Ocular circulation in systemic lupus erythematosus

摘要

Background Mean vascular resistance in the retrobulbar arteries of SLE patients and the statistical relationship between its parameters and the presence of certain antibodies were determined. Material and Method Forty-three eyes of 43 SLE female patients aged 46.28+/-8.45 years with disease duration of 10.03+/-7.96 years were examined. Physical and ophthalmic examinations with assessments of the immunological markers ANA/IgG-IgM, aCL, anti-beta2GPI, LA, and anti-dsDNA antibodies were performed. color Doppler imaging (CDI) was used in the OA, CRA, LPCA, and MPCA vessels. The vascular resistance indices (RIs) were compared with those of 43 eyes of 43 female controls. Covariance and multiple regression analysis with chi squared, Pearson, Shapiro-Wilk, and Levene tests were used in the statistical analysis (significance levels at p