ArticleInternational ophthalmology2018
Microvascular changes after vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling: an optical coherence tomography angiography study.
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- Ocular Blood Flow Changes Impact Visual Acuity Gain after Surgical Treatment for Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- A study analyzing macular microvasculature features after vitrectomy using OCT angiography in patients with idiopathic macular epiretinal membrane.BMC ophthalmology · 2020Article
- Evaluation of primary internal limiting membrane peeling in cases with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2020Article
- Comparison of vascular parameters between normal cynomolgus macaques and healthy humans by optical coherence tomography angiography.BMC ophthalmology · 2019Article
- Reduced perfusion density of superficial retinal capillary plexus after intravitreal ocriplasmin injection for idiopathic vitreomacular traction.BMC ophthalmology · 2019Article
- Macular microvasculature features before and after vitrectomy in idiopathic macular epiretinal membrane: an OCT angiography analysis.Eye (London, England) · 2019Article
- Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Vitreomacular Traction Syndrome.Journal of vitreoretinal diseasesArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate superficial capillary plexus (SCP) changes occurring after internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling for the treatment of idiopathic epiretinal membrane (ERM).
methodsA total of 15 eyes of 15 patients affected by idiopathic ERM (eight males and seven females; mean age 59.8 ± 9.6 years) were enrolled in the study. Patients were treated with pars plana vitrectomy followed by ERM and ILM peeling. Subjects were evaluated at baseline and at the week-1 and month-1 follow-up visits. At each visit, patients were evaluated with a complete ophthalmologic evaluation, which included imaging with optical coherence tomography angiography.
resultsOverall, the SCP vessel density was 43.0 ± 3.0% at baseline and was stable throughout the follow-up (40.0 ± 4.0% at week-1 and 41.0 ± 4.0% at month-1 follow-up visits; p = 0.087 and p = 0.426, respectively). Nevertheless, the SCP vessel density was reduced at week-1 visit in both the superior and inferior sectors. In these sectors, the superficial vessel density was still reduced at the month-1 follow-up visit.
conclusionsWe observed a reduction in the SCP vessel density occurring after pars plana vitrectomy with ILM peeling. The reduction is referred to those areas where other changes (e.g., swelling of the arcuate nerve fiber layer) have been already described. In theory, superficial vessel density modifications may be due to the direct surgical trauma to the inner retina, where the superficial plexus is contained, during the ILM grasping.
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