Development of superimposing electroretinogram for identifying the retinal layer causing a decline in visual sensitivity at arbitrary points on the retina

Abstract Objective To investigate the microvasculature and structural characteristics of the eyes of myopic patients and their association with posterior staphyloma (PS). Methods This was a retrospective, case-control study comprising of 106 eyes from 72 individuals. Using 1:1 matching of axial length (AL) of their eyes, patients were allocated into a PS group or no posterior staphyloma (NPS) group. All patients were examined using ultra-widefield fundus imaging, optical coherence tomography angiography, and ocular biometry to acquire microvasculature and microstructure parameters. Results The anterior chamber depth (ACD) of the PS group was significantly different from that of the NPS group (3.56 mm vs 3.76 mm, P < 0.001), as was 1ens thickness (3.72 mm vs 3.57 mm, P = 0.005) and spherical equivalent (SE)(-10.11D vs -8.80D, P = 0.014). The PS group had reduced choriocapillaris flow, subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT), and a thinner retinal layer compared with the NPS group. No difference in retinal blood flow between the two groups was observed. The PS group exhibited a smaller disc area (15082.89 vs 17,043.32, P = 0.003) and angle α between temporal retinal arterial vascular arcades (113.29°vs 128.39°, P = 0.003), a larger disc tilt ratio (1.41 vs 1.24, P < 0.001) and parapapillary atrophy (PPA) area (13840.98 vs 8753.86, P = 0.020), compared with the NPS group. Multivariate regression analysis indicated that disc tilt ratio (P = 0.031) and SFCT (P = 0.015) were significant predictors of PS. In addition, PS (P = 0.049), AL (P = 0.003), corneal refractive power (P < 0.001), ACD (P = 0.022), relative lens position (P = 0.045), and disc area (P = 0.011) were significant predictors of SE. Conclusions PS was found to be closely linked to a reduction in choriocapillaris perfusion and anatomical abnormalities including posterior and anterior segments. Furthermore, PS exacerbated the progression of myopia.

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Serum neurofilament levels reflect outer retinal layer changes in multiple sclerosis

Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders ◽

10.1177/17562864211003478 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

pp. 175628642110034

Author(s):

Caspar B. Seitz ◽

Falk Steffen ◽

Muthuraman Muthuraman ◽

Timo Uphaus ◽

Julia Krämer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Optic Neuritis ◽

Previous History ◽

Supervised Machine Learning ◽

Support Vector ◽

Retinal Layer ◽

Neurofilament Light Chain ◽

Neurofilament Light ◽

Retinal Layers ◽

History Of

Background: Serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) and distinct intra-retinal layers are both promising biomarkers of neuro-axonal injury in multiple sclerosis (MS). We aimed to unravel the association of both markers in early MS, having identified that neurofilament has a distinct immunohistochemical expression pattern among intra-retinal layers. Methods: Three-dimensional (3D) spectral domain macular optical coherence tomography scans and sNfL levels were investigated in 156 early MS patients (female/male: 109/47, mean age: 33.3 ± 9.5 years, mean disease duration: 2.0 ± 3.3 years). Out of the whole cohort, 110 patients had no history of optic neuritis (NHON) and 46 patients had a previous history of optic neuritis (HON). In addition, a subgroup of patients ( n = 38) was studied longitudinally over 2 years. Support vector machine analysis was applied to test a regression model for significant changes. Results: In our cohort, HON patients had a thinner outer plexiform layer (OPL) volume compared to NHON patients ( B = −0.016, SE = 0.006, p = 0.013). Higher sNfL levels were significantly associated with thinner OPL volumes in HON patients ( B = −6.734, SE = 2.514, p = 0.011). This finding was corroborated in the longitudinal subanalysis by the association of higher sNfL levels with OPL atrophy ( B = 5.974, SE = 2.420, p = 0.019). sNfL levels were 75.7% accurate at predicting OPL volume in the supervised machine learning. Conclusions: In summary, sNfL levels were a good predictor of future outer retinal thinning in MS. Changes within the neurofilament-rich OPL could be considered as an additional retinal marker linked to MS neurodegeneration.

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Comparison of Retinal Layer Thickness and Capillary Vessel Density in the Patients with Spontaneously Resolved Acute Central Serous Chorioretinopathy

Journal of Clinical Medicine ◽

10.3390/jcm10010045 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 45

Author(s):

Kyu Jin Han ◽

Hyeong Ju Kim ◽

Je Moon Woo ◽

Jung Kee Min

Keyword(s):

Visual Acuity ◽

Layer Thickness ◽

Central Serous Chorioretinopathy ◽

Subretinal Fluid ◽

Vessel Density ◽

Foveal Avascular Zone ◽

Retinal Layer ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Retrospective Case ◽

Capillary Vessel

We investigate retinal layer thickness and capillary vessel density (VD) in the patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) who recovered spontaneously and evaluate the correlation between the changes in these values and visual outcomes using swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA). This retrospective case–control study included 34 eyes of 34 patients with spontaneously resolved acute CSC. The changes in retinal layer thickness and capillary VD were examined using SS-OCT and OCTA after complete resolution of subretinal fluid (SRF). The fellow eyes and 34 healthy eyes were used as controls. In the eyes with CSC, the outer retinal layer was significantly thinner than in the eyes of fellow and healthy controls. The foveal avascular zone area and VDs in the superficial and deep capillary plexus in the eyes with CSC were not significantly different from those in the eyes of fellow and healthy controls. The VD of the choriocapillaris in the eyes with CSC was significantly lower than that in the eyes of fellow and healthy controls. Correlation analyses revealed that the outer retinal layer thickness and initial visual acuity were positively correlated with the final visual acuity. Furthermore, the initial SRF area and height were negatively correlated with the outer retinal layer thickness after SRF resolution. Attenuation of outer retinal layer thickness and decreased VD of the choriocapillaris were observed in the eyes with spontaneously resolved acute CSC. The outer retinal layer thickness could be an important visual predictor of CSC.

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