Effect of panretinal photocoagulation versus intravitreal bevacizumab injection on optic disc microcirculation in patients with diabetic retinopathy
This study demonstrated that IVB and PRP treatments produced distinct short-term microvascular changes in the optic nerve of diabetic retinopathy patients. PRP treatment significantly reduced vascular density in the optic disc and peripapillary region over 3 months, with an initial increase in RNFL thickness followed by a decrease by month 3. In contrast, IVB treatment led to a slight increase in optic disc vascular density while significantly reducing RNFL thickness. No significant correlation was found between changes in RNFL thickness and peripapillary vascular density within either treatment group.
Authors
- Fariba Ghassemi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9423-9650)
- Alireza Takzare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8895-2078)
- Hamid Riazi‐Esfahani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2277-398X)
- Masoud Rahimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3775-811X)
- Hooshang Faghihi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9371-4915)
- Arash Mirzaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3370-9596)
- Hassan Khojasteh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9407-5764)
- Elias Khalili Pour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8123-4375)
- Mahdis Sadeghi Moghadam
Institutions
- Farabi Hospital (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Retina and Vitreous
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40942-024-00621-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Retinal Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54