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Review
. 2022 Jun;59(6):751-759.
doi: 10.1007/s00592-021-01844-1. Epub 2022 Feb 8.

Diabetic macular ischemia

Beatrice Tombolini  1   2 , Enrico Borrelli  1   2 , Riccardo Sacconi  1   2 , Francesco Bandello  1   2 , Giuseppe Querques  3   4
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Review

Diabetic macular ischemia

Beatrice Tombolini et al. Acta Diabetol. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

Aim: Since its relevance on diagnosis and prognosis of diabetic retinopathy (DR), this review will examine a multimodal imaging approach to detect diabetic macular ischemia (DMI).

Methods: A PubMed engine search was carried out using the term "macular ischemia" paired with "diabetes," and "diabetic macular ischemia" paired to "fluorescein angiography," "ultra-wide field fluorescein angiography," "optical coherence tomography angiography," "octa," "2D octa," "ultra-wide field octa," "3D octa," "visual acuity." All studies published in English up to October 2021 irrespective of their publication status were reviewed, and relevant publications were included in this review.

Results: Recently, new technologies have been proposed as an alternative to fluorescein angiography (FA), which is an actual diagnostic gold standard technique. Nowadays, optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) has emerged as the most promising and reliable procedure able to provide a qualitative and quantitative description of DMI. Newer three-dimensional (3D) OCTA approach will be discussed too. Moreover, we will discuss how OCTA might identify preclinical alterations before the onset of DR and allow prediction about the progression of disease.

Conclusion: OCTA has significantly expanded our knowledge on diabetic macular ischemia.

Keywords: Diabetic macular ischemia; Diabetic retinopathy; Fluorescein angiography; Foveal avascular zone; Optical coherence tomography angiography; Three-dimensional.

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