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. 1995 Feb;30(1):28-32.

Decreased retinal blood flow in retinitis pigmentosa

N Akyol  1 , S Kükner, U Celiker, H Koyu, C Lüleci
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  • PMID: 7780894

Decreased retinal blood flow in retinitis pigmentosa

N Akyol et al. Can J Ophthalmol. 1995 Feb.

Abstract

Objective: To determine alterations in retinal blood flow in retinitis pigmentosa (RP).

Design: Case-control study.

Setting: Ophthalmology department of a university-affiliated hospital in Elazig, Turkey.

Subjects: Ten patients (20 eyes) with typical RP and 22 age-matched volunteer subjects (22 eyes) with no history of ocular or systemic disease.

Main outcome measures: Central retinal artery peak systolic and diastolic blood flow velocity (measured by means of colour Doppler imaging), resistance index and pulsatility index.

Results: The mean peak systolic and diastolic flow velocity values were significantly lower in the study group than in the control group (4.96 +/- 1.3 vs. 11.11 +/- 1.5 cm/s [p < 0.00001] and 2.15 +/- 0.4 vs. 3.40 +/- 0.9 cm/s [p < 0.0001] respectively). The mean resistance index value was significantly lower in the study group (0.55 +/- 0.05) than in the control group (0.71 +/- 0.06) (p < 0.0001), as was the mean pulsatility index value (0.94 +/- 0.18 vs. 1.45 +/- 0.36) (p < 0.00001).

Conclusions: Decreased retinal blood flow is an important feature of RP.

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