Comparison of Ocular Ultrasound Versus SD-OCT for Imaging of the Posterior Vitreous Status in Patients With DME
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:
To assess the percentage of vitreous adherence to the posterior pole in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) with ocular ultrasonography (US) and establish a comparison with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).
PATIENTS AND METHODS:
Cross-sectional consecutive analysis of patients followed in a diabetic retinopathy consultation. Vitrectomized eyes and patients with epiretinal membranes were excluded. A comparison between macular SD-OCT 20 × 20°, SD-OCT 55 × 35°, and ocular US for the vitreous status was performed. A subanalysis of the percentage of eyes with thickened posterior hyaloid and focal vitreous macular adhesion (VMA) was determined with SD-OCT 20 × 20° and SD-OCT 55 × 35°.
RESULTS:
From 78 eyes of 39 patients, 55 eyes were included. All patients had type 2 diabetes mellitus with a median duration of 20 years (range: 3 to 40 years); 60% were phakic, and 61.8% were male. Previous treatments included intravitreal injections in 54.5% eyes, macular laser in 67.3%, and panretinal photocoagulation in 56.4%. All eyes had a non-posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) status on US. The 55 × 35° SD-OCT detected a non-PVD status in 96.4% (100% in video display mode) and a VMA in 87.3%. The 20 × 20° SD-OCT only detected a VMA in 43.6% of cases, with a thickened posterior hyaloid in 40% and a focal VMA in 18.2%.
CONCLUSIONS:
In the authors' DME patients, vitreous adherence to the posterior pole was highly prevalent, with a total agreement between US and SD-OCT 55 × 35° video display mode. SD-OCT 20 × 20° is not an accurate method to diagnose VMA compared to SD-OCT 55 × 35°.
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