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Righetti G, Kempf M, Kohl S, Wissinger B, Kühlewein L, Stingl K, Stingl K. S-cone contribution to oscillatory potentials in patients with blue cone monochromacy. Doc Ophthalmol 2024; 149:11-21. [PMID: 38871951 PMCID: PMC11236933 DOI: 10.1007/s10633-024-09981-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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PURPOSE The aim of this exploratory study is to investigate the role of S-cones in oscillatory potentials (OPs) generation by individuals with blue-cone monochromacy (BCM), retaining S-cones, and achromatopsia (ACHM), lacking cone functions. METHODS This retrospective study analyzed data from 39 ACHM patients, 20 BCM patients, and 26 controls. Central foveal thickness was obtained using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, while amplitude and implicit time (IT) of a- and b-waves were extracted from the ISCEV Standard dark-adapted 3 cd.s.m-2 full-field ERG (ffERG). Time-frequency analysis of the same measurement enabled the extraction of OPs, providing insights into the dynamic characteristics of the recorded signal. RESULTS Both ACHM and BCM groups showed a significant reduction (p < .00001) of a- and b-wave amplitudes and ITs as well as the power of the OPs compared to the control groups. The comparison between ACHM and BCM didn't show any statistically significant differences in the electrophysiological parameters. The analysis of covariance revealed significantly reduced central foveal thickness in the BCM group compared to ACHM and controls (p < .00001), and in ACHM compared to controls (p < .00001), after age correction and Tukey post-hoc analysis. CONCLUSIONS S-cones do not significantly influence OPs, and the decline in OPs' power is not solely due to a reduced a-wave. This suggests a complex non-linear network influenced by photoreceptor inputs. Morphological changes don't correlate directly with functional alterations, prompting further exploration of OPs' function and physiological role.
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- Giulia Righetti
- Center for Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital, University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.
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- Center for Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital, University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- Center for Rare Eye Diseases, University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Center for Ophthalmology, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Center for Ophthalmology, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Center for Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital, University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Center for Ophthalmology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Center for Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital, University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- Center for Rare Eye Diseases, University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Center for Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital, University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
- Center for Rare Eye Diseases, University of Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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Pattni K, Wood A, Cassels N, Margrain T. Visual pigment concentration and photoreceptor outer segment length in the human retina. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2024; 44:917-924. [PMID: 38572814 DOI: 10.1111/opo.13307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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PURPOSE The Beer-Lambert law suggests that visual pigment optical density (OD) should be linearly related to the length of photoreceptor outer segments (POSs). Mammalian studies indicate that visual pigment concentration increases with POS length, but the nature of this relationship may vary due to factors such as visual pigment packing density or retinal eccentricity, and may not necessarily be linearly related. The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between OD and POS length in humans. METHODS Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) was used to image POS, and imaging retinal densitometry (IRD) was used to measure OD at corresponding locations in 19 healthy participants (age range 25-82 years). POS length and OD measurements were extracted from OCT and IRD images at 23 discrete locations spanning the central 9° of the retina. The averaged data from all participants were fitted with models based on the Beer-Lambert law to establish the relationship between OD and POS length. RESULTS Visual pigment OD increased monotonically with POS length, but the relationship was non-linear, and a straight-line fit, based on a simple interpretation of the Beer-Lambert law, provided a poor description. A model allowing for different rod and cone visual pigment concentrations provided a superior fit. Specifically, the data were well described by a model where the molar concentration of visual pigment in cones and rods were 3.8 × 10-3 mol/L and 1.8 × 10-3mol/L, respectively. CONCLUSIONS In accordance with the Beer-Lambert law, the results indicate that OD increases monotonically with POS length in humans, but the precise relationship is dependent on photoreceptor type. These results suggest that visual pigment concentration in rods is only about 48% of that found in cones. This may be due to the ubiquitous nature of artificial light that works to reduce the concentration of rhodopsin in rod photoreceptors.
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- Krishna Pattni
- School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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- School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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Choi J, Joisher HNV, Gill HK, Lin L, Cepko C. Characterization of the development of the high-acuity area of the chick retina. Dev Biol 2024; 511:39-52. [PMID: 38548147 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2024.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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The fovea is a small region within the central retina that is responsible for our high acuity daylight vision. Chickens also have a high acuity area (HAA), and are one of the few species that enables studies of the mechanisms of HAA development, due to accessible embryonic tissue and methods to readily perturb gene expression. To enable such studies, we characterized the development of the chick HAA using single molecule fluorescent in situ hybridization (smFISH), along with more classical methods. We found that Fgf8 provides a molecular marker for the HAA throughout development and into adult stages, allowing studies of the cellular composition of this area over time. The radial dimension of the ganglion cell layer (GCL) was seen to be the greatest at the HAA throughout development, beginning during the period of neurogenesis, suggesting that genesis, rather than cell death, creates a higher level of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in this area. In contrast, the HAA acquired its characteristic high density of cone photoreceptors post-hatching, which is well after the period of neurogenesis. We also confirmed that rod photoreceptors are not present in the HAA. Analyses of cell death in the developing photoreceptor layer, where rods would reside, did not show apoptotic cells, suggesting that lack of genesis, rather than death, created the "rod-free zone" (RFZ). Quantification of each cone photoreceptor subtype showed an ordered mosaic of most cone subtypes. The changes in cellular densities and cell subtypes between the developing and mature HAA provide some answers to the overarching strategy used by the retina to create this area and provide a framework for future studies of the mechanisms underlying its formation.
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- Jiho Choi
- Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA.
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Zhang B, Zhang R, Zhao J, Yang J, Xu S. The mechanism of human color vision and potential implanted devices for artificial color vision. Front Neurosci 2024; 18:1408087. [PMID: 38962178 PMCID: PMC11221215 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1408087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024] Open
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Vision plays a major role in perceiving external stimuli and information in our daily lives. The neural mechanism of color vision is complicated, involving the co-ordinated functions of a variety of cells, such as retinal cells and lateral geniculate nucleus cells, as well as multiple levels of the visual cortex. In this work, we reviewed the history of experimental and theoretical studies on this issue, from the fundamental functions of the individual cells of the visual system to the coding in the transmission of neural signals and sophisticated brain processes at different levels. We discuss various hypotheses, models, and theories related to the color vision mechanism and present some suggestions for developing novel implanted devices that may help restore color vision in visually impaired people or introduce artificial color vision to those who need it.
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- Bingao Zhang
- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Institute of Physical Electronics, Department of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Institute of Physical Electronics, Department of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Institute of Physical Electronics, Department of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Restoration of Damaged Ocular Nerve, Department of Ophthalmology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Institute of Physical Electronics, Department of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Gaffney M, Connor TB, Cooper RF. Intensity-based optoretinography reveals sub-clinical deficits in cone function in retinitis pigmentosa. FRONTIERS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY 2024; 4:1373549. [PMID: 38984134 PMCID: PMC11182324 DOI: 10.3389/fopht.2024.1373549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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Introduction Clinical tools have been widely used in the diagnosis, description, and monitoring the progression of retinitis pigmentosa (RP); however, many of these methods have inherently low sensitivity and specificity, and significant photoreceptor disruption can occur before RP progression has clinically manifest. Adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO) has shown promise as a powerful tool for assessing photoreceptor disruption both structurally and functionally due to its increased resolution. Methods Here we assess photoreceptor structure and function at the cellular level through AOSLO by acquiring intensity based optoretinography (iORG) in 15 individuals with no reported retinal pathology and 7 individuals with a prior clinical diagnosis of RP. Photoreceptor structure was quantified by calculating cone nearest neighbor distance (NND) across different retinal eccentricities from the AOSLO images. Cone outer segment length was measured across different retinal eccentricities using optical coherence tomography (OCT) derived longitudinal reflectivity profiles (LRPs). Finally, iORG measures of photoreceptor function were compared to retinal sensitivity as measured using the macular integrity assessment (MAIA) microperimeter. Results Broadly, participants with RP exhibited increasing cone nearest neighbor distances and decreasing cone outer segment length as a function of retinal eccentricity, consistent with prior reports for both controls and individuals with RP. Nearly all individuals with RP had reduced iORG amplitudes for all retinal eccentricities when compared to the control cohort, and the reduction was greater in eccentricities further from the fovea. Comparing iORG amplitudes to MAIA retinal sensitivity, we found that the iORG was more sensitive to early changes in photoreceptor function whereas MAIA was more sensitive to later stages of disease. Discussion This highlights the utility of iORG as a method to detect sub-clinical deficits in cone function in all stages of disease progression and supports the future use of iORG for identifying cells that are candidates for cellular based therapies.
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- Mina Gaffney
- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
- Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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Castro-Torres JJ, Casares-López M, Ortiz-Peregrina S, Martino F, Gómez-Robledo L, Jiménez JR. Effect of the chromaticity of stimuli on night vision disturbances. Sci Rep 2024; 14:10183. [PMID: 38702452 PMCID: PMC11068904 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61069-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024] Open
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The perception of halos and other night vision disturbances is a common complaint in clinical practice. Such visual disturbances must be assessed in order to fully characterize each patient's visual performance, which is particularly relevant when carrying out a range of daily tasks. Visual problems are usually assessed using achromatic stimuli, yet the stimuli encountered in daily life have very different chromaticities. Hence, it is important to assess the effect of the chromaticity of visual stimuli on night vision disturbances. The aim of this work is to study the influence of the chromaticity of different visual stimuli on night vision disturbances by analyzing straylight and visual discrimination under low-light conditions. For that, we assessed the monocular and binocular visual discrimination of 27 subjects under low illumination using the Halo test. The subjects' visual discrimination was assessed after exposure to different visual stimuli: achromatic, red, green, and blue, both at the monitor's maximum luminance and maintaining the same luminance value for the different visual stimuli. Monocular straylight was also measured for an achromatic, red, green, and blue stimuli. The blue stimulus had the greatest effect on halos in both monocular and binocular conditions. Visual discrimination was similar for the red, green, and achromatic stimuli, but worsened at lower luminance. The greatest influence of straylight was observed for the blue stimulus. In addition, visual discrimination correlated with straylight measurements for achromatic stimuli, wherein greater straylight values correlated with an increased perception of halos and other visual disturbances.
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- José J Castro-Torres
- Laboratory of Vision Sciences and Applications, Department of Optics, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain.
