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Trial reportPloS one2019

Exploring the relationship between collaterals and vessel density in retinal vein occlusions using optical coherence tomography angiography.

Hee Eun Lee, Yiyang Wang, Alaa E Fayed, Amani A Fawzi

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Trial report in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The influence of different types of collateral vessels on the recurrence of macular edema in branch retinal vein occlusion.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Hee Eun LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States of America.
Yiyang WangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States of America.
Alaa E FayedDepartment of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States of America.
Amani A FawziDepartment of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-9568-3558
Northwestern University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo characterize the types of collaterals in eyes with retinal vein occlusion (RVO) and further investigate their correlations with vessel densities of the superficial (SCP) and the deep capillary plexus (DCP) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).

methodsThis cross-sectional study included 25 eyes of 23 patients with RVO. 3 x 3 mm2 OCTA macular scans were used to quantify the parafoveal vessel density (VD) of the SCP and DCP, and to classify the collaterals into one of four types (true superficial, true deep, superficial diving, and foveal collateral). Generalized estimating equation (GEE) regression analysis was performed to identify significant associations between parafoveal VD and collaterals. We further compared parafoveal VD between subgroups classified by the presence of specific collateral types based on the results of a clustering algorithm.

results16 of 25 eyes (64%) developed collaterals. Of the 43 collateral vessels analyzed, 12/19 (63%) true superficial collaterals developed in eyes with central RVO, while all 10 superficial diving collaterals (100%) developed in eyes with branch RVO. Located exclusively in the SCP, true superficial collaterals were all arteriovenous (A-V), while diving collaterals were all veno-venular (V-V). We found a significant negative correlation between SCP VD and the total number of collaterals (P < 0.001) for the entire study cohort. Furthermore, BRVO eyes that developed superficial diving collaterals and CRVO eyes that developed true superficial collaterals demonstrated significantly lower SCP VD (P-value = 0.014) and DCP VD (P-value = 0.030), respectively, as compared to the eyes without collaterals in the respective RVO group.

conclusionOur data shows that decreased capillary perfusion in RVO is associated with the development of collaterals, while the RVO type largely dictates the type of collateral that ultimately develops.

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Tomography, Optical CoherenceAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetinal Vein OcclusionRetinal Vessels

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