Doppler ocular ultrasound in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Purpose: To determine ocular blood flow parameters by Doppler ultrasound scanning in type 2 diabetic patients with different stages of diabetic retinopathy. Material and Methods: In this prospective study, forty-five patients (90 eyes) with type 2 diabetes mellitus were divided into three groups...

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Main Author: Igor Alifanov
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Published: Ukrainian Society of Ophthalmologists 2023-06-01
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description Purpose: To determine ocular blood flow parameters by Doppler ultrasound scanning in type 2 diabetic patients with different stages of diabetic retinopathy. Material and Methods: In this prospective study, forty-five patients (90 eyes) with type 2 diabetes mellitus were divided into three groups of 15 patients each: no diabetic retinopathy group (DR0), non-proliferative retinopathy (NPDR), and proliferative retinopathy (PDR) groups. Doppler indices such as systolic blood flow velocity (Vs), diastolic blood flow velocity (Vd), time-averaged maximum velocity (TAMXV), pulsatility index (PI) and resistivity index (RI) in the ophthalmic artery (OA), central retinal artery (CRA) and short posterior ciliary arteries (SPCA) were determined. ANOVA was used for quantitative comparisons between the three groups. Results: There was a significant (р < 0.05) decrease in (a) the Vs from 71.1 ± 20.6 cm/s in the DR0 group to 59.9 ± 16.7 cm/s in the NPDR group and 47.4 ± 16.4 cm/s in the PDR group, (b) Vd from 22.1 ± 6.9 cm/s to 17.0 ± 6.6 cm/s and 12.3 ± 5.9 cm/s, respectively; and (c) TAMXV from 37.2 ± 11.3 cm/s to 31.9 ± 9.1 cm/s and 25.3 ± 9.7 cm/s, respectively, and an increase in the RI from 0.69 ± 0.06 cm/s to 0.71 ± 0.09 cm/s and 0.75 ± 0.08 cm/s, respectively, in the OA. In addition, there was a significant decrease in the Vd from 9.9 ± 5.4 cm/s in the DR0 group to 8.1 ± 3.8 cm/s in the NPDR group and 5.5 ± 3.1 cm/s in the PDR group, and an increase in the PI from 1.34 ± 0.16 cm/s to 1.46 ± 0.28 cm/s and 1.54 ± 0.24 cm/s, respectively, and in the RI from 0.71 ± 0.06 cm/s to 0.75 ± 0.07 cm/s and 0.80 ± 0.05 cm/s, respectively, in the CRA. Moreover, there was a significant decrease in the Vd from 4.3 ± 1.6 cm/s in the DR0 group to 3.2 ± 2.0 cm/s in the NPDR group and 3.1 ± 2.2 cm/s in the PDR group, and an increase in the PI from 1.32 ± 0.21 cm/s to 1.37 ± 0.24 cm/s and 1.54 ± 0.26 cm/s, respectively, and in the RI from 0.76 ± 0.04 cm/s to 0.82 ± 0.06 cm/s and 0.82 ± 0.06 cm/s, respectively, in the SPCA. Conclusion: We found that the arteries examined in patients with diabetic retinopathy tended to have decreased blood flow velocities and increased resistivity and pulsatility indices, with the greatest changes observed in patients with PDR. In addition, the difference in mean values of most Doppler indices between the PDR and NPDR groups was larger than that between the NPDR and DR0 groups.
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spelling doaj.art-b9a72a28354b46b389354741913e3b4b2023-10-09T10:43:28ZengUkrainian Society of OphthalmologistsJournal of Ophthalmology2412-87402023-06-013283410.31288/oftalmolzh202331723Doppler ocular ultrasound in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitusIgor Alifanov0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3029-3241Dnipro State Medical University, Dnipropetrovsk Regional Clinical Eye HospitalPurpose: To determine ocular blood flow parameters by Doppler ultrasound scanning in type 2 diabetic patients with different stages of diabetic retinopathy. Material and Methods: In this prospective study, forty-five patients (90 eyes) with type 2 diabetes mellitus were divided into three groups of 15 patients each: no diabetic retinopathy group (DR0), non-proliferative retinopathy (NPDR), and proliferative retinopathy (PDR) groups. Doppler indices such as systolic blood flow velocity (Vs), diastolic blood flow velocity (Vd), time-averaged maximum velocity (TAMXV), pulsatility index (PI) and resistivity index (RI) in the ophthalmic artery (OA), central retinal artery (CRA) and short posterior ciliary arteries (SPCA) were determined. ANOVA was used for quantitative comparisons between the three groups. Results: There was a significant (р < 0.05) decrease in (a) the Vs from 71.1 ± 20.6 cm/s in the DR0 group to 59.9 ± 16.7 cm/s in the NPDR group and 47.4 ± 16.4 cm/s in the PDR group, (b) Vd from 22.1 ± 6.9 cm/s to 17.0 ± 6.6 cm/s and 12.3 ± 5.9 cm/s, respectively; and (c) TAMXV from 37.2 ± 11.3 cm/s to 31.9 ± 9.1 cm/s and 25.3 ± 9.7 cm/s, respectively, and an increase in the RI from 0.69 ± 0.06 cm/s to 0.71 ± 0.09 cm/s and 0.75 ± 0.08 cm/s, respectively, in the OA. In addition, there was a significant decrease in the Vd from 9.9 ± 5.4 cm/s in the DR0 group to 8.1 ± 3.8 cm/s in the NPDR group and 5.5 ± 3.1 cm/s in the PDR group, and an increase in the PI from 1.34 ± 0.16 cm/s to 1.46 ± 0.28 cm/s and 1.54 ± 0.24 cm/s, respectively, and in the RI from 0.71 ± 0.06 cm/s to 0.75 ± 0.07 cm/s and 0.80 ± 0.05 cm/s, respectively, in the CRA. Moreover, there was a significant decrease in the Vd from 4.3 ± 1.6 cm/s in the DR0 group to 3.2 ± 2.0 cm/s in the NPDR group and 3.1 ± 2.2 cm/s in the PDR group, and an increase in the PI from 1.32 ± 0.21 cm/s to 1.37 ± 0.24 cm/s and 1.54 ± 0.26 cm/s, respectively, and in the RI from 0.76 ± 0.04 cm/s to 0.82 ± 0.06 cm/s and 0.82 ± 0.06 cm/s, respectively, in the SPCA. Conclusion: We found that the arteries examined in patients with diabetic retinopathy tended to have decreased blood flow velocities and increased resistivity and pulsatility indices, with the greatest changes observed in patients with PDR. In addition, the difference in mean values of most Doppler indices between the PDR and NPDR groups was larger than that between the NPDR and DR0 groups.https://ua.ozhurnal.com/index.php/files/article/view/15type 2 diabetes mellitusdiabetic retinopathydoppler ultrasoundcentral retinal arteryophthalmic arteryshort posterior ciliary arteries
spellingShingle Igor Alifanov
Doppler ocular ultrasound in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Journal of Ophthalmology
type 2 diabetes mellitus
diabetic retinopathy
doppler ultrasound
central retinal artery
ophthalmic artery
short posterior ciliary arteries
title Doppler ocular ultrasound in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
title_full Doppler ocular ultrasound in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
title_fullStr Doppler ocular ultrasound in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
title_full_unstemmed Doppler ocular ultrasound in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
title_short Doppler ocular ultrasound in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
title_sort doppler ocular ultrasound in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
topic type 2 diabetes mellitus
diabetic retinopathy
doppler ultrasound
central retinal artery
ophthalmic artery
short posterior ciliary arteries
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