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- Laboratory of Vision Sciences and Applications, Department of Optics, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Laboratory of Vision Sciences and Applications, Department of Optics, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Laboratory of Vision Sciences and Applications, Department of Optics, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Basic and Applied Colorimetry Lab, Department of Optics, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Laboratory of Vision Sciences and Applications, Department of Optics, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
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Georgiou M, Robson AG, Fujinami K, de Guimarães TAC, Fujinami-Yokokawa Y, Daich Varela M, Pontikos N, Kalitzeos A, Mahroo OA, Webster AR, Michaelides M. Phenotyping and genotyping inherited retinal diseases: Molecular genetics, clinical and imaging features, and therapeutics of macular dystrophies, cone and cone-rod dystrophies, rod-cone dystrophies, Leber congenital amaurosis, and cone dysfunction syndromes. Prog Retin Eye Res 2024; 100:101244. [PMID: 38278208 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2024.101244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
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Inherited retinal diseases (IRD) are a leading cause of blindness in the working age population and in children. The scope of this review is to familiarise clinicians and scientists with the current landscape of molecular genetics, clinical phenotype, retinal imaging and therapeutic prospects/completed trials in IRD. Herein we present in a comprehensive and concise manner: (i) macular dystrophies (Stargardt disease (ABCA4), X-linked retinoschisis (RS1), Best disease (BEST1), PRPH2-associated pattern dystrophy, Sorsby fundus dystrophy (TIMP3), and autosomal dominant drusen (EFEMP1)), (ii) cone and cone-rod dystrophies (GUCA1A, PRPH2, ABCA4, KCNV2 and RPGR), (iii) predominant rod or rod-cone dystrophies (retinitis pigmentosa, enhanced S-Cone syndrome (NR2E3), Bietti crystalline corneoretinal dystrophy (CYP4V2)), (iv) Leber congenital amaurosis/early-onset severe retinal dystrophy (GUCY2D, CEP290, CRB1, RDH12, RPE65, TULP1, AIPL1 and NMNAT1), (v) cone dysfunction syndromes (achromatopsia (CNGA3, CNGB3, PDE6C, PDE6H, GNAT2, ATF6), X-linked cone dysfunction with myopia and dichromacy (Bornholm Eye disease; OPN1LW/OPN1MW array), oligocone trichromacy, and blue-cone monochromatism (OPN1LW/OPN1MW array)). Whilst we use the aforementioned classical phenotypic groupings, a key feature of IRD is that it is characterised by tremendous heterogeneity and variable expressivity, with several of the above genes associated with a range of phenotypes.
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- Michalis Georgiou
- Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom; UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom; Jones Eye Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
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- Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom; UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom; UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom; Laboratory of Visual Physiology, Division of Vision Research, National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom; UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom; Laboratory of Visual Physiology, Division of Vision Research, National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Health Policy and Management, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom; UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom; UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom; UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom; UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom; Section of Ophthalmology, King s College London, St Thomas Hospital Campus, London, United Kingdom; Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom; Department of Translational Ophthalmology, Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom; UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom; UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
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Sechrest ER, Ma X, Cahill ME, Barbera RJ, Wang Y, Deng WT. Structural and functional rescue of cones carrying the most common cone opsin C203R missense mutation. JCI Insight 2024; 9:e172834. [PMID: 38060327 PMCID: PMC10906232 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.172834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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An arginine to cysteine substitution at amino acid position 203 (C203R) is the most common missense mutation in human cone opsin. Linked to color blindness and blue cone monochromacy (BCM), C203 is involved in a crucial disulfide bond required for proper folding. It has previously been postulated that expression of mutant C203R cone opsin exerts a toxic effect on cone photoreceptors, similar to some well-characterized missense mutations in rhodopsin that lead to protein misfolding. In this study, we generated and characterized a BCM mouse model carrying the equivalent C203R mutation (Opn1mwC198R Opn1sw-/-) to investigate the disease mechanism and develop a gene therapy approach for this disorder. Untreated Opn1mwC198R Opn1sw-/- cones phenocopied affected cones in human patients with the equivalent mutation, exhibiting shortened or absent cone outer segments and loss of function. We determined that gene augmentation targeting cones specifically yielded robust rescue of cone function and structure when Opn1mwC198R Opn1sw-/- mice were treated at early ages. Importantly, treated cones displayed elaborated outer segments and replenished expression of crucial cone phototransduction proteins. Interestingly, we were unable to detect OPN1MWC198R mutant opsin at any age. We believe this is the first proof-of-concept study exploring the efficacy of gene therapy in BCM associated with a C203R mutation.
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- Emily R. Sechrest
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
- Department of Biology and
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Yang Z, Yan L, Zhang W, Qi J, An W, Yao K. Dyschromatopsia: a comprehensive analysis of mechanisms and cutting-edge treatments for color vision deficiency. Front Neurosci 2024; 18:1265630. [PMID: 38298913 PMCID: PMC10828017 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1265630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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Color blindness is a retinal disease that mainly manifests as a color vision disorder, characterized by achromatopsia, red-green color blindness, and blue-yellow color blindness. With the development of technology and progress in theory, extensive research has been conducted on the genetic basis of color blindness, and various approaches have been explored for its treatment. This article aims to provide a comprehensive review of recent advances in understanding the pathological mechanism, clinical symptoms, and treatment options for color blindness. Additionally, we discuss the various treatment approaches that have been developed to address color blindness, including gene therapy, pharmacological interventions, and visual aids. Furthermore, we highlight the promising results from clinical trials of these treatments, as well as the ongoing challenges that must be addressed to achieve effective and long-lasting therapeutic outcomes. Overall, this review provides valuable insights into the current state of research on color blindness, with the intention of informing further investigation and development of effective treatments for this disease.
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- Zihao Yang
- Institute of Visual Neuroscience and Stem Cell Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- College of Life Sciences and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Visual Neuroscience and Stem Cell Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- College of Life Sciences and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Visual Neuroscience and Stem Cell Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- College of Life Sciences and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Visual Neuroscience and Stem Cell Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- College of Life Sciences and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Visual Neuroscience and Stem Cell Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- College of Life Sciences and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Institute of Visual Neuroscience and Stem Cell Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- College of Life Sciences and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Hadyniak SE, Hagen JFD, Eldred KC, Brenerman B, Hussey KA, McCoy RC, Sauria MEG, Kuchenbecker JA, Reh T, Glass I, Neitz M, Neitz J, Taylor J, Johnston RJ. Retinoic acid signaling regulates spatiotemporal specification of human green and red cones. PLoS Biol 2024; 22:e3002464. [PMID: 38206904 PMCID: PMC10783767 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024] Open
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Trichromacy is unique to primates among placental mammals, enabled by blue (short/S), green (medium/M), and red (long/L) cones. In humans, great apes, and Old World monkeys, cones make a poorly understood choice between M and L cone subtype fates. To determine mechanisms specifying M and L cones, we developed an approach to visualize expression of the highly similar M- and L-opsin mRNAs. M-opsin was observed before L-opsin expression during early human eye development, suggesting that M cones are generated before L cones. In adult human tissue, the early-developing central retina contained a mix of M and L cones compared to the late-developing peripheral region, which contained a high proportion of L cones. Retinoic acid (RA)-synthesizing enzymes are highly expressed early in retinal development. High RA signaling early was sufficient to promote M cone fate and suppress L cone fate in retinal organoids. Across a human population sample, natural variation in the ratios of M and L cone subtypes was associated with a noncoding polymorphism in the NR2F2 gene, a mediator of RA signaling. Our data suggest that RA promotes M cone fate early in development to generate the pattern of M and L cones across the human retina.
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- Sarah E. Hadyniak
- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington State, United States
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- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington State, United States
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- Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington State, United States
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- Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington State, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington State, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington State, United States
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- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Stockman A, Rider AT. Formulae for generating standard and individual human cone spectral sensitivities. COLOR RESEARCH AND APPLICATION 2023; 48:818-840. [PMID: 38504724 PMCID: PMC10946592 DOI: 10.1002/col.22879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Normal color perception is complicated. But at its initial stage it is relatively simple, since at photopic levels it depends on the activations of just three photoreceptor types: the long- (L-), middle- (M-) and short- (S-) wavelength-sensitive cones. Knowledge of how each type responds to different wavelengths-the three cone spectral sensitivities-can be used to model human color vision and in practical applications to specify color and predict color matches. The CIE has sanctioned the cone spectral sensitivity estimates of Stockman and Sharpe (Stockman and Sharpe, 2000, Vision Res) and their associated measures of luminous efficiency as "physiologically-relevant" standards for color vision (CIE, 2006; 2015). These LMS cone spectral sensitivities are specified at 5- and 1-nm steps for mean "standard" observers with normal cone photopigments and average ocular transparencies, both of which can vary in the population. Here, we provide formulae for the three cone spectral sensitivities as well as for macular and lens pigment density spectra, all as continuous functions of wavelength from 360 to 850 nm. These functions reproduce the tabulated discrete CIE LMS cone spectral sensitivities for 2-deg and 10-deg with little error in both linear and logarithmic units. Furthermore, these formulae allow the easy computation of non-standard cone spectral sensitivities (and other color matching functions) with individual differences in macular, lens and photopigment optical densities, and with spectrally shifted hybrid or polymorphic L- and M-cone photopigments appropriate for either normal or red-green color vision deficient observers.
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- Andrew Stockman
- Institute of OphthalmologyUniversity College LondonLondonUK
- State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical InstrumentationZhejiang UniversityHangzhouChina
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Sechrest ER, Chmelik K, Tan WD, Deng WT. Blue cone monochromacy and gene therapy. Vision Res 2023; 208:108221. [PMID: 37001420 PMCID: PMC10182257 DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2023.108221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Blue cone monochromacy (BCM) is a congenital vision disorder characterized by complete loss or severely reduced long- and middle-wavelength cone function, caused by mutations in the OPN1LW/OPN1MW gene cluster on the X-chromosome. BCM patients typically suffer from poor visual acuity, severely impaired color discrimination, myopia, and nystagmus. In this review, we cover the genetic causes of BCM, clinical features of BCM patients, genetic testing, and clinical outcome measurements for future BCM clinical trials. However, our emphasis is on detailing the animal models for BCM and gene therapy using adeno-associated vectors (AAV). We describe two mouse models resembling the two most common causes of BCM, current progress in proof-of-concept studies to treat BCM with deletion mutations, the challenges we face, and future directions.
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- Emily R Sechrest
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, United States; Department of Biochemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, United States; Department of Biochemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, United States.
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Toms M, Ward N, Moosajee M. Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 2 Group E Member 3 (NR2E3): Role in Retinal Development and Disease. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:1325. [PMID: 37510230 PMCID: PMC10379133 DOI: 10.3390/genes14071325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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NR2E3 is a nuclear hormone receptor gene required for the correct development of the retinal rod photoreceptors. Expression of NR2E3 protein in rod cell precursors suppresses cone-specific gene expression and, in concert with other transcription factors including NRL, activates the expression of rod-specific genes. Pathogenic variants involving NR2E3 cause a spectrum of retinopathies, including enhanced S-cone syndrome, Goldmann-Favre syndrome, retinitis pigmentosa, and clumped pigmentary retinal degeneration, with limited evidence of genotype-phenotype correlations. A common feature of NR2E3-related disease is an abnormally high number of cone photoreceptors that are sensitive to short wavelength light, the S-cones. This characteristic has been supported by mouse studies, which have also revealed that loss of Nr2e3 function causes photoreceptors to develop as cells that are intermediate between rods and cones. While there is currently no available cure for NR2E3-related retinopathies, there are a number of emerging therapeutic strategies under investigation, including the use of viral gene therapy and gene editing, that have shown promise for the future treatment of patients with NR2E3 variants and other inherited retinal diseases. This review provides a detailed overview of the current understanding of the role of NR2E3 in normal development and disease, and the associated clinical phenotypes, animal models, and therapeutic studies.
