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Seven-field photographs of the fundus were obtained for ETDRS staging. Eyes from age-matched healthy subjects were also imaged as control.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In eyes of patients with type 2 diabetes without retinopathy or ETDRS levels 20 and 35, retinal capillary closure was in the macular area, with predominant alterations in the parafoveal retinal circulation (inner ring). Retinal capillary closure in ETDRS stages 43\u201353 becomes predominant in the retinal midperiphery with vessel density average values of 25.2\u00b17.9 (p=0.001) in ETDRS 43 and 23.5\u00b13.4 (p=0.001) in ETDRS 47\u201353, when evaluating extended areas of 15\u00d79 protocol. Combination of acquisition protocols 3\u00d73\u2009mm and 15\u00d79\u2009mm, using SS-OCTA, allows discrimination between eyes with mild NPDR (ETDRS 10, 20, 35) and eyes with moderate-to-severe NPDR (ETDRS grades 43\u201353).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Retinal capillary closure, quantified by SS-OCTA, can identify NPDR severity progression. 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