April 2014
Volume 55, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   April 2014
Foveal Disorganization of Retinal Inner Layers (DRIL) Predicts Long Term Visual Acuity (VA) Outcomes in Eyes with Diabetic Macular Edema
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Jan Lammer
    Beetham Eye Institute, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA
    Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
  • Michael Cheney
    Beetham Eye Institute, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA
  • Michael Lin
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
  • Lloyd B Aiello
    Beetham Eye Institute, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA
  • Paolo Sandico Silva
    Beetham Eye Institute, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA
    Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
  • Lloyd P Aiello
    Beetham Eye Institute, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA
    Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
  • Jennifer K Sun
    Beetham Eye Institute, Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston, MA
    Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships Jan Lammer, None; Michael Cheney, None; Michael Lin, None; Lloyd Aiello, None; Paolo Silva, None; Lloyd Aiello, None; Jennifer Sun, Optovue (F)
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science April 2014, Vol.55, 1788. doi:
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      Jan Lammer, Michael Cheney, Michael Lin, Lloyd B Aiello, Paolo Sandico Silva, Lloyd P Aiello, Jennifer K Sun; Foveal Disorganization of Retinal Inner Layers (DRIL) Predicts Long Term Visual Acuity (VA) Outcomes in Eyes with Diabetic Macular Edema. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2014;55(13):1788.

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Abstract

Purpose: To assess whether spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) parameters predict change in VA over 1 year in eyes with center-involved diabetic macular edema (ciDME).

Methods: ETDRS VA & Spectralis SDOCT imaging (20x20°, 49B scans, 16 ART Mean, high res setting) were performed at baseline, 4 & 12 months. The central 1mm wide area of 7 B-scans centered on the fovea was graded in masked fashion for presence & extent of DRIL (inability to distinguish inner retinal layer boundaries on SDOCT), hyperreflective foci, cysts, subretinal fluid, epiretinal membranes, and external limiting membrane (ELM) or photoreceptor ellipsoid zone (EZ) disruption.

Results: In 62 eyes of 52 patients, baseline mean±SD logmar VA was 0.25±0.22 and central subfield thickness (CST) 408±101µm. Mean participant age was 63±11yrs, diabetes duration 23±13yrs, 50% were male and 35% had type 1 DM. Worse VA at baseline was significantly associated with greater DRIL extent (point estimate [95% CI]: 0.03 [0.008-0.05], p=0.01), increased CST (0.1 [0.04-0.16], p=0.003) and ELM disruption (0.05 [0.003-0.09], p=0.04). Worse VA at 1yr was similarly related to greater baseline DRIL extent (0.02 [0.002-0.03], p=0.03) and increased baseline CST (0.05 [0.0005-0.1], p<0.05). VA change over 1 yr was correlated with 4mo change in DRIL extent (0.12 [0.22-0.02] p=0.03). An increase in DRIL of ≥200µm at 4mo was associated with an average worsening of VA by ~1 line at 1yr (n=7: 0.11±0.10 logmar VA change) whereas eyes with decreased DRIL ≥200µm at 4mo had a mean increase in VA of >1 line (n=10: -0.13±0.26). VA change at 1yr was also related to EZ disruption (0.05 [0.004-0.09], p=0.04) at 4mo. DRIL change from baseline to 4mo remained related to VA at 1yr (p<0.05) after controlling for baseline VA, 4mo change in CST or 4 mo change in EZ disruption.

Conclusions: In eyes with ciDME, both extent of baseline DRIL and changes in DRIL over 4mo are related to worse VA at 1yr. If confirmed in larger studies, change in DRIL may become an important predictive biomarker of future VA outcomes in eyes with DME.

Keywords: 499 diabetic retinopathy • 505 edema • 552 imaging methods (CT, FA, ICG, MRI, OCT, RTA, SLO, ultrasound)  
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