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The Function of Retinal Thickness and Microvascular Alterations in the Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis.

Authors :
Fang, Xia
Yu, Shujiao
Peng, Yilin
Huang, Bozhi
Kang, Min
Xiong, Jiangbiao
Luo, Ting
Wu, Rui
Shao, Yi
Source :
BioMed Research International; 2/22/2023, p1-10, 10p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

In this study, we aim to investigate retinal thickness (RT) and superficial vascular density (SVD) differences between patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and healthy controls (HCs) by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). Sixteen patients with a definitive SSc diagnosis without clinical signs of retinopathy and 16 normal control subjects were recruited. All individuals underwent OCTA scanning to assess macular RT and SVD. We divided each image into nine subregions as the early treatment diabetic retinopathy study (ETDRS). Visual acuity (VA) was considerably different between patients with SSc (32 eyes) and control subjects (32 eyes) (p < 0.001). Compared to the control group, individuals with SSc had decreased inner RT in inner superior, outer superior, outer temporal, inner temporal, center, and inner nasal regions (p < 0.05). Outer RT was decreased in the outer and inner temporal regions, and full RT was decreased in the regions of outer superior, inner superior, inner temporal, and outer temporal, in comparison to the control group (p < 0.05). Patients with SSc had significant reduction of SVD in the inner and outer of both superior and temporal, besides outer nasal regions than controls. (p < 0.05). Moreover, SVD was significantly associated with the outer temporal region of patients suffering from SSc (p < 0.05). Diagnostic Sensitivity of RT and SVD of Inner Superior Regions in SSc, as indicated by areas under curves of the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC), were 0.874 (95% CI: 0.786–0.962) and 0.827 (95% CI: 0.704–0.950), respectively. In conclusion, VA may be affected by RT variations inside the macula in patients with SSc. Measuring RT with OCTA could be a useful predictor of early diagnosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23146133
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
BioMed Research International
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
162031375
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/1805938