology Department, FSI Hospital, University of Tunis El Manar, La Marsa, Tunisia
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- Ophthalmology Department, FSI Hospital, University of Tunis El Manar, La Marsa, Tunisia
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Erayman GG, Urfalıoglu S, Ozdemir G. Evaluation of Posterior Ocular Blood Flow in Diabetic Retinopathy Patients Without Macular Edema Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2023; 44:103777. [PMID: 37669724 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2023.103777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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AIM The objective of this study is to investigate and compare the superficial and deep vascular structures of the retina, as well as the changes in the choriocapillaris (CC) and optic disc microvasculature, using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM) without diabetic retinopathy (DR), patients with non-proliferative and proliferative DR, and healthy individuals. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective study conducted between July 2020 and July 2021 included patients diagnosed with type 2 DM without DR, as well as patients with mild nonproliferative, moderate nonproliferative, and proliferative DR without macular oedema. A control group of 25 age- and gender-matched healthy individuals was also included. OCTA parameters of the patients were examined. RESULTS In the DR groups, compared to the control group, there was a significant decrease in macular superficial, deep, and CC perfusion areas as the severity of DR increased (p<0.001). The vascular density (VD) of the superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP) exhibited a statistically significant decrease in all quadrants of the DR group compared to the control group (p = 0.033 for SCP in the fovea, p<0.001 for all other quadrants). The superficial and deep FAZs showed a significant expansion in the DR group compared to the control group (p = 0.003 for superficial FAZ, p<0.001 for deep FAZ). As the severity of DR increased, there was a statistically significant decrease in the perfusion areas of the optic nerve head (ONH), radial peripapillary capillary (RPC), and vitreous segments (p<0.001 for ONH, p = 0.031 for RPC, p<0.001 for vitreous). There was a statistically significant decrease in RPC VD in all quadrants as the severity of DR increased. Moreover, as the severity of DR increased, a statistically significant decrease in the VD of the ONH was observed in all quadrants except for the inferior nasal (p = 0.094), inferior temporal (p = 0.111), superior temporal (p = 0.18), and temporal (p = 0.284) quadrants. CONCLUSION Our study demonstrated the involvement of macular and optic nerve perfusion areas (PA) and VD in diabetic patients. OCTA proved to be a valuable and noninvasive imaging modality, providing an easy and repeatable assessment of posterior segment vascular changes in patients with DR.
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- Gamze Gizem Erayman
- Departmant of Ophtalmology, Ministiry of Health Pazarcik State Hospital, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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Huang S, Bacchi S, Chan W, Macri C, Selva D, Wong CX, Sun MT. Detection of systemic cardiovascular illnesses and cardiometabolic risk factors with machine learning and optical coherence tomography angiography: a pilot study. Eye (Lond) 2023; 37:3629-3633. [PMID: 37221360 PMCID: PMC10686409 DOI: 10.1038/s41433-023-02570-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) has been found to identify changes in the retinal microvasculature of people with various cardiometabolic factors. Machine learning has previously been applied within ophthalmic imaging but has not yet been applied to these risk factors. The study aims to assess the feasibility of predicting the presence or absence of cardiovascular conditions and their associated risk factors using machine learning and OCTA. METHODS Cross-sectional study. Demographic and co-morbidity data was collected for each participant undergoing 3 × 3 mm, 6 × 6 mm and 8 × 8 mm OCTA scanning using the Carl Zeiss CIRRUS HD-OCT model 5000. The data was then pre-processed and randomly split into training and testing datasets (75%/25% split) before being applied to two models (Convolutional Neural Network and MoblieNetV2). Once developed on the training dataset, their performance was assessed on the unseen test dataset. RESULTS Two hundred forty-seven participants were included. Both models performed best in predicting the presence of hyperlipidaemia in 3 × 3 mm scans with an AUC of 0.74 and 0.81, and accuracy of 0.79 for CNN and MobileNetV2 respectively. Modest performance was achieved in the identification of diabetes mellitus, hypertension and congestive heart failure in 3 × 3 mm scans (all with AUC and accuracy >0.5). There was no significant recognition for 6 × 6 and 8 × 8 mm for any cardiometabolic risk factor. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates the strength of ML to identify the presence cardiometabolic factors, in particular hyperlipidaemia, in high-resolution 3 × 3 mm OCTA scans. Early detection of risk factors prior to a clinically significant event, will assist in preventing adverse outcomes for people.
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- Sonia Huang
- South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, The University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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- Department of Neurology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, The University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, The University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, The University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, The University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Namvar E, Ahmadieh H, Maleki A, Nowroozzadeh MH. Sensitivity and specificity of optical coherence tomography angiography for diagnosis and classification of diabetic retinopathy; a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Ophthalmol 2023; 33:2068-2078. [PMID: 37013361 DOI: 10.1177/11206721231167458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) is a noninvasive imaging method that can be used for the staging of diabetic retinopathy. In addition, alterations in OCTA parameters can precede the clinical fundus changes. In this review, we aimed to assess the accuracy of OCTA in diagnosis and staging of diabetic retinopathy. METHODS Two independent reviewers participated in the literature search using electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library Central Register of Controlled Trials, ISI, and Scopus) from inception till December 2020. The heterogeneity of data was assessed by Q statistics, Chi-square test and I2 index. RESULTS Forty-four articles published from 2015 to the end of 2020 were included in this meta-analysis. Of these, 27 were case-control studies, 9 were case series, and 8 were cohort studies. In total, 4284 eyes of 3553 patients were assessed in this study. OCTA could differentiate diabetic retinopathy from diabetes without diabetic retinopathy with a sensitivity of 88% (95% CI: 85% to 92%) and specificity of 88% (95% CI: 85% to 91%). In addition, it could differentiate proliferative diabetic retinopathy from non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy with a sensitivity of 91% (95% CI: 86% to 95%) and specificity of 91% (95% CI:86% to 96%). The sensitivity of OCTA for diagnosing diabetic retinopathy was increased by the size of scan (3 × 3 mm: 85%; 6 × 6 mm: 91%, 12 × 12 mm: 96%). CONCLUSION OCTA, as a non-invasive method, has acceptable sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis and classification of diabetic retinopathy. A larger scan size is associated with more sensitivity for discriminating diabetic retinopathy.
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- Ehsan Namvar
- Poostchi Ophthalmology Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Ophthalmic Research Center, Research Institute for Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Alzahra Eye Hospital, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
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- Poostchi Ophthalmology Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Zhuang X, Chen R, Liang A, Yao J, Wang Z, Chen Y, Zheng K, Lu P, Zhang L, Cao D. Multimodal imaging analysis for the impact of retinal peripheral lesions on central neurovascular structure and retinal function in type 2 diabetes with diabetic retinopathy. Br J Ophthalmol 2023; 107:1496-1501. [PMID: 35772851 DOI: 10.1136/bjo-2022-321297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To explore the possible role of peripheral lesions (PLs) detected by ultrawide field (UWF) imaging system on central neurovascular structure and retinal function. METHODS Ninety-seven diabetic patients were included in this cross-sectional study using UWF pseudocolour colour imaging with Optos Daytona (Optos, PLC). UWF images were graded as with predominantly peripheral lesions (PPLs) and without PPL. Macular neurovascular alterations and retinal function were measured by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and RETeval device, respectively. Central microcirculation and retinal function were compared between eyes with and without PPL. RESULTS The study evaluated 186 eyes (97 patients; 43 females (44.3%)), including 92 eyes without PPL and 94 eyes with PPL. Central retinal vessel density was comparable between eyes with and without PPL. Delayed implicit time and decreased pupil area ratio were found in the PPL group compared with eyes without PPL, and this difference remained unchanged after adjusting for systemic factors (all p<0.01). CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that retinal function is worse in diabetic eyes with PPL. These findings challenged the conventional ETDRS protocols which ignored peripheral retina in determining DR severity. Furthermore, combining UWF imaging with RETeval system to detect more retinal abnormalities may be helpful in DR management.
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- Xuenan Zhuang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Yang DW, Tang ZQ, Tang FY, Szeto SK, Chan J, Yip F, Wong CY, Ran AR, Lai TY, Cheung CY. Clinically relevant factors associated with a binary outcome of diabetic macular ischaemia: an OCTA study. Br J Ophthalmol 2023; 107:1311-1318. [PMID: 35450939 DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-320779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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AIMS We investigated the demographic, ocular, diabetes-related and systemic factors associated with a binary outcome of diabetic macular ischaemia (DMI) as assessed by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) evaluation of non-perfusion at the level of the superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP) in a cohort of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). MATERIALS AND METHODS 617 patients with DM were recruited from July 2015 to December 2020 at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Eye Centre. Image quality assessment (gradable or ungradable for assessing DMI) and DMI evaluation (presence or absence of DMI) were assessed at the level of the SCP and DCP by OCTA. RESULTS 1107 eyes from 593 subjects were included in the final analysis. 560 (50.59%) eyes had DMI at the level of SCP, and 647 (58.45%) eyes had DMI at the level of DCP. Among eyes without diabetic retinopathy (DR), DMI was observed in 19.40% and 24.13% of eyes at SCP and DCP, respectively. In the multivariable logistic regression models, older age, poorer visual acuity, thinner ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer thickness, worsened DR severity, higher haemoglobin A1c level, lower estimated glomerular filtration rate and higher low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level were associated with SCP-DMI. In addition to the aforementioned factors, presence of diabetic macular oedema and shorter axial length were associated with DCP-DMI. CONCLUSION We reported a series of associated factors of SCP-DMI and DCP-DMI. The binary outcome of DMI might promote a simplified OCTA-based DMI evaluation before subsequent quantitative analysis for assessing DMI extent and fulfil the urge for an updating diabetic retinal disease staging to be implemented with OCTA.
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- Da Wei Yang
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
- Hong Kong Eye Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Zhao Q, Wang C, Meng L, Cheng S, Gu X, Chen Y, Zhao X. Central and peripheral changes in the retina and choroid in patients with diabetes mellitus without clinical diabetic retinopathy assessed by ultra-wide-field optical coherence tomography angiography. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1194320. [PMID: 37383256 PMCID: PMC10293646 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1194320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
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Background To explore the central and peripheral retinal and choroidal changes in diabetic patients without clinical diabetic retinopathy (DM-NoDR) using ultra-wide-field swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (UWF-SS-OCTA). Methods 67 DM-NoDR eyes and 32 age-matched healthy eyes were recruited. Retinal and choroidal parameters, including qualitative retinal microangiopathy, vessel flow (VFD) and linear density (VLD), thickness, and volume, were measured in the central and peripheral areas of the 24 × 20 mm2 UWF-SS-OCTA images. Results DM-NoDR eyes had significantly more nonperfusion area and capillary tortuosity than controls in the central and peripheral areas (p < 0.05). The presence of central capillary tortuosity was associated with higher levels of serum creatinine (OR 1.049, 95%CI 1.001-1.098; p = 0.044) and blood urea nitrogen (OR 1.775, 95%CI 1.051-2.998; p = 0.032) in DM-NoDR eyes. For DM-NoDR eyes versus controls, VFD in the 300-μm annulus around the foveal avascular zone, superficial capillary plexus (SCP), and full retina, and SCP-VLD significantly decreased, while VFD in the deep capillary plexus (DCP), retinal thickness, and retinal volume increased (p < 0.05). Analysis in the central and peripheral areas recapitulated all these findings, except for decreased peripheral thickness and volume and no difference in peripheral DCP-VFD. In DM-NoDR eyes, choriocapillaris-VFD, choroidal thickness, and choroidal volume increased in the central area, while VFD in the large and medium choroidal vessel layer decreased in the whole image (p < 0.05). Conclusion Retinal and choroidal changes already existed in the central and/or peripheral areas of DM-NoDR eyes. UWF-SS-OCTA, enabling the visualization of the peripheral fundus area, is a promising image technique for the early detection of fundus changes in DM-NoDR patients.
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- Qing Zhao
- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Qi Z, Si Y, Feng F, Zhu J, Yang X, Wang W, Zhang Y, Cui Y. Analysis of retinal and choroidal characteristics in patients with early diabetic retinopathy using WSS-OCTA. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1184717. [PMID: 37293481 PMCID: PMC10244727 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1184717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
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Introduction Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the most common and destructive microvascular complications of DM, and has become a major cause of irreversible visual impairment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the changes in fundus microcirculation in non-diabetic retinopathy (NDR) and mild non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) in patients with type 2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) using widefield swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (WSSOCTA), and to investigate the correlation with laboratory indices of T2DM. Methods Eighty nine, 58 and 28 eyes were included in the NDR, NPDR and Control groups, respectively, were enrolled in this study. The 12mm×12mm fundus images obtained by WSS-OCTA were divided into 9 regions (supratemporal, ST; temporal, T; inferotemporal, IT; superior, S; central macular area, C; inferior, I; supranasal, SN; nasal, N; inferonasal, IN) to evaluate changes in vessel density (VD) of the superficial capillary plexus (SCP), deep capillary plexus (DCP), choriocapillaris, and mid-large choroidal vessel (MLCV), as well as changes in inner retinal thickness (IRT), outer retinal thickness (ORT), and choroidal thickness (CT). Results: Compared with control group, MLCV VD (I, N, IN) was significantly decreased in NDR group, SCP VD (IT, C, I) and DCP VD (T, IT, I) were significantly decreased in NPDR group. In NPDR group, DCP VD (IT) was significantly decreased compared with that in NDR group. Compared with control group, CT (ST, T, IT, S, SN, IN) was significantly declined in NDR group, and IRT (ST, IT) and ORT (ST, N) were significantly increased in NPDR group. In NPDR group, IRT (ST) and ORT (T, S) were significantly increased compared with NDR group. Correlation analysis showed that age, body mass index, fasting blood glucose, fasting insulin, fasting C-peptide, and estimated glomerular filtration rate in T2DM patients were statistically correlated with retinal and choroidal thickness/VD. Discussion Structural and blood flow changes in the choroid occur before the onset of DR and precede changes in the retinal microcirculation, and MLCV thickness/VD is a more sensitive imaging biomarker for the clinical detection of DR. WSS-OCTA enables large-scale non-invasive visual screening and follow-up of the retinal and choroidal vasculature in DR patients, providing a new strategy for the prevention and monitoring of DR in patients with T2DM.
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- Zhihao Qi
- Department of Ophthalmology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Department of Nephrology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Zeng Y, Liu M, Li M, Wei D, Mao M, Liu X, Chen S, Liu Y, Chen B, Yang L, Liu S, Qiao L, Zhang R, Li J, Dong W, Zhong J. Early changes to retinal structure in patients with diabetic retinopathy as determined by ultrawide swept-source optical coherence tomography-angiography. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1143535. [PMID: 37223042 PMCID: PMC10200911 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1143535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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Purpose To investigate retinal vascular changes in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR) using the newly developed ultrawide rapid scanning swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) device. Methods This cross-sectional, observational study enrolled 24 patients (47 eyes) with DR, 45 patients (87 eyes) with diabetes mellitus (DM) without DR, and 36 control subjects (71 eyes). All subjects underwent 24 × 20 mm SS-OCTA examination. Vascular density (VD) and the thickness of the central macula (CM; 1 mm diameter) and temporal fan-shaped areas of 1-3 mm (T3), 3-6 mm (T6), 6-11 mm (T11), 11-16 mm (T16), and 16-21 mm (T21) were compared among groups. The VD and the thicknesses of the superficial vascular complex (SVC) and deep vascular complex (DVC) were analyzed separately. The predictive values of VD and thickness changes in DM and DR patients were evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results The average VDs of the SVC in the CM and the T3, T6, T11, T16, and T21 areas were significantly lower in the DR than in the control group, whereas only the average VD of the SVC in the T21 area was significantly lower in the DM group. The average VD of the DVC in the CM was significantly increased in the DR group, whereas the average VDs of the DVC in the CM and T21 area were significantly decreased in the DM group. Evaluation of the DR group showed significant increases in the thicknesses of SVC-nourishing segments in the CM and T3, T6, and T11 areas and significant increases in the thicknesses of DVC-nourishing segments in the CM and T3 and T6 areas. In contrast, none of these parameters showed significant changes in the DM group. ROC curve analysis showed that the average VD of the SVC in the CM, T3, and T21 had better ability to predict DR, with areas under the ROC curves (AUCs) of 0.8608, 0.8505, and 0.8353, respectively. The average VD of the DVC in the CM was also predictive of DR, with an AUC of 0.8407. Conclusions The newly developed ultrawide SS-OCTA device was better able to reveal early peripheral retinal vascular changes than traditional devices.
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- Yong Zeng
- Department of Ophthalmology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Jinniu Maternity and Child Health Hospital of Chengdu, Department of Child Healthcare, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Enyang District People’s Hospital of Bazhong, Bazhong, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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Ong CJT, Wong MYZ, Cheong KX, Zhao J, Teo KYC, Tan TE. Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Retinal Vascular Disorders. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13091620. [PMID: 37175011 PMCID: PMC10178415 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13091620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Traditionally, abnormalities of the retinal vasculature and perfusion in retinal vascular disorders, such as diabetic retinopathy and retinal vascular occlusions, have been visualized with dye-based fluorescein angiography (FA). Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) is a newer, alternative modality for imaging the retinal vasculature, which has some advantages over FA, such as its dye-free, non-invasive nature, and depth resolution. The depth resolution of OCTA allows for characterization of the retinal microvasculature in distinct anatomic layers, and commercial OCTA platforms also provide automated quantitative vascular and perfusion metrics. Quantitative and qualitative OCTA analysis in various retinal vascular disorders has facilitated the detection of pre-clinical vascular changes, greater understanding of known clinical signs, and the development of imaging biomarkers to prognosticate and guide treatment. With further technological improvements, such as a greater field of view and better image quality processing algorithms, it is likely that OCTA will play an integral role in the study and management of retinal vascular disorders. Artificial intelligence methods-in particular, deep learning-show promise in refining the insights to be gained from the use of OCTA in retinal vascular disorders. This review aims to summarize the current literature on this imaging modality in relation to common retinal vascular disorders.
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- Charles Jit Teng Ong
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore 168751, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore 168751, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore 168751, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore 168751, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore 168751, Singapore
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program (EYE ACP), Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore 168751, Singapore
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program (EYE ACP), Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore
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Ullah I, Hassan M, Khan KM, Sajid M, Umar M, Hassan S, Ullah A, El-Serehy HA, Charifi W, Yasmin H. Thiourea derivatives inhibit key diabetes-associated enzymes and advanced glycation end-product formation as a treatment for diabetes mellitus. IUBMB Life 2023; 75:161-180. [PMID: 36565478 DOI: 10.1002/iub.2699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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This study was designed to screen novel thiourea derivatives against different enzymes, such as α-amylase, α-glucosidase, protein tyrosine phosphatase 1 B, and advanced glycated end product (AGEs). A cytotoxicity analysis was performed using rat L6 myotubes and molecular docking analysis was performed to map the binding interactions between the active compounds and α-amylase and α-glucosidase. The data revealed the potency of five compounds, including E (1-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-3-(3,4-dimethyl phenyl) thiourea), AG (1-(2-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl)-3-(3-methoxy phenyl) thiourea), AF (1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(4-ethylphenyl) thiourea), AD (1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(4-ethylphenyl) thiourea), and AH (1-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-3-(2-iodophenyl) thiourea), showed activity against α-amylase. The corresponding percentage inhibitions were found to be 85 ± 1.9, 82 ± 0.7, 75 ± 1.2, 72 ± 0.4, and 65 ± 1.1%, respectively. These compounds were then screened using in vitro assays. Among them, AH showed the highest activity against α-glucosidase, AGEs, and PTP1B, with percentage inhibitions of 86 ± 0.4% (IC50 = 47.9 μM), 85 ± 0.7% (IC50 = 49.51 μM), and 85 ± 0.5% (IC50 = 79.74 μM), respectively. Compound AH showed an increased glucose uptake at a concentration of 100 μM. Finally, an in vivo study was conducted using a streptozotocin-induced diabetic mouse model and PTP1B expression was assessed using real-time PCR. Additionally, we examined the hypoglycemic effect of compound AH in diabetic rats compared to the standard drug glibenclamide.
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- Imran Ullah
- Department of Biochemistry, Hazara University Mansehra, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Hazara University Mansehra, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- H.E.J Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Hazara University Mansehra, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Shenzhen University General Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Health and Biological Sciecnes, Abasyn University Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Cochin Institute, University of Paris, INSERM, U1016, Paris, France
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- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Duration of Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Retinal Microvasculature Alterations Detected with Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Patients without Clinical Retinopathy. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12123020. [PMID: 36553026 PMCID: PMC9776886 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12123020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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In this study, we examined the impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) disease duration on optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) parameters in diabetic patients without diabetic retinopathy (DR). A total of 1118 eyes from 1118 DM patients without DR were divided into three groups by DM duration: 0−5 years (short cohort; n = 571), 6−10 years (medium cohort; n = 306), and >10 years (long cohort; n = 241). Ultra-widefield fundus photography and nine OCTA parameters derived from the superficial retinal capillary plexus were analyzed. Perfusion density (PD) and vessel length density (VD) were significantly decreased within the 1 mm patch in patient OCTAs from the medium cohort compared to the short cohort. Conversely, PD and VD were significantly decreased within the 6 mm patch and inner ring among the long cohort compared to the short and medium cohorts. These findings remained consistent after controlled analysis. Patients in the medium cohort had the largest FAZ area, while patients in the long cohort had the smallest FAZ area, with a statistically significant difference between the two groups. Superficial PD and VD significantly decreased among the medium and long cohorts compared to the short cohort, confirming that subclinical, progressive macular vasculature change is associated with longer DM duration. However, while FAZ area significantly increased in the medium cohort, the long cohort exhibited decreased FAZ area, suggesting the latter may possess protective factors that decrease overall risk of DR development.
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Su R, Jia Z, Fan F, Li J, Li K. Clinical Observation of Macular Vessel Density in Type 2 Diabetics with High Myopia. Ophthalmic Res 2022; 66:124-130. [PMID: 35995034 DOI: 10.1159/000526487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to compare the macular retinal vessel density (VD) of diabetics with high myopia, diabetics without high myopia, and healthy controls. METHODS This cross-sectional study recruited type 2 diabetic (T2D) people with no history of ocular treatment in our hospital. Thirty T2D people with high myopia (30 eyes) were included in group A, while 30 T2D people (30 eyes) without myopia were included in group B. Another 30 healthy volunteers (30 eyes) were included in group C. The superficial and deep capillary plexuses VD of the macula were measured in all subjects by optical coherence tomography angiography. In T2D people with high myopia, the correlation between VD in macular regions and baseline data was investigated. RESULTS (1) Overall comparison of the 3 groups: no statistically significant differences in macular central superficial vessel density (SVD) were found in the three groups (p > 0.05). There were significant differences in the temporal, superior, nasal, inferior SVD between the 3 groups (p < 0.05). There were significant differences in macular central, temporal, superior, nasal, and inferior deep vessel density (DVD) between the three groups (p < 0.05). (2) Comparison of B (no myopia, T2D group) and C (healthy control group): inferior SVD in group B was lower than that in group C (p < 0.05). Temporal, superior, nasal, and inferior DVD in group B were lower than those in group C (p < 0.05). (3) A (high myopia group, T2D) compared with B (no myopia, T2D group), A group compared with C (healthy control group): temporal, superior, nasal, inferior SVD and DVD in group A were all lower than those in group B and C (p < 0.05), DVD in group B was lower than those in group C (p < 0.05). (4) The mean SVD and DVD were not correlated with age, IOP, anterior chamber depth, corneal curvature, but they were negatively correlated with axial length and duration of diabetes in the T2D people with high myopia. CONCLUSION Myopia and diabetes are two important factors affecting macular retinal VD. Comparing with the eyes of T2D people without high myopia, the VD in macular regions shows a higher decline in the eyes of T2D people with high myopia.
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- Ruifeng Su
- Department of Ophthalmology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China,
- Department of Ophthalmology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China,
- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College, Chengde, China,
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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The impairment of the deep vascular complex in prolonged type 2 diabetes patients without clinical diabetic retinopathy. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0269182. [PMID: 35657785 PMCID: PMC9165833 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose To identify the effects of prolonged type 2 diabetes (T2DM) on the retinal microvasculature of each retinal capillary plexus in patients without clinical diabetic retinopathy (DR). Methods Subjects were divided into three groups: the control group (98 eyes), patients with T2DM < 10 years (DM group 1, 84 eyes), and patients with T2DM ≥ 10 years (DM group 2, 55 eyes). The vessel densities (VD) of the superficial and deep capillary plexus (SCP and DCP) were compared. Linear regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with the VD. Results The mean VDs of the SCP in the control group, DM group 1, and DM group 2 were 35.9 ± 4.2, 34.9 ± 3.9, and 34.6 ± 5.1, respectively (P = 0.042). The mean VDs of the DCP in the three groups were 36.1 ± 3.1, 35.9 ± 3.0, and 34.0 ± 3.3, respectively (P < 0.001). In multivariate analyses, the BCVA was a significant factor associated with both the superficial VD (B = −7.10, P = 0.019) and deep VD (B = −5.70, P = 0.039). Hypertension (B = −1.22, P = 0.021) and DM duration (B = −0.20, P < 0.001) were significant factors associated with deep VD. Conclusions T2DM patients without DR showed decreased VD in the SCP and DCP. The microvascular impairment of the DCP in patients with T2DM ≥ 10 years was in particular, more severe. Additionally, ischemia caused by hypertension and accumulated impairment of microvasculature due to prolonged T2DM would affect the DCP.
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Sung JY, Lee MW, Lim HB, Ryu CK, Yu HY, Kim JY. The Ganglion Cell-Inner Plexiform Layer Thickness/Vessel Density of Superficial Vascular Plexus Ratio According to the Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2022; 63:4. [PMID: 35653120 PMCID: PMC9172016 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.63.6.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between the gangion cell-inner plexiform layer (GC-IPL) and retinal vasculature in the context of the progression of diabetic retinopathy (DR). Methods The subjects were divided into four groups according to DR stage: normal controls (group 1), patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) without DR (group 2), patients with mild or moderate nonprogressive DR (NPDR; group 3), and patients with severe NPDR (group 4). GC-IPL thickness, vessel density of superficial vascular plexus (SVD), and the GC-IPL/SVD ratio were compared among the groups. Results A total of 556 eyes were enrolled; 288 in group 1, 140 in group 2, 76 in group 3, and 52 in group 4. The mean GC-IPL thicknesses were 83.57 ± 7.35, 82.74 ± 7.22, 81.33 ± 6.74, and 79.89 ± 9.16 μm in each group, respectively (P = 0.006). The mean SVDs were 20.40 ± 1.26, 19.70 ± 1.56, 18.86 ± 2.04, and 17.82 ± 2.04 mm−1 in each group, respectively (P < 0.001). The GC-IPL/SVD ratios were 4.11 ± 0.38, 4.22 ± 0.40, 4.36 ± 0.54, and 4.54 ± 0.55 in each group, respectively (P < 0.001). In Pearson's correlation analysis, DR stage was significantly correlated with the GC-IPL/SVD ratio (coefficient = 0.301; P < 0.001). Conclusions As the DR stage progressed, the GC-IPL thickness tended to decrease, with the macular SVD showing a significant reduction. Additionally, the impairment of retinal vasculature was more prominent than GC-IPL thinning as DR progressed, which suggests that retinal vasculature changes may precede diabetic retinal neurodegeneration.
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- Jae-Yun Sung
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Sejong, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,1.0 Eye clinic, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,1.0 Eye clinic, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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McGrath OE, Aslam TM. Use of Imaging Technology to Assess the Effect of COVID-19 on Retinal Tissues: A Systematic Review. Ophthalmol Ther 2022; 11:1017-1030. [PMID: 35488102 PMCID: PMC9053559 DOI: 10.1007/s40123-022-00509-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of COVID-19 on retinal tissues by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis of the current literature. BACKGROUND The novel coronavirus disease is not yet well understood. The orbit provides a window into the body's microvasculature, and as such, it is a non-invasive opportunity to analyse the systemic circulation in vivo. By analysing the current literature, we test the hypothesis that non-invasive imaging of the retina could provide insight into the effect of COVID-19 on the retinal microvasculature. METHODS For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we screened PubMed databases and LitCOVID19 using the search criteria: (OCTA or Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography) AND (COVID-19 or corona or SARS-CoV-2) AND (retina or fundus). Databases were searched on 11 January 2022. The primary study outcomes were studies that utilised OCTA to analyse the retina; secondary outcomes involved studies that involved other imaging modalities such as OCT, fundus photography, and fundus autofluorescence. FINDINGS The total number of studies included in this review was 32. Optical coherence tomography angiography scans show reduced central retinal vascular density, a thinner ganglion cell layer, a thicker retinal nerve fibre layer, and an enlarged foveal avascular zone. Optical coherence tomography scans demonstrate a thicker central macular thickness and other changes to the macula, ganglion cell, and inner nuclear layers. Many fundus photographs depicted cotton wool spots, microhaemorrhages, and vascular occlusions. Non-invasive imaging technology has demonstrated that COVID-19 can profoundly affect the retina. Therefore, there is a requirement for long-term follow-up of COVID-19 patients to assess whether the retinal damage caused by COVID-19 is reversible.
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- Orlaith E. McGrath
- Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester, UK
- The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester, UK
- The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Sarıgül Sezenöz A, Tortumlu G, Akkoyun I, Oto S, Haberal M. Macular Vessel Density Measurement in Pediatric Renal and Liver Transplant. EXP CLIN TRANSPLANT 2022; 20:89-95. [PMID: 35570609 DOI: 10.6002/ect.pediatricsymp2022.o31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Microcirculatory dysfunction is known to be associated with organ failure and increased mortality in transplant patients. Noninvasive monitorization of retinal structures of the eye could be a predictor for systemic microvasculature in these patients. Therefore, in this study we aimed to evaluate the retinal microvascular changes in pediatric patients who had undergone liver or renal transplant surgery, using optical coherence tomography angiography. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical records of pediatric patients who had liver or renal transplant in the past 10 years were reviewed. The macular vessel density parameters were obtained by optical coherence tomography angiography (Avanti RTVue XR). The results were compared with the age-matched, sex-matched, and spherical equivalent-matched healthy participants (control group). The IBM SPSS (version 25.0) statistics program was used for data analysis. RESULTS We included 32 eyes of 16 liver transplant patients, 20 eyes of 10 renal transplant patients, and 64 eyes of 32 healthy participants (control group). Superficial macular whole image, superficial perifoveal, and deep foveal vessel densities were found to be lower in the liver transplant group compared with the healthy control group (P = .02, P = .01, and P = .01, respectively). Superficial foveal, deep macular whole image, deep foveal, and deep perifoveal vessel densities were found to be lower in the renal transplant group compared with the healthy control group (P = .03, P = .04, P = .01, and P = .02, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Macular vessel density measurements are affected in pediatric renal and liver transplant patients. In those patients, retinal optical coherence tomography and optical coherence tomography angiography measurements may provide a noninvasive window to the microcirculation.
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- Almila Sarıgül Sezenöz
- From the Department of Ophthalmology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Yang N, Li MX, Peng XY. Effects of intensive insulin therapy on the retinal microvasculature in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a prospective observational study. BMC Ophthalmol 2022; 22:187. [PMID: 35459162 PMCID: PMC9034536 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-022-02397-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background We examined the retinal microvascular changes and associated factors in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) before and after intensive insulin therapy. Methods This prospective observational study recruited patients with T2DM and divided them into intensive insulin therapy and oral hypoglycemic agent groups. All patients enrolled in this study had diabetes without retinopathy or non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) was used in all patients before treatment and at 1, 3, and 6 months after treatment. Vessel density (VD) and thickness changes in the macular and optic disc areas were assessed. Results The study included 36 eyes in the intensive insulin therapy group and 36 in the oral hypoglycemic agent group. One month after treatment, VD in the deep capillary plexus (DCP) and peripapillary capillary VD (ppVD) were significantly decreased by intensification (P = 0.009, 0.000). At three months after treatment, decreases in VD induced by intensification were found in the superficial capillary plexus (SCP), DCP, foveal density in a 300-μm-wide region around the foveal avascular area (FD-300), and ppVD (P = 0.032, 0.000, 0.039, 0.000). Six months after treatment, decreases in VD by intensification were observed in the DCP and ppVD groups (P = 0.000, 0.000). Vessel density showed no significant change in the oral hypoglycemic agent group after treatment. The amount of DCP-VD reduction was correlated with macular thickening (r = 0.348, P = 0.038; r = 0.693, P = 0.000 and r = 0.417, P = 0.011, respectively) after intensive insulin therapy. Conclusions Insulin-intensive treatment caused a transient reduction in vessel density in the macular and optic disc areas. DCP-VD and ppVD were more susceptible at an earlier stage. Retinal microvasculature monitoring using OCTA is vital for patients with type 2 diabetes receiving intensive insulin therapy. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12886-022-02397-9.
