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Sun KX, Xiang YG, Zhang T, Yi SL, Xia JY, Yang X, Zheng SJ, Ji Y, Wan WJ, Hu K. Evaluation of childhood developing via optical coherence tomography-angiography in Qamdo, Tibet, China: A prospective cross-sectional, school-based study. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11:5479-5493. [PMID: 37637695 PMCID: PMC10450379 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i23.5479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) is a new and reliable machine used to evaluate retinal structure and macular perfusion in children. The use of OCTA under bad condition such as high altitude, low atmospheric oxygen, and low humidity, in children is rarely. AIM To quantify the macular micro-vasculature in healthy children of various ages using OCTA in Qamdo. METHODS Design: Prospective cross-sectional, school-based study. Three hundred and forty-seven normal students from 9 schools in 4 different areas in Qamdo were included. OCTA was performed on a 3 mm × 3 mm area centered on the macular region and macular cube 512 × 128 showed details in macular. Early treatment of diabetic retinopathy study Vessel Flow Density (VD) of the macular central vascular plexus density (CVD), inner vascular plexus density (IVD), full vascular plexus density (FVD), and the size of the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) were measured. All these results corrected by t/s = 3.382 × 0.01306 × (axial length-1.82). The differences were compared among various ages, sexes and living environments. RESULTS The mean FAZ area in all eyes was 0.27 mm2 ± 0.12 mm2. The mean foveal thickness (MFT) in the macular cube was 227.64 μm ± 23.51 μm. Compared with girls, boys had a lager FAZ (P = 0.0029). Among the different age groups, MFT (P < 0.001) and FVD (P < 0.0001), IVD (P < 0.0001), and CVD (P = 0.0050) increased with age. FAZ areas were not correlated with age (P = 0.8853) or others (MFT, area). CONCLUSION OCTA can use to evaluate macular perfusion in children. Our data bridge the gap between structural OCT and perfusion density in children in high altitude. Even though these were not a longitudinal study, it may provide us with hints about retina development during puberty and clinical implications of OCTA in children.
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- Ke-Xin Sun
- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
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Sarıgül Sezenöz A, Oto S, Akça Bayar S, Akkoyun İ, Yılmaz G, Yavuz Çolak M. A variation of foveal morphology in a group of children with hypermetropia. Int Ophthalmol 2023; 43:2947-2956. [PMID: 37076654 DOI: 10.1007/s10792-023-02701-6] [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: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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PURPOSE During routine eye examinations, we noticed widened and flattened foveal pits with loss of normal V-shaped foveal profile and a pseudohole-like appearance in some otherwise healthy hypermetropic children. Our purpose was to describe clinical significance and multimodal imaging features of this incidental finding. METHODS Prospectively, 25 eyes of 13 hypermetropic children with these foveal changes and 36 eyes of 19 hypermetropic children with normal foveal appearance were enrolled. The macular thickness measurements and foveal parameters including pit diameter, depth, base, and area obtained by optical coherence tomography (OCT) (Heidelberg Spectralis, Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany), macular superficial and deep vessel density (VD) and foveal avascular zone values obtained by optical coherence tomography angiography (Avanti RTVue‑XR; Optovue, Fremont, CA, USA) were noted. The correlations of these parameters with visual function were evaluated. RESULTS In the study group, significantly widened and flattened pit contours with decreased central foveal thickness (p = 0.01), and increased distance between foveal edges (p < 0.001) were observed. While the whole image superficial macular VD was similar between the groups (p = 0.74), a significant decrease in deep macular VD was observed in the study group (p = 0.01). None of these changes were correlated with visual acuity. CONCLUSION Wider and flattened foveal pits described here represent a newly defined variation in healthy hypermetropic children. Although a correlation with visual acuity was not evident, these changes in foveal profile are shown to be related with macular microvascular changes in deep capillary plexus. Awareness of these morphologic changes will help clinicians in the differential diagnosis of macular pseudohole.
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- Almila Sarıgül Sezenöz
- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak Caddesi 53. Sokak, No: 48, 06490, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak Caddesi 53. Sokak, No: 48, 06490, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak Caddesi 53. Sokak, No: 48, 06490, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak Caddesi 53. Sokak, No: 48, 06490, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Mareşal Fevzi Çakmak Caddesi 53. Sokak, No: 48, 06490, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
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Li R, Guo X, Zhang X, Lu X, Wu Q, Tian Q, Guo B, Xu J, Tang G, Feng J, Zhao L, Ling S, Dong Z, Song J, Bi H. Application of Artificial Intelligence to Quantitative Assessment of Fundus Tessellated Density in Young Adults with Different Refractions. Ophthalmic Res 2023; 66:706-716. [PMID: 36854278 DOI: 10.1159/000529639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to quantitatively assess fundus tessellated density (FTD) and associated factors by artificial intelligence (AI) in young adults. METHODS A total of 1,084 undergraduates (age, 17-23 years old) were enrolled in November 2021. The students were divided into three groups according to axial length (AL): group 1 (AL <24.0 mm, n = 155), group 2 (24 mm ≤ AL <26 mm, n = 578), and group 3 (AL ≥26 mm, n = 269). FTD was calculated by extracting the fundus tessellations as the regions of interest (circle 1, diameter of 3.0 mm; circle 2, diameter of 6.0 mm) and then calculating the average exposed choroid area per unit area of fundus. RESULTS Among 1,084 students, 1,002 (92.5%) students' FTDs were extracted. The mean FTD was 0.06 ± 0.06 (range, 0-0.40). In multivariate analysis, FTD was significantly associated with male sex, longer AL, thinner subfoveal choroid thickness (SFCT), increased choriocapillaris vessel density (VD), and decreased deeper choroidal VD (all p < 0.05). In circle 1 (diameter of 3.0 mm) and circle 2 (diameter of 6.0 mm), analysis of variance showed that the FTD of the nasal region (p < 0.05) was significantly larger than that of the superior, inferior, and temporal regions. CONCLUSION AI-based imaging processing could improve the accuracy of fundus tessellation diagnosis. FTD was significantly associated with a longer AL, thinner SFCT, increased choriocapillaris VD, and decreased deeper choroidal VD.
