Optical coherence tomography evaluation of choroidal structure changes in diabetic retinopathy patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the major causes of blindness among working-aged adults worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the differences in the subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) and choroidal vascularity index (CVI) using optical coherence tomography (OCT) of patients with diabetic eyes with no retinopathy (NDR) and with diabetic retinopathy (DR).

Methods

We performed a comprehensive literature search of the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases up to October 2021. The weighted mean difference (WMD) with the 95% confidence interval (CI) was pooled for continuous outcomes.

Results

Twenty-three cross-sectional studies comprising 2,534 eyes including 1,070 NDR eyes, 1,464 DR eyes were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis

SUBMITTER: Jiang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9630657 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature