Abuse and Neglect, Author Interviews, Diabetes, JAMA, Ophthalmology, Technology / 21.03.2017
Diabetic Retinopathy: OCTA May Improve Staging, Diagnosis and Monitoring
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
José Cunha-Vaz, M.D., Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology
University of Coimbra, Portugal
President of AIBILI
Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image
Editor-in-Chief of Ophthalmic Research
Coordinator, Diabetic Retinopathy and Retinal Vascular Diseases,
European Vision Institute Clinical Research Network (EVICR.net)
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: In this study, we evaluated the clinical utility of quantitative measures of microvasculature in optical coherence tomographic angiography (OCTA). Although several studies have demonstrated the potential value of measures of microvasculature in the management of diabetic retinopathy (DR), our study uses the ROC curve to compare the overall value of different approaches. In this age matched population with a range of disease, the mean vessel density measured in the SRL had the highest AUC, indicating that it is best among the methods tested at differentiating normal eyes from eyes with diabetic retinopathy.
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