Microvascular changes after proton beam radiotherapy for iris melanoma: An optical coherence tomography angiography study.

IF 1.4 4区 医学 Q3 OPHTHALMOLOGY
Matteo Fallico, Antonio Longo, Teresio Avitabile, Pietro Alosi, Edoardo Dammino, Michele Reibaldi, Paola Marolo, Guglielmo Parisi, Niccolò Castellino, Vincenza Bonfiglio, Rosario Caltabiano, Giuseppe Broggi, Pietro Foti, Corrado Spatola, Marco Ragusa, Cristina Barbagallo, Enrico Borrelli, Andrea Russo
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PurposeTo evaluate macular and peripapillary microvascular changes after proton beam radiotherapy for iris melanoma using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A).MethodsPatients treated with proton beam radiotherapy for iris melanoma were included in the iris melanoma group. Fellow eyes were used as controls. Vessel density (VD) of the superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP) of the macula, radial peripapillary capillary plexus (RPCP) and foveal avascular zone (FAZ) were evaluated using OCT-A. Central macular thickness (CMT) and nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFL) were also investigated.ResultsA total of 11 patients were included. Vessel density in the whole SCP was comparable between treated eyes and untreated fellow eyes (p = 0.32). Vessel density in the whole DCP was lower in the iris melanoma group compared with untreated fellow eyes: 39% [standard deviation (SD) 1.9] versus 49% (SD 4.1), respectively (p < 0.001). Vessel density of the whole RPCP was lower in the iris melanoma group compared with untreated fellow eyes: 44% (SD 3.5) versus 48% (SD 2.2), respectively (p = 0.02). No differences between treated eyes and untreated fellow eyes were noted when evaluating FAZ, CMT and RNFL thickness.ConclusionIrradiation of the iris may determine vascular damage in the uveal tract, which, consequently, can affect the retinal vascular network. Changes in OCT-A parameters detected in DCP and RPCP may be early signs of microvascular impairment in these patients.

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期刊介绍: The European Journal of Ophthalmology was founded in 1991 and is issued in print bi-monthly. It publishes only peer-reviewed original research reporting clinical observations and laboratory investigations with clinical relevance focusing on new diagnostic and surgical techniques, instrument and therapy updates, results of clinical trials and research findings.
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