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- Ning Yang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory, No.17 Hougou Lane, Chongnei Street, Beijing, 100005, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Quanshan District, 99 West Huaihai RdJiangsu, Xuzhou, 221002, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Quanshan District, 99 West Huaihai RdJiangsu, Xuzhou, 221002, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Laboratory, No.17 Hougou Lane, Chongnei Street, Beijing, 100005, China.
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Peng Q, Tseng RMWW, Tham YC, Cheng CY, Rim TH. Detection of Systemic Diseases From Ocular Images Using Artificial Intelligence: A Systematic Review. Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila) 2022; 11:126-139. [PMID: 35533332 DOI: 10.1097/apo.0000000000000515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Despite the huge investment in health care, there is still a lack of precise and easily accessible screening systems. With proven associations to many systemic diseases, the eye could potentially provide a credible perspective as a novel screening tool. This systematic review aims to summarize the current applications of ocular image-based artificial intelligence on the detection of systemic diseases and suggest future trends for systemic disease screening. METHODS A systematic search was conducted on September 1, 2021, using 3 databases-PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science library. Date restrictions were not imposed and search terms covering ocular images, systemic diseases, and artificial intelligence aspects were used. RESULTS Thirty-three papers were included in this systematic review. A spectrum of target diseases was observed, and this included but was not limited to cardio-cerebrovascular diseases, central nervous system diseases, renal dysfunctions, and hepatological diseases. Additionally, one- third of the papers included risk factor predictions for the respective systemic diseases. CONCLUSIONS Ocular image - based artificial intelligence possesses potential diagnostic power to screen various systemic diseases and has also demonstrated the ability to detect Alzheimer and chronic kidney diseases at early stages. Further research is needed to validate these models for real-world implementation.
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- Qingsheng Peng
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore
- Clinical and Translational Sciences Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program (Eye ACP), Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program (Eye ACP), Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program (Eye ACP), Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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Tan B, Lim NA, Tan R, Gan ATL, Chua J, Nusinovici S, Cheung CMG, Chakravarthy U, Wong TY, Schmetterer L, Tan G. Combining retinal and choroidal microvascular metrics improves discriminative power for diabetic retinopathy. Br J Ophthalmol 2022:bjophthalmol-2021-319739. [PMID: 35140059 PMCID: PMC10359699 DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2021-319739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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PURPOSE To use optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) parameters from both the retinal and choroidal microvasculature to detect the presence and severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR). METHOD This is a cross-sectional case-control study. OCTA parameters from retinal vasculature, fovea avascular zone (FAZ) and choriocapillaris were evaluated from 3×3 mm2 fovea-centred scans. Areas under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve were used to compare the discriminative power on the presence of diabetes mellitus (DM), the presence of DR and need for referral: group 1 (no DM vs DM no DR), group 2 (no DR vs any DR) and group 3 (non-proliferative DR (NPDR) vs proliferative DR (PDR)). RESULTS 35 eyes from 27 participants with no DM and 132 eyes from 75 with DM were included. DR severity was classified into three groups: no DR group (62 eyes), NPDR (51 eyes), PDR (19 eyes). All retinal vascular parameters, FAZ parameters and choriocapillaris parameters were strongly altered with DR stages (p<0.01), except for the deep plexus FAZ area (p=0.619). Choriocapillaris parameters allowed to better discriminate between no DM versus DM no DR group compared with retinal parameters (areas under the ROC curve=0.954 vs 0.821, p=0.006). A classification model including retinal and choroidal microvasculature significantly improved the discrimination between DR and no DR compared with each parameter separately (p=0.029). CONCLUSIONS Evaluating OCTA parameters from both the retinal and choroidal microvasculature in 3×3 mm scans improves the discrimination of DM and early DR.
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- Bingyao Tan
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,SERI-NTU Advanced Ocular Engineering (STANCE) Program, Singapore.,School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,SERI-NTU Advanced Ocular Engineering (STANCE) Program, Singapore.,Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.,Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.,Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciencens, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.,Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.,SERI-NTU Advanced Ocular Engineering (STANCE) Program, Singapore.,School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.,Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore.,Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.,Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore .,Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.,Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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Monteiro‐Henriques I, Rocha‐Sousa A, Barbosa‐Breda J. Optical coherence tomography angiography changes in cardiovascular systemic diseases and risk factors: A Review. Acta Ophthalmol 2022; 100:e1-e15. [PMID: 33783129 DOI: 10.1111/aos.14851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD) is the main cause of death around the world, and assessing a patient's CV risk factors (CVRF) can play a major role in its prevention. Since it has been shown that retinal vascular alterations may reflect several systemic processes such as CVRF, we conducted a systematic review in order to summarize which ocular microvasculature changes can be found using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) in patients without ocular diseases and with systemic pathologies/conditions that affect the CV system when compared to healthy subjects. We searched on online databases, namely PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane and Web of Science, and obtained additional studies through citation tracking. Case reports and review articles were excluded. A total of 47 articles were included in our review. We describe that patients with hypertension, diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, preeclampsia, coronary artery disease, carotid artery stenosis and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome have, in general, lower retinal and choroidal Vessel Density (VD) and Length (VL), as well as an increased foveal avascular zone area and perimeter. Additionally, several characteristics and/or conditions in healthy subjects, such as smoking status, hyper or hypoxia conditions, race, among others, are also related to ocular vascular changes and should be accounted for. We concluded that OCTA could be a useful tool to assess a patient's CV risk profile in a non-invasive way, possibly integrating the diagnostic and prognostic algorithms of the most prevalent CV diseases in the future.
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- Cardiovascular R&D Center Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto Porto Portugal
- Department of Ophthalmology Centro Hospitalar e Universitário São João Porto Portugal
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- Cardiovascular R&D Center Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto Porto Portugal
- Department of Ophthalmology Centro Hospitalar e Universitário São João Porto Portugal
- Research Group Ophthalmology Department of Neurosciences KULeuven Leuven Belgium
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Ong JX, Fawzi AA. Perspectives on diabetic retinopathy from advanced retinal vascular imaging. Eye (Lond) 2022; 36:319-327. [PMID: 34987198 PMCID: PMC8807653 DOI: 10.1038/s41433-021-01825-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a microvascular complication of diabetes and the most common cause of acquired vision loss in adults worldwide. DR is associated with long-term chronic hyperglycaemia and its detrimental effects on the neurovascular structure and function of the retina. Direct imaging of the retinal vasculature and staging of DR has been traditionally based on fundoscopy and fluorescein angiography, which provide only 2D views of the retina, and in the case of fluorescein angiography, requires an invasive dye injection. In contrast, advanced retinal imaging modalities like optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and adaptive optics (AO) are non-invasive and provide depth-resolved, 3D visualization of retinal vessel structure as well as blood flow. Recent studies utilizing these imaging techniques have shown promise in evaluating quantitative vascular parameters that correlate tightly to clinical DR staging, elucidating functional changes in early diabetes, and monitoring DR treatment response. In this article, we discuss and synthesize the results of advanced retinal imaging studies in DR and their implications for our clinical and pathophysiologic understanding of the disease. Based on the recent literature, we also propose a model to describe the differential changes in vascular structure and flow that have been described on advanced retinal imaging as DR progresses. Future studies of these imaging modalities in larger and more diverse populations, as well as corroboration with histological and functional studies, will be important to further our understanding of DR.