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- Maria Toms
- Development, Ageing and Disease, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London EC1V 9EL, UK
- Ocular Genomics and Therapeutics, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK
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- Development, Ageing and Disease, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London EC1V 9EL, UK
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- Development, Ageing and Disease, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London EC1V 9EL, UK
- Ocular Genomics and Therapeutics, The Francis Crick Institute, London NW1 1AT, UK
- Department of Genetics, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London EC1V 2PD, UK
- Department of Ophthalmology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London WC1N 3JH, UK
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Kim YJ, Packer O, Pollreisz A, Martin PR, Grünert U, Dacey DM. Comparative connectomics reveals noncanonical wiring for color vision in human foveal retina. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2300545120. [PMID: 37098066 PMCID: PMC10160961 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2300545120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023] Open
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The Old World macaque monkey and New World common marmoset provide fundamental models for human visual processing, yet the human ancestral lineage diverged from these monkey lineages over 25 Mya. We therefore asked whether fine-scale synaptic wiring in the nervous system is preserved across these three primate families, despite long periods of independent evolution. We applied connectomic electron microscopy to the specialized foveal retina where circuits for highest acuity and color vision reside. Synaptic motifs arising from the cone photoreceptor type sensitive to short (S) wavelengths and associated with "blue-yellow" (S-ON and S-OFF) color-coding circuitry were reconstructed. We found that distinctive circuitry arises from S cones for each of the three species. The S cones contacted neighboring L and M (long- and middle-wavelength sensitive) cones in humans, but such contacts were rare or absent in macaques and marmosets. We discovered a major S-OFF pathway in the human retina and established its absence in marmosets. Further, the S-ON and S-OFF chromatic pathways make excitatory-type synaptic contacts with L and M cone types in humans, but not in macaques or marmosets. Our results predict that early-stage chromatic signals are distinct in the human retina and imply that solving the human connectome at the nanoscale level of synaptic wiring will be critical for fully understanding the neural basis of human color vision.
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- Yeon Jin Kim
- Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, WA98195
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- Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, WA98195
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna1090, Austria
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- Save Sight Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW2000, Australia
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- Save Sight Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW2000, Australia
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- Department of Biological Structure, University of Washington, Seattle, WA98195
- Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA98195
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Wang Y, Wong J, Duncan JL, Roorda A, Tuten WS. Enhanced S-cone Syndrome, a Mini-review. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2023; 1415:189-194. [PMID: 37440033 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-27681-1_28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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Enhanced S-cone Syndrome (ESCS) is an autosomal recessive inherited retinal disease mostly associated with disease-causing variants in the NR2E3 gene. During retinal development in ESCS, rod photoreceptor precursors are misdirected to form photoreceptors similar to short-wavelength cones, or S-cones. Compared to a normal human retina, patients with ESCS have no rods and significantly increased numbers of S-cones. Night blindness is the main visual symptom, and visual acuity and color vision can be normal at early disease stages. Histology of donor eyes and adaptive optics imaging revealed increased S-cone density outside of the fovea compared to normal. Visual function testing reveals absent rod function and abnormally enhanced sensitivity to short-wavelength light. Unlike most retinal degenerative diseases, ESCS results in a gain in S-cone photoreceptor function. Research involving ESCS could improve understanding of this rare retinal condition and also shed light on the role of NR2E3 expression in photoreceptor survival.
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- Yiyi Wang
- Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Electroretinography as a Biomarker to Monitor the Progression of Stargardt Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232416161. [PMID: 36555803 PMCID: PMC9783580 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232416161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study is to determine how electroretinographic (ERG) responses reflect age-related disease progression in the Stargardt disease (STGD1). The prospective comparative cohort study included 8 patients harboring two null ABCA4 variants (Group 1) and 34 patients with other ABCA4 genotypes (Group 2). Age at exam, age at onset, visual acuity (VA) and ERG responses were evaluated. The correlation between ERG responses and age in each patient group was determined using linear regression. A Mann-Whitney U Test was used to compare the median values between the groups. Age of onset was significantly earlier in Group 1 than in Group 2 (8 vs. 18), while disease duration was similar (13 vs. 12 years, i.e., advanced stage). Group 1 had significantly worse VA and lower ERG responses. ERG responses that significantly correlated with age in Group 1 were DA 0.01 and 3.0 ERG, which represented a retinal rod system response. The only ERG response that significantly correlated with age in Group 2 was the S-cone ERG. The observed difference was likely due to early cone loss occurring in double-null patients and slower photoreceptor loss in patients with other genotypes. The results suggest that specific ERG responses may be used to detect double-null patients at an early stage and monitor STGD1 disease progression in patients with specific genotypes.
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Pandiyan VP, Schleufer S, Slezak E, Fong J, Upadhyay R, Roorda A, Ng R, Sabesan R. Characterizing cone spectral classification by optoretinography. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 13:6574-6594. [PMID: 36589563 PMCID: PMC9774847 DOI: 10.1364/boe.473608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Light propagation in photoreceptor outer segments is affected by photopigment absorption and the phototransduction amplification cascade. Photopigment absorption has been studied using retinal densitometry, while recently, optoretinography (ORG) has provided an avenue to probe changes in outer segment optical path length due to phototransduction. With adaptive optics (AO), both densitometry and ORG have been used for cone spectral classification based on the differential bleaching signatures of the three cone types. Here, we characterize cone classification by ORG, implemented in an AO line-scan optical coherence tomography (OCT), and compare it against densitometry. The cone mosaics of five color normal subjects were classified using ORG showing high probability (∼0.99), low error (<0.22%), high test-retest reliability (∼97%), and short imaging durations (< 1 hour). Of these, the cone spectral assignments in two subjects were compared against AO-scanning laser opthalmoscope densitometry. High agreement (mean: 91%) was observed between the two modalities in these two subjects, with measurements conducted 6-7 years apart. Overall, ORG benefits from higher sensitivity and dynamic range to probe cone photopigments compared to densitometry, and thus provides greater fidelity for cone spectral classification.
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- Vimal Prabhu Pandiyan
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Renzi-Hammond LM, Buch J, Xu J, Hammond BR. The Influence of HEV-Filtering Contact Lenses on Behavioral Indices of Glare. Eye Contact Lens 2022; 48:509-515. [PMID: 36201639 PMCID: PMC9668403 DOI: 10.1097/icl.0000000000000944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We assessed the effects of a HEV-filtering contact lens on positive dysphotopsia (halos and starbursts) and a behavioral index of scatter measured using two-point light thresholds. These effects were assessed by direct comparison to a clear (i.e., non-HEV filtering) contact lens tested in the fellow eye. METHODS Sixty-one subjects were randomized and fit with study lenses and 58 subjects completed the study. A double-masked contralateral design was used. Subjects were randomized to test lens-OD, control lens-OS, or vice versa. Participants were exposed to a point source of broadband simulated sunlight (a 403-nm condition was also tested) that created the appearance of halos/starbursts. The degree of dysphotopsia was measured as the diameter of broadband and violet-induced halos, and broadband light-induced starbursts. Two-point thresholds were assessed as the minimum resolvable distance between two pinpoints of light. RESULTS The HEV-filtering lens was statistically superior ( P <0.0001) to the clear lens in all the conditions tested. The HEV-filtering lens significantly reduced halo diameter by 30%, starburst diameter by 23%, and resolvable distance in the two-point condition by 18% (white) and 30% (violet). CONCLUSIONS HEV-filtering contact lenses can reduce some deleterious effects of bright broadband light by decreasing light scatter, halos, and starbursts.
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- Lisa M. Renzi-Hammond
- Department of Health Promotion and Behavior (L.M.R.), Institute of Gerontology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; Research & Development (J.B., J.X.), Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc, Jacksonville, FL; and Behavioral and Brain Sciences Program (B.R.H.), Vision Sciences Laboratory, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
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- Department of Health Promotion and Behavior (L.M.R.), Institute of Gerontology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; Research & Development (J.B., J.X.), Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc, Jacksonville, FL; and Behavioral and Brain Sciences Program (B.R.H.), Vision Sciences Laboratory, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
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- Department of Health Promotion and Behavior (L.M.R.), Institute of Gerontology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; Research & Development (J.B., J.X.), Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc, Jacksonville, FL; and Behavioral and Brain Sciences Program (B.R.H.), Vision Sciences Laboratory, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
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- Department of Health Promotion and Behavior (L.M.R.), Institute of Gerontology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; Research & Development (J.B., J.X.), Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc, Jacksonville, FL; and Behavioral and Brain Sciences Program (B.R.H.), Vision Sciences Laboratory, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
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She X, Zhou Y, Liang Z, Wei J, Xie B, Zhang Y, Shen L. Metabolomic Study of a Rat Model of Retinal Detachment. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12111077. [PMID: 36355160 PMCID: PMC9699637 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12111077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Retinal detachment is a serious ocular disease leading to photoreceptor degeneration and vision loss. However, the mechanism of photoreceptor degeneration remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the altered metabolism pathway and physiological changes after retinal detachment. Eight-week-old male SD rats were fed, and the model of retinal detachment was established by injecting hyaluronic acid into the retinal space. The rats were euthanized 3 days after RD, and the retinal tissues were sectioned for analysis. Untargeted lipid chromatography-mass spectrometry lipidomic was performed to analyze the metabolite changes. A total of 90 significant metabolites (34 in anionic and 56 in cationic models) were detected after retinal detachment. The main pathways were (1) histidine metabolism; (2) phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan biosynthesis; and (3) glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism. The key genes corresponding to each metabolic pathway were verified from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database of human retinal samples. The results indicated that the production of histamine by histidine decarboxylase from histidine reduced after RD (p < 0.05). Xanthine, hypoxanthine, guanine, and guanosine decreased after RD (p < 0.05). Decreased xanthine and hypoxanthine may reduce the antioxidant ability. The decreased guanosine could not provide enough sources for inosine monophosphate production. Tyrosine is an important neurotransmitter and was significantly reduced after RD (p < 0.05). Citrate was significantly reduced with the increase of ATP-citrate lyase enzyme (ACLY) (p < 0.05). We inferred that lipid oxidation might increase rather than lipid biogenesis. Thus, this study highlighted the main changes of metabolite and physiological process after RD. The results may provide important information for photoreceptor degeneration.
