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ArticleOphthalmology. Retina2023

Macular Perfusion Deficits on OCT Angiography Correlate with Nonperfusion on Ultrawide-field Fluorescein Angiography in Diabetic Retinopathy.

Nicole L Decker, Brandon V Duffy, Ghazi O Boughanem, Hisashi Fukuyama, Daniela Castellanos Canales, Peter L Nesper, Manjot K Gill, Amani A Fawzi

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Article in Ophthalmology. Retina, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nicole L DeckerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Brandon V DuffyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Ghazi O BoughanemDepartment of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Hisashi FukuyamaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Daniela Castellanos CanalesDepartment of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Peter L NesperDepartment of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Manjot K GillDepartment of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Amani A FawziDepartment of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: afawzimd@gmail.com.
Northwestern University · US

Funding

TRAINING IN METABOLISM, DIABETES AND ENDOCRINOLOGYT32DK007169 · NIDDK · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Joseph Bass · 1988 to 2026
$6.6M
Monitoring the hemodynamic response to therapy in diabetic retinopathyR01EY031815 · NEI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI FAWZI, AMANI A · 2020 to 2023
$1.9M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY031815NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007169
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the correlation between nonperfusion parameters on OCT angiography (OCTA) and ultrawide-field fluorescein angiography (UWF-FA) in subjects with diabetes mellitus (DM).

designProspective, cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS: Subjects with DM and a wide range of diabetic retinopathy (DR) severity seen at a tertiary referral center.

methodsWe used averaged 3 × 3 mm OCTA scans to measure geometric perfusion deficit (GPD), vessel density, and vessel length density in the full retina, superficial capillary plexuses (SCPs), and deep capillary plexuses (DCPs). Nonperfusion was manually delineated on UWF-FA to quantify central, peripheral, and total retinal nonperfusion (mm

main outcome measuresCorrelation between OCTA parameters and UWF-FA nonperfusion, and accuracy of these OCTA and UWF-FA parameters in detecting clinically referable eyes, using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, sensitivity, specificity, and area under the ROC curve (AUC).

resultsThe study included 67 eyes (12 eyes with no signs of DR, 8 mild, 22 moderate, 14 severe nonproliferative DR, and 11 treatment-naive proliferative DR). There was a fair-to-moderate correlation between either central or total retinal nonperfusion on UWF-FA (mm

conclusionsNonperfusion as quantified on OCTA (3 × 3 mm) correlated with UWF-FA parameters and both were comparable in detecting referable DR. These macular OCTA metrics, particularly DCP GPD, have the potential for gauging the overall ischemic status of the retina, with an important clinical role in identifying eyes with clinically referable DR. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE(S): Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found after the references.

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Diabetes MellitusDiabetic RetinopathyCross-Sectional StudiesFluorescein AngiographyHumansPerfusionProspective StudiesRetinal VesselsTomography, Optical CoherenceDiabetic retinopathyFluorescein angiographyOCT angiographyRetinaRetinal nonperfusion

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PMID37061036
PMCPMC10524214
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