Evaluation of outer retinal layers in diabetic macula edema treated with intravitreal ranibizumab
Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) reduces choroidal thickness by choroidal hypoperfusion in diabetic macula oedema (DME) patients. Indirect effect of anti-VEGF towards outer retinal layers (ORL) which supplied by choroidal circulation has not been well described. We evaluate the ORL...
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| author | Nur Aqilah Salleh, Wong, HS Syed Zulkifli SZ, Mushawiahti Mustapha, |
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| description | Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) reduces choroidal thickness by
choroidal hypoperfusion in diabetic macula oedema (DME) patients. Indirect
effect of anti-VEGF towards outer retinal layers (ORL) which supplied by choroidal
circulation has not been well described. We evaluate the ORL thickness between
retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) with inner-segment-outer-segment photoreceptor
junction (IS/OS) and RPE with external limiting membrane (ELM) in pre- and postintravitreal
Ranibizumab (IVR) treated eyes with central foveal diabetic macula
edema. A total of 60 eyes (40 patients) were analysed. ORL thickness measured
with optical coherence tomography at pre- and post-injection day 1, week 4
and week 6. Mean thickness of RPE-IS/OS was statistically significant over time
(p=0.023) but not for RPE-ELM (p=0.216). Thickness ratio between RPE-IS/OS and
RPE-ELM and central subfoveal thickness (CST) both showed statistically significant
result over time with p=0.038 and p=0.000, respectively. We observed an initial
reduction of ORL thickness at day 1 followed by increased in thickness at week
4 with subsequent reduction at week 6 was observed. ORL is an aspect that can
be explore and emphasized further in patients considered for IVR injections. The
long-term effects of IVR to the ORL however could not be concluded due to short
follow up period. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:202022022-10-21T08:19:53Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20202/ Evaluation of outer retinal layers in diabetic macula edema treated with intravitreal ranibizumab Nur Aqilah Salleh, Wong, HS Syed Zulkifli SZ, Mushawiahti Mustapha, Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) reduces choroidal thickness by choroidal hypoperfusion in diabetic macula oedema (DME) patients. Indirect effect of anti-VEGF towards outer retinal layers (ORL) which supplied by choroidal circulation has not been well described. We evaluate the ORL thickness between retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) with inner-segment-outer-segment photoreceptor junction (IS/OS) and RPE with external limiting membrane (ELM) in pre- and postintravitreal Ranibizumab (IVR) treated eyes with central foveal diabetic macula edema. A total of 60 eyes (40 patients) were analysed. ORL thickness measured with optical coherence tomography at pre- and post-injection day 1, week 4 and week 6. Mean thickness of RPE-IS/OS was statistically significant over time (p=0.023) but not for RPE-ELM (p=0.216). Thickness ratio between RPE-IS/OS and RPE-ELM and central subfoveal thickness (CST) both showed statistically significant result over time with p=0.038 and p=0.000, respectively. We observed an initial reduction of ORL thickness at day 1 followed by increased in thickness at week 4 with subsequent reduction at week 6 was observed. ORL is an aspect that can be explore and emphasized further in patients considered for IVR injections. The long-term effects of IVR to the ORL however could not be concluded due to short follow up period. Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20202/1/9_ms0170_pdf_12766.pdf Nur Aqilah Salleh, and Wong, HS and Syed Zulkifli SZ, and Mushawiahti Mustapha, (2018) Evaluation of outer retinal layers in diabetic macula edema treated with intravitreal ranibizumab. Medicine & Health, 13 (1). pp. 88-96. ISSN 2289-5728 https://www.medicineandhealthukm.com/toc/13/1 |
| spellingShingle | Nur Aqilah Salleh, Wong, HS Syed Zulkifli SZ, Mushawiahti Mustapha, Evaluation of outer retinal layers in diabetic macula edema treated with intravitreal ranibizumab |
| title | Evaluation of outer retinal layers in diabetic macula edema treated with intravitreal ranibizumab |
| title_full | Evaluation of outer retinal layers in diabetic macula edema treated with intravitreal ranibizumab |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of outer retinal layers in diabetic macula edema treated with intravitreal ranibizumab |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of outer retinal layers in diabetic macula edema treated with intravitreal ranibizumab |
| title_short | Evaluation of outer retinal layers in diabetic macula edema treated with intravitreal ranibizumab |
| title_sort | evaluation of outer retinal layers in diabetic macula edema treated with intravitreal ranibizumab |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20202/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20202/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20202/1/9_ms0170_pdf_12766.pdf |