Ocular blood flow velocity determined by color Doppler imaging in diabetic retinopathy.

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To measure and investigate changes of blood flow velocity by color Doppler imaging in the ophthalmic artery (OA), central retinal artery (CRA) and short posterior ciliary arteries (PCA) in diabetic retinopathy (DR) and to compare the results with those in healthy control subjects.

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The 14-year incidence of visual loss in a diabetic population.

Marina Klein, S Moss, John Klein (1998)

The purpose of the study was to estimate the 14-year incidence of visual loss in a diabetic population and to examine its relationship to potential risk factors. Cohort study. A population-based sample of younger onset diabetic persons diagnosed younger than 30 years of age and taking insulin (n = 880) were examined at baseline, 4 years, 10 years, and 14 years. Visual acuity (VA) as measured by the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study protocol was performed. Visual impairment (VI), defined as a VA of 20/40 or worse in the better eye; blindness, defined as a VA of 20/200 or worse in the better eye; and doubling of the visual angle were measured. Cumulative 14-year incidences of VI, doubling of the visual angle, and blindness were 12.7%, 14.2%, and 2.4%, respectively. In univariate analyses, loss of vision as measured by doubling of the visual angle is associated with older age, longer duration of diabetes, higher glycosylated hemoglobin, higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure, presence of proteinuria, more pack-years smoked, presence of macular edema, and more severe retinopathy. In logistic regression analyses, incidence of doubling of the visual angle is associated independently with retinopathy (odds ratio [OR], 1.07; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.03, 1.11 for each level), glycosylated hemoglobin (OR, 1.46; 95% CI, 1.28, 1.66 for each 1%), proteinuria (OR, 2.32; 95% CI, 1.39, 3.88 for presence), and age (OR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.20, 1.75 for 10 years). In addition, a change in glycosylated hemoglobin from baseline to the 4-year examination is associated with loss of vision (OR, 1.15; 95% CI, 1.02, 1.30 for a 1% increase). Loss of vision continues to be significant in persons with diabetes. These results suggest that prevention of retinopathy through control of glycemia will have a beneficial effect on visual outcome.

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Impaired retinal artery blood flow in IDDM patients before clinical manifestations of diabetic retinopathy.

H. Morii, Y. Nishizawa, Y Okuno … (1995)

To determine whether hemodynamic changes in retinal arteries precede clinical manifestations of diabetic retinopathy and to examine the effects of control of hyperglycemia on retinal artery blood flow. We assessed blood flow in bilateral central retinal arteries in 50 insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) patients without retinopathy and 20 sex- and age-matched control subjects using duplex Doppler sonography. We determined the peak systolic velocity (PSV), end-diastolic velocity (EDV), time-averaged velocity (TAV), resistance index (RI), and pulsatility index (PI). PSV, EDV, and TAV were significantly lower in IDDM patients than in control subjects (P < 0.05, P < 0.01, and P < 0.01, respectively). The RI was significantly higher in IDDM patients than in control subjects (P < 0.01) and was significantly correlated with plasma levels of glucose in IDDM patients (r = 0.0.310, P = 0.0248). Multiple regression analysis identified the plasma levels of glucose as a significant determination of RI in IDDM patients. After 14 days of intensive insulin therapy in 7 IDDM patients, the RI and plasma levels of glucose showed significant decreases (P = 0.018, P = 0.001, respectively). Our results showed that changes in retinal hemodynamics were present before the clinical detection of overt diabetic retinopathy and suggest that the presence of short-term hyperglycemia partly contributes to impaired retinal circulation.