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- Xiangjun She
- School of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Putuo Poeple’s Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai 200070, China
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- School of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases, Shanghai 200080, China
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- School of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
- State Key Laboratory of Optometry, Ophthalmology, and Vision Science, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- School of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- School of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Eye Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
- State Key Laboratory of Optometry, Ophthalmology, and Vision Science, Wenzhou 325027, China
- Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Shangtang Road 158#, Gongshu District, Hangzhou 310014, China
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Jin H, Yu X, Cao S, Wang M, Hu X, Ye J, Liu W, Xu M, Wu W, Tu Y. Selective deficits of S-cone in thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy patients without clinical signs of dysthyroid optic neuropathy. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:990425. [PMID: 36213732 PMCID: PMC9532696 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.990425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Purpose We explored whether thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) patients without clinical signs of dysthyroid optic neuropathy (DON) would have a selective deficit mediated by S-cone. Methods Thirty-two TAO patients without clinical signs of DON (non-DON, 42.03 ± 9.59 years old) and 27 healthy controls (41.46 ± 6.72 years old) participated in this prospective, cross-sectional study. All observers were tested psychophysically after passing color screening tests and a comprehensive ocular examination. Isolated L-, M-, and S-cone contrast thresholds were measured at 0.5 cyc/deg using Gabor patches. We calculated the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve to quantify the ability of chromatic contrast sensitivity to detect the early visual function changes in non-DON patients. Results S-cone contrast sensitivity in non-DON patients was found to be lower than that of healthy controls (P < 0.001), whereas the sensitivities to L- and M-cone Gabor patches were similar between these two groups (P = 0.297, 0.666, respectively). Our analysis of the ROC curve revealed that the sensitivity to S-cone had the highest index to discriminate non-DON patients from healthy controls (AUC = 0.846, P < 0.001). The deficit of S-cone was significantly correlated with muscle index in non-DON patients (R = 0.576, P = 0.001). Conclusion There is a selective S-cone deficit in the early stage of TAO. S-cone contrast sensitivity could serve as a sensitive measure of visual impairments associated with early DON in patients with TAO.
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Du X, Jiang X, Kuriki I, Takahata T, Zhou T, Roe AW, Tanigawa H. Representation of Cone-Opponent Color Space in Macaque Early Visual Cortices. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:891247. [PMID: 35794953 PMCID: PMC9251113 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.891247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In primate vision, the encoding of color perception arises from three types of retinal cone cells (L, M, and S cones). The inputs from these cones are linearly integrated into two cone-opponent channels (cardinal axes) before the lateral geniculate nucleus. In subsequent visual cortical stages, color-preferring neurons cluster into functional domains within "blobs" in V1, "thin/color stripes" in V2, and "color bands" in V4. Here, we hypothesize that, with increasing cortical hierarchy, the functional organization of hue representation becomes more balanced and less dependent on cone opponency. To address this question, we used intrinsic signal optical imaging in macaque V1, V2, and V4 cortices to examine the domain-based representation of specific hues (here referred to as "hue domains") in cone-opponent color space (4 cardinal and 4 intermediate hues). Interestingly, we found that in V1, the relative size of S-cone hue preference domain was significantly smaller than that for other hues. This notable difference was less prominent in V2, and, in V4 was virtually absent, resulting in a more balanced representation of hues. In V2, hue clusters contained sequences of shifting preference, while in V4 the organization of hue clusters was more complex. Pattern classification analysis of these hue maps showed that accuracy of hue classification improved from V1 to V2 to V4. These results suggest that hue representation by domains in the early cortical hierarchy reflects a transformation away from cone-opponency and toward a full-coverage representation of hue.
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- Xiao Du
- Department of Neurosurgery of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience and Technology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-Machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Information and Computer Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience and Technology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-Machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience and Technology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-Machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience and Technology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-Machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery of the Second Affiliated Hospital, Interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience and Technology, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- MOE Frontier Science Center for Brain Science and Brain-Machine Integration, School of Brain Science and Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Biomedical Engineering and Instrument Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Giannini JP, Lu R, Bower AJ, Fariss R, Tam J. Visualizing retinal cells with adaptive optics imaging modalities using a translational imaging framework. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 13:3042-3055. [PMID: 35774328 PMCID: PMC9203084 DOI: 10.1364/boe.454560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Adaptive optics reflectance-based retinal imaging has proved a valuable tool for the noninvasive visualization of cells in the living human retina. Many subcellular features that remain at or below the resolution limit of current in vivo techniques may be more easily visualized with the same modalities in an ex vivo setting. While most microscopy techniques provide significantly higher resolution, enabling the visualization of fine cellular detail in ex vivo retinal samples, they do not replicate the reflectance-based imaging modalities of in vivo retinal imaging. Here, we introduce a strategy for imaging ex vivo samples using the same imaging modalities as those used for in vivo retinal imaging, but with increased resolution. We also demonstrate the ability of this approach to perform protein-specific fluorescence imaging and reflectance imaging simultaneously, enabling the visualization of nearly transparent layers of the retina and the classification of cone photoreceptor types.
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Hussey KA, Hadyniak SE, Johnston RJ. Patterning and Development of Photoreceptors in the Human Retina. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:878350. [PMID: 35493094 PMCID: PMC9049932 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.878350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Humans rely on visual cues to navigate the world around them. Vision begins with the detection of light by photoreceptor cells in the retina, a light-sensitive tissue located at the back of the eye. Photoreceptor types are defined by morphology, gene expression, light sensitivity, and function. Rod photoreceptors function in low-light vision and motion detection, and cone photoreceptors are responsible for high-acuity daytime and trichromatic color vision. In this review, we discuss the generation, development, and patterning of photoreceptors in the human retina. We describe our current understanding of how photoreceptors are patterned in concentric regions. We conclude with insights into mechanisms of photoreceptor differentiation drawn from studies of model organisms and human retinal organoids.
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Central-peripheral dichotomy: color-motion and luminance-motion binding show stronger top-down feedback in central vision. Atten Percept Psychophys 2022; 84:861-877. [PMID: 35304697 DOI: 10.3758/s13414-022-02465-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Recently a theory (Zhaoping, Vision Research, 136, 32-49, 2017) proposed that top-down feedback from higher to lower visual cortical areas, to aid visual recognition, is stronger in the central than in the peripheral visual fields. Since top-down feedback helps feature binding, a critical visual recognition process, this theory predicts that insufficient feedback in the periphery should make feature misbinding more likely. To test this prediction, this study assessed binding between color and motion features, or between luminance and motion features, at different visual field eccentricities. We first used color-motion stimuli containing equiluminant red and green dots moving in opposite directions, for example, red dots moved leftward while green dots moved rightward. Such stimuli were shown in both a central reference strip and a peripheral test strip; participants reported whether it was the first or second interval in a trial in which the dots of each color moved in the opposite directions between the two strips. The center of the test strip was at 4° or 15° away from the gaze fixation. Participants' performance was much worse when the test strip was more peripheral, suggesting that feature misbinding occurred more frequently there. This held even when the size and density of the dots were adjusted by eccentricity-dependent cortical magnification factors, and even when red/green dots were replaced by yellow/blue dots or black/white dots to suit the retinal input sampling peripherally. Our findings support that top-down feedback is more directed to central vision, which can resolve ambiguities in feature binding at more central visual locations.
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Deng WT, Ma X, Sechrest E, Fajardo D, Zhu P, Dyka FM, Wang Y, Lobanova E, Boye S, Baehr W. Gene Therapy in Opn1mw-/-/Opn1sw-/- Mice and Implications for Blue Cone Monochromacy Patients with Deletion Mutations. Hum Gene Ther 2022; 33:708-718. [PMID: 35272502 PMCID: PMC9347391 DOI: 10.1089/hum.2021.298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Blue cone monochromacy (BCM) is a congenital vision disorder affecting both middle- wavelength (M) and long-wavelength (L) cone photoreceptors of the human retina. BCM results from abolished expression of green and red light-sensitive visual pigments expressed in M- and L-cones, respectively. Previously, we showed that gene augmentation therapy to deliver either human L- or M-opsin rescues dorsal M-opsin dominant cone photoreceptors structurally and functionally in treated M-opsin knockout (Opn1mw-/-) mice. Although Opn1mw-/- mice represent a disease model for BCM patients with deletion mutations, at the cellular level dorsal cones of Opn1mw-/- mice still express low levels of S-opsin which are different from L- and M-cones of BCM patients carrying a congenital opsin deletion. To determine whether BCM cones lacking complete opsin expression from birth would benefit from AAV-mediated gene therapy, we evaluated the outcome of gene therapy, and determined the therapeutic window and longevity of rescue in a mouse model lacking both M- and S- opsin (Opn1mw-/-/Opn1sw-/-). Our data show that cones of Opn1mw-/-/Opn1sw-/- mice are viable at younger ages but undergo rapid degeneration. AAV-mediated expression of human L-opsin promoted cone outer segment regeneration and rescued cone-mediated function when mice were injected subretinally at 2 months of age or younger. Cone-mediated function and visually guided behavior were maintained for at least 8 months post-treatment. However, when mice were treated at 5 and 7 months of age, the chance and effectiveness of rescue was significantly reduced, though cones were still present in the retina. Crossing Opn1mw-/-/Opn1sw-/- mice with proteasomal activity reporter mice (UbG76V-GFP) did not reveal GFP accumulation in Opn1mw-/-/Opn1sw-/- cones eliminating impaired degradation of ubiquitinated proteins as stress factor contributing to cone loss. Our results demonstrate that AAV-mediated gene augmentation therapy can rescue cone structure and function in a mouse model with a congenital opsin deletion, but also emphasize the importance that early intervention is crucial for successful therapy. .
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- Wen-Tao Deng
- West Virginia University, 5631, Ophthalmology, 108 Medical Rd, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States, 26506-6201.,West Virginia University, 5631, Biochemistry, Morgantown, United States, 26506-6201;
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- University of Florida, 3463, Gainesville, Florida, United States;
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- West Virginia University, 5631, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States;
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- University of Florida , Ophthalmology, Gainesville, Florida, United States;
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- University of Florida, Ophthalmology, ARB RG-240, 1600 SW Archer road, Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610.,University of Florida, Ophthalmology Department, 1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610;
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- University of Florida, Ophthalmology, ARB R1-236, 1600 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32610;
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- University of Florida, 3463, Ophthalmology, Gainesville, Florida, United States;
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- University of Florida, 3463, Ophthalmology, Gainesville, Florida, United States;
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- University of Florida , PO Box 100284, Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32606;
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- University of Utah Health Science Center, Ophthalmology, 65 Mario Capecchi Dr., Moran Eye Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132;
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Molz B, Herbik A, Baseler HA, de Best PB, Vernon RW, Raz N, Gouws AD, Ahmadi K, Lowndes R, McLean RJ, Gottlob I, Kohl S, Choritz L, Maguire J, Kanowski M, Käsmann-Kellner B, Wieland I, Banin E, Levin N, Hoffmann MB, Morland AB. Structural changes to primary visual cortex in the congenital absence of cone input in achromatopsia. Neuroimage Clin 2022; 33:102925. [PMID: 34959047 PMCID: PMC8718719 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Anatomy of primary visual cortex (V1) assessed with surface-based morphmetry in those with congenital achromatopsia (ACHM). Reduction in cortical surface area in foveal, parafoveal and paracentral representations of V1 in those with ACHM. In ACHM a localized thickening in the area of V1 that represents the region of retina occupied solely by cones. V1 changes in ACHM may limit its ability to take on normal properties if retinal function were to be restored. Early intervention, before the development plastic period is over, may offer better restoration of vision in ACHM.
