
Simplified Correction of Ischemic Index in Diabetic Retinopathy Evaluated by Ultra-widefield Fluorescein Angiography
- Jeong Hee Kim Hyeong-Gi Jung Hye Jin Chung Kyungmin Lee Joonhong Sohn
- 대한안과학회
- The Korean Journal of Ophthalmology
- Vol.29 No.3
- 등재여부 : KCI등재
- 2015.06
- 1 - 5 (5 pages)
Purpose: To develop a novel, simplified method for correcting the ischemic index of nonperfused areas in diabetic retinopathy (DR). Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 103 eyes with naive DR that underwent ultra-widefield angiography (UWFA) over a year. UWFAs were graded according to the quantity of retinal non-perfusion, and uncorrected ischemic index (UII) and corrected ischemic index (CII) were calculated using a simplified, novel method. Results: The average differences between UII and CII in the non-proliferative DR group and the proliferative DR group were 0.7 ± 0.9% in the <25% CII group, 3.0 ± 0.9% in the 25% to 49.9% CII group, and 3.6 ± 0.6% in the>50% CII group, respectively. A CII >25% was critical for determining DR progression (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Distortion created by UWFA needs to be corrected because the difference between UII and CII in DR increases with the ischemic index.
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