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ArticleJournal of diabetes research2020

Quantitative Analysis of Retinal Microvascular Perfusion and Novel Biomarkers of the Treatment Response in Diabetic Macular Edema.

Young Gun Park, Young-Hoon Park

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Article in Journal of diabetes research, 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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Young Gun ParkDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Young-Hoon ParkCatholic Institute for Visual Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9978-6215
The Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital · KR

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Abstract

purposeWe aimed to assess the changes of retinal microvascular parameters using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) between diabetes macular edema (DME) and controls. We assessed the changes between the baseline microvascular parameters and final treatment response in patients with DME, initially treated with intravitreal dexamethasone (DEX) implant followed by antivascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections on an as-needed basis.

methodsThis retrospective study included 90 DME patients and 24 healthy control subjects. All subjects had their best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central macular thickness (CMT) measured at baseline and after 12 months. Vessel density (VD) in the superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP) and the deep/superficial flow ratio at baseline were analyzed. A subgroup analysis was used to compare the treatment response. A poor-response group was defined by five or more retreatments at 12 months.

resultsBCVA and CMT showed a significant improvement at 12 months (all

conclusionDME correlated with significant retinal microvascular impairment in the DCP. A decreased DCP/SCP flow ratio was observed in patients with DME that exhibited a poor treatment response. Retinal microvascular parameters could predict the treatment response in DME and help optimize clinical outcomes.

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PMCPMC7685832
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