Background: The aim of this observational cross-sectional work was to investigate early retinal vascular changes in patients undergoing idiopathic epiretinal membrane (iERM) surgery using swept source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA). Methods: 24 eyes of 24 patients who underwent vitrectomy with inner limiting membrane (ILM) peeling were evaluated pre- and postoperatively using SS-OCTA system (PLEX Elite 9000, Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc., Dublin, CA, USA). For each eye, five 6x6-mm OCTA volume scans were acquired by two observers independently. The en face images of superficial capillary plexus (SCP) were then exported to imageJ and a semi-automated algorithm was used for subsequent quantitative analysis. Perfusion density (PD), vessel length density (VLD), vessel diameter index (VDI) and vessel tortuosity (VT) of SCP were evaluated in both the parafoveal (2.5 mm diameter) and perifoveal areas (5.5 mm diameter); Results: At OCTA analysis statistically significant differences were found between controls and diseased eyes for all parameters in parafoveal and perifoveal regions (p<0.001; p<0.05) except for perifoveal VLD. 1 month after surgery, SCP VLD and VT significantly increased in parafoveal region (p= 0.043 and p= 0.045 respectively) compared to preoperative values. Conclusions: SS-OCTA provides a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the superficial capillary plexus allowing for early vascular changes assessment after vitrectomy with iERM and ILM peeling.
Introduzione: Lo scopo di questo studio osservazionale è di valutare per mezzo di Swept Source OCT Angiografia (SS-OCTA) le modificazioni retiniche vascolari precoci in pazienti sottoposti a chirurgia per rimozione di membrane epiretinica idiopatica (iERM). Metodi: sono stati esaminati 24 occhi di 24 pazienti sottoposti a vitrectomia e rimozione di membrana limitante interna. Le valutazioni pre e post operatorie sono state effettuate con SS-OCTA (PLEX Elite 9000, Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc., Dublin, CA, USA). Due operatori hanno acquisito 5 scansioni OCTA di 6x6-mm per ogni occhio. Le analisi sono state effettuate esportando le immagini en face del plesso capillare superficiale (SCP) sul programma Image J ed usando algoritmi semiautomatici. Sono stati studiati, sia nell’area parafoveale (2.5 mm di diametro) che in quella perifoveale (5.5 mm di diametro): la densità di perfusione (PD), la densità di lunghezza vascolare (VLD), l’indice di diametro vascolare (VDI) e la tortuosità vascolare (VT) Risultati: sono state trovate differenze statisticamente significative tra il gruppo controllo ed i pazienti affetti da iERM per ogni parametro (parafoveale e perifoveale) eccettuato il VLD perifoveale. Al Follow up di 1 mese, SCP VLD e VT risultavano significativamente aumentati rispetto ai valori preoperatori nella regione parafoveale (p= 0.043 e p= 0.045) Conclusioni: L’analisi quantitativa e qualitativa del plesso capillare superficiale con SS-OCTA consente la valutazione di variazioni vascolari precoci in pazienti sottoposti ad intervento chirurgico per iERM
Early retinal flow changes after vitreoretinal surgery in idiopathic epiretinal membrane using swept source optical coherence tomography angiography
MASTROPASQUA, RODOLFO
2020
Abstract
Background: The aim of this observational cross-sectional work was to investigate early retinal vascular changes in patients undergoing idiopathic epiretinal membrane (iERM) surgery using swept source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA). Methods: 24 eyes of 24 patients who underwent vitrectomy with inner limiting membrane (ILM) peeling were evaluated pre- and postoperatively using SS-OCTA system (PLEX Elite 9000, Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc., Dublin, CA, USA). For each eye, five 6x6-mm OCTA volume scans were acquired by two observers independently. The en face images of superficial capillary plexus (SCP) were then exported to imageJ and a semi-automated algorithm was used for subsequent quantitative analysis. Perfusion density (PD), vessel length density (VLD), vessel diameter index (VDI) and vessel tortuosity (VT) of SCP were evaluated in both the parafoveal (2.5 mm diameter) and perifoveal areas (5.5 mm diameter); Results: At OCTA analysis statistically significant differences were found between controls and diseased eyes for all parameters in parafoveal and perifoveal regions (p<0.001; p<0.05) except for perifoveal VLD. 1 month after surgery, SCP VLD and VT significantly increased in parafoveal region (p= 0.043 and p= 0.045 respectively) compared to preoperative values. Conclusions: SS-OCTA provides a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the superficial capillary plexus allowing for early vascular changes assessment after vitrectomy with iERM and ILM peeling.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14242/95390
URN:NBN:IT:UNIVPM-95390