Abstract
Developments in retinal imaging technologies have enabled the quantitative evaluation of the retinal vasculature. Changes in retinal calibre and/or geometry have been reported in systemic vascular diseases, including diabetes mellitus (DM), cardiovascular disease (CVD), and more recently in neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia. Several retinal vessel analysis softwares exist, some being disease-specific, others for a broader context. In the research setting, retinal vasculature analysis using semi-automated software has identified associations between retinal vessel calibre and geometry and the presence of or risk of DM and its chronic complications, and of CVD and dementia, including in the general population. In this article, we review and compare the most widely used semi-automated retinal vessel analysis softwares and their associations with ocular imaging findings in common systemic diseases, including DM and its chronic complications, CVD, and dementia. We also provide original data comparing retinal calibre grading in people with Type 1 DM using two softwares, with good concordance.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology |
Vol/bind | 261 |
Udgave nummer | 8 |
Sider (fra-til) | 2117-2133 |
ISSN | 0721-832X |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - aug. 2023 |
Bibliografisk note
Funding Information:This study (salary support) was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC, Australia) Centre of Research Excellence in Diabetic Retinopathy (salary support for LB, CR, HR, NQ), a National Heart Foundation Grant (salary support NQ), a NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship (salary support AJJ), a NHMRC Senior Fellowship Grant (salary support ACK), and a University of Sydney Medical School Foundation grant (to AJJ for salary support of ASJ).
Funding Information:
Authors A. Jenkins, T. Peto, L. Brazionis, and A. Januszewski are investigators on an investigator initiated trial of fenofibrate in adults with diabetic retinopathy (the FAME-1 Eye trial) which is funded by the Australian NHMRC, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Australia and Abbott (EU). A. Jenkins, L. Brazionis, A. Januszewski, and N. Quinn have published research related to the FIELD trial of fenofibrate in diabetes retinopathy.