Peripapillary Microvascular and Neural Changes in Diabetes Mellitus: An OCT-Angiography Study

2018122 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Stela Vujosevic · Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”

Andrea Muraca · Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carita

Valentina Gatti · Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”

Luca Masoero · Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”

Marco Brambilla · Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carita

Barbara Cannillo · Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”

Abstract

There are early changes in the peripapillary vessel morphology and VD of the RPC in patients with DM without DR that correlate to NFL thinning. Earlier changes in superficial vessel density are documented in the peripapillary than in the macular region. These data may confirm a coexistence of an early neuronal and microvascular damage in patients with DM without clinical signs of DR.

Topics & Keywords

Retinal Imaging and Analysis Retinal Diseases and Treatments Glaucoma and retinal disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Volume 59, Issue 12, pp. 5074-5074

DOI: 10.1167/iovs.18-24891

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