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ArticleTranslational vision science & technology2020

A Custom-Made Semiautomatic Analysis of Retinal Nonperfusion Areas After Dexamethasone for Diabetic Macular Edema.

Lisa Toto, Rossella D'Aloisio, Antonio Maria Chiarelli, Luca Di Antonio, Federica Evangelista, Giada D'Onofrio, Arcangelo Merla, Mariacristina Parravano, Guido Di Marzio, Rodolfo Mastropasqua

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Article in Translational vision science & technology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lisa TotoOphthalmology Clinic, Department of Medicine and Science of Ageing, University G. D'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Italy.
Rossella D'AloisioOphthalmology Clinic, Department of Medicine and Science of Ageing, University G. D'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Italy.
Antonio Maria ChiarelliDepartment of Neuroscience, Imaging, and Clinical Sciences, University G. D'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Italy.
Luca Di AntonioOphthalmology Clinic, Department of Medicine and Science of Ageing, University G. D'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Italy.
Federica EvangelistaOphthalmology Clinic, Department of Medicine and Science of Ageing, University G. D'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Italy.
Giada D'OnofrioOphthalmology Clinic, Department of Medicine and Science of Ageing, University G. D'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Italy.
Arcangelo MerlaDepartment of Neuroscience, Imaging, and Clinical Sciences, University G. D'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Italy.
Mariacristina ParravanoIRCCS - Fondazione Bietti, Rome, via Livenza 3, 00198, Italy.
Guido Di MarzioOphthalmology Clinic, Department of Medicine and Science of Ageing, University G. D'Annunzio Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, via dei Vestini 31, 66100, Italy.
Rodolfo MastropasquaInstitute of Ophthalmology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Via del Pozzo 71, 41125, Italy.
University of Chieti-Pescara · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITUniversity of Modena and Reggio Emilia · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the changes of retinal capillary nonperfusion areas and retinal capillary vessel density of the superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus in patients with diabetes with diabetic macular edema treated with an intravitreal dexamethasone implant (IDI). Methods: We enrolled 28 patients with diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema candidates to IDI. All patients underwent widefield optical coherence tomography angiography with PLEX Elite 9000 device with 15 × 9 mm scans centered on the foveal center at baseline, 1 month, 2 months, and 4 months after IDI. In all the patients, the variation of the retinal capillary nonperfusion areas and of the retinal vessel density of the SCP and deep capillary plexus were calculated using an automatic software written in Matlab (MathWorks, Natick, MA). Results: During follow-up, SCP showed a statistically significant reduction of ischemic areas at 1 month after IDI ( Conclusions: Widefield optical coherence tomography angiography showed a decrease in retinal capillary nonperfusion areas after dexamethasone implant suggesting a possible drug-related reperfusion of retinal capillaries particularly evident in the early period. Translational Relevance: A custom-made automatic analysis of retinal nonperfusion areas may allow a better and precise evaluation of ischemic changes after intravitreal therapy.

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Diabetes MellitusDiabetic RetinopathyMacular EdemaDexamethasoneHumansRetinal VesselsTomography, Optical CoherenceDexamethasonediabetic macular edemaintravitreal dexamethasone implantretinal nonperfusion areaswidefield OCT angiography

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