Prevalence of venous loops and association with retinal ischemia in diabetic retinopathy using widefield swept-source OCT angiography.

Rongrong LeYing CuiEdward S LuYing ZhuItika GargJay C WangYifan LuRebecca ZengRaviv KatzInês LaínsDean EliottDeeba HusainLeo A KimJohn B Miller

Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2023)

WF SS-OCTA is useful for the identification of RVLs in patients with DR. NV flow area and diastolic blood pressure were associated with the presence of RVLs in eyes with PDR. Ischemia index, FAZ, and other WF SS-OCTA parameters were not associated with RVLs. Further longitudinal studies are needed to identify the role of RVLs in DR progression.

Keyphrases

optical coherence tomography
diabetic retinopathy
blood pressure
editorial comment
hypertensive patients
optic nerve
risk factors
heart rate
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome