Assessment of retinal vascular oxygenation and morphology at stages of diabetic retinopathy in African Americans

BMC Ophthalmology
Sarah L GarveyMahnaz Shahidi

Abstract

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a microvascular complication of diabetes and a leading cause of blindness in working-age adults. The likelihood of visual impairment associated with DR is two-fold higher in the African-American (AA) compared to non-Hispanic white. Although alterations in retinal vessel oxygenation and morphology have been reported in DR, there is limited knowledge about these vascular changes in AA subjects. The purpose of the current study was to investigate alterations in retinal vascular oxygen saturation (SO2), vessel diameter (D) and tortuosity at severity stages of DR in AA subjects. A nested case-control study of 56 AA subjects was conducted. Right eyes were grouped as non-diabetic (ND) (N = 26), no clinical DR (NDR) (N = 19), or moderate/severe non-proliferative DR (NPDR) (N = 11). Imaging was performed using a commercially available scanning laser ophthalmoscope. Images were analyzed to determine retinal arterial and venous SO2 (SO2A and SO2V), diameter (DA and DV), and vessel tortuosity index (VTI) (VTIA and VTIV). SO2V and DV were higher in NPDR compared to ND and NDR groups (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in SO2A and DA among ND, NDR, and NPDR groups (P > 0.8). Maximum VTIA was higher ...Continue Reading

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