Minor corneal surface and induced astigmatic changes are expected to result in rapid visual rehabilitation after pars plana vitrectomy with the 27-g MIVS system.
Purpose:
To determine the influence of phenylephrine and cyclopentolate on foveal avascular zone (FAZ) and vessel density of macular capillary plexus measurements via optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).
Materials and Methods:
The participants were separated into 2 groups according to the administration of drops. One drop of phenylephrine 2.5% was administered on one eye of each subject in the phenylephrine group (n=30) and one drop of cyclopentolate 1% in the cyclopentolate group (n=30). FAZ parameters and vessel density values of both superficial (SCP) and deep capillary plexuses (DCP) were calculated via OCTA priorly and at 45 min following the drop administration in both eyes. Vessel density, acircularity index of FAZ, FAZ area, perimeter of FAZ and foveal density-300 were evaluated via OCTA.
Results:
The vessel density values of fovea in SCP and DCP was 18.51±7.14% and 36.05±8.76% and significantly decreased to 16.16±6.26% and 33.29±9.47% respectively after drop instillation in dilated eyes in phenylephrine group (p=0.041 and p=0.032). Likewise, the vessel density values in SCP and DCP were 21.56±7.74% and 39.27±8.76% and significantly decreased to 18.89±7.32% and 35.36±5.75% respectively, after drop instillation in dilated eyes in cyclopentolate group (p=0.035 and p=0.028). However, there was no significant difference between before and after instillation of drops in terms of foveal density-300 value via FAZ assessment tool in both dilated and nondilated contralateral eyes in both groups (p>0.05 for all).
Conclusions:
Mydriasis with phenylephrine and/ or cyclopentolate did not affect the foveal density-300 values while analyzing the perfusion of macula. Vessel density in foveal region should be evaluated via FAZ evaluation software of the OCTA.
PurposeTo evaluate the baseline and post-vitrectomy lens densitometry values by a Scheimpflug camera in eyes with epiretinal membrane that were treated with 27-G microincision vitrectomy surgery (MIVS) without tamponade and to compare the results with those in fellow healthy eyes.Patients and methodsProspective case series. The lens densitometry measurements of 24 patients, who underwent 27-G MIVS without any tamponade for the treatment of epiretinal membrane, were taken preoperatively and on the first week, first month, and third month postoperatively with Pentacam HR-Scheimpflug imaging system.ResultsThe mean lens densitometry values at Zone 1 and average lens densitometry values significantly increased in the study eyes on the first month when compared with the preoperative values (P=0.011, P=0.033, respectively). Additionally, there were statistically significant differences regarding the mean lens densitometry values of Zone 1 and Zone 2, and also average lens densitometry values between the preoperative and third month postoperative values (P=0.003, P=0.021, P=0.009, respectively). However, the densitometry values of fellow eyes were similar at preoperatively and all the postoperative follow-up periods (P>0.05 for all).ConclusionsThis study suggests that 27-G MIVS might cause post-surgical lens density changes even in early postoperative months and vitreous may play an important role in protecting the transparency of the lens.
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