Clinical Study

Restoration of Foveal Bulge after Resolution of Diabetic Macular Edema with Coexisting Serous Retinal Detachment

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of diabetic macular edema eyes with coexisting serous retinal detachment in foveal bulge (+) group and foveal bulge (-) group.

Foveal bulge (+) ()Foveal bulge (−) ()

Mean age (SD) (years)54.64 (8.83)56.67 (13.50)0.134
Mean IOP (SD) (mmHg)14.12 (2.19)15.07 (2.73)0.132
Mean time since diagnosis of DM (SD) (years)7.72 (3.71)9.04 (5.42)0.568
Mean duration of DME before IVR (SD) (months)7.99 (6.43)10.50 (7.43)0.161
Mean HbA1C (SD) (%)8.09 (1.30)8.66 (2.60)0.761
Diabetic retinopathy severity ( (%))0.746
 NPDR15 (60.0%)15 (55.6%)
 PDR10 (40.0%)12 (44.4%)
Photocoagulation treatment ( (%))13 (52.0%)14 (51.9%)0.991
Mean baseline BCVA (SD) (logMAR/Snellen VA)0.46 (0.24)/≈20/57.70.52 (0.15)/≈20/66.20.135
Mean baseline CFT (SD) (μm)533.84 (178.69)587.37 (235.75)0.589
Mean baseline SRDH (SD) (μm)214.96 (85.01)308.11 (186.27)0.040

Unpaired Mann-Whitney test; Chi-square test. IOP: intraocular pressure; DM: diabetic mellitus; IVR: intravitreal injection of ranibizumab; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin; NPDR: nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy; PDR: proliferative diabetic retinopathy; BCVA: best-corrected visual acuity; Snellen VA: Snellen visual acuity; CFT: central foveal thickness; SRDH: height of serous retinal detachment; SD standard deviation.