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ArticleInternational ophthalmology2022

Evaluation of macular vascular density and foveal avascular zone changes by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) after intravitreal dexamethasone implant in diabetic macular edema resistant to Anti-VEGF treatment.

Ali Ceylan, Mehmet Erkan Dogan, Ali Demircan, Yusuf Akar

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Ali CeylanDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Health Sciences, Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, 34480, Istanbul, Turkey. aliceylanmd@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2338-4214
Mehmet Erkan DoganDepartment of Ophthalmology, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Antalya, Turkey.
Ali DemircanDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Health Sciences, Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, 34480, Istanbul, Turkey.
Yusuf AkarDepartment of Ophthalmology, Akdeniz University Medical Faculty, Antalya, Turkey.
Akdeniz University · TRSağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi · TR

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purposeAnalysis of foveal avascular zone (FAZ) width and vascular density (VD) changes before and after intravitreal dexamethasone implant (IDI) treatment in diabetic macular edema (DME) patients resistant to anti-VEGF treatment.

methodsIn this retrospective study, patients who were regularly treated with at least 5 doses of intravitreal Anti-VEGF (bevacizumab, ranibizumab or aflibercept) for DME and whose DME continued were considered resistant to Anti-VEGF and were treated with IDI for the first time. Thirty-four eyes of 34 patients were included in the study. FAZ and VD values of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) scans at 0, 1 and 3 months were examined.

resultsIn OCT-A measurements, the pre-IDI superficial plexus FAZ (SFAZ) area (0.350 ± 0.120 mm

conclusionThe study showed that IDI caused a significant decrease in the FAZ area without any change in VD in patients with DME resistant to the anti-VEGF agents. IDI might be related to a decrease in the macular ischemia secondary to diabetic retinopathy.

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Diabetes MellitusDiabetic RetinopathyMacular EdemaAngiogenesis InhibitorsBevacizumabDexamethasoneFluorescein AngiographyHumansMicrovascular DensityRanibizumabRetinal VesselsRetrospective StudiesTomography, Optical CoherenceAngiogenesis InhibitorsBevacizumabDexamethasoneRanibizumabDexamethasoneDiabetic macular edemaFoveal avascular zoneOptic coherence tomography angiographyVascular density

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