Quantifying peripapillary vessel density and retinal nerve fibre layer in type 1 diabetic children without clinically detectable retinopathy using OCTA
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Yan-Fang Liu and Ping Lin. Xi’an Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710002, Shaanxi Province, China. duckling911@163.com; 2837090220@qq.com

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Supported by Xi’an Municipal Health Commission Scientific Research Project (No.2023yb22); Hospital Level Project of Xi’an Children’s Hospital (No.2021H12; No.2022F08).

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    AIM: To quantify changes in radial peripapillary capillary vessel density (ppVD) and the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) in children with type 1 diabetes without clinical diabetic retinopathy by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), providing a basis for early retinopathy in children with type 1 diabetes. METHODS: This was a retrospective study. A total of 30 patients (3–14y) with type 1 diabetes without clinical diabetic retinopathy (NDR group) were included. A total of 30 age-matched healthy subjects were included as the normal control group (CON group). The HbA1c level in the last 3mo was measured once in the NDR group. The pRNFL thickness and ppVD were automatically measured, and the mean pRNFL and ppVD were calculated in the nasal, inferior, temporal, and superior quadrants. The changes in ppVD and pRNFL in the two groups were analyzed. RESULTS: Compared with CON group, the nasal and superior ppVDs decreased in the NDR group (all P<0.01). The thickness of the nasal pRNFL decreased significantly (P<0.01), while the inferior, temporal and superior pRNFLs slightly decreased but not significant in the NDR group (all P>0.05). Person and Spearman correlation analysis of ppVD and pRNFL thickness in each quadrant of the NDR group showed a positive correlation between nasal and superior (all P<0.01), while inferior and temporal had no significant correlation (all P>0.05). There was no significant correlation between the HbA1c level and ppVD and pRNFL in any quadrant (all P>0.05). There was no significant correlation between the course of diabetes mellitus and ppVD and pRNFL in any quadrant (all P>0.05). CONCLUSION: ppVD and pRNFL decrease in eyes of children with type 1 diabetes before clinically detectable retinopathy and OCTA is helpful for early monitoring.

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Ling Chen, Yun Feng, Sha-Sha Zhang, et al. Quantifying peripapillary vessel density and retinal nerve fibre layer in type 1 diabetic children without clinically detectable retinopathy using OCTA. Int J Ophthalmol, 2024,17(2):278-281

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  • Received:March 02,2023
  • Revised:December 12,2023
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  • Online: January 22,2024
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