Baldascino Antonio, Carlà Matteo Mario, Vielmo Lorenzo, Gambini Gloria, Marzano Francesca Carolina, Margollicci Fabio, D'Onofrio Nicola Claudio, Rizzo Stanislao
Ophthalmology Department, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Ophthalmology Unit, Catholic University "Sacro Cuore", 00168 Rome, Italy.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2024 Feb 13;14(4):411. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics14040411.
We aimed to explore microvascular changes evaluated with optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in patients undergoing epiretinal membrane (ERM) pars-plana vitrectomy (PPV) combined with intravitreal Ozurdex implantation, compared with standard PPV. (2) Methods: Prospective interventional analysis on 25 eyes undergoing PPV + Ozurdex (Group A) and 25 eyes undergoing PPV alone. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and OCTA parameters, such as vessel density (VD) of the superficial and deep capillary plexi (SCP and DCP) in the whole 6.4 mm × 6.4 mm and fovea area, were evaluated preoperatively and 3 months after surgery. (3) Results: Postoperative BCVA significantly improved in both groups. No cases of post-operative cystoid macular edema (CME) were reported in Group A vs. two eyes in Group B. In Group A we found a statistically significant increase of SCP's VD in either the whole image (from 42.1 ± 4.1 to 45.6 ± 4.3%, = 0.01) and the fovea image (from 38.5 ± 7.5 to 41.7 ± 4.2%, = 0.03). In Group B, we reported no significant variations in the SCP's VDs. In the DCP, VD significantly increased only in the whole image in Group A. Stage 4 ERMs showed the greatest improvement in VD, especially in Group A. (4) Conclusions: Intraoperative Ozurdex prompted a significant BCVA recovery and limited the occurrence of postoperative CME compared to the standard procedure. Moreover, Ozurdex implant is associated with a better restoration of microvascular structure in SCP and DCP.
我们旨在探讨与标准玻璃体切除术相比,接受视网膜前膜(ERM)扁平部玻璃体切除术(PPV)联合玻璃体内注射Ozurdex植入术的患者,通过光学相干断层扫描血管造影(OCTA)评估的微血管变化。(2)方法:对25只接受PPV + Ozurdex的眼睛(A组)和25只仅接受PPV的眼睛进行前瞻性干预分析。术前及术后3个月评估最佳矫正视力(BCVA)和OCTA参数,如整个6.4 mm×6.4 mm和黄斑区浅表和深层毛细血管丛(SCP和DCP)的血管密度(VD)。(3)结果:两组术后BCVA均显著改善。A组未报告术后黄斑囊样水肿(CME)病例,而B组有2只眼出现。在A组中,我们发现整个图像(从42.1±4.1%增至45.6±4.3%,P = 0.01)和黄斑图像(从38.5±7.5%增至41.7±4.2%,P = 0.03)中SCP的VD均有统计学显著增加。在B组中,我们报告SCP的VD无显著变化。在DCP中,仅A组的整个图像中VD显著增加。4期ERM的VD改善最大,尤其是在A组。(4)结论:与标准手术相比,术中注射Ozurdex可显著促进BCVA恢复并限制术后CME的发生。此外,Ozurdex植入与SCP和DCP中微血管结构的更好恢复相关。