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ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2016

Diabetic retinal pigment epitheliopathy: fundus autofluorescence and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography findings.

Eui Chun Kang, Yuri Seo, Suk Ho Byeon

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Article in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Fundus Autofluorescence in Diabetic Retinopathy.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024
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  6. Reply to a letter to the editor: Diabetic Retinal Pigment Epitheliopathy: Fundus Autofluorescence and Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Findings.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eui Chun KangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Institute of Vision Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722, Korea.
Yuri SeoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Institute of Vision Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722, Korea.
Suk Ho ByeonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Institute of Vision Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-Gu, Seoul, 03722, Korea. Shbyeon@gmail.com.
Yonsei University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo describe the characteristics of an unfamiliar disease entity, diabetic retinal pigment epitheliopathy (DRPE), using fundus autofluorescence (FAF) and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).

methodsThis retrospective study included 17 eyes from 10 proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) patients with granular hypo-autofluorescence and/or variable hyper-autofluorescence on FAF (DRPE group) and 17 eyes from 10 age- and sex-matched PDR patients without abnormal autofluorescence (PDR group). Eyes with diabetic macular edema were excluded. Visual acuity (VA), retinal thickness (RT), and choroidal thickness (CT) were compared between the groups.

resultsEyes in the DRPE group had worse logMAR VA than eyes in the PDR group (0.369 ± 0.266 vs. 0.185 ± 0.119; P = 0.026). The thickness of the retinal pigment epithelium plus the inner segment/outer segment of the photoreceptors was reduced to a greater degree in the DRPE group than the PDR group (P < 0.001). Moreover, the thickness of the outer nuclear layer plus the outer plexiform layer was thinner in the DRPE group than in the PDR (P = 0.013). However, the thickness of the inner retina showed no differences between the two groups. CT was significantly thicker in the DRPE group than in the PDR group (329.00 ± 33.76 vs. 225.62 ± 37.47 μm; P < 0.001).

conclusionsEyes with DRPE showed reduced VA, a thinner outer retina, and thicker choroid in comparison with eyes with PDR. Alterations of autofluorescence on FAF and changes in the outer retinal thickness and CT on SD-OCT can be helpful for differentiating DRPE in patients with PDR.

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Optical ImagingTomography, Optical CoherenceAdultAgedChoroidDiabetic RetinopathyFemaleFundus OculiHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetinaRetinal Pigment EpitheliumRetrospective StudiesVisual AcuityDiabetic retinal pigment epitheliopathyFundus autofluorescenceProliferative diabetic retinopathySpectral-domain optical coherence tomography

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