Changes in choroidal thickness in advanced diabetic retinopathy treated with pan-retinal photocoagulation using a pattern scanning laser versus a conventional laser

BACKGROUND: To compare the effect of pan-retinal photocoagulation (PRP) using pattern scanning or conventional laser on subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFChT).

METHODS: Thirty-eight patients (64 eyes) with advanced diabetic retinopathy (DR) who underwent PRP using pattern scanning or conventional laser were included. Changes in SFChT were compared with baseline values at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after PRP using swept-source optical coherence tomography.

RESULTS: The conventional laser group showed a statistically significant decrease in SFChT at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after PRP (P < 0.001). SFChT was significantly decreased at 3 (P = 0.025), 6 (P = 0.004), and 12 (P < 0.001) months after treatment in the pattern laser group.

CONCLUSION: Eyes with advanced DR showed a significant reduction in SFChT over 12 months regardless of the type of laser used; however, the reduction was sooner after conventional laser than after pattern laser.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

BMC ophthalmology - 20(2020), 1 vom: 12. Juni, Seite 226

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Park, Nari [VerfasserIn]
Lee, In Gul [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Jee Taek [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Choroidal thickness
Comparative Study
Conventional laser
Diabetic retinopathy
Journal Article
Optical coherence tomography
Pan-retinal photocoagulation
Pattern scanning laser

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.04.2021

Date Revised 14.04.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12886-020-01501-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM311113710