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Introdução: Apesar da integridade morfológica e funcional do endotélio corneano, essencial para a transparência corneana, ser afetada com a Diabetes Mellitus (DM) a sua relação com severidade de retinopatia diabética e presença de edema macular diabético não é clara. Objetivos: Avaliar as características morfológicas do endotélio corneano em doentes com Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2 (DMT2) com diferentes perfis de resposta terapêutica ao edema macular diabético (EMD). Métodos: Com uma abordagem transversal, 24 participantes com DMT2 foram divididos em 2 grupos (sem EMD e com EMD). Posteriormente, o grupo com EMD foi subdividido de acordo o tipo de resposta terapêutica (respondedor e persistente). Parâmetros obtidos através da microscopia especular (densidade de células endoteliais, coeficiente de variação, hexagonalidade e espessura central da córnea) e da tomografia de coerência ótica (espessura mínima da fóvea, espessura no 1mm central, a espessura da camada de células ganglionares macular, e a espessura da camada de fibras nervosas peripapilar) foram analisados e comparados nos diferentes grupos. Resultados: Não foram encontradas alterações significativas do endotélio corneano entre os grupos com e sem EMD (p>0,05). No entanto, foram encontradas diferenças na densidade de células endoteliais (p=0,04) nos participantes com diferentes EMD persistente (1900,3 ± 270,1) comparativamente ao EMD respondedor (2307,9 ± 121,2) e grupo de controlo (2191,7 ± 165,5). Conclusão: Os diferentes parâmetros do endotélio corneano não mostraram diferenças entre participantes com e sem EMD. No entanto, o tipo de resposta terapêutica ao EMD parece estar associada à diminuição da densidade de células endoteliais.
ABSTRACT - Introduction: While the morphological and functional integrity of the corneal endothelium, which is essential for corneal transparency, is affected by diabetes mellitus (DM), its relationship with the severity of diabetic retinopathy and the presence of diabetic macular edema is unclear. Aims: To assess the morphological characteristics of the corneal endothelium in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) with different therapeutic response profiles to diabetic macular edema (DME). Methods: With a cross-sectional approach, 24 participants with T2DM were divided into 2 groups (without DME versus with DME). Subsequently, the group with DME was subdivided according to the type of therapeutic response (responder versus persistent). Parameters obtained through specular microscopy (endothelial cell density, coefficient of variation, hexagonality, and central corneal thickness) and optical coherence tomography (minimum foveal thickness, central 1mm thickness, macular ganglion cell layer thickness, and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness) were analyzed and compared in the different groups. Results: No significant changes were found in the corneal endothelium between the groups with and without DME (p>0.05). However, differences were found in the density of endothelial cells (p=0.04) in participants with persistent DME (1900.3 ± 270.1) compared to participants with responding DME (2307.9 ± 121.2) and control group (2191.7 ± 165.5). Conclusion: There were no differences in the different parameters of the corneal endothelium between participants with and without DME. However, the kind of therapeutic response to DME seems to be associated with a decrease in endothelial cell density.
ABSTRACT - Introduction: While the morphological and functional integrity of the corneal endothelium, which is essential for corneal transparency, is affected by diabetes mellitus (DM), its relationship with the severity of diabetic retinopathy and the presence of diabetic macular edema is unclear. Aims: To assess the morphological characteristics of the corneal endothelium in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) with different therapeutic response profiles to diabetic macular edema (DME). Methods: With a cross-sectional approach, 24 participants with T2DM were divided into 2 groups (without DME versus with DME). Subsequently, the group with DME was subdivided according to the type of therapeutic response (responder versus persistent). Parameters obtained through specular microscopy (endothelial cell density, coefficient of variation, hexagonality, and central corneal thickness) and optical coherence tomography (minimum foveal thickness, central 1mm thickness, macular ganglion cell layer thickness, and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness) were analyzed and compared in the different groups. Results: No significant changes were found in the corneal endothelium between the groups with and without DME (p>0.05). However, differences were found in the density of endothelial cells (p=0.04) in participants with persistent DME (1900.3 ± 270.1) compared to participants with responding DME (2307.9 ± 121.2) and control group (2191.7 ± 165.5). Conclusion: There were no differences in the different parameters of the corneal endothelium between participants with and without DME. However, the kind of therapeutic response to DME seems to be associated with a decrease in endothelial cell density.
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This project was partially supported by the IDI&CA grant IPL/2021/DiffMeDiME_ESTeSL by the H&TRC-Health & Technology Research Centre, ESTeSL-Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa and the Instituto da Retina de Lisboa (IRL).
Keywords
Oftalmologia Endotélio corneano Diabetes mellitus tipo 2 Retinopatia diabética Edema macular diabético Ophthalmology Corneal endothelium Type 2 diabetes mellitus Diabetic retinopathy Diabetic macular edema IPL/2021/DiffMeDiME_ESTeSL
Citation
Sabino B, Pinto J, Branco T, Batista R, Pereira B, Camacho P. Avaliação do endotélio corneano através de microscopia especular em participantes com edema macular diabético. RevSALUS. 2024;6(1).
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RACS