Comparing the Doppler flow parameters of orbital vessels among healthy nonsmokers, diabetic nonsmokers, and diabetic smokers visiting a tertiary health-care center

PURPOSE: The present study aimed to assess the impact of diabetes mellitus and smoking in orbital vessels, utilizing resistive index (RI) through color Doppler imaging (CDI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The cross-sectional study consisted of 90 participants divided into three groups of 30 each. Group A c...

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Main Authors: Babu Mahesh, Nidhi Manjegowda
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/tjo.TJO-D-23-00186
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description PURPOSE: The present study aimed to assess the impact of diabetes mellitus and smoking in orbital vessels, utilizing resistive index (RI) through color Doppler imaging (CDI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The cross-sectional study consisted of 90 participants divided into three groups of 30 each. Group A consisted of normal individuals, Group B consisted of patients with diabetes, and Group C consisted of patients with a history of diabetes and smoking. The RIs were obtained for the orbital vessels for both eyes using CDI. Analysis of variance with post hoc Tukey’s HSD test was conducted for pairwise comparison of the groups. Pearson’s correlation test was used to correlate between RI and the amount of smoking. RESULTS: Significant differences were observed in the mean RI values of the ophthalmic artery, central retinal artery (CRA), and central retinal vein (CRV) in all three groups bilaterally (P < 0.001). Compared with patients in Group A, those in Group B had significantly larger RIs for all orbital vessels in both eyes (P < 0.01 for all). Patients in Group C had significantly larger RI for all three vessels (P < 0.001 for all) except for the CRV in the right eye than those in Group A. Compared with patients in Group B, those in Group C had significantly larger RI in CRA bilaterally (P = 0.05 for the right eyes and P = 0.024 for the left eyes). In Group C, a positive correlation was observed between RIs of all orbital vessels and the amount of smoking. CONCLUSION: RIs of the orbital vessels are significantly increased in patients with diabetes and higher in diabetic smokers, suggesting that diabetes affects the retinal vasculature, and smoking exacerbates this pathology.
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spelling doaj-art-b60cab032ee94835a9c0f46eef4461612025-01-14T15:51:35ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsTaiwan Journal of Ophthalmology2211-50562211-50722024-12-0114459460110.4103/tjo.TJO-D-23-00186Comparing the Doppler flow parameters of orbital vessels among healthy nonsmokers, diabetic nonsmokers, and diabetic smokers visiting a tertiary health-care centerBabu MaheshNidhi ManjegowdaPURPOSE: The present study aimed to assess the impact of diabetes mellitus and smoking in orbital vessels, utilizing resistive index (RI) through color Doppler imaging (CDI). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The cross-sectional study consisted of 90 participants divided into three groups of 30 each. Group A consisted of normal individuals, Group B consisted of patients with diabetes, and Group C consisted of patients with a history of diabetes and smoking. The RIs were obtained for the orbital vessels for both eyes using CDI. Analysis of variance with post hoc Tukey’s HSD test was conducted for pairwise comparison of the groups. Pearson’s correlation test was used to correlate between RI and the amount of smoking. RESULTS: Significant differences were observed in the mean RI values of the ophthalmic artery, central retinal artery (CRA), and central retinal vein (CRV) in all three groups bilaterally (P < 0.001). Compared with patients in Group A, those in Group B had significantly larger RIs for all orbital vessels in both eyes (P < 0.01 for all). Patients in Group C had significantly larger RI for all three vessels (P < 0.001 for all) except for the CRV in the right eye than those in Group A. Compared with patients in Group B, those in Group C had significantly larger RI in CRA bilaterally (P = 0.05 for the right eyes and P = 0.024 for the left eyes). In Group C, a positive correlation was observed between RIs of all orbital vessels and the amount of smoking. CONCLUSION: RIs of the orbital vessels are significantly increased in patients with diabetes and higher in diabetic smokers, suggesting that diabetes affects the retinal vasculature, and smoking exacerbates this pathology.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/tjo.TJO-D-23-00186central retinal arterycentral retinal veincigarette smokingcolor doppler ultrasonographydiabetes mellitusophthalmic arteryvascular resistance
spellingShingle Babu Mahesh
Nidhi Manjegowda
Comparing the Doppler flow parameters of orbital vessels among healthy nonsmokers, diabetic nonsmokers, and diabetic smokers visiting a tertiary health-care center
Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology
central retinal artery
central retinal vein
cigarette smoking
color doppler ultrasonography
diabetes mellitus
ophthalmic artery
vascular resistance
title Comparing the Doppler flow parameters of orbital vessels among healthy nonsmokers, diabetic nonsmokers, and diabetic smokers visiting a tertiary health-care center
title_full Comparing the Doppler flow parameters of orbital vessels among healthy nonsmokers, diabetic nonsmokers, and diabetic smokers visiting a tertiary health-care center
title_fullStr Comparing the Doppler flow parameters of orbital vessels among healthy nonsmokers, diabetic nonsmokers, and diabetic smokers visiting a tertiary health-care center
title_full_unstemmed Comparing the Doppler flow parameters of orbital vessels among healthy nonsmokers, diabetic nonsmokers, and diabetic smokers visiting a tertiary health-care center
title_short Comparing the Doppler flow parameters of orbital vessels among healthy nonsmokers, diabetic nonsmokers, and diabetic smokers visiting a tertiary health-care center
title_sort comparing the doppler flow parameters of orbital vessels among healthy nonsmokers diabetic nonsmokers and diabetic smokers visiting a tertiary health care center
topic central retinal artery
central retinal vein
cigarette smoking
color doppler ultrasonography
diabetes mellitus
ophthalmic artery
vascular resistance
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/tjo.TJO-D-23-00186
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