Diabetic Retinopathy and OCT-A Changes Post-cataract Surgery

Uptown Eye Specialists170 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to use optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) to compare retinal vasculature after uncomplicated cataract surgery in patients with and without diabetic retinopathy.

Patients undergoing cataract surgery who provided informed consent were enrolled in the study. There were three comparison groups: control, diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME) groups. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) scans measuring retinal thickness, vessel density, perfusion density, and foveal avascular zone were obtained at baseline and postoperative week one, month one and month three.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

170

Conditions

Cataract Diabetic Retinopathy Macular Edema Due to Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

Cataract surgeryPROCEDURE

Patients undergoing uneventful cataract surgery were recruited to this study if they met the inclusion criteria of the three groups. Postoperative retinal vasculature measures, as recorded by the optical coherence tomography angiography imaging technique, were compared to baseline measures.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * All patients at Uptown Eye Specialists undergoing uneventful cataract surgery who have provided informed consent to the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Other ocular co-morbidities such as axial length \< 22.0 mm or \> 25.0 mm, previous ocular surgeries, previous history of uveitis, previous ocular trauma, cornea pathologies or glaucoma, intraocular pressures over 22 mmHg * In groups 1 and 2: previous retinal laser treatments * OCT-A signal strength \< 6 * Use of multifocal intraocular lens * Second eye (if first eye recruited) * In Group 1: No diabetes mellitus as past medical history

Locations (1)

Uptown Eye Speicialists

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change from baseline of retinal vessel density up to 3 months post-cataract surgery.

Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) scans will be taken at baseline and postoperative week one, month one, and month three. This imaging modality provides measurements for retinal vessel density to be compared between groups and time.

Time frame: Preoperative (Baseline); Postoperative (1 Week, 1 Month, 3 Months)

Change from baseline of retinal perfusion density up to 3 months post-cataract surgery.

Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) scans will be taken at baseline and postoperative week one, month one, and month three. This imaging modality provides measurements for retinal perfusion density to be compared between groups and time.

Time frame: Preoperative (Baseline); Postoperative (1 Week, 1 Month, 3 Months)

Change from baseline of foveal avascular zone up to 3 months post-cataract surgery.

Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) scans will be taken at baseline and postoperative week one, month one, and month three. This imaging modality provides measurements for foveal avascular zone (FAZ), particularly FAZ area, perimeter, and circularity index, to be compared between groups and time.

Time frame: Preoperative (Baseline); Postoperative (1 Week, 1 Month, 3 Months)

Change from baseline of retinal thickness up to 3 months post-cataract surgery.

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans will be taken at baseline and postoperative week one, month one, and month three. This imaging modality provides measurements of retinal thickness, particularly, central subfield and average macular cube thickness, to be compared between groups and time.

Time frame: Preoperative (Baseline); Postoperative (1 Week, 1 Month, 3 Months)

Secondary Outcomes

Development of new cystoid macular edema

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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