TY - JOUR
T1 - Retromode Imaging Modality of Epiretinal Membranes
AU - Savastano, Alfonso
AU - Ripa, Matteo
AU - Savastano, Maria Cristina
AU - Caporossi, Tomaso
AU - Bacherini, Daniela
AU - Kilian, Raphael
AU - Rizzo, Clara
AU - Rizzo, Stanislao
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - (1) Purpose: To determine the characteristics of macular epiretinal membranes (ERM) using non-invasive retromode imaging (RMI) and to compare retromode images with those acquired via fundus autofluorescence (FAF) and fundus photography. (2) Methods: Prospective observational case-series study including patients with macular ERM with no other ocular disease affecting their morphology and/or imaging quality. We compared RMI, FAF and fundus photography features by cropping and overlapping images to obtain topographic correspondence. (3) Results: In total, 21 eyes (21 patients) affected by ERM were included in this study. The mean area of retinal folds detected by RMI was significantly higher than that detected by FAF (11.85 ± 3.92 mm2 and 5.67 ± 2.15 mm2, respectively, p < 0.05) and similar to that revealed by fundus photography (11.85 ± 3.92 mm2 and 10.58 ± 3.45 mm2, respectively, p = 0.277). (4) Conclusions: RMI appears to be a useful tool in the evaluation of ERMs. It allows for an accurate visualization of the real extension of the retinal folds and provides a precise structural assessment of the macula before surgery. Clinicians should be aware of RMI’s advantages and should be able to use them to warrant a wide range of information and, thus, a more personalized therapeutic approach.
AB - (1) Purpose: To determine the characteristics of macular epiretinal membranes (ERM) using non-invasive retromode imaging (RMI) and to compare retromode images with those acquired via fundus autofluorescence (FAF) and fundus photography. (2) Methods: Prospective observational case-series study including patients with macular ERM with no other ocular disease affecting their morphology and/or imaging quality. We compared RMI, FAF and fundus photography features by cropping and overlapping images to obtain topographic correspondence. (3) Results: In total, 21 eyes (21 patients) affected by ERM were included in this study. The mean area of retinal folds detected by RMI was significantly higher than that detected by FAF (11.85 ± 3.92 mm2 and 5.67 ± 2.15 mm2, respectively, p < 0.05) and similar to that revealed by fundus photography (11.85 ± 3.92 mm2 and 10.58 ± 3.45 mm2, respectively, p = 0.277). (4) Conclusions: RMI appears to be a useful tool in the evaluation of ERMs. It allows for an accurate visualization of the real extension of the retinal folds and provides a precise structural assessment of the macula before surgery. Clinicians should be aware of RMI’s advantages and should be able to use them to warrant a wide range of information and, thus, a more personalized therapeutic approach.
KW - confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope
KW - epiretinal membranes
KW - fundus autofluorescence
KW - personalized medicine
KW - retromode retinal imaging
KW - confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope
KW - epiretinal membranes
KW - fundus autofluorescence
KW - personalized medicine
KW - retromode retinal imaging
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/228411
U2 - 10.3390/jcm11143936
DO - 10.3390/jcm11143936
M3 - Article
SN - 2077-0383
VL - 11
SP - 3936
EP - 3945
JO - Journal of Clinical Medicine
JF - Journal of Clinical Medicine
ER -