Optical coherence tomography angiography assessment of the macular capillary plexus after surgery for macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
Optical coherence tomography angiography assessment of the macular capillary plexus after surgery for macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
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黄斑脱落孔源性视网膜脱离手术后黄斑毛细血管丛的光学相干断层扫描血管造影评估。
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10.1007/s00417-018-4133-3
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2018
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Nakazawa T.
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Yui N;Kunikata H;Aizawa N;Nakazawa T.
Dear Editor, Macula-involved rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) is a condition that can cause severe central visual disturbance, even after successful retinal re-attachment. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) can measure vessel density (VD) in the macular capillary plexus (MCP), both superficially (the SCP) and deeply (the DCP), and can measure the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) in these layers. Previous research used OCTA to evaluate the correlation between the FAZ and visual acuity (VA) in the eyes with macula-off RRD [1]. Here, we extend previous results by including measurements of OCTA-measured VD in both the SCP and DCP, and compared these measurements with other clinical findings, including VA and foveal thickness (FT), in order to investigate in greater detail the significance of vascular changes in the eyes with successfully reattached macula-off RRD. Twenty-seven eyes of 27 patients (47.4±16.7 years old) were included. All patients had clinically detectable macula-off RRD that was successfully treated in a single surgical procedure and underwent OCTA imaging in a 3 mm× 3 mm macular area using the RS-3000 (Nidek, Gamagori, Japan) device 3-month postoperatively. VD was automatically calculated in a fovea-centered 2-mm-diameter circle. The SCP was defined as the layer between the inner limiting membrane and the outer border of the inner plexiform layer; the DCP was defined as the layer between the outer border of the SCP and the outer border of the outer plexiform layer. Eyes were excluded based on a history of intraocular surgery, an Emery–Little grade 2 or higher lens nucleus, optic nerve disease, or other vitreoretinal disease. Table 1 summarizes the characteristics of the eyes with RRD and the associations with VA and FT. Three-month postoperative SCP VD, SCP FAZ, and DCP FAZ were not correlated with 3-month postoperative FT, but 3-month postoperative DCP VD was correlated with 3-month postoperative FT (r= 0.60, P= 0.02; Fig. 1 bottom right). Three-month postoperative DCP FAZ, SCP VD, and DCP VD were not correlated with 3-month postoperative VA, but 3-month postoperative SCP FAZ was correlated with 3-month postoperative VA (r=-0.53, P= 0.02; Fig. 1 top middle). Furthermore, 3-month postoperative VD in both the SCP and DCP was correlated with preoperative VA (SCP: r=-0.70, P= 0.001; DCP: r=-0.50, P= 0.04; Fig. 1 bottom left). None of the patients were affected by postoperative cystoid macular edema and epiretinal membrane.