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Near reading speed changes after panretinal photocoagulation in diabetic retinopathy patients: a prospective study using an iPad application for the measurement of reading speed.
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Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie [Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol] 2019 Dec; Vol. 257 (12), pp. 2631-2638. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Oct 25. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Purpose: To investigate the changes in the near reading speed after panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) in diabetic retinopathy patients.<br />Methods: This non-randomized, prospective, clinical study enrolled diabetic retinopathy patients who underwent PRP from January 2016 to June 2017. The near reading speed was measured before and 1 week, 1 month, and 4 months after PRP by using an iPad application for the assessment of reading speed; near best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) were also analyzed. The reading speed of age-matched healthy individuals was compared with that of diabetic retinopathy patients.<br />Results: Forty-seven patients were enrolled in this study. The baseline near reading speed of diabetic retinopathy patients was significantly slower than that of age-matched healthy controls. The near reading speed was reduced at 1 week after PRP, but recovered at 1 and 4 months after PRP. Near BCVA showed a similar pattern after PRP. SFCT increased at 1 week after PRP and significantly decreased at both 1 and 4 months after PRP.<br />Conclusion: The near reading speed of diabetic patients was significantly slower than that of age-matched healthy controls. The speed was temporarily reduced at 1 week after PRP, potentially due to short-term impairment of parasympathetic nerve innervation.
- Subjects :
- Diabetic Retinopathy diagnosis
Diabetic Retinopathy surgery
Female
Fluorescein Angiography methods
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Period
Prospective Studies
Retina diagnostic imaging
Tomography, Optical Coherence methods
Computers, Handheld
Diabetic Retinopathy physiopathology
Laser Coagulation methods
Reading
Retina surgery
Visual Acuity
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1435-702X
- Volume :
- 257
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31654187
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-019-04494-w