Autosomal recessive Achromatopsia (ACHM) is a rare inherited disorder associated with dysfunctional cone photoreceptors resulting in a congenital absence of cone input to visual cortex. This might lead to distinct changes in cortical architecture with a negative impact on the success of gene augmentation therapies. To investigate the status of the visual cortex in these patients, we performed a multi-centre study focusing on the cortical structure of regions that normally receive predominantly cone input. Using high-resolution T1-weighted MRI scans and surface-based morphometry, we compared cortical thickness, surface area and grey matter volume in foveal, parafoveal and paracentral representations of primary visual cortex in 15 individuals with ACHM and 42 normally sighted, healthy controls (HC). In ACHM, surface area was reduced in all tested representations, while thickening of the cortex was found highly localized to the most central representation. These results were comparable to more widespread changes in brain structure reported in congenitally blind individuals, suggesting similar developmental processes, i.e., irrespective of the underlying cause and extent of vision loss. The cortical differences we report here could limit the success of treatment of ACHM in adulthood. Interventions earlier in life when cortical structure is not different from normal would likely offer better visual outcomes for those with ACHM.
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- Barbara Molz
- Department of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, YO10 5DD York, United Kingdom; Language and Genetics Department, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, 6525 XD Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, Otto-von-Guericke University, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, YO10 5DD York, United Kingdom; Hull York Medical School, University of York, Heslington, YO10 5DD York, United Kingdom; York Biomedical Research Institute, University of York, Heslington, YO10 5DD York, United Kingdom
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- MRI Unit, Department of Neurology, Hadassah Medical Center, 91120 Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, YO10 5DD York, United Kingdom
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- MRI Unit, Department of Neurology, Hadassah Medical Center, 91120 Jerusalem, Israel
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- York Neuroimaging Centre, Department of Psychology, University of York, YO10 5NY York, United Kingdom
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, Otto-von-Guericke University, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- York Neuroimaging Centre, Department of Psychology, University of York, YO10 5NY York, United Kingdom
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- University of Leicester Ulverscroft Eye Unit, University of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary, LE2 7LX Leicester, United Kingdom
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- University of Leicester Ulverscroft Eye Unit, University of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary, LE2 7LX Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Centre for Ophthalmology, University Clinics Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, Otto-von-Guericke University, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Bradford, BD7 1DP Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Otto-von-Guericke University, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Hospital and Medical Faculty of the Saarland University, 66421 Homburg, Germany
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- Department for Molecular Genetics, Institute for Human Genetics, University Hospital, Otto-von-Guericke University, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Degenerative Diseases of the Retina Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah Medical Center, 91120 Jerusalem, Israel
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- MRI Unit, Department of Neurology, Hadassah Medical Center, 91120 Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, Otto-von-Guericke University, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany; Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, YO10 5DD York, United Kingdom; York Biomedical Research Institute, University of York, Heslington, YO10 5DD York, United Kingdom; York Neuroimaging Centre, Department of Psychology, University of York, YO10 5NY York, United Kingdom.
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Zouache MA. Variability in Retinal Neuron Populations and Associated Variations in Mass Transport Systems of the Retina in Health and Aging. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:778404. [PMID: 35283756 PMCID: PMC8914054 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.778404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Aging is associated with a broad range of visual impairments that can have dramatic consequences on the quality of life of those impacted. These changes are driven by a complex series of alterations affecting interactions between multiple cellular and extracellular elements. The resilience of many of these interactions may be key to minimal loss of visual function in aging; yet many of them remain poorly understood. In this review, we focus on the relation between retinal neurons and their respective mass transport systems. These metabolite delivery systems include the retinal vasculature, which lies within the inner portion of the retina, and the choroidal vasculature located externally to the retinal tissue. A framework for investigation is proposed and applied to identify the structures and processes determining retinal mass transport at the cellular and tissue levels. Spatial variability in the structure of the retina and changes observed in aging are then harnessed to explore the relation between variations in neuron populations and those seen among retinal metabolite delivery systems. Existing data demonstrate that the relation between inner retinal neurons and their mass transport systems is different in nature from that observed between the outer retina and choroid. The most prominent structural changes observed across the eye and in aging are seen in Bruch’s membrane, which forms a selective barrier to mass transfers at the interface between the choroidal vasculature and the outer retina.
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The mouse has dichromatic color vision based on two different types of opsins: short (S)- and middle (M)-wavelength-sensitive opsins with peak sensitivity to ultraviolet (UV; 360 nm) and green light (508 nm), respectively. In the mouse retina, cone photoreceptors that predominantly express the S-opsin are more sensitive to contrasts and denser towards the ventral retina, preferentially sampling the upper part of the visual field. In contrast, the expression of the M-opsin gradually increases towards the dorsal retina that encodes the lower visual field. Such a distinctive retinal organization is assumed to arise from a selective pressure in evolution to efficiently encode the natural scenes. However, natural image statistics of UV light remain largely unexplored. Here we developed a multi-spectral camera to acquire high-quality UV and green images of the same natural scenes, and examined the optimality of the mouse retina to the image statistics. We found that the local contrast and the spatial correlation were both higher in UV than in green for images above the horizon, but lower in UV than in green for those below the horizon. This suggests that the dorsoventral functional division of the mouse retina is not optimal for maximizing the bandwidth of information transmission. Factors besides the coding efficiency, such as visual behavioral requirements, will thus need to be considered to fully explain the characteristic organization of the mouse retina.
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- Luca Abballe
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Epigenetics and Neurobiology Unit, EMBL Rome, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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Thurman SM, Cohen Hoffing RA, Madison A, Ries AJ, Gordon SM, Touryan J. "Blue Sky Effect": Contextual Influences on Pupil Size During Naturalistic Visual Search. Front Psychol 2022; 12:748539. [PMID: 34992563 PMCID: PMC8725886 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.748539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Pupil size is influenced by cognitive and non-cognitive factors. One of the strongest modulators of pupil size is scene luminance, which complicates studies of cognitive pupillometry in environments with complex patterns of visual stimulation. To help understand how dynamic visual scene statistics influence pupil size during an active visual search task in a visually rich 3D virtual environment (VE), we analyzed the correlation between pupil size and intensity changes of image pixels in the red, green, and blue (RGB) channels within a large window (~14 degrees) surrounding the gaze position over time. Overall, blue and green channels had a stronger influence on pupil size than the red channel. The correlation maps were not consistent with the hypothesis of a foveal bias for luminance, instead revealing a significant contextual effect, whereby pixels above the gaze point in the green/blue channels had a disproportionate impact on pupil size. We hypothesized this differential sensitivity of pupil responsiveness to blue light from above as a “blue sky effect,” and confirmed this finding with a follow-on experiment with a controlled laboratory task. Pupillary constrictions were significantly stronger when blue was presented above fixation (paired with luminance-matched gray on bottom) compared to below fixation. This effect was specific for the blue color channel and this stimulus orientation. These results highlight the differential sensitivity of pupillary responses to scene statistics in studies or applications that involve complex visual environments and suggest blue light as a predominant factor influencing pupil size.
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- Steven M Thurman
- US DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, Human Research and Engineering Directorate, US Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, United States
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- US DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, Human Research and Engineering Directorate, US Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, United States
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- US DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, Human Research and Engineering Directorate, US Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, United States
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- US DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, Human Research and Engineering Directorate, US Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, United States
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- US DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, Human Research and Engineering Directorate, US Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, United States
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Thomas PBM, Nesaratnam N, Chaudhuri-Vayalambrone P, Mollon JD. Color Vision Deficiency Among Doctors: Can We Make Useful Adaptations to the Color Codes Used in the Clinical Environment? J Patient Saf 2021; 17:e1646-e1651. [PMID: 31157739 DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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ABSTRACT Color vision deficiency (formerly known as color blindness) is common as a congenital and as an acquired condition. Some professions, most famously commercial aviation, require their members to demonstrate normal color vision. In the United States and United Kingdom, no restriction is placed on the ability of the color-deficient doctor to practice medicine, although there is evidence that certain clinical discriminations are harder for such doctors. Generally ignored has been the difficulty and the potential for error that arises from the use of color codes in clinical equipment. In this review, we introduce the basic concepts of color deficiency, summarize evidence for the challenges it poses to the doctor, examine global variation in policy, show the potential for confusion among clinical color codes, and suggest how the current situation could be improved to enhance both patient safety and the well-being of the color-deficient doctor.
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- Peter B M Thomas
- From the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Ophthalmology at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London
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- Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Yokoyama S, Tanaka Y, Kojima T, Horai R, Kato Y, Nakamura H, Sato H, Mitamura M, Tanaka K, Ichikawa K. Age-related changes of color visual acuity in normal eyes. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0260525. [PMID: 34843576 PMCID: PMC8629265 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Purpose To evaluate the age-related change in color visual acuity (CVA) in normal eyes. Methods In total, 162 normal eyes (162 subjects, women: 52, men: 110, age range: 15–68 years) with best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) ≥20/13 were enrolled. Fifteen colors from the New Color Test (chroma 6) were applied to Landolt “C” rings, white point D65 was applied as background, and a luminance of 30 cd/m2 was set for both the rings and the background. These rings were used to measure the chromatic spatial discrimination acuity as the CVA value, while changing the stimulus size. Correlations of the CVA value of each color and age were evaluated. Mean CVA values of all 15 colors (logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution) were compared between age groups in 10-year increments. Results Nine CVA values (red, yellow-red, red-yellow, green, blue-green, green-blue, purple, red-purple, and purple-red) were negatively correlated with age (all p<0.05); the remaining six (yellow, green-yellow, yellow-green, blue, purple-blue, and blue-purple), as well as BCVA were not. The age groups with the best to worst mean CVA values of 15 colors were as follows: 20–29 (mean ± standard deviation, 0.303 ± 0.113), 30–39 (0.324 ± 0.096), 10–19 (0.333 ± 0.022), 50–59 (0.335 ± 0.078), 40–49 (0.339 ± 0.096), and 60–69 (0.379 ± 0.125) years. There were statistically significant differences between mean CVA values of the following groups: 20–29 and 40–49 years; 20–29 and 60–69 years; 30–39 and 60–69 years (all p<0.01). Conclusions The CVA values related to the medium/long-wavelength-sensitive cones were more susceptible to aging than those related to the short-wavelength-sensitive cones. This differed from previous reports, and may be related to the difference in the range of foveal cone function evaluated with each examination.
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- Sho Yokoyama
- Department of Ophthalmology, Japan Community Healthcare Organization Chukyo Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan
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Cone photoreceptor dysfunction in retinitis pigmentosa revealed by optoretinography. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2107444118. [PMID: 34795055 PMCID: PMC8617487 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2107444118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Many blinding diseases afflict photoreceptors, specialized cells in the retina that capture and transduce light to initiate vision. Biomarkers that are sensitive to photoreceptor health are crucial for early detection and effective treatment monitoring of these diseases yet remain elusive. Here, we develop an optical biomarker, based on optoretinographic photoreceptor responses to light stimulation, that reflects the degree of dysfunction of individual cone photoreceptors in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), the most common inherited retinal degenerative disease. Our results show that this biomarker may be beneficial for assessing the functionality of remaining retinal cells in RP patients and for assessing efficacy of treatments such as gene therapy and stem cell transplantation for RP and other diseases afflicting photoreceptors. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the most common group of inherited retinal degenerative diseases, whose most debilitating phase is cone photoreceptor death. Perimetric and electroretinographic methods are the gold standards for diagnosing and monitoring RP and assessing cone function. However, these methods lack the spatial resolution and sensitivity to assess disease progression at the level of individual photoreceptor cells, where the disease originates and whose degradation causes vision loss. High-resolution retinal imaging methods permit visualization of human cone cells in vivo but have only recently achieved sufficient sensitivity to observe their function as manifested in the cone optoretinogram. By imaging with phase-sensitive adaptive optics optical coherence tomography, we identify a biomarker in the cone optoretinogram that characterizes individual cone dysfunction by stimulating cone cells with flashes of light and measuring nanometer-scale changes in their outer segments. We find that cone optoretinographic responses decrease with increasing RP severity and that even in areas where cone density appears normal, cones can respond differently than those in controls. Unexpectedly, in the most severely diseased patches examined, we find isolated cones that respond normally. Short-wavelength–sensitive cones are found to be more vulnerable to RP than medium- and long-wavelength–sensitive cones. We find that decreases in cone response and cone outer-segment length arise earlier in RP than changes in cone density but that decreases in response and length are not necessarily correlated within single cones.
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Jolly JK, Simunovic MP, Dubis AM, Josan AS, Robson AG, Bellini MP, Bloch E, Georgiadis O, da Cruz L, Bridge H, MacLaren RE. Structural and Functional Characteristics of Color Vision Changes in Choroideremia. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:729807. [PMID: 34690675 PMCID: PMC8529211 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.729807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Color vision is considered a marker of cone function and its assessment in patients with retinal pathology is complementary to the assessments of spatial vision [best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA)] and contrast detection (perimetry). Rod-cone and chorioretinal dystrophies—such as choroideremia—typically cause alterations to color vision, making its assessment a potential outcome measure in clinical trials. However, clinical evaluation of color vision may be compromised by pathological changes to spatial vision and the visual field. The low vision Cambridge Color Test (lvCCT) was developed specifically to address these latter issues. We used the trivector version of the lvCCT to quantify color discrimination in a cohort of 53 patients with choroideremia. This test enables rapid and precise characterization of color discrimination along protan, deutan, and tritan axes more reliably than the historically preferred test for clinical trials, namely the Farnsworth Munsell 100 Hue test. The lvCCT demonstrates that color vision defects—particularly along the tritan axis—are seen early in choroideremia, and that this occurs independent of changes in visual acuity, pattern electroretinography and ellipsoid zone area on optical coherence tomography (OCT). We argue that the selective loss of tritan color discrimination can be explained by our current understanding of the machinery of color vision and the pathophysiology of choroideremia.
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- Jasleen K Jolly
- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.,Oxford Eye Hospital and NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.,Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB), Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Save Sight Institute, Discipline of Ophthalmology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Retinal Unit Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- NIHR Biomedical Resource Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.,Oxford Eye Hospital and NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Electrophysiology Department, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom.,University College London Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Biomedical Resource Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Biomedical Resource Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Biomedical Resource Centre at Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB), Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.,Oxford Eye Hospital and NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Shen LL, Sun M, Ahluwalia A, Park MM, Young BK, Del Priore LV. Local Progression Kinetics of Geographic Atrophy Depends Upon the Border Location. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2021; 62:28. [PMID: 34709347 PMCID: PMC8558522 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.62.13.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Purpose To assess the influence of lesion morphology and location on geographic atrophy (GA) growth rate. Methods We manually delineated GA on color fundus photographs of 237 eyes in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study. We calculated local border expansion rate (BER) as the linear distance that a point on the GA border traveled over 1 year based on a Euclidean distance map. Eye-specific BER was defined as the mean local BER of all points on the GA border in an eye. The percentage area affected by GA was defined as the GA area divided by the total retinal area in the region. Results GA enlarged 1.51 ± 1.96 mm2 in area and 0.13 ± 0.11 mm in distance over 1 year. The GA area growth rate (mm2/y) was associated with the baseline GA area (P < 0.001), perimeter (P < 0.001), lesion number (P < 0.001), and circularity index (P < 0.001); in contrast, eye-specific BER (mm/y) was not significantly associated with any of these factors. As the retinal eccentricity increased from 0 to 3.5 mm, the local BER increased from 0.10 to 0.24 mm/y (P < 0.001); in contrast, the percentage of area affected by GA decreased from 49.3% to 2.3%. Conclusions Using distance-based measurements allows GA progression evaluation without significant confounding effects from baseline GA morphology. Local GA progression rates increased as a function of retinal eccentricity within the macula which is opposite of the trend for GA distribution, suggesting that GA initiation and enlargement may be mediated by different biological processes.
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- Liangbo L Shen
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Gladstone Institute, San Francisco, California, United States
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- Byers Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Trinh M, Khou V, Kalloniatis M, Nivison-Smith L. Location-Specific Thickness Patterns in Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration Reveals Anatomical Differences in Multiple Retinal Layers. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2021; 62:13. [PMID: 34661608 PMCID: PMC8525852 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.62.13.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose To examine individual retinal layers’ location-specific patterns of thicknesses in intermediate age-related macular degeneration (iAMD) using optical coherence tomography (OCT). Methods OCT macular cube scans were retrospectively acquired from 84 iAMD eyes of 84 participants and 84 normal eyes of 84 participants propensity-score matched on age, sex, and spherical equivalent refraction. Thicknesses of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), ganglion cell layer (GCL), inner plexiform layer (IPL), inner nuclear layer (INL), outer plexiform layer (OPL), outer nuclear layer + Henle's fiber layer (ONL+HFL), inner- and outer-segment layers (IS/OS), and retinal pigment epithelium to Bruch's membrane (RPE-BM) were calculated across an 8 × 8 grid (total 24° × 24° area). Location-specific analysis was performed using cluster(normal) and grid(iAMD)-to-cluster(normal) comparisons. Results In iAMD versus normal eyes, the central RPE-BM was thickened (mean difference ± SEM up to 27.45% ± 7.48%, P < 0.001; up to 7.6 SD-from-normal), whereas there was thinned outer (OPL, ONL+HFL, and non-central RPE-BM, up to −6.76% ± 2.47%, P < 0.001; up to −1.6 SD-from-normal) and inner retina (GCL and IPL, up to −4.83% ± 1.56%, P < 0.01; up to −1.7 SD-from-normal) with eccentricity-based effects. Interlayer correlations were greater against the ONL+HFL (mean |r| ± SEM 0.19 ± 0.03, P = 0.14 to < 0.0001) than the RPE-BM (0.09 ± 0, P = 0.72 to < 0.0001). Conclusions Location-specific analysis suggests altered retinal anatomy between iAMD and normal eyes. These data could direct clinical diagnosis and monitoring of AMD toward targeted locations.
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- Matt Trinh
- Centre for Eye Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.,School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Eye Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.,School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Eye Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.,School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Eye Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.,School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Zhu P, Dyka F, Ma X, Yin L, Yu H, Baehr W, Hauswirth WW, Deng WT. Disease mechanisms of X-linked cone dystrophy caused by missense mutations in the red and green cone opsins. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21927. [PMID: 34547123 PMCID: PMC8462070 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202101066r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Cone photoreceptors are responsible for the visual acuity and color vision of the human eye. Red/green cone opsin missense mutations N94K, W177R, P307L, R330Q, and G338E have been identified in subjects with congenital blue cone monochromacy or color‐vision deficiency. Studies on disease mechanisms due to these cone opsin mutations have been previously carried out exclusively in vitro, and the reported impairments were not always consistent. Here we expressed these mutants via AAV specifically in vivo in M‐opsin knockout mouse cones to investigate their subcellular localization, the pathogenic effects on cone structure, function, and cone viability. We show that these mutations alter the M‐opsin structure, function, and localization. N94K and W177R mutants appeared to be misfolded since they localized exclusively in cone inner segments and endoplasmic reticulum. In contrast, P307L, R330Q, and G338E mutants were detected predominately in cone outer segments. Expression of R330Q and G338E, but not P307L opsins, also partially restored expression and correct localization of cone PDE6α’ and cone transducin γ and resulted in partial rescue of M‐cone‐mediated light responses. Expression of W177R and P307L mutants significantly reduced cone viability, whereas N94K, R330Q, and G338E were only modestly toxic. We propose that although the underlying biochemical and cellular defects caused by these mutants are distinct, they all seem to exhibit a dominant phenotype, resembling autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa associated with the majority of rhodopsin missense mutations. The understanding of the molecular mechanisms associated with these cone opsin mutants is fundamental to developing targeted therapies for cone dystrophy/dysfunction.
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- Ping Zhu
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah Health Science Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.,Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah Health Science Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.,Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Pandiyan VP, Jiang X, Kuchenbecker JA, Sabesan R. Reflective mirror-based line-scan adaptive optics OCT for imaging retinal structure and function. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 12:5865-5880. [PMID: 34692221 PMCID: PMC8515964 DOI: 10.1364/boe.436337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Line-scan OCT incorporated with adaptive optics (AO) offers high resolution, speed, and sensitivity for imaging retinal structure and function in vivo. Here, we introduce its implementation with reflective mirror-based afocal telescopes, optimized for imaging light-induced retinal activity (optoretinography) and weak retinal reflections at the cellular scale. A non-planar optical design was followed based on previous recommendations with key differences specific to a line-scan geometry. The three beam paths fundamental to an OCT system -illumination/sample, detection, and reference- were modeled in Zemax optical design software to yield theoretically diffraction-limited performance over a 2.2 deg. field-of-view and 1.5 D vergence range at the eye's pupil. The performance for imaging retinal structure was exemplified by cellular-scale visualization of retinal ganglion cells, macrophages, foveal cones, and rods in human observers. The performance for functional imaging was exemplified by resolving the light-evoked optical changes in foveal cone photoreceptors where the spatial resolution was sufficient for cone spectral classification at an eccentricity 0.3 deg. from the foveal center. This enabled the first in vivo demonstration of reduced S-cone (short-wavelength cone) density in the human foveola, thus far observed only in ex vivo histological preparations. Together, the feasibility for high resolution imaging of retinal structure and function demonstrated here holds significant potential for basic science and translational applications.
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- Vimal Prabhu Pandiyan
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
- Co-first authors with equal contribution
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
- Co-first authors with equal contribution
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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Domdei N, Reiniger JL, Holz FG, Harmening WM. The Relationship Between Visual Sensitivity and Eccentricity, Cone Density and Outer Segment Length in the Human Foveola. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2021; 62:31. [PMID: 34289495 PMCID: PMC8300048 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.62.9.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Purpose The cellular topography of the human foveola, the central 1° diameter of the fovea, is strikingly non-uniform, with a steep increase of cone photoreceptor density and outer segment (OS) length toward its center. Here, we assessed to what extent the specific cellular organization of the foveola of an individual is reflected in visual sensitivity and if sensitivity peaks at the preferred retinal locus of fixation (PRL). Methods Increment sensitivity to small-spot, cone-targeted visual stimuli (1 × 1 arcmin, 543-nm light) was recorded psychophysically in four human participants at 17 locations concentric within a 0.2° diameter on and around the PRL with adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy-based microstimulation. Sensitivity test spots were aligned with cell-resolved maps of cone density and cone OS length. Results Peak sensitivity was at neither the PRL nor the topographical center of the cone mosaic. Within the central 0.1° diameter, a plateau-like sensitivity profile was observed. Cone density and maximal OS length differed significantly across participants, correlating with their peak sensitivity. Based on these results, biophysical simulation allowed to develop a model of visual sensitivity in the foveola, with distance from the PRL (eccentricity), cone density, and OS length as parameters. Conclusions Small-spot sensitivity thresholds in healthy retinas will help to establish the range of normal foveolar function in cell-targeted vision testing. Because of the high reproducibility in replicate testing, threshold variability not explained by our model is assumed to be caused by individual cone and bipolar cell weighting at the specific target locations.
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- Niklas Domdei
- Department of Ophthalmology, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Selectivity for many basic properties of visual stimuli, such as orientation, is thought to be organized at the scale of cortical columns, making it difficult or impossible to measure directly with noninvasive human neuroscience measurement. However, computational analyses of neuroimaging data have shown that selectivity for orientation can be recovered by considering the pattern of response across a region of cortex. This suggests that computational analyses can reveal representation encoded at a finer spatial scale than is implied by the spatial resolution limits of measurement techniques. This potentially opens up the possibility to study a much wider range of neural phenomena that are otherwise inaccessible through noninvasive measurement. However, as we review in this article, a large body of evidence suggests an alternative hypothesis to this superresolution account: that orientation information is available at the spatial scale of cortical maps and thus easily measurable at the spatial resolution of standard techniques. In fact, a population model shows that this orientation information need not even come from single-unit selectivity for orientation tuning, but instead can result from population selectivity for spatial frequency. Thus, a categorical error of interpretation can result whereby orientation selectivity can be confused with spatial frequency selectivity. This is similarly problematic for the interpretation of results from numerous studies of more complex representations and cognitive functions that have built upon the computational techniques used to reveal stimulus orientation. We suggest in this review that these interpretational ambiguities can be avoided by treating computational analyses as models of the neural processes that give rise to measurement. Building upon the modeling tradition in vision science using considerations of whether population models meet a set of core criteria is important for creating the foundation for a cumulative and replicable approach to making valid inferences from human neuroscience measurements. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Vision Science, Volume 7 is September 2021. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.
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- Justin L Gardner
- Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA;
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- Laboratory of Brain and Cognition, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA;
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Zhang F, Kurokawa K, Bernucci MT, Jung HW, Lassoued A, Crowell JA, Neitz J, Neitz M, Miller DT. Revealing How Color Vision Phenotype and Genotype Manifest in Individual Cone Cells. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2021; 62:8. [PMID: 33544131 PMCID: PMC7873503 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.62.2.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Purpose Psychophysical and genetic testing provide substantial information about color vision phenotype and genotype. However, neither reveals how color vision phenotypes and genotypes manifest themselves in individual cones, where color vision and its anomalies are thought to originate. Here, we use adaptive-optics phase-sensitive optical coherence tomography (AO-PSOCT) to investigate these relationships. Methods We used AO-PSOCT to measure cone function—optical response to light stimulation—in each of 16 human subjects with different phenotypes and genotypes of color vision (five color-normal, three deuteranopic, two protanopic, and six deuteranomalous trichromatic subjects). We classified three spectral types of cones (S, M, and L), and we measured cone structure—namely cone density, cone mosaic arrangement, and spatial arrangement of cone types. Results For the different phenotypes, our cone function results show that (1) color normals possess S, M, and L cones; (2) deuteranopes are missing M cones but are normal otherwise; (3) protanopes are missing L cones but are normal otherwise; and (4) deuteranomalous trichromats are missing M cones but contain evidence of at least two subtypes of L cones. Cone function was consistent with the subjects’ genotype in which only the first two M and L genes in the gene array are expressed and was correlated with the estimated spectral separation between photopigments, including in the deuteranomalous trichromats. The L/M cone ratio was highly variable in the color normals. No association was found between cone density and the genotypes and phenotypes investigated, and the cone mosaic arrangement was altered in the dichromats. Conclusions AO-PSOCT is a novel method for assessing color vision phenotype and genotype in single cone cells.
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- Furu Zhang
- School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States.,Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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- School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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- School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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- School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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- School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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- School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Baig A, Buckley D, Codina C. Behavioural Adaptation to Hereditary Macular Dystrophy: A Systematic Review on the Effect of Early Onset Central Field Loss on Peripheral Visual Abilities. Br Ir Orthopt J 2021; 17:104-118. [PMID: 34278226 PMCID: PMC8269784 DOI: 10.22599/bioj.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Purpose: Hereditary macular dystrophies (HMD) result in early onset central field loss. Evidence for cortical plasticity has been found in HMD, which may enhance peripheral visual abilities to meet the increased demands and reliance on the peripheral field, as has been found in congenitally deaf adults and habitual action video-game players. This is a qualitative synthesis of the literature on the effect of early onset central field loss on peripheral visual abilities. The knowledge gained may help in developing rehabilitative strategies that enable optimisation of remaining peripheral vision. Methods: A systematic search performed on the Web of Science and PubMED databases yielded 728 records published between 1809 to 2020, of which seven case-control studies were eligible for qualitative synthesis. Results: The search highlighted an overall paucity of literature, which lacked validity due to small heterogeneous samples and deficiencies in reporting of methods and population characteristics. A range of peripheral visual abilities at different eccentricities were studied. Superior performance of HMD observers in the peripheral field or similarities between the preferred retinal loci (PRL) and normal fovea were observed in four of seven studies. Findings were often based on studies including a single observer. Further larger rigorous studies are required in this area. Conclusions: Spontaneous perceptual learning through reliance on and repeated use of the peripheral field and PRL may result in some specific superior peripheral visual abilities. However, worse performance in some tasks could reflect unexpected rod disease, lack of intensive training, or persistent limitations due to the need for cones for specific tasks. Perceptual learning through training regimes could enable patients to optimise use of the PRL and remaining peripheral vision. However, further studies are needed to design optimal training regimes.
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Patterson SS, Neitz M, Neitz J. S-cone circuits in the primate retina for non-image-forming vision. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2021; 126:66-70. [PMID: 33994300 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2021.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) respond directly to light by virtue of containing melanopsin which peaks at about 483 nm. However, in primates, ipRGCs also receive color opponent inputs from short-wavelength-sensitive (S) cone circuits that are well-suited to encode circadian changes in the color of the sky that accompany the rising and setting sun. Here, we review the retinal circuits that endow primate ipRGCs with the cone-opponency capable of encoding the color of the sky and contributing to the wide-ranging effects of short-wavelength light on ipRGC-mediated non-image-forming visual function in humans.
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- Sara S Patterson
- Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14607, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
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Provis JM, Penfold PL, Cornish EE, Sandercoe TM, Madigan MC. Anatomy and development of the macula: specialisation and the vulnerability to macular degeneration. Clin Exp Optom 2021; 88:269-81. [PMID: 16255686 DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2005.tb06711.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2005] [Revised: 06/27/2005] [Accepted: 07/01/2005] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The central retina in primates is adapted for high acuity vision. The most significant adaptations to neural retina in this respect are: 1. The very high density of cone photoreceptors on the visual axis; 2. The dominance of Midget pathways arising from these cones and 3. The diminishment of retinal blood supply in the macula, and its absence on the visual axis. Restricted blood supply to the part of the retina that has the highest density of neural elements is paradoxical. Inhibition of vascular growth and proliferation is evident during foetal life and results in metabolic stress in ganglion cells and Muller cells, which is resolved during formation of the foveal depression. In this review we argue that at the macula stressed retinal neurons adapt during development to a limited blood supply from the choriocapillaris, which supplies little in excess of metabolic demand of the neural retina under normal conditions. We argue also that while adaptation of the choriocapillaris underlying the foveal region may initially augment the local supply of oxygen and nutrients by diffusion, in the long term these adaptations make the region more vulnerable to age-related changes, including the accumulation of insoluble material in Bruch's membrane and beneath the retinal pigment epithelium. These changes eventually impact on delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the RPE and outer neural retina because of reduced flow in the choriocapillaris and the increasing barriers to effective diffusion. Both the inflammatory response and the sequelae of oxidative stress are predictable outcomes in this scenario.
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- Jan M Provis
- Research School of Biological Sciences, The Australian National University, GPO Box 475, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia.
