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ArticleActa diabetologica2024

Assessment of early macular microangiopathy in subjects with prediabetes using optical coherence tomography angiography and fundus photography.

Shereen El Sawy, Mirrette Bekhit, Alaa Abdelhamid, Sohair Esmat, Hala Ashraf, Mervat Naguib

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Shereen El SawyInternal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy Hospital, Cairo University, 41 Manial Street, Cairo, 11451, Egypt.
Mirrette BekhitInternal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy Hospital, Cairo University, 41 Manial Street, Cairo, 11451, Egypt.
Alaa AbdelhamidKasr Al-Ainy Vascular Laboratory, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Sohair EsmatOphthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy Hospital, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Hala AshrafClinical and Chemical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy Hospital, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mervat NaguibInternal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kasr Al-Ainy Hospital, Cairo University, 41 Manial Street, Cairo, 11451, Egypt. mervat.naguib@cu.edu.eg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9345-1542
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aimsEarly detection of retinal microangiopathy in patients with prediabetes may reduce diabetic retinopathy complications. The aim of this study was to assess early macular vascular changes in prediabetics before development of over diabetes using OCTA and fundus photography.

methodsIn this cross-sectional study, 66 prediabetic individuals and 66 normal controls underwent clinical, laboratory, and fundus photography evaluation followed by OCTA macular imaging to examine for the foveal avascular zone, and area of capillary non-perfusion, thickness, disorganization of vessels, and vessel density perfusion percentage of superficial capillary plexus and deep capillary plexus.

resultsRetinal microangiopathy was detected in 36.4% of prediabetics by OCTA and only in 10.6% by fundus photography. None of clinical or laboratory parameters had significant association with DR. Area of capillary non-perfusion and disorganization of SCP were detected in 53.8% and 56.8%, respectively, in prediabetics. VDP of SCP and DCP of whole image, parafoveal, and perifoveal areas was significantly lower in prediabetes group compared to normal control. VDP of DCP of perifoveal area (β coefficient: - 0.10, OR: 0.91, 95% CI: 0.86-0.96, P < 0.001) and disorganization of DCP (β coefficient: 1.93, OR: 6.89, 95% CI: 2.5-18.8, P < 0.001) were significant predictors of DR in prediabetics. There was no difference in FAZ in prediabetics with and without retinopathy.

conclusionsOCTA could detect early retinal vascular changes during the prediabetic state before developing diabetes. VDP was significantly reduced in prediabetic patients. Furthermore, VDP of DCP of perifoveal area and disorganization of DCP were the most important predictors of retinopathy in prediabetic patients.

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Diabetic RetinopathyPrediabetic StateRetinal DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesFluorescein AngiographyHumansPhotographyRetinal VesselsTomography, Optical CoherenceOptical coherence tomography angiographyPrediabetesRetinopathyVascular density

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