ArticleInternational ophthalmology2020
Efficacy of navigated focal laser photocoagulation in diabetic macular edema planned with en face optical coherence tomography versus fluorescein angiography.
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- Detection of microaneurysms causing macular edema associated with branch retinal vein occlusion using optical coherence tomography and optical coherence tomography angiography and the effect of focal photocoagulation.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Article
- Therapeutic approaches to diabetic macular edema assessed using optical coherence tomography and optical coherence tomography angiography.International journal of ophthalmology · 2026Review
- The Role of Laser Photocoagulation in Treating Diabetic Macular Edema in the Era of Intravitreal Drug Administration: A Descriptive Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
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Abstract
aimTo analyze the efficacy of navigated focal laser photocoagulation (FLP) of microaneurysms in diabetic macular edema (DME) planned using en face optical coherence tomography (OCT) as against fluorescein angiography (FA).
methodsTwenty-six eyes of 21 DME patients (12 males, 9 females, 69.5 ± 12.3 years) with mean BCVA of 0.52 ± 0.44 LogMAR were included. En face OCT images of deep capillary plexus slab and FA images were used to plan FLP targeting of leaky microaneurysms. The primary outcome measures were central retinal thickness (CRT) and macular volume. The secondary outcome measure was best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA).
resultsThe difference in the change of CRT and macular volume between en face OCT and FA-planned FLP after 1 month and at the end of follow-up was not statistically significant (p > 0.05), except for a higher CRT reduction in the en face OCT-planning group (p = 0.007) at the end of mean follow-up of 2.6 ± 0.9 months. There was no difference in BCVA change between the two planning options (p = 0.42).
conclusionEn face OCT is a non-inferior alternative for FA in the planning of navigated FLP of microaneurysms in DME.
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