
Background: Fabry disease (FD) is a potentially lethal lysosomal disorder with systemic vascular changes. Previous studies demonstrated retinal vascular involvement using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in affected patients; Aim: To analyze and quantify the retinal vasculature measuring vessel density (VD), vessel length density (VLD), and the ratio of VD to VLD (VD/VLD) in superficial capillary plexuses (SCP) and deep capillary plexuses (DCP) using OCTA in patients with FD and to show whether they differ from healthy controls (HC); Patients and methods: Single-center, retrospective, consecutive cohort study of patients with genetically proven FD. Patients underwent an ophthalmological examination including OCTA. VD, VLD, foveal avascular zone (FAZ), and the VD/VLD were compared to an HC group using a linear mixed model; Results: A statistically significant difference in the VLD and VD/VLD of DCP was observed between the two groups (p < 0.001). Using ROC curves with AUC and Youden’s Index, a cut-off value for differentiating both groups using VD/VLD in DCP FD with high specificity and high sensitivity was established; Conclusions: FD and HC groups seem to be separable using the VD/VLD ratio in DCP. This new biomarker might differentiate changes in the retinal microvasculature that are not detectable by VD or VLD alone.
10018 Ophthalmology Clinic, Fabry disease, Medicine (General), Clinical Biochemistry, 10265 Clinic for Endocrinology and Diabetology, 610 Medicine & health, 1308 Clinical Biochemistry, Article, Fabry disease; optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA); OCTA parameters; lysosomal storage disorder; vessel density; vessel length density, R5-920, vessel density, optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), OCTA parameters, lysosomal storage disorder, vessel length density
10018 Ophthalmology Clinic, Fabry disease, Medicine (General), Clinical Biochemistry, 10265 Clinic for Endocrinology and Diabetology, 610 Medicine & health, 1308 Clinical Biochemistry, Article, Fabry disease; optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA); OCTA parameters; lysosomal storage disorder; vessel density; vessel length density, R5-920, vessel density, optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), OCTA parameters, lysosomal storage disorder, vessel length density
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