scholarly journals Retinal Blood Velocity and Flow in Early Diabetes and Diabetic Retinopathy Using Adaptive Optics Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cherilyn Mae A. Palochak ◽  
Hee Eun Lee ◽  
Jessica Song ◽  
Andrew Geng ◽  
Robert A. Linsenmeier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Diabetic Retinopathy ◽  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Blood Velocity ◽  
Vessel Density ◽  
Retinal Blood Flow ◽  
Low Flow ◽  
Scanning Laser ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy

Using adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO), we measured retinal blood velocity and flow in healthy control eyes and eyes of diabetic patients with or without retinopathy. This cross-sectional study included 39 eyes of 30 patients with diabetes (DM) with mild non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) or without retinopathy (DM no DR) and 21 eyes of 17 healthy age-matched controls. Participants were imaged with a commercial optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) device (RTVue-XR Avanti) and AOSLO device (Apaeros Retinal Imaging System, Boston Micromachines). We analyzed AOSLO-based retinal blood velocity and flow, and OCTA-based vessel density of the superficial (SCP), deep retinal capillary plexus (DCP), and full retina. Retinal blood velocity was significantly higher in eyes with DM no DR and lower in NPDR across all vessel diameters compared to controls. Retinal blood flow was significantly higher in DM no DR and lower in NPDR in vessel diameters up to 60 μm compared to controls. When comparing flow outliers (low-flow DM no DR eyes and high-flow NPDR eyes), we found they had a significantly different retinal vessel density compared to the remaining eyes in the respective groups. Retinal blood velocity and flow is increased in eyes with DM no DR, while these parameters are decreased in eyes with mild NPDR compared to healthy age-matched controls. The similarity of OCTA vessel density among outliers in the two diabetic groups suggests an initial increase followed by progressive decline in blood flow and OCTA vessel density with progression to clinical retinopathy, which warrants further investigation.

scholarly journals Retinal Blood Flow in Type 1 Diabetic Patients With No or Mild Diabetic Retinopathy During Euglycemic Clamp

Diabetes Care ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
pp. 2038-2042 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Pemp ◽  
E. Polska ◽  
G. Garhofer ◽  
M. Bayerle-Eder ◽  
A. Kautzky-Willer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Diabetic Retinopathy ◽  
Retinal Blood Flow ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Euglycemic Clamp ◽  
Type 1 Diabetic Patients

scholarly journals Characterization of In Vivo Retinal Lesions of Diabetic Retinopathy Using Adaptive Optics Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja G. Karst ◽  
Jan Lammer ◽  
Salma H. Radwan ◽  
Hanna Kwak ◽  
Paolo S. Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetic Retinopathy ◽  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Scattered Light ◽  
Disease Onset ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Response To Therapy ◽  
Vascular Lesions ◽  
Scanning Laser ◽  
Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy

Purpose. To characterize hallmark diabetic retinopathy (DR) lesions utilizing adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO) and to compare AOSLO findings with those on standard imaging techniques. Methods. Cross-sectional study including 35 eyes of 34 study participants. AOSLO confocal and multiply scattered light (MSL) imaging were performed in eyes with DR. Color fundus photographs (CF), infrared images of the macula (Spectralis, Heidelberg), and Spectralis spectral domain optical coherence tomography SDOCT B-scans of each lesion were obtained and registered to corresponding AOSLO images. Main Outcome Measures. Individual lesion characterization by AOSLO imaging. AOSLO appearance was compared with CF and SDOCT imaging. Results. Characterized lesions encompassed 52 microaneurysms (MA), 20 intraretinal microvascular abnormalities (IRMA), 7 neovascularization (NV), 11 hard exudates (HE), 5 dot/blot hemorrhages (HEM), 4 cotton wool spots (CWS), and 14 intraretinal cysts. AOSLO allowed assessment of perfusion in vascular lesions and enabled the identification of vascular lesions that could not be visualized on CF or SDOCT. Conclusions. AOSLO imaging provides detailed, noninvasive in vivo visualization of DR lesions enhancing the assessment of morphological characteristics. These unique AOSLO attributes may enable new insights into the pathological changes of DR in response to disease onset, development, regression, and response to therapy.

scholarly journals Association of changes of retinal vessels diameter with ocular blood flow in eyes with diabetic retinopathy

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshitaka Ueno ◽  
Takeshi Iwase ◽  
Kensuke Goto ◽  
Ryo Tomita ◽  
Eimei Ra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Diabetic Retinopathy ◽  
Adaptive Optics ◽  
Laser Speckle ◽  
The Other ◽  
Systemic Hypertension ◽  
Laser Speckle Flowgraphy ◽  
Retinal Vessels ◽  
External Diameter ◽  
The Mean

AbstractWe investigated morphological changes of retinal arteries to determine their association with the blood flow and systemic variables in type 2 diabetes patients. The patients included 47 non-diabetic retinopathy eyes, 36 mild or moderate nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (M-NPDR) eyes, 22 severe NPDR (S-NPDR) eyes, 32 PDR eyes, and 24 normal eyes as controls. The mean wall to lumen ratio (WLR) measured by adaptive optics camera was significantly higher in the PDR groups than in all of the other groups (all P < 0.001). However, the external diameter of the retinal vessels was not significantly different among the groups. The mean blur rate (MBR)-vessel determined by laser speckle flowgraphy was significantly lower in the PDR group than in the other groups (P < 0.001). The WLR was correlated with MBR-vessel (r = − 0.337, P < 0.001), duration of disease (r = 0.191, P = 0.042), stage of DM (r = 0.643, P < 0.001), systolic blood pressure (r = 0.166, P < 0.037), and presence of systemic hypertension (r = 0.443, P < 0.001). Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that MBR-vessel (β = − 0.389, P < 0.001), presence of systemic hypertension (β = 0.334, P = 0.001), and LDL (β = 0.199, P = 0.045) were independent factors significantly associated with the WLR. The increased retinal vessel wall thickness led to a narrowing of lumen diameter and a decrease in the blood flow in the PDR group.

scholarly journals Comparing diabetic retinopathy lesions in scanning laser ophthalmoscopy and colour fundus photography

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan Zhifa Nghiem ◽  
Paul Nderitu ◽  
Marko Lukic ◽  
Mumina Khatun ◽  
Ross Largan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetic Retinopathy ◽  
Fundus Photography ◽  
Scanning Laser ◽  
Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy

Association of systemic cardio-vasculature status with retinal vascular endothelium in diabetes

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-57
Author(s):  
Galina Dimitrova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Diabetic Retinopathy ◽  
Optic Nerve ◽  
Arterial Stiffness ◽  
Vascular Endothelium ◽  
Lamina Cribrosa ◽  
Central Retinal Artery ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Retinal Artery ◽  
Central Retinal Vein

The relationship between diabetic retinopathy and macro-vascular complications in diabetes suggests a pathogenic association between these conditions. Vascular endothelium has been identified as a main site of blood vessel injury in diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy is associated with systemic arterial stiffness and altered vascular endothelium function and structure. Retinal vasculature endothelium at the macula, arterio-venous crossings, and in the optic nerve at the lamina cribrosa region is reported to differ from the endothelium in the rest of the retinal blood vessels. The central retinal artery and vein are in close proximity in the optic nerve where they share a common adventitia; thus, increased arterial wall stiffness and thickness may affect blood flow in the neighboring central retinal vein in this region. Moreover, increased arterial stiffness in small arterial beds is associated with retinal venular widening; it suggests the possibility of central retinal artery compressing the central retinal vein at the lamina cribrosa, thereby compromising venular outflow in the retina of diabetic patients. Altered blood flow in the central retinal vein in the postlaminar region has been detected in patients who experience progression of diabetic retinopathy. Increased hydrostatic pressure in the central retinal vein may play a major role in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy. The aim of this review article is to emphasize this pathogenetic mechanism that has often been overlooked.

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