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Retromode Imaging Modality of Epiretinal Membranes

(1) Purpose: To determine the characteristics of macular epiretinal membranes (ERM) using non-invasive retromode imaging (RMI) and to compare retromode images with those acquired via fundus autofluorescence (FAF) and fundus photography. (2) Methods: Prospective observational case-series study includ...

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Autores principales: Savastano, Alfonso, Ripa, Matteo, Savastano, Maria Cristina, Caporossi, Tomaso, Bacherini, Daniela, Kilian, Raphael, Rizzo, Clara, Rizzo, Stanislao
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9316915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35887700
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11143936
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author Savastano, Alfonso
Ripa, Matteo
Savastano, Maria Cristina
Caporossi, Tomaso
Bacherini, Daniela
Kilian, Raphael
Rizzo, Clara
Rizzo, Stanislao
author_facet Savastano, Alfonso
Ripa, Matteo
Savastano, Maria Cristina
Caporossi, Tomaso
Bacherini, Daniela
Kilian, Raphael
Rizzo, Clara
Rizzo, Stanislao
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description (1) Purpose: To determine the characteristics of macular epiretinal membranes (ERM) using non-invasive retromode imaging (RMI) and to compare retromode images with those acquired via fundus autofluorescence (FAF) and fundus photography. (2) Methods: Prospective observational case-series study including patients with macular ERM with no other ocular disease affecting their morphology and/or imaging quality. We compared RMI, FAF and fundus photography features by cropping and overlapping images to obtain topographic correspondence. (3) Results: In total, 21 eyes (21 patients) affected by ERM were included in this study. The mean area of retinal folds detected by RMI was significantly higher than that detected by FAF (11.85 ± 3.92 mm(2) and 5.67 ± 2.15 mm(2), respectively, p < 0.05) and similar to that revealed by fundus photography (11.85 ± 3.92 mm(2) and 10.58 ± 3.45 mm(2), respectively, p = 0.277). (4) Conclusions: RMI appears to be a useful tool in the evaluation of ERMs. It allows for an accurate visualization of the real extension of the retinal folds and provides a precise structural assessment of the macula before surgery. Clinicians should be aware of RMI’s advantages and should be able to use them to warrant a wide range of information and, thus, a more personalized therapeutic approach.
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spelling pubmed-93169152022-07-27 Retromode Imaging Modality of Epiretinal Membranes Savastano, Alfonso Ripa, Matteo Savastano, Maria Cristina Caporossi, Tomaso Bacherini, Daniela Kilian, Raphael Rizzo, Clara Rizzo, Stanislao J Clin Med Article (1) Purpose: To determine the characteristics of macular epiretinal membranes (ERM) using non-invasive retromode imaging (RMI) and to compare retromode images with those acquired via fundus autofluorescence (FAF) and fundus photography. (2) Methods: Prospective observational case-series study including patients with macular ERM with no other ocular disease affecting their morphology and/or imaging quality. We compared RMI, FAF and fundus photography features by cropping and overlapping images to obtain topographic correspondence. (3) Results: In total, 21 eyes (21 patients) affected by ERM were included in this study. The mean area of retinal folds detected by RMI was significantly higher than that detected by FAF (11.85 ± 3.92 mm(2) and 5.67 ± 2.15 mm(2), respectively, p < 0.05) and similar to that revealed by fundus photography (11.85 ± 3.92 mm(2) and 10.58 ± 3.45 mm(2), respectively, p = 0.277). (4) Conclusions: RMI appears to be a useful tool in the evaluation of ERMs. It allows for an accurate visualization of the real extension of the retinal folds and provides a precise structural assessment of the macula before surgery. Clinicians should be aware of RMI’s advantages and should be able to use them to warrant a wide range of information and, thus, a more personalized therapeutic approach. MDPI 2022-07-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9316915/ /pubmed/35887700 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11143936 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Rizzo, Clara
Rizzo, Stanislao
Retromode Imaging Modality of Epiretinal Membranes
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9316915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35887700
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11143936
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