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- Janice X Ong
- Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Quantitative analysis of early retinal vascular changes in type 2 diabetic patients without clinical retinopathy by optical coherence tomography angiography. Int Ophthalmol 2022; 42:367-375. [DOI: 10.1007/s10792-022-02230-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Association of prediabetes with retinal microvasculature on swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography in the elderly. Retina 2022; 42:1130-1136. [DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000003416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Basha SS, Ramanaiah KV. Optimal Feature Selection for Diagnosing Diabetic Retinopathy Using FireFly Migration Operator-Based Monarch Butterfly Optimization. Crit Rev Biomed Eng 2022; 50:21-37. [PMID: 36374821 DOI: 10.1615/critrevbiomedeng.2022041571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In recent years, diabetic retinopathy (DR) needs to be focused with the intention of developing accurate and effective approaches by accomplishing the existing challenges in the traditional models. With this objective, this paper aims to introduce an effective diagnosis system by utilizing retinal fundus images. The implementation of this diagnosis model incorporates 4 stages like (i) preprocessing, (ii) blood vessel segmentation, (iii) feature extraction, as well as (iv) classification. Originally, the median filter as well as contrast limited adaptive histogram equalization (CLAHE) help to preprocess the image. Moreover, the Fuzzy C Mean (FCM) thresholding is applied for blood vessel segmentation, which generates stochastic clustering of pixels to obtain enhanced threshold values. Further, feature extraction is accomplished by utilizing gray-level run-length matrix (GLRM), local, and morphological transformation-based features. Furthermore, a deep learning (DL) model known as convolutional neural network (CNN) is employed for the diagnosis or classification purpose. As a main novelty, this paper introduces an optimal feature selection as well as classification model. Further, the feature selection is done optimally by FireFly Migration Operator-based Monarch Butterfly Optimization (FM-MBO) which hybridized of the monarch butterfly optimization (MBO) and fire fly (FF) algorithms as the entire adopted extracted features attain higher feature length. Moreover, the proposed FM-MBO algorithm helps for optimizing the count of CNN's convolutional neurons to further improve the performance accuracy. At the end, the enhanced outcomes of the adopted diagnostic scheme are validated via a valuable comparative examination in terms of significant performance measures.
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- S Shafiulla Basha
- Y.S.R. Engineering College of Yogi Vemana University, Korrapadu Road, Proddatur, Andhra Pradesh 516360, India
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- Y.S.R. Engineering College of Yogi Vemana University, Korrapadu Road, Proddatur, Andhra Pradesh 516360, India
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Kapti HB, Sahin AK, Ozdemir O. Evaluation of retinal and choroidal thicknesses in patients with diabetes mellitus without diabetic retinopathy: A comparative study. Niger J Clin Pract 2022; 25:1495-1500. [DOI: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_1960_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review. Biomedicines 2021; 10:biomedicines10010088. [PMID: 35052768 PMCID: PMC8773551 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10010088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of legal blindness in the working population in developed countries. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography (OCTA) has risen as an essential tool in the diagnosis and control of diabetic patients, with and without DR, allowing visualisation of the retinal and choroidal microvasculature, their qualitative and quantitative changes, the progression of vascular disease, quantification of ischaemic areas, and the detection of preclinical changes. The aim of this article is to analyse the current applications of OCTA and provide an updated overview of them in the evaluation of DR. Methods: A systematic literature search was performed in PubMed and Embase, including the keywords “OCTA” OR “OCT angiography” OR “optical coherence tomography angiography” AND “diabetes” OR “diabetes mellitus” OR “diabetic retinopathy” OR “diabetic maculopathy” OR “diabetic macular oedema” OR “diabetic macular ischaemia”. Of the 1456 studies initially identified, 107 studies were screened after duplication, and those articles that did not meet the selection criteria were removed. Finally, after looking for missing data, we included 135 studies in this review. Results: We present the common and distinctive findings in the analysed papers after the literature search including the diagnostic use of OCTA in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. We describe previous findings in retinal vascularization, including microaneurysms, foveal avascular zone (FAZ) changes in both size and morphology, changes in vascular perfusion, the appearance of retinal microvascular abnormalities or new vessels, and diabetic macular oedema (DME) and the use of deep learning technology applied to this disease. Conclusion: OCTA findings enable the diagnosis and follow-up of DM patients, including those with no detectable lesions with other devices. The evaluation of retinal and choroidal plexuses using OCTA is a fundamental tool for the diagnosis and prognosis of DR.
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Alé-Chilet A, Bernal-Morales C, Barraso M, Hernández T, Oliva C, Vinagre I, Ortega E, Figueras-Roca M, Sala-Puigdollers A, Esquinas C, Gimenez M, Esmatjes E, Adán A, Zarranz-Ventura J. Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus-Report 2: Diabetic Kidney Disease. J Clin Med 2021; 11:197. [PMID: 35011940 PMCID: PMC8745787 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11010197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study is to investigate potential associations between optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) parameters and diabetic kidney disease (DKD) categories in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) patients and controls. A complete ocular and systemic examination, including OCTA imaging tests and bloods, was performed. OCTA parameters included vessel density (VD), perfusion density (PD), foveal avascular zone area (FAZa), perimeter (FAZp) and circularity (FAZc) in the superficial vascular plexus, and DKD categories were defined according to glomerular filtration rate (GFR), albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) and KDIGO prognosis risk classifications. A total of 425 individuals (1 eye/1 patient) were included. Reduced VD and FAZc were associated with greater categories of GFR (p = 0.002, p = 0.04), ACR (p = 0.003, p = 0.005) and KDIGO risk prognosis classifications (p = 0.002, p = 0.005). FAZc was significantly reduced in greater KDIGO prognosis risk categories (low risk vs. moderate risk, 0.65 ± 0.09 vs. 0.60 ± 0.07, p < 0.05). VD and FAZc presented the best diagnostic performance in ROCs. In conclusion, OCTA parameters, such as VD and FAZc, are able to detect different GFR, ACR, and KDIGO categories in T1DM patients and controls in a non-invasive, objective quantitative way. FAZc is able to discriminate within T1DM patients those with greater DKD categories and greater risk of DKD progression.
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- Aníbal Alé-Chilet
- Institut Clínic d’Oftalmologia (ICOF), Hospital Clínic, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (A.A.-C.); (C.B.-M.); (M.B.); (T.H.); (C.O.); (M.F.-R.); (A.S.-P.); (A.A.)
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- Institut Clínic d’Oftalmologia (ICOF), Hospital Clínic, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (A.A.-C.); (C.B.-M.); (M.B.); (T.H.); (C.O.); (M.F.-R.); (A.S.-P.); (A.A.)
- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
- Medical Retina Service, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London EC1V 2PD, UK
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- Institut Clínic d’Oftalmologia (ICOF), Hospital Clínic, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (A.A.-C.); (C.B.-M.); (M.B.); (T.H.); (C.O.); (M.F.-R.); (A.S.-P.); (A.A.)
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- Institut Clínic d’Oftalmologia (ICOF), Hospital Clínic, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (A.A.-C.); (C.B.-M.); (M.B.); (T.H.); (C.O.); (M.F.-R.); (A.S.-P.); (A.A.)
- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
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- Institut Clínic d’Oftalmologia (ICOF), Hospital Clínic, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (A.A.-C.); (C.B.-M.); (M.B.); (T.H.); (C.O.); (M.F.-R.); (A.S.-P.); (A.A.)
- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
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- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
- Diabetes Unit, Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Institut Clínic de Malalties Digestives i Metabòliques (ICMDM), Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
- Diabetes Unit, Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Institut Clínic de Malalties Digestives i Metabòliques (ICMDM), Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de la Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Clínic d’Oftalmologia (ICOF), Hospital Clínic, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (A.A.-C.); (C.B.-M.); (M.B.); (T.H.); (C.O.); (M.F.-R.); (A.S.-P.); (A.A.)
- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
- Diabetes Unit, Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Clínic d’Oftalmologia (ICOF), Hospital Clínic, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (A.A.-C.); (C.B.-M.); (M.B.); (T.H.); (C.O.); (M.F.-R.); (A.S.-P.); (A.A.)
- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
- Diabetes Unit, Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Respiratory Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, 08035 Barcelona, Spain;
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- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
- Diabetes Unit, Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Institut Clínic de Malalties Digestives i Metabòliques (ICMDM), Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
- Diabetes Unit, Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Institut Clínic de Malalties Digestives i Metabòliques (ICMDM), Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Clínic d’Oftalmologia (ICOF), Hospital Clínic, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (A.A.-C.); (C.B.-M.); (M.B.); (T.H.); (C.O.); (M.F.-R.); (A.S.-P.); (A.A.)
- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
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- Institut Clínic d’Oftalmologia (ICOF), Hospital Clínic, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (A.A.-C.); (C.B.-M.); (M.B.); (T.H.); (C.O.); (M.F.-R.); (A.S.-P.); (A.A.)
- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
- Diabetes Unit, Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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Palma F, Camacho P. The role of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography to detect early microvascular changes in Diabetic Retinopathy: a systematic review. J Diabetes Metab Disord 2021; 20:1957-1974. [PMID: 34900835 PMCID: PMC8630307 DOI: 10.1007/s40200-021-00886-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate quantitative parafoveal microvascular changes using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) by comparing the area of foveal avascular zone (FAZ) and vessel density (VD) between nondiabetic controls and patients with different levels of Diabetic Retinopathy (DR). METHODS A systematic review was performed according to the recommendations of the "Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions" and reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. Three electronic databases including PubMed, Web of Science and Cochrane Library were systematically retrieved by using key terms with Boolean operators. The data extracted from each study included: first author, year of publication, study design, sample size and participant characteristics (mean age, type of diabetes mellitus and mean duration of diabetic disease). Outcome variables included: VD and area of FAZ, in superficial and deep capillary plexuses of parafovea. RESULTS 355 articles were identified from our search of databases and 10 studies were included in this systematic review. Patients with diabetes with or without clinical signs of DR have a significantly enlarged area of FAZ and decreased parafoveal VD compared to healthy controls, as well as an association between these microvascular changes and worsening DR. CONCLUSION OCTA can provide valuable information about early and subtle microvascular changes of parafoveal capillary plexuses in patients with diabetes and can identify preclinical DR before the manifestation of clinically apparent retinopathy. The non-invasive nature of OCTA allows routine imaging of the retinal vasculature, so this approach may be a promising tool for screening programmes of DR.
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- Filipa Palma
- ESTeSL- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- H&TRC- Health & Technology Research Center, ESTeSL- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Wu H, Sugano Y, Itagaki K, Kasai A, Shintake H, Sekiryu T. The characteristics of choriocapillaris flow void in the unilateral polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy fellow eyes. Sci Rep 2021; 11:23059. [PMID: 34845281 PMCID: PMC8629998 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02377-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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To evaluate the morphological characteristics of flow void (FV) in the fellow eyes of the unilateral polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). Fifty PCV fellow eyes (PCVF) and 31 age-matched normal ocular circulation controls were recruited in this retrospective study. The number of FV was analyzed according to the size in a centered 5 × 5 mm swept source optical coherence tomography angiography scans. We used indocyanine green angiography images to determine whether choroidal vascular hyperpermeability (CVH) has occurred. For the PCVF, the prevalence rate of CVH was 70% (35 of 50) The number of FVs was significantly lower in 400-25,000 μm2 (P = 0.005), 400-500 μm2 (P = 0.001), 525-625 μm2 (P = 0.001) and 650-750 μm2 (P = 0.018). compared to the controls. And showed no difference in size from 775 to 1125 μm2 between the two groups. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of PCVF with CVH and controls was 0.94 (95% CI 0.88-1.00) (P < 0.001). We found that the number of small FVs was significantly lower in the PCV fellow eyes than that in the eyes with control group.
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- Huajui Wu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikariga-oka, Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikariga-oka, Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikariga-oka, Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikariga-oka, Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikariga-oka, Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikariga-oka, Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan.
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Arias JD, Arango FJ, Parra MM, Sánchez-Ávila RM, Parra-Serrano GA, Hoyos AT, Granados SJ, Viteri EJ, Gaibor-Santos I, Perez Y. Early microvascular changes in patients with prediabetes evaluated by optical coherence tomography angiography. Ther Adv Ophthalmol 2021; 13:25158414211047020. [PMID: 34708184 PMCID: PMC8543708 DOI: 10.1177/25158414211047020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Timely detection of early microvascular changes in patients with prediabetes
could help reduce the likelihood of progression of diabetes-related retinal
complications. Aim: To determine early microvascular changes in patients with prediabetes using
optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A). Methods: In this single-center retrospective case-control study, macular OCT-A images
of superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP) were
analyzed in non-diabetic controls, and prediabetic and diabetic subjects. A
quantitative analysis was performed using ImageJ software of the foveal
avascular zone (FAZ) area, acircularity index (AI), perfusion density (PD),
and vascular length density (VLD). Results: A total of 94 eyes of 53 patients were included in this study. The global
mean age was 57.7 years, 39.6% men and 60.4% women. In SCP, the mean PD was
0.283 ± 0.15, 0.186 ± 0.720, and 0.186 ± 0.07 in non-diabetic controls, and
prediabetic and diabetic groups, respectively. The mean VLD was
8.728 ± 3.425 in non-diabetic controls, 6.147 ± 1.399 in prediabetic group,
and 6.292 ± 1.997 in patients with diabetes. The comparison of prediabetic
patients and controls shows statistical differences between PD and VLD in
both plexus SCP (p = 0.002 and p = 0.001,
respectively) and DCP (p = 0.005 and
p = 0.002, respectively). The mean area of FAZ in patients
with diabetes and normal individuals was 0.281 and 0.196 mm2,
respectively (p < 0.001). AI was higher in the control
group (0.87 ± 0.14) and prediabetic group (0.80 ± 0.17) compared to diabetic
patients (0.64 ± 0.19). There were no differences in FAZ area and AI between
prediabetic and non-diabetic controls. Conclusion: PD and VLD demonstrated to be early microvascular changes in prediabetic
patients evaluated by OCT-A. No alterations of FAZ were evidenced in this
group.
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- Juan D Arias
- Foscal Internacional clinic, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), Floridablanca, Colombia
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- Fellow of Retina and Vitreous, Foscal Internacional clinic, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), Cr 29 n° 16-23, Molinos Bajos, Floridablanca 681004, Colombia
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- Ophthalmological Research Foundation, Fernández-vega University Institute, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Foscal Internacional clinic, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), Floridablanca, Colombia
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- Foscal Internacional clinic, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), Floridablanca, Colombia
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- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali, Cali, Colombia
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Lee MW, Koo HM, Lee WH, Park JH, Lee YH, Kim JY. Impacts of Systemic Hypertension on the Macular Microvasculature in Diabetic Patients Without Clinical Diabetic Retinopathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2021; 62:21. [PMID: 34546323 PMCID: PMC8458987 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.62.12.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Purpose To identify the impact of hypertension (HTN) on macular microvasculature in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients without clinical diabetic retinopathy. Methods In this retrospective cross-sectional study, subjects were divided into three groups: controls (control group), patients with T2DM (DM group), and patients with both T2DM and HTN (DM + HTN group). The vessel length density (VD) was compared among the groups. Linear regression analyses were performed to identify factors associated with VD. Results The VD in the control, DM, and DM + HTN groups was 20.43 ± 1.16, 19.50 ± 1.45, and 18.19 ± 2.06 mm−1, respectively (P < 0.001). The best-corrected visual acuity (B = −9.30; P = 0.002), duration of T2DM (B = −0.04; P = 0.020), HTN (B = −0.51; P = 0.016), signal strength (B = 1.12; P < 0.001), and ganglion cell–inner plexiform layer thickness (B = 0.06; P < 0.001) were significant factors affecting VD in patients with T2DM. Additionally, the hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) (B = −0.49; P = 0.016) was significantly associated with VD in patients with both T2DM and HTN. Conclusions Patients with T2DM had impaired macular microvasculature, and patients with T2DM with HTN exhibited greater impairment of the microvasculature than did patients with T2DM only. Additionally, physicians should be aware that the macular microvasculature would be more vulnerable to hyperglycemic damage under ischemic conditions by HTN.
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- Min-Woo Lee
- Department of Ophthalmology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Russell JF, Han IC. Toward a New Staging System for Diabetic Retinopathy Using Wide Field Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography. Curr Diab Rep 2021; 21:28. [PMID: 34448072 DOI: 10.1007/s11892-021-01401-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW For over 50 years, diabetic retinopathy (DR) has been classified by pathologic features seen on clinical examination and conventional retinal photographs. However, newer technology such as optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) now enables rapid acquisition of retinal structural and vascular information in a reliable, non-invasive, high-resolution fashion. Here, we highlight recent studies that have explored wide field swept-source OCTA (WF SS-OCTA) for the diagnosis and management of DR. RECENT FINDINGS Multiple studies have demonstrated the utility of WF SS-OCTA for detection of all clinically relevant features of DR. An updated DR staging system is proposed that leverages the advantages of WF SS-OCTA, including the ability to correlate detailed vascular and structural pathology over time with longitudinal imaging. WF SS-OCTA has tremendous potential for evaluating patients with DR. A new WF SS-OCTA-based staging system may be useful in routine clinical practice and for clinical trials.
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- Jonathan F Russell
- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
- Institute for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, PFP 11196K, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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- Institute for Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Drive, PFP 11196K, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
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Bernal-Morales C, Alé-Chilet A, Martín-Pinardel R, Barraso M, Hernández T, Oliva C, Vinagre I, Ortega E, Figueras-Roca M, Sala-Puigdollers A, Gimenez M, Esmatjes E, Adán A, Zarranz-Ventura J. Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Report 4: Glycated Haemoglobin. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:1537. [PMID: 34573883 PMCID: PMC8472643 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11091537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate specifically the relationship between glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels and retinal optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) parameters in type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DM). A total of 478 type 1 DM patients and 115 controls were included in a prospective OCTA trial (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03422965). Subgroup analysis was performed for controls, no diabetic retinopathy (DM-no DR) and DR patients (DM-DR), and HbA1c levels. OCT and OCTA measurements were compared with HbA1c levels (current and previous 5 years). DM-no DR patients with HbA1c levels >7.5% showed lower VD than DM-DR and controls (20.16 vs. 20.22 vs. 20.71, p < 0.05), and showed a significant correlation between HbA1c levels and FAZc (p = 0.04), after adjusting for age, gender, signal strength index, axial length, and DM disease duration. DM-DR patients with HbA1c > 7.5% presented greater CRT than DM-no DR and controls (270.8 vs. 260 vs. 251.1, p < 0.05) and showed a significant correlation between HbA1c and CRT (p = 0.03). In conclusion, greater levels of HbA1c are associated with OCTA changes in DM-no DR patients, and with structural OCT changes in DM-DR patients. The combination of OCTA and OCT measurements and HbA1c levels may be helpful to identify patients at risk of progression to greater stages of the diabetic microvascular disease.
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- Carolina Bernal-Morales
- Institut Clínic d’Oftalmologia (ICOF), Hospital Clínic, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (C.B.-M.); (A.A.-C.); (M.B.); (T.H.); (C.O.); (M.F.-R.); (A.S.-P.); (A.A.)
- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (R.M.-P.); (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
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- Institut Clínic d’Oftalmologia (ICOF), Hospital Clínic, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (C.B.-M.); (A.A.-C.); (M.B.); (T.H.); (C.O.); (M.F.-R.); (A.S.-P.); (A.A.)
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- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (R.M.-P.); (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
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- Institut Clínic d’Oftalmologia (ICOF), Hospital Clínic, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (C.B.-M.); (A.A.-C.); (M.B.); (T.H.); (C.O.); (M.F.-R.); (A.S.-P.); (A.A.)
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- Institut Clínic d’Oftalmologia (ICOF), Hospital Clínic, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (C.B.-M.); (A.A.-C.); (M.B.); (T.H.); (C.O.); (M.F.-R.); (A.S.-P.); (A.A.)
- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (R.M.-P.); (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
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- Institut Clínic d’Oftalmologia (ICOF), Hospital Clínic, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (C.B.-M.); (A.A.-C.); (M.B.); (T.H.); (C.O.); (M.F.-R.); (A.S.-P.); (A.A.)
- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (R.M.-P.); (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
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- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (R.M.-P.); (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
- Institut Clínic de Malalties Digestives i Metabòliques (ICMDM), Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Diabetes Unit, Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (R.M.-P.); (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
- Institut Clínic de Malalties Digestives i Metabòliques (ICMDM), Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Diabetes Unit, Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de la Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Clínic d’Oftalmologia (ICOF), Hospital Clínic, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (C.B.-M.); (A.A.-C.); (M.B.); (T.H.); (C.O.); (M.F.-R.); (A.S.-P.); (A.A.)
- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (R.M.-P.); (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
- Diabetes Unit, Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Clínic d’Oftalmologia (ICOF), Hospital Clínic, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (C.B.-M.); (A.A.-C.); (M.B.); (T.H.); (C.O.); (M.F.-R.); (A.S.-P.); (A.A.)
- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (R.M.-P.); (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
- Diabetes Unit, Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (R.M.-P.); (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
- Institut Clínic de Malalties Digestives i Metabòliques (ICMDM), Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Diabetes Unit, Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (R.M.-P.); (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
- Institut Clínic de Malalties Digestives i Metabòliques (ICMDM), Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Diabetes Unit, Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut Clínic d’Oftalmologia (ICOF), Hospital Clínic, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (C.B.-M.); (A.A.-C.); (M.B.); (T.H.); (C.O.); (M.F.-R.); (A.S.-P.); (A.A.)
- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (R.M.-P.); (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
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- Institut Clínic d’Oftalmologia (ICOF), Hospital Clínic, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; (C.B.-M.); (A.A.-C.); (M.B.); (T.H.); (C.O.); (M.F.-R.); (A.S.-P.); (A.A.)
- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), 08036 Barcelona, Spain; (R.M.-P.); (I.V.); (E.O.); (M.G.); (E.E.)
- Diabetes Unit, Hospital Clínic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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Stulova AN, Semenova NS, Zheleznyakova AV, Akopyan VS, Lipatov DV. OCTA and Functional Signs of Preclinical Retinopathy in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2021; 52:S30-S34. [PMID: 34310241 DOI: 10.3928/23258160-20210518-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE There is an emerging role for optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in detecting microvasculature changes in diabetic retinopathy (DR). This study aimed to investigate visual functions and OCTA parameters of retinal and choriocapillaris (CC) flow in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) without apparent DR. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients and age-matched healthy volunteers were enrolled. All participants underwent low-luminance visual acuity assessment, OCT, and OCTA. Assessed OCTA parameters included foveal avascular zone area, acircularity index, vessel density (VD), skeletonized density, and CC flow deficits. RESULTS Low-luminance deficit (LLD) was significantly higher in patients with diabetes mellitus and correlated with skeletonized density and VD in the superficial vascular plexus (SVP). In the T1DM group, vessel density and skeletonized density were reduced in the SVP and deep capillary plexus. Flow deficits density and the mean size of the flow deficits were increased in patients with T1DM. CONCLUSION Functional and microvasculature changes were observed at the preclinical stage of DR. Correlation of LLD and OCTA parameters can be a sign of early neurovascular impairment. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2021;52:S30-S34.].
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Zhou W, Yang J, Wang Q, Wang Y, Yan Y, Wu S, Chen S, Wei W. Systemic Stressors and Retinal Microvascular Alterations in People Without Diabetes: The Kailuan Eye Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2021; 62:20. [PMID: 33595612 PMCID: PMC7900855 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.62.2.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine systemic stressors, including fasting plasma glucose (FPG), and other major atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk factors of the retinal microvasculature in people without diabetes. Methods The Kailuan Eye Study enrolled applicants from the community-based longitudinal Kailuan Study. Applicants underwent optical coherence tomographic angiography (OCTA) and systemic examinations. Both the macula and optic disc were screened, whereas superficial capillary plexus (SCP), deep capillary plexus (DCP), foveal vessel density in the 300 µm ring (FD-300), and radial peripapillary capillaries (RPCs) density were measured in the study. Results This study included 353 eligible applicants (mean age = 49.86 ± 11.41 years; 47% men; FPG =5.32 ± 1.19 mmol/L). Lower DCP density was associated with elder age (P = 0.001), male gender (P < 0.001), and higher FPG (P = 0.008). Male gender (P < 0.001), axial length (P < 0.001), and FPG (P = 0.029) were inversely associated with RPC density. Meanwhile, a higher FPG concentration was significantly correlated with lower DCP density (P = 0.006) and higher intraocular pressure (P = 0.006), after adjusting mean arterial blood pressure (P = 0.001) and sex (P = 0.042). Conclusions DCP density showed a significantly negative correlation with FPG concentration in people without diabetes. These data suggest hyperglycemia could cause early retinal capillary alterations in patients without clinical signs of retinopathy and indicate the potential clinical applications of routine OCTA may be beneficial to screen for subclinical microvasculature and monitor patients with high risks of ASCVD.
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- Wenjia Zhou
- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Lab, Beijing Key Laboratory of Intraocular Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Lab, Beijing Key Laboratory of Intraocular Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Lab, Beijing Key Laboratory of Intraocular Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University; Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Lab, Beijing Key Laboratory of Intraocular Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan, China
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- Health Care Center, Kailuan Group, Tangshan, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Science Key Lab, Beijing Key Laboratory of Intraocular Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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