Retinal vascular arcade angle as a biomarker for visual improvement after epiretinal membrane surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the changes in the temporal vascular angles after epiretinal membrane (ERM) surgery and utilize the angles to predict visual outcomes.

Methods

A total of 168 eyes from 84 patients with unilateral ERM who underwent vitrectomy were enrolled from a single institution. The angles of temporal venous (angle_vein) and arterial arcades (angle_artery) were measured on fundus photographs. The relationships between the angles and the best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were explored and multivariable logistic models and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were analyzed to identify the factors that predicted visual outcomes.

Results

At baseline, both angle_artery and angle_vein were narrower in the eyes

SUBMITTER: Chou HD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10920802 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature