MICROVASCULATURE ALTERATIONS OF PERIPAPILLARY RETINA AND MACULA IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS PATIENTS WITHOUT OCULAR INVOLVEMENT BY OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY

PURPOSE: To evaluate microvasculature alterations of the peripapillary retina and macula and to assess whether the changes can detect preclinical retinopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus patients.

METHODS: Cross-sectional study of 32 systemic lupus erythematosus patients without retinopathy and 22 normal controls. Optical coherence tomography angiography was used to measure the microvasculature of the peripapillary retina and macula. Vessel densities (VD, %) and fractal dimensions of superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus were calculated.

RESULTS: Compared with controls, macular vessel densities of the whole image SCP (macular vessel density of SCP-wi) and macular vessel density of inferior SCP (macular vessel density of SCP-i) were significantly reduced in systemic lupus erythematosus patients ( P < 0.05). The peripapillary vessel densities (peripapillary vessel density [pVD]) of a 2.5-mm circle of SCP (pVD of SCP Φ2.5 ), pVD of SCP Φ3.5 , and pVD of inferior region of the inner circle of SCP (pVD of SCP-ii) were significantly reduced in patients treated with hydroxychloroquine >5 years. Macular vessel density of SCP-wi declined with age (β = -0.12; P < 0.01) and pVD of SCP-ii declined with hydroxychloroquine cumulative dose (β = -0.01; P < 0.01). Macular vessel density of SCP-i had the best discrimination power of 0.77 ( P < 0.01).

CONCLUSION: Systemic lupus erythematosus patients without ocular involvement had microvasculature alterations that were particularly evident in the SCP. Peripapillary retina microvasculature may be reduced in patients with longer hydroxychloroquine treatment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44

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Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 44(2024), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite 515-526

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Huangdong [VerfasserIn]
Yu, ShuiLian [VerfasserIn]
Li, Peiyi [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jingyu [VerfasserIn]
Maitiyaer, Maierhaba [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Amy Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Deng, Qian [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Ruiming [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Jiamian [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Wenhui [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Zhiping [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 21.02.2024

Date Revised 04.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/IAE.0000000000003989

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NLM364646020