This study focuses on the interocular comparison of choroidal parameters in diabetic patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR) with and without diabetic macular edema (DME), as well as in patients with unilateral DME (present in only one eye). The aim of this study was to determine the symmetry in order to obtain better insights into the pathophysiology of diabetic choroidopathy. This retrospective single-center cross-sectional study included 170 eyes from 85 patients (61 with DR and 24 controls), divided into subgroups depending on the presence of DME.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) present an increased risk of developing glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON). We investigated peripapillary choroidal parameters and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) to determine the relationships of these factors with clinical variables.
Methods: A total of 33 patients with SSc were enrolled and compared to 40 controls.
The choroid supplies blood to the outer retina. We quantified outer retinal and choroidal parameters to understand better the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME). The retrospective cross-sectional single-center study included 210 eyes from 139 diabetic patients and 76 eyes from 52 healthy controls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiabetic macular oedema (DME) is an outcome of multiple, complex and not fully understood mechanisms. The aim of this study was to define the role of choroidopathy in the pathogenesis of various DME types. The retrospective cross-sectional single-centre study included 140 eyes from 105 patients with DME and 76 eyes from 52 non-diabetic controls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The aim of the study was to compare two non-overlapping blood supply systems of the retina to obtain a better insight into the relation between diabetic macular retinopathy and choroidopathy. Specifically, the study focused on the relationships between (1) retinal vascular changes around the fovea in fluorescein angiography (FA) and (2) choroidal thickness, volume and other parameters assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT).
Patients And Methods: The retrospective cross-sectional single-center study included 210 eyes from 152 patients with diabetic retinopathy (mean age 60.
Iridoschisis is a rare condition defined as a separation of the anterior iris stroma from the posterior stroma and muscle layers. In this paper, we review current data about the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical characteristics and differential diagnoses of this condition and discuss the specificity of surgical treatment of concomitant ocular diseases in iridoschisis patients. Iridoschisis may pose a challenge for both an ophthalmologist in an outpatient setting and an ophthalmic surgeon.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBACKGROUND Iridoschisis is a rare condition defined as a separation of anterior iris stroma from the posterior stroma and muscle layers. The etiopathogenesis of iridoschisis is not fully understood. We report the case of uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema (UGH) syndrome related to the iris-claw lens implantation in a patient with iridoschisis, and propose an alternative approach to aphakia correction.
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