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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Quantitative Microvascular Change Analysis Using a Semi-Automated Algorithm in Macula-on Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Assessed by Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography.

Pablo Díaz-Aljaro, Xavier Valldeperas, Laura Broc-Iturralde, Nevena Romanic-Bubalo, Ignacio Díaz-Aljaro, Zhongdi Chu, Ruikang K Wang, Javier Zarranz-Ventura

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Pablo Díaz-AljaroDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5240-2066
Xavier ValldeperasDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6343-6405
Laura Broc-IturraldeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2990-0910
Nevena Romanic-BubaloDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, 08916 Badalona, Spain.
Ignacio Díaz-AljaroDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8380456, Chile.
Zhongdi ChuDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-5061, USA.
Ruikang K WangDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-5061, USA.
Javier Zarranz-VenturaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2338-8143
Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol · ESUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ESUniversity of Washington · USHospital Clínic de Barcelona · ESHospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile · CL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to objectively evaluate the longitudinal changes observed in the retinal capillaries in eyes with macula-on rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD), assessed with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), and to assess the role of these microvascular measures as potential biomarkers of postoperative visual outcomes.

methodsThis was a prospective, longitudinal study conducted on consecutive patients who underwent 25 G pars plana vitrectomy for primary RRD. The vessel area density (VAD), vessel skeleton density (VSD), and vessel diameter index (VDI) were assessed in the superficial (SCP) and deep (DCP) capillary plexuses.

resultsTwenty-three eyes with macula-on RRD were included in the study. The mean preoperative VDI, VAD, and VSD of the RRD eye were 18.6 ± 1.1, 0.43 ± 0.02, and 0.17 ± 0.01 in the SCP; and 18.6 ± 0.6, 0.38 ± 0.03, and 0.15 ± 0.01 in the DCP, respectively. At month 6, eight (34.8%) eyes achieved a best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) gain ≥ 0.1 LogMAR. A preoperative VDI > 17.80, VSD > 0.170, and VDI-change > -0.395 in the SCP; and VDI > 18.11 and VDI change > -0.039 in the DCP were predictors of achieving a BCVA-gain ≥ 0.1 LogMAR.

conclusionsThe preoperative VDI in SCP and DCP, the preoperative VSD in SCP, and their changes from preoperative values were predictors of visual outcomes. A quantitative OCTA analysis of capillary density and morphology may represent a potential predictive tool for surgical outcomes in RRD. The results reported in this study suggest that OCTA is a useful ancillary test for clinical disease management.

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microvascular changesoptical coherence tomography angiographyrhegmatogenous retinal detachment

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