Table 2.
Characteristics of vascular changes of the eye fundus and the presence of peripheral trophic changes in patients with scleroderma.
| Vascular changes of the eye fundus | Number of eyes in SSc patients group | Fingers ulcerations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lSSc (n = 34) |
dSSc (n = 16) |
SSc (n = 50) |
Observed (number of patients) |
Not observed (number of patients) |
|
| AMD (soft drusen and window defects of retinal pigment epithelium) | 11 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
| Hard exudates | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Irregularities in the course and caliber of the retinal vessels | 22 | 8 | 30 | 12 | 3 |
| Delayed filling of choroidal lobules | 14 | 6 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| Occlusion of the peripheral arterial vessel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sheathed venous vessel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Thinning of choroidal capillaries and retinal pigment epithelium | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Ischemic retinopathy | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Normal fundus | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
Abbreviations: lSSc: limited systemic sclerosis; dSSc: diffuse systemic sclerosis; AMD: age-related macular degeneration.