Research Article

Near-Infrared Confocal Reflectance Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy (SLO) and Short-Wavelength Autofluorescence Imaging in Cystic Diabetic Macular Edema

Table 3

Association of the type of cystic changes in SD-OCT with different presentation patterns in common imaging modalities.

Type of imagingType of cystic edema
Large + medium N (%)Medium + small N (%)Medium N (%)Small N (%)Mix N (%)value chi-square Pearson

Fundus PhotogramAbsent10 (12.1)28 (34.2)9 (11.0)28 (34.2)7 (8.5)<0.001
Present4 (36.4)2 (18.1)1 (9.1)4 (36.4)0

SW-AFISO3 (10.7)14 (48.8)1 (3.4)10 (34.8)00.07
Hyper7 (20.0)13 (37.1)6 (17.4)7 (20.0)2 (5.5)
Hypo1 (6.3)1 (6.3)1 (6.3)10 (62.4)3 (18.7)

NIR (815)ISO1 (2.9)3 (8.8)2 (5.9)17 (50.0)0<0.001
Hyper5 (55.6)3 (33.3)1 (11.1)00
Hypo8 (13.1)24 (39.3)7 (11.5)15 (24.6)7 (11.5)

IR (870)ISO6 (11.5)14 (26.9)3 (5.8)18 (34.6)2 (3.8)0.16
Hypo3 (15.8)6 (31.6)5 (26.3)4 (21.1)1 (5.3)
Hyper4 (16.7)6 (25.0)2 (8.3)8 (33.3)2 (8.3)
Mix02 (66.7)001 (33.3)

FAEarlyISO07 (23.3)2 (20)20 (62.5)0<0.001
Hypo10 (20)19 (38.0)7 (14.0)10 (20.0)4 (8.0)
Hyper4 (28.6)4 (28.6)1 (7.1)2 (14.3)3 (21.4)
LateISO03 (20.0)012 (80.0)0<0.001
Hypo02 (22.2)2 (22.2)3 (33.4)2 0(22.2)
Hyper14 (20.3)25 (43.4)8 (11.5)17 (24.6)5 (7.2)