Effects of Systemic Profiles on Choroidal Thickness in Treatment-Naive Eyes With Diabetic Retinopathyopen access
- Authors
- Choi, Min Gyu; Chung, Hum; Yoon, Young Hee; Kim, Jee Taek
- Issue Date
- Sep-2020
- Publisher
- ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC
- Keywords
- diabetic retinopathy; diabetic kidney disease; choroidal thickness; diabetic choroidopathy
- Citation
- INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, v.61, no.11
- Journal Title
- INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
- Volume
- 61
- Number
- 11
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/53704
- DOI
- 10.1167/iovs.61.11.12
- ISSN
- 0146-0404
1552-5783
- Abstract
- PURPOSE. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of systemic and ocular profiles on subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFChT) in treatment-naive eyes with diabetic retinopathy (DR). METHODS. This study included patients with treatment-naive DR. They underwent routine laboratory evaluations, including complete blood cell count, liver function tests, kidney function tests, and urinalysis for macroalbuminuria. The systemic and ocular factors associated with the change in SFChT in DR were analyzed. RESULTS. A total of 136 eyes from 136 patients with diabetes and 30 eyes from 30 age-matched healthy controls were recruited. Generalized linear model analyses showed that the SFChT in treatment-naive eyes with DR was positively associated with the DR grade and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR; P = 0.001) and negatively associated with age (P < 0.001) and serum phosphorus levels (P = 0.001). Treatment-naive eyes with proliferative DR (PDR; 313.4 +/- 9.0 mu m) or severe nonproliferative DR (NPDR; 299.7 +/- 9.7 mu m) had thicker choroid than eyes with mild to moderate NPDR (251.7 +/- 11.1 mu m) or no DR (231.2 +/- 14.5 mu m) after adjusting for age, eGFR, and phosphorus levels. CONCLUSIONS. Choroid is affected by renal function and the grade of DR in patients with diabetes. Advanced retinopathy is associated with choroidal thickening, and the severity of concomitant renal disease is associated with choroidal thinning.
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