당뇨황반부종의 임상진단과 망막두께분석기의 비교

Comparison of the Clinical Diagnosis of Diabetic Macular Edema with Diagnosis by Retinal Thickness Analyzer

Purpose: To evaluate the correlation between diabetic macular edema diagnosed with stereoscopic slit-lamp and retinal thickness analyzer (RTA). Methods: Diabetic macular edema diagnosed with stereoscopic slit-lamp was compared to indices of RTA in 50 eyes of 32 persons which were diagnosed clinically with diabetic retinopathy. Results: From stereoscopic slit-lamp results, diabetic macular edema was present in 39 of 50 eyes, and absent in 11 of 50. Foveal average thickness out of the RTA indices was 209.7±58.5 μm from observing diabetic macular edema clinically and 199.4±47.3 μm from not observing diabetic macular edema clinically. Statistically significant differences were found in average foveal thickness between the 2 groups (p=0.013). Conclusions: RTA appears to serve as a useful and sensitive tool for the diagnosis of diabetic macular edema.