ArticleMiddle East African journal of ophthalmology
Assessment of Macular Pigment Optical Density Using Fundus Reflectometry in Diabetic Patients.
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- Macular pigment optical density and measurement technology based on artificial intelligence: a narrative review.International journal of ophthalmology · 2025Review
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- Macular pigment optical density of hyperopic anisometropic amblyopic patients measured by fundus reflectometry.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeDiabetic retinopathy (DR) is a major cause of visual disability and may be associated with reduction in macular pigment (MP) density and insufficient data are available. We present MP optical density (MPOD) measured by fundus reflectometry in eyes with and without early and moderate DR. SUBJECTS AND
methodsThis was a cross-sectional study conducted in the year 2014-2015. Participants were divided into three groups: the normal individuals without diabetes constituted Group I, while diabetic patients without DR and the patients with mild-to-moderate DR constituted Group II and Group III, respectively. MPOD and maximum optical density (Max OD) were measured using a Visucam 500 fundus camera (Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Jena, Germany).
resultsFifty diabetic patients without DR, 50 with mild and moderate DR, and 50 healthy individuals underwent MPOD and Max OD measurements. The mean pigment density was the same in all the three groups (0.12). HbA1c levels were inversely correlated with MPOD (
conclusionsThe mean pigment density assessed by fundus reflectometry was 0.12 in each of the three groups studied. Higher HbA1c levels in diabetic patients correlated with decreased MPOD and Max OD. Better glycemic control may influence macular health in diabetic patients.
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