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Retinal oximetry in branch retinal vein occlusion
Author(s) -
Osaka Rie,
Nakano Yuki,
Takasago Yukari,
Fujita Tomoyoshi,
Yamashita Ayana,
Shiragami Chieko,
Muraoka Yuki,
Tsujikawa Akitaka
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/aos.14070
Subject(s) - branch retinal vein occlusion , medicine , retinal , retinal artery , perfusion , ophthalmology , cardiology , macular edema
Abstract Purpose To measure retinal oxygen saturation ( SO 2 ) in eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion ( BRVO ). Methods Retinal oximetry was performed using the Oxymap T1 retinal oximeter in 50 eyes (50 patients) with resolved BRVO . SO 2 was calculated in each major retinal artery and vein in four quadrants. The superior or inferior hemisphere with BRVO was categorized as the affected hemisphere and the other as the unaffected hemisphere. Results Oxymap T1 allowed us to measure SO 2 in major retinal vessels. Both arterial and venous SO 2 in the affected hemisphere were significantly higher than those in the unaffected hemisphere. However, there was no significant difference in arteriovenous (A‐V) difference in SO 2 between the affected and unaffected hemispheres. Of the 50 included eyes, 32 had non‐ischemic BRVO and 18 had ischemic BRVO . In the affected hemisphere, arterial SO 2 was significantly higher in ischemic BRVO (106.9 ± 8.8%) than in non‐ischemic BRVO (101.3 ± 9.2%, p = 0.044). There were no significant differences in venous SO 2 between non‐ischemic and ischemic BRVO . Consequently, the A‐V difference in SO 2 was significantly higher in ischemic BRVO (51.9 ± 13.9%) than in non‐ischemic BRVO (43.4 ± 11.5%, p = 0.028). In multiple regression analysis, the type of perfusion (non‐ischemic or ischemic) had associations with arterial SO 2 ( β = 0 .365, p = 0.013) and with A‐V differences in SO 2 in the affected hemisphere ( β = 0 .406, p = 0.006). Conclusion In ischemic BRVO , arterial SO 2 and the A‐V difference in SO 2 in the affected hemisphere were significantly higher than in non‐ischemic BRVO .