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Coussa RG, Sohn EH, Han IC, Parikh S, Traboulsi EI. Mitochondrial DNA A3243G variant-associated retinopathy: a meta-analysis of the clinical course of visual acuity and correlation with systemic manifestations. Ophthalmic Genet 2021; 42:420-430. [PMID: 33827363 DOI: 10.1080/13816810.2021.1907598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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PURPOSE The mitochondrial DNA A3243G (m.3243A>G) variant causes a wide spectrum of phenotypes, with pigmentary retinopathy as the most common ocular finding. We undertook this meta-analysis to investigate the clinical course of visual acuity (VA) in patients with m.3243A>G variant and provide key clinical correlations with systemic manifestations. METHODS A PubMed literature search was performed and studies were selected after satisfying pre-set inclusion criteria. Demographic and clinical data, including retinal findings and systemic manifestations were recorded. Cross-sectional and linear regression analyses were used to investigate the relationship between VA and age, as well as between the age at diagnosis of retinopathy and the mean ages at diagnosis of sensorineural hearing loss or diabetes. The age and prevalence of systemic manifestations among patients with and without retinopathy were studied using t-tests and Mann-Whitney U-tests (performed on binarized data). Likelihood ratios were computed. RESULTS The mean VA (average of both eyes) of 90 patients (72.2% female; 65/90) were collected from 18 studies published between 1990 and 2018. The baseline mean age was 45.2 years (range 17 to 92). The mean logMAR VA was 0.10 (- 0.12 to 1.39). There was a statistically significant linear correlation between the logMAR VA and age (p = .008). The VA of patients less than or equal to 50 years of age was significantly better than that of patients older than 50 years (0.06 vs.0.18 logMAR, p = .002). 67 patients (74.4%) showed a characteristic pigmentary retinopathy with a mean age at diagnosis of 47.9 years (17 to 92) and VA of 0.14 logMAR (- 0.12 to 1.24). Age at diagnosis of retinopathy was linearly correlated with age at diagnosis of hearing loss or diabetes (p < .001). Patients with retinopathy were more likely to have hearing loss (83.6% vs. 56.5%, p = .03) or diabetes (56.7% vs. 17.4%, p = .001) than those without retinopathy. Those with both hearing loss and diabetes had an earlier onset of retinopathy than those without (46.4 vs. 60.4 years, p = .01). Patients without both hearing loss and diabetes were 5.3-fold less likely to develop a retinopathy. CONCLUSIONS Patients with m.3243A>G variant pigmentary retinopathy maintain highly functional VA until around the fifth decade of life, after which significant visual decline ensues. Patients without hearing loss and diabetes have a lower likelihood of exhibiting a retinopathy, which tends to appear about one decade after hearing loss and diabetes are diagnosed.
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- Razek Georges Coussa
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic, Mitochondrial Medicine Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Cleveland Clinic, Cole Eye Institute, Center for Genetic Eye Diseases, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Vaphiades MS, Grondines BD, Curcio CA. Erythropsia and Chromatopsia: Case Study and Brief Review. Neuroophthalmology 2021; 45:56-60. [PMID: 33762791 DOI: 10.1080/01658107.2020.1797824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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A 65-year-old woman presented with erythropsia (red-tinged vision) in the right eye from a subfoveal macula dehaemoglobinised intraretinal haemorrhage. Erythropsia is a type of chromatopsia, a condition in which objects appear to be abnormally coloured or tinged with colour. This manuscript provides a brief review of colour vision abnormalities including chromatopsia, and additionally we discuss dyschromatopsia and achromatopsia defined as deficiency and absence of colour vision respectively, both of which may be congenital or acquired. We theorise that the mechanism of the chromatopsia may be selective damage of ganglion cells involved in colour opponency.
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- Departments of Ophthalmology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
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Vanston JE, Tregillus KEM, Webster MA, Crognale MA. Task-dependent contrast gain in anomalous trichromats. Vision Res 2021; 184:14-22. [PMID: 33773293 DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2021.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Anomalous trichromacy is a form of color vision deficiency characterized by the presence of three cone types, but with shifted spectral sensitivities for L or M cones, causing a red-green color deficiency. However, long-term adaptation to this impoverished opponent input may allow for a more normal color experience at the suprathreshold level ("compensation"). Recent experimental evidence points to the presence of compensation in some tasks. The current study used threshold detection, suprathreshold contrast matching, and a reaction-time task to compare contrast coding in normal and anomalous observers along the cardinal cone-opponent axes. Compared to color normals, anomals required more L-M contrast, but not S contrast, to detect stimuli and to match an achromatic reference stimulus. Reaction times were measured for several contrast levels along the two cone-opponent axes. Anomals had higher overall reaction times, but their reaction-time versus contrast functions could be matched to those of controls simply by scaling contrast by the detection thresholds. Anomalous participants were impaired relative to controls for L-M stimuli in all three tasks. However, the contrast losses were three times greater for thresholds and reaction times than for suprathreshold matches. These data provide evidence for compensation in anomalous trichromats, but highlight the role that the experimental task plays in revealing it.
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- John E Vanston
- Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno 1664 N Virginia St., Reno, NV 89557, USA; School of Optometry and Vision Science Graduate Group, University of California, Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno 1664 N Virginia St., Reno, NV 89557, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno 1664 N Virginia St., Reno, NV 89557, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno 1664 N Virginia St., Reno, NV 89557, USA
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Aleman TS, O'Neil EC, O'Connor K, Jiang YY, Aleman IA, Bennett J, Morgan JIW, Toussaint BW. Bardet-Biedl syndrome-7 ( BBS7) shows treatment potential and a cone-rod dystrophy phenotype that recapitulates the non-human primate model. Ophthalmic Genet 2021; 42:252-265. [PMID: 33729075 DOI: 10.1080/13816810.2021.1888132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Purpose: To provide a detailed ophthalmic phenotype of two male patients with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) due to mutations in the BBS7 geneMethods: Two brothers ages 26 (Patient 1, P1) and 23 (P2) underwent comprehensive ophthalmic evaluations over three years. Visual function was assessed with full-field electroretinograms (ffERGs), kinetic and chromatic perimetry, multimodal imaging with spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), fundus autofluorescence (FAF) with short- (SW) and near-infrared (NIR) excitation lights and adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO).Results: Both siblings had a history of obesity and postaxial polydactyly; P2 had diagnoses of type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Addison's disease, high-functioning autism-spectrum disorder and -12D myopia. Visual acuities were better than 20/30. Kinetic fields were moderately constricted. Cone-mediated ffERGs were undetectable, rod ERGs were ~80% of normal mean. Static perimetry showed severe central cone and rod dysfunction. Foveal to parafoveal hypoautofluorescence, most obvious on NIR-FAF, co-localized with outer segment shortening/loss and outer nuclear layer thinning by SD-OCT, and with reduced photoreceptors densities by AOSLO. A structural-functional dissociation was confirmed for cone- and rod-mediated parameters. Worsening of the above abnormalities was documented by SD-OCT and FAF in P2 at 3 years. Gene screening identified compound heterozygous mutations in BBS7 (p.Val266Glu: c.797 T > A of maternal origin; c.1781_1783delCAT, paternal) in both patients.Conclusions: BBS7-associated retinal degeneration may present as a progressive cone-rod dystrophy pattern, reminiscent of both the murine and non-human primate models of the disease. Predominantly central retinal abnormalities in both cone and rod photoreceptors showed a structural-functional dissociation, an ideal scenario for gene augmentation treatments.
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- Tomas S Aleman
- Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Center for Advanced Retinal and Ocular Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Division of Ophthalmology of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Center for Advanced Retinal and Ocular Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Division of Ophthalmology of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Center for Advanced Retinal and Ocular Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Center for Advanced Retinal and Ocular Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Center for Advanced Retinal and Ocular Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Center for Advanced Retinal and Ocular Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.,Center for Advanced Retinal and Ocular Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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van Dijk EHC, Boon CJF. Serous business: Delineating the broad spectrum of diseases with subretinal fluid in the macula. Prog Retin Eye Res 2021; 84:100955. [PMID: 33716160 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2021.100955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 02/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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A wide range of ocular diseases can present with serous subretinal fluid in the macula and therefore clinically mimic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). In this manuscript, we categorise the diseases and conditions that are part of the differential diagnosis into 12 main pathogenic subgroups: neovascular diseases, vitelliform lesions, inflammatory diseases, ocular tumours, haematological malignancies, paraneoplastic syndromes, genetic diseases, ocular developmental anomalies, medication-related conditions and toxicity-related diseases, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and tractional retinal detachment, retinal vascular diseases, and miscellaneous diseases. In addition, we describe 2 new clinical pictures associated with macular subretinal fluid accumulation, namely serous maculopathy with absence of retinal pigment epithelium (SMARPE) and serous maculopathy due to aspecific choroidopathy (SMACH). Differentiating between these various diseases and CSC can be challenging, and obtaining the correct diagnosis can have immediate therapeutic and prognostic consequences. Here, we describe the key differential diagnostic features of each disease within this clinical spectrum, including representative case examples. Moreover, we discuss the pathogenesis of each disease in order to facilitate the differentiation from typical CSC.
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- Elon H C van Dijk
- Department of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA, Leiden, the Netherlands; Department of Ophthalmology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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McNerney C, Johnston RJ. Thyroid hormone signaling specifies cone photoreceptor subtypes during eye development: Insights from model organisms and human stem cell-derived retinal organoids. VITAMINS AND HORMONES 2021; 116:51-90. [PMID: 33752828 DOI: 10.1016/bs.vh.2021.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Cones are the color-detecting photoreceptors of the vertebrate eye. Cones are specialized into subtypes whose functions are determined by the expression of color-sensitive opsin proteins. Organisms differ greatly in the number and patterning of cone subtypes. Despite these differences, thyroid hormone is an important regulator of opsin expression in most vertebrates. In this chapter, we outline how the timing of thyroid hormone signaling controls cone subtype fates during retinal development. We first examine our current understanding of cone subtype specification in model organisms and then describe advances in human stem cell-derived organoid technology that identified mechanisms controlling development of the human retina.
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- Christina McNerney
- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States.
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Mitochondrial DNA A3243G variant-associated retinopathy: Current perspectives and clinical implications. Surv Ophthalmol 2021; 66:838-855. [PMID: 33610586 DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2021.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cellular function and survival are critically dependent on the proper functionality of the mitochondrion. Neurodegenerative cellular processes including cellular adenosine triphosphate production, intermediary metabolism control, and apoptosis regulation are all mitochondrially mediated. The A to G transition at position 3243 in the mitochondrial MTTL1 gene that encodes for the leucine transfer RNA (m.3243A>G) causes a variety of diseases, including maternally inherited loss of hearing and diabetes syndrome (MIDD), mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes syndrome (MELAS). Ophthalmological findings-including posterior sub-capsular cataract, ptosis, external ophthalmoplegia, and pigmentary retinopathy- have all been associated with the m.3243A>G variant. Pigmentary retinopathy is, however, the most common ocular finding, occurring in 38% to 86% of cases. To date, little is known about the pathogenesis, natural history, and heteroplasmic and phenotypic correlations of m.3243A>G-associated pigmentary retinopathy. We summarize the current understanding of mitochondrial genetics and pathogenesis of some associated diseases. We then review the pathophysiology, histology, clinical features, treatment, and important ocular and systemic phenotypic manifestations of m.3243A>G variant associated retinopathy. Mitochondrial diseases require a multidisciplinary team approach to ensure effective treatment, regular follow-up, and accurate genetic counseling.
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