Characterization of macular choroidal thickness in ischemic and nonischemic diabetic maculopathy

Purpose: To evaluate changes in macular choroidal thickness in eyes with ischemic and nonischemic diabetic maculopathy.
Methods: Cross-sectional study of enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography of patients with diabetes. The diabetic eyes were divided into 3 groups: 1) eyes with no diabetic retinopathy (NDR); 2) those with diabetic retinopathy without macular ischemia (DR/MI−); and 3) those with diabetic retinopathy and macular ischemia (DR/MI+).
Results: This analysis included 261 eyes of 160 patients. Eighty-eight eyes belonged to the NDR, 90 to the DR/MI−, and 83 to the DR/MI+ group. The choroidal thickness was significantly reduced in the DR/MI+ group as compared with the other 2 groups in the subfoveal region (NDR: 285.94 ± 80.38 μm, DR/MI−: 311.22 ± 94.55 μm, DR/MI+: 216.06 ± 58.41 μm; P

Source: RETINA - February 23, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Original Study Source Type: research