Comparison of digital color fundus imaging and fluorescein angiographic findings for the early detection of diabetic retinopathy in young type 1 diabetic patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Kapsala ◽  
A. Anastasakis ◽  
D. Mamoulakis ◽  
I. Maniadaki ◽  
M. Tsilimbaris
2021 ◽  
pp. 112067212199057
Author(s):  
Tomás de Oliveira Loureiro ◽  
João Nobre Cardoso ◽  
Carlos Diogo Pinheiro Lima Lopes ◽  
Ana Rita Carreira ◽  
Sandra Rodrigues-Barros ◽  
...  

Background/objectives: Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) is a treatment for type 1 diabetes that improves metabolic control and reduces micro and macrovascular complications. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of CSII versus traditional multiple daily injections (MDI) therapy on retinal vasculature. Methods: We performed a prospective study with type 1 diabetic patients with no prior history of ocular pathology other than mild diabetic retinopathy. The patients were divided into two groups according to their therapeutic modality (CSII vs MDI). The retinal nerve fiber layers thickness and vascular densities were compared between groups in both macula and optic disc. The correlations between vascular density and clinical features were also determined. Statistical significance was defined as p < 0.05. Results: The study included 52 eyes, 28 in the insulin CSII group. The mean age was 36.66 ± 12.97 years, with no difference between groups ( p = 0.49). The mean glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) was found to be lower in the CSII group (7.1% ± 0.7 vs 7.5% ± 0.7 p < 0.01). The parafoveal vascular density was found to be higher in the CSII group (42.5% ± 0.4 vs 37.7% ± 0.6, p < 0.01). We found an inverse correlation between HbA1c value and parafoveal vascular densities ( p < 0.01, r = −0.50). Conclusion: We found that CSII provided better metabolic control than MDI and this seemed to result in higher parafoveal vascular density. As lower vascular density is associated with an increased risk of diabetic retinopathy, these results suggest that CSII could be the safest therapeutic option to prevent retinopathy.


2012 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 174-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Vejvad Nørskov Laursen ◽  
Stine Skovbo Hoffmann ◽  
Anders Green ◽  
Mads Nybo ◽  
Anne Katrin Sjølie ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 50 (7) ◽  
pp. 3404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hille W. van Dijk ◽  
Pauline H. B. Kok ◽  
Mona Garvin ◽  
Milan Sonka ◽  
J. Hans DeVries ◽  
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Diabetes Care ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (9) ◽  
pp. 2038-2042 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Pemp ◽  
E. Polska ◽  
G. Garhofer ◽  
M. Bayerle-Eder ◽  
A. Kautzky-Willer ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 506-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Romero-Aroca ◽  
Marc Baget-Bernaldiz ◽  
Javier Reyes-Torres ◽  
Juan Fernandez-Ballart ◽  
Nuria Plana-Gil ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Soha Abd El Dayem ◽  
Abo El magd El Bohy ◽  
Amal El Shehaby

AbstractThe aim of this study was to compare resistivity index (RI) in type 1 diabetic patients and normal controls and to evaluate whether high RI is associated with different biomarkers of diabetic nephropathy (DN) as early detection of DN offers the best chance of delaying or possibly preventing progression to end-stage renal disease.The study included 62 type 1 diabetic patients and 30 healthy volunteers of the same age and sex. Blood samples were taken for assessment of glycosylated hemoglobin, lipid profile and urine samples were taken for assessment of albumin/creatinine ratio, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), liver-type fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP) and kidney injury molecule-1 (Kim-1). Forty-five diabetic patients and 30 controls had a renal Doppler ultrasonography. t-Test or Mann Whitney U-test for independent variables, Pearson’s or Spearman correlation analysis were used.The mean age of diabetic patients was 16.3±1.5 years, and mean duration of diabetes was 9.4±2.9 years. RI, albumin/creatinine ratio, NGAL, Kim-1 and L-FABP were significantly higher in diabetics than in controls. RI, NGAL, Kim-1, and L-FABP were significantly higher in microalbuminuric compared to normoalbuminuric diabetics. In normoalbuminuric diabetics, RI, NGAL, Kim-1 and L-FABP were significantly higher compared to controls. The study revealed significant positive correlation between the RI in diabetics and both KIM-1 and albumin/creatinine ratio.Increased RI and renal biomarkers in diabetics are early sensitive specific markers of DN, even preceded the development of microalbuminuria, denoting that they can be used as an early and sensitive markers for early detection of DN.


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