OCT angiography can measure changes in the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area. FAZ area deteriorated in stable eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy and macular capillary nonperfusion.

The following is a summary of “Evaluation of macular retinal oximetry across different levels of diabetic retinopathy: a cross sectional study,” published in the January 2025 issue of Ophthalmology by ...

Dr. Song explains that the surrounding retinal tissue's colour intensity makes the fovea's dark appearance indistinguishable from the retinal background, which is further obscured by retinal diseases.

Using OCT, ophthalmologists or optometrists can detect signs of both dry and wet AMD. However, this type of imaging isn’t as effective for differentiating between these types of macular ...

Visual impairment and blindness are often caused by retinal vascular diseases ... Patients with the presence of a foveal bulge had their SD-OCT scans evaluated, with the bulge identified using ...

Photodynamic therapy with verteporfin of CNV represents an advancement in the treatment of myopic macular degeneration complicated by CNV. The aim of PDT is to treat CNV, especially located into ...