The Determination of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus’s Impact on the Density of Retinal Blood Vessels and the Choriocapillaris: Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study

Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) was used to analyze the alterations in the density of retinal blood vessels and the choriocapillaris (VD) in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). One hundred sixty-six eyes of 83 patients (43 of whom were men and 40 women, with a me...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marko Zlatanović, Jasmina Đorđević Jocić, Vesna Jakšić, Nevena Zlatanović, Mlađan Golubović, Maja Živković
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Ophthalmology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7043251
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850157338857570304
author Marko Zlatanović
Jasmina Đorđević Jocić
Vesna Jakšić
Nevena Zlatanović
Mlađan Golubović
Maja Živković
author_facet Marko Zlatanović
Jasmina Đorđević Jocić
Vesna Jakšić
Nevena Zlatanović
Mlađan Golubović
Maja Živković
author_sort Marko Zlatanović
collection DOAJ
description Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) was used to analyze the alterations in the density of retinal blood vessels and the choriocapillaris (VD) in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). One hundred sixty-six eyes of 83 patients (43 of whom were men and 40 women, with a mean age of 58.59 ± 14.04) with T2DM and without diabetic retinopathy were examined for the purpose of conducting the observational prospective study. The control group (CG) consisted of 66 eyes in 33 healthy subjects (15 male and 18 female, with a mean age of 55.12 ± 12.70). The measurement regions of vessel density (VD) included the deep capillary plexus (DCP), the superficial capillary plexus (SCP), and the choriocapillaris. The results indicate considerable differences in the VD of the DCP and SCP when comparing the control group with the study groups (p<0.001). In comparison with the control group (p<0.001), there was a statistically significant reduction in the VD of the choriocapillaris in the study group. Furthermore, patients with T2DM showed a significantly decreased VD concerning the control in different macular regions. Thickness in several macular regions in the study group significantly decreased compared to the ones in the control group. OCTA was used to gather relevant information about the vascular changes which occurred in T2DM patients, assessed through the quantitative analysis of the blood flow in the retina and choriocapillaris.
format Article
id doaj-art-39c0504a0cf4491aa0ddaee5d03cb5bc
institution OA Journals
issn 2090-0058
language English
publishDate 2021-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Journal of Ophthalmology
spelling doaj-art-39c0504a0cf4491aa0ddaee5d03cb5bc2025-08-20T02:24:13ZengWileyJournal of Ophthalmology2090-00582021-01-01202110.1155/2021/7043251The Determination of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus’s Impact on the Density of Retinal Blood Vessels and the Choriocapillaris: Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography StudyMarko Zlatanović0Jasmina Đorđević Jocić1Vesna Jakšić2Nevena Zlatanović3Mlađan Golubović4Maja Živković5Clinical Center NišClinical Center NišUniversity of BelgradeCommunity Health Center Niš in NišUniversity of NišClinical Center NišOptical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) was used to analyze the alterations in the density of retinal blood vessels and the choriocapillaris (VD) in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). One hundred sixty-six eyes of 83 patients (43 of whom were men and 40 women, with a mean age of 58.59 ± 14.04) with T2DM and without diabetic retinopathy were examined for the purpose of conducting the observational prospective study. The control group (CG) consisted of 66 eyes in 33 healthy subjects (15 male and 18 female, with a mean age of 55.12 ± 12.70). The measurement regions of vessel density (VD) included the deep capillary plexus (DCP), the superficial capillary plexus (SCP), and the choriocapillaris. The results indicate considerable differences in the VD of the DCP and SCP when comparing the control group with the study groups (p<0.001). In comparison with the control group (p<0.001), there was a statistically significant reduction in the VD of the choriocapillaris in the study group. Furthermore, patients with T2DM showed a significantly decreased VD concerning the control in different macular regions. Thickness in several macular regions in the study group significantly decreased compared to the ones in the control group. OCTA was used to gather relevant information about the vascular changes which occurred in T2DM patients, assessed through the quantitative analysis of the blood flow in the retina and choriocapillaris.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7043251
spellingShingle Marko Zlatanović
Jasmina Đorđević Jocić
Vesna Jakšić
Nevena Zlatanović
Mlađan Golubović
Maja Živković
The Determination of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus’s Impact on the Density of Retinal Blood Vessels and the Choriocapillaris: Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study
Journal of Ophthalmology
title The Determination of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus’s Impact on the Density of Retinal Blood Vessels and the Choriocapillaris: Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study
title_full The Determination of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus’s Impact on the Density of Retinal Blood Vessels and the Choriocapillaris: Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study
title_fullStr The Determination of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus’s Impact on the Density of Retinal Blood Vessels and the Choriocapillaris: Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study
title_full_unstemmed The Determination of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus’s Impact on the Density of Retinal Blood Vessels and the Choriocapillaris: Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study
title_short The Determination of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus’s Impact on the Density of Retinal Blood Vessels and the Choriocapillaris: Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study
title_sort determination of type 2 diabetes mellitus s impact on the density of retinal blood vessels and the choriocapillaris optical coherence tomography angiography study
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7043251
work_keys_str_mv AT markozlatanovic thedeterminationoftype2diabetesmellitussimpactonthedensityofretinalbloodvesselsandthechoriocapillarisopticalcoherencetomographyangiographystudy
AT jasminađorđevicjocic thedeterminationoftype2diabetesmellitussimpactonthedensityofretinalbloodvesselsandthechoriocapillarisopticalcoherencetomographyangiographystudy
AT vesnajaksic thedeterminationoftype2diabetesmellitussimpactonthedensityofretinalbloodvesselsandthechoriocapillarisopticalcoherencetomographyangiographystudy
AT nevenazlatanovic thedeterminationoftype2diabetesmellitussimpactonthedensityofretinalbloodvesselsandthechoriocapillarisopticalcoherencetomographyangiographystudy
AT mlađangolubovic thedeterminationoftype2diabetesmellitussimpactonthedensityofretinalbloodvesselsandthechoriocapillarisopticalcoherencetomographyangiographystudy
AT majazivkovic thedeterminationoftype2diabetesmellitussimpactonthedensityofretinalbloodvesselsandthechoriocapillarisopticalcoherencetomographyangiographystudy
AT markozlatanovic determinationoftype2diabetesmellitussimpactonthedensityofretinalbloodvesselsandthechoriocapillarisopticalcoherencetomographyangiographystudy
AT jasminađorđevicjocic determinationoftype2diabetesmellitussimpactonthedensityofretinalbloodvesselsandthechoriocapillarisopticalcoherencetomographyangiographystudy
AT vesnajaksic determinationoftype2diabetesmellitussimpactonthedensityofretinalbloodvesselsandthechoriocapillarisopticalcoherencetomographyangiographystudy
AT nevenazlatanovic determinationoftype2diabetesmellitussimpactonthedensityofretinalbloodvesselsandthechoriocapillarisopticalcoherencetomographyangiographystudy
AT mlađangolubovic determinationoftype2diabetesmellitussimpactonthedensityofretinalbloodvesselsandthechoriocapillarisopticalcoherencetomographyangiographystudy
AT majazivkovic determinationoftype2diabetesmellitussimpactonthedensityofretinalbloodvesselsandthechoriocapillarisopticalcoherencetomographyangiographystudy