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OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY EVALUATION OF PERIPAPILLARY MICROVASCULAR CHANGES AFTER RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT REPAIR.
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Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) [Retina] 2021 Dec 01; Vol. 41 (12), pp. 2540-2548. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Purpose: To evaluate the radial peripapillary capillary plexus (RPCP) vessel density (VD) and the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in eyes successfully treated with pars plana vitrectomy for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.<br />Methods: In this cross-sectional multicenter clinical study, eyes with a minimum 12-month follow-up were reexamined. The RPCP VD and RNFL thickness in the rhegmatogenous retinal detachment subfields of the affected eye (study group) were compared with the corresponding areas of the healthy fellow eyes (control group).<br />Results: Fifty-three eyes were included in the study. A significantly lower RPCP VD and RNFL thickness were observed in those subfields affected by rhegmatogenous retinal detachment compared with those of the control group (P < 0.001). No statistically significant differences were observed between undetached subfields in the study group and their corresponding images in the control group. In the study group, a significant correlation was found between RPCP VD and RNFL thickness in subfields with detached retina (r = 0.393, P < 0.001) and undetached retina (r = 0.321, P < 0.001).<br />Conclusion: Radial peripapillary capillary plexus VD changes were found in the subfields of detached retina successfully treated with pars plana vitrectomy and they correlated with RNFL thinning. These data suggest a coexistence of neuronal and microvascular damage in patients affected by rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
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- Aged
Axial Length, Eye
Biometry methods
Cross-Sectional Studies
Endotamponade
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nerve Fibers pathology
Optic Disk diagnostic imaging
Retinal Detachment diagnostic imaging
Retinal Detachment physiopathology
Retinal Ganglion Cells pathology
Retinal Vessels diagnostic imaging
Retrospective Studies
Visual Acuity physiology
Computed Tomography Angiography
Optic Disk blood supply
Retinal Detachment surgery
Retinal Vessels physiopathology
Tomography, Optical Coherence
Vitrectomy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1539-2864
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34851885
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000003253