Association Between Soluble CD14 in the Aqueous Humor and Hyperreflective Foci on Optical Coherence Tomography in Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema

Abstract

DME patients with diffuse edema exhibit higher sCD14 levels in the AH and more HF in the inner retina than patients with focal edema, indicating severe inflammation. The strong correlation between sCD14 and HF in the inner retina suggests that the HF observed on SD-OCT may be due to activated microglia in DME.