A New Approach to Staging Diabetic Eye Disease: Staging of Diabetic Retinal Neurodegeneration and Diabetic Macular Edema

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[Channa R] Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. [Wolf RM] Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. [Simo R] Servei d’Endocrinologia, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. CIBERDEM, Barcelona, Spain. [Brigell M] Consultant, Belmont, Massachusetts. [Fort P] Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. [Curcio C] Department of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama

Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus

Publication date

2024-02-16T14:02:31Z

2024-02-16T14:02:31Z

2023-10-31



Abstract

Biomarkers; Diabetic retinal disease; Neuro-retinal layers


Biomarcadores; Enfermedad de la retina diabética; Capas neurorretinianas


Biomarcadors; Malaltia de la retina diabètica; Capes neurorretinàries


Topic The goal of this review was to summarize the current level of evidence on biomarkers to quantify diabetic retinal neurodegeneration (DRN) and diabetic macular edema (DME). Clinical relevance With advances in retinal diagnostics, we have more data on patients with diabetes than ever before. However, the staging system for diabetic retinal disease is still based only on color fundus photographs and we do not have clear guidelines on how to incorporate data from the relatively newer modalities into clinical practice. Methods In this review, we use a Delphi process with experts to identify the most promising modalities to identify DRN and DME. These included microperimetry, full-field flash electroretinogram, spectral-domain OCT, adaptive optics, and OCT angiography. We then used a previously published method of determining the evidence level to complete detailed evidence grids for each modality. Results Our results showed that among the modalities evaluated, the level of evidence to quantify DRN and DME was highest for OCT (level 1) and lowest for adaptive optics (level 4). Conclusion For most of the modalities evaluated, prospective studies are needed to elucidate their role in the management and outcomes of diabetic retinal diseases.

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English

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Elsevier

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