ArticleBioMed research international2015
Relationship between Outer Retinal Layers Thickness and Visual Acuity in Diabetic Macular Edema.
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- Heritability of Inner Retinal Layer and Outer Retinal Layer Thickness: The Healthy Twin Study.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Optical Coherence Tomography Biomarkers of the Outer Blood-Retina Barrier in Patients with Diabetic Macular Oedema.Journal of diabetes research · 2020Observational
- Quantitative Assessment of Outer Retinal Layer and Photoreceptor Outer Segment Layer and Their Relation to Visual Acuity in Diabetic Macular Edema.Journal of ophthalmology · 2019Article
- Diabetic macular edema: Evidence-based management.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2018Review
- The thickness and volume of the choroid, outer retinal layers and retinal pigment epithelium layer changes in patients with diabetic retinopathy.International journal of ophthalmology · 2018Article
- En face Integrated Central Avascular Zone (EFICAZ): a noninvasive tool for correlating morphological and functional damage in central diabetic macular edema.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2017Article
- Correlation between outer retinal layer thickness and cone density in patients with resolved central serous chorioretinopathy.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2016Article
- Correlation of Change in Macular Thickness With Change in Visual Acuity in Diabetic Macular Edema: Post Hoc Analysis of VISTA and VIVID Trials.Journal of vitreoretinal diseasesArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate the correlation of outer retinal layers (ORL) thickness and visual acuity (VA) in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME).
methodsConsecutive DME patients seen at the Retina Clinic of The University of Hong Kong were recruited for OCT assessment. The ORL thickness was defined as the distance between external limiting membrane (ELM) and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) at the foveal center. The correlation between total retinal thickness, ORL thickness, and vision was calculated.
results78 patients with DME were recruited. The mean age was 58.1 years (±11.5 years) and their mean visual acuity measured with Snellen chart was 0.51 (±0.18). The correlation coefficient between total retinal thickness and visual acuity was 0.34 (P < 0.001) whereas the correlation coefficient was 0.65 between ORL thickness and visual acuity (P < 0.001).
conclusionORL thickness correlates better with vision than the total retinal thickness. It is a novel OCT parameter in the assessment of DME. Moreover, it could be a potential long term visual prognostic factor for patients with DME.
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