ArticleTaiwan journal of ophthalmology
Comparison of swept source - Optical coherence tomography angiography with fundus fluorescein angiography for detection of lesions in diabetic retinopathy.
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- Ocular Manifestations of Metabolic Syndrome: A Systemic Vascular Phenotype.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026Review
- Automated Nonperfusion Quantification in Diabetic Retinopathy on Ultra-Widefield Swept-Source OCT Angiography.Ophthalmology science · 2026Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to compare the rate of detection of diabetic retinopathy (DR) lesions and the agreement for grading DR severity between swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) and establish the utility of OCTA as a noninvasive alternative to FFA. MATERIALS AND
methods116 eyes of 60 DR patients underwent OCTA with a 12 m × 12 mm acquisition protocol centered at the fovea followed by FFA. For each imaging technique, the presence or absence of DR lesions including microaneurysms, intraretinal microvascular abnormalities (IRMAs), new vessels on the disc (NVD), new vessels elsewhere (NVE), and nonperfusion areas (NPAs) was recorded. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS.22 using the McNemar test.
resultsThe detection rates were comparable in OCTA versus FFA for most DR lesions (
conclusionOCTA serves as a noninvasive, rapid imaging modality for evaluating retinal vascular changes in DR and can be the sole imaging modality in specific situations such as pregnancy, nephropathy, and in patients with uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension. OCTA is noninferior to FFA, and both modalities should be utilized as complementary imaging modalities to maximize their respective advantages and improve treatment outcomes.
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