Microperimetric Analysis of Diabetic Macular Edema After Navigated Direct Photocoagulation with Short-pulse Laser for Microaneurysms

Overview

Journal Int J Retina Vitreous

Publisher Biomed Central

Date 2023 Mar 2

PMID 36864536

Authors

Yasuko Ikegami

Tomoyasu Shiraya

Fumiyuki Araki

Takashi Ueta

Taku Toyama

Tomohiko Yanagita

Jiro Numaga

Nobuyuki Shoji

Satoshi Kato

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Abstract

Background: Focal laser photocoagulation is an important treatment option for diabetic macular edema (DME). This study aimed to examine the retinal sensitivity (RS) and morphological changes at the coagulated site after direct photocoagulation of microaneurysms (MAs) in patients with DME using a navigated laser photocoagulator with a short-pulse duration of 30 ms.

Methods: Images of early-phase fluorescein angiography were merged with images from the optical coherence tomography (OCT) map with 9 Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study grid circles, and MAs inside the edema area were selected for direct photocoagulation. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), parameters of the OCT map including central retinal thickness and retinal thickness in edema range, central RS, and RS in the edema area were assessed at 1 and 3 months after the laser treatment. The RS points that overlapped with the laser spots were identified by merging the Navilas' digital treatment reports and the microperimetry images.

Results: Seventeen eyes from 14 patients were studied. The mean retinal thickness in the edema range decreased at 3 months compared with pretreatment (P = 0.042), but the BCVA, central retinal thickness, central RS, and RS in the edema area remained unchanged. Overall, 32 of 400 sensitivity points overlapped with the laser-coagulated spots. The mean RS at these spots were 22.4 ± 5.3 dB at 1 month and 22.5 ± 4.8 dB at 3 months, with no significant change from the baseline of 22.7 ± 3.5 dB.

Conclusions: Retinal thickness improved in the coagulated edema area without a decrease in RS after direct photocoagulation of MAs with a short 30-ms pulse using Navilas. This promising therapeutic strategy for DME is effective and minimally invasive.

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