Retromode Imaging Modality of Epiretinal Membranes

Alfonso Savastano, Matteo Ripa, Maria Cristina Savastano, Tomaso Caporossi, Daniela Bacherini, Raphael Kilian, Clara Rizzo, Stanislao Rizzo

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Abstract

(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.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)3936-3945
Numero di pagine10
RivistaJournal of Clinical Medicine
Volume11
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2022

Keywords

  • confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope
  • epiretinal membranes
  • fundus autofluorescence
  • personalized medicine
  • retromode retinal imaging

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