Multifocal Electroretinography in Diabetic Retinopathy With and Without Macular Edema
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
To characterize the electroretinographic response of the macula by multifocal electroretinography (mfERG) in nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) with and without diabetic macular edema (DME) and correlate it with best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and foveal thickness on spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).
PATIENTS AND METHODS:
Prospective, observational case series. Forty eyes of 22 patients with treatment-naïve NPDR underwent recording of BCVA, fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA), and SD-OCT. Groups A and B were classified as 20 eyes each having NPDR with DME (central foveal thickness [CFT] ≥ 275 μm) and without DME (CFT < 275 μm), respectively. First-order kernel mfERG responses recorded according to ISCEV guidelines were grouped into five concentric rings centered on the fovea for analysis.
RESULTS:
Mean P1 and N1 amplitudes (nv/deg2) were significantly decreased compared to normal values in each of the five rings in both groups (P < .01); however, the values between the two groups were comparable. BCVA was significantly and positively correlated with P1 (r = 0.454, P = .003) and N1 amplitude (r = 0.468, P = .002) and significantly and negatively correlated with P1 (r= −0.534, P < .01) and N1 implicit times (r= −0.570, P < .01) in all patients. P1 (r= −0.531, P < .01) and N1 amplitude (r= −0.367, P = .02) in the central ring of mfERG had a significant negative correlation with macular thickness in the corresponding foveal ring of SD-OCT in all patients.
CONCLUSIONS:
mfERG reflects retinal dysfunction irrespective of the occurrence of DME in patients with NPDR. Correlation with BCVA reinforces that mfERG should be used to objectively assess the macular function in these patients.
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