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- Runkuan Li
- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China,
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- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases in Universities of Shandong, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases in Universities of Shandong, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases in Universities of Shandong, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases in Universities of Shandong, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases in Universities of Shandong, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases in Universities of Shandong, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases in Universities of Shandong, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases in Universities of Shandong, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases in Universities of Shandong, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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Does PLEX ® Elite 9000 OCT Identify and Characterize Most Posterior Pole Lesions in Highly Myopic Patients? J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12051846. [PMID: 36902634 PMCID: PMC10003842 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12051846] [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: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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High myopia (HM) is defined as an axial length (AL) ≥ 26 mm that may result in various pathologies that constitute pathologic myopia (PM). The PLEX® Elite 9000 (Carl Zeiss AC, Jena, Germany) is a new swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) underdevelopment that allows wider, deeper and more detailed posterior-segment visualization; it can acquire ultra-wide OCT angiography (OCTA) or new ultra-wide high-density scans in one image. We assessed the technology's ability to identify/characterize/quantify staphylomas and posterior pole lesions or image biomarkers in highly myopic Spanish patients and estimate the technology's potential to detect macular pathology. The instrument acquired 6 × 6 OCTA, 12 × 12 or 6 × 6 OCT cubes, and at least two high-definition spotlight single scans. A hundred consecutive patients (179 eyes; age, 51.4 ± 16.8 years; AL, 28.8 ± 2.33 mm) were recruited in one center for this prospective observational study. Six eyes were excluded because images were not acquired. The most common alterations were perforating scleral vessels (88.8%), classifiable staphyloma (68.7%), vascular folds (43%), extrafoveal retinoschisis (24%), dome-shaped macula (15.6%), and more uncommonly, scleral dehiscence (4.46%), intrachoroidal cavitation (3.35%), and macular pit (2.2%). The retinal thickness of these patients decreased, and the foveal avascular zone increased in the superficial plexus compared with normal eyes. SS-OCT is a novel potent tool that can detect most main posterior pole complications in PM and may provide us with a better understanding of the associated pathologies; some pathologies were identifiable only with this new kind of equipment, such as perforating scleral vessels, which seem to be the most common finding and not so frequently related to choroidal neovascularization, as previously reported.
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Choroidal Vascular Density Quantification in High Myopia with or without Choroidal Neovascularization Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography. J Ophthalmol 2023; 2023:1504834. [PMID: 36713357 PMCID: PMC9883103 DOI: 10.1155/2023/1504834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Purpose The aim of this study was to analyze choroidal vascular density alteration in high myopia with or without choroidal neovascularization by using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). Methods This was a cross-sectional, observational study that included 60 high-myopia eyes. All the participants had comprehensive ophthalmic assessments with visual acuity, intraocular pressure, slit lamp-assisted biomicroscopy, color fundus photography, axial length, optometry, and OCTA. Age, sex, and comorbidities were collected from their medical charts. Univariate and multiple analyses were made to compare the age, spherical equivalent, choroidal vascular density, gender, and choroidal thickness between normal and patients with choroidal neovascularization. Results 60 eyes with high myopia were included in our study, including 30 eyes with choroidal neovascularization and 30 eyes without choroidal neovascularization or other fundus pathology. The mean age of high myopic patients was older in the choroidal neovascularization group than in the normal group (48.43 ± 19.06 years vs. 28.83 ± 9.92 years, p < 0.01). The mean choroidal thickness of high myopic patients was thinner in the neovascularization group than in the normal group (68.81 ± 48.81 μm vs. 137.80 ± 66.33 μm, p < 0.01). The mean choroidal vascular density in the normal group was greater than in the choroidal neovascularization group (82.43 ± 8.73 vs. 67.54 ± 12.56, p < 0.01). There was no significant difference in spherical equivalent between the choroidal neovascularization group and the normal group (-10.56 ± 2.97D vs. -11.93 ± 3.38D, p = 0.11). Multivariate analysis showed that after adjusting for covariates, less choroidal vascular density and older age were independent factors associated with choroidal neovascularization in the high myopic eye. Conclusion Decreased choroidal vascular density and older age played an important role in the development of choroidal neovascularization in high myopic eyes. OCTA may help us to identify the highly myopic patients that need to intervene.
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Shi WQ, Wan T, Li B, Li T, Zhou XD. EFEMP1 is a potential biomarker of choroid thickness change in myopia. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1144421. [PMID: 36891459 PMCID: PMC9987712 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1144421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Purpose To explore the possible molecular mechanism by which epidermal growth factor-containing fibulin-like extracellular matrix protein 1 (EFEMP1) regulates choroid thickness (CT) in the development of myopia. Methods In total, 131 subjects were divided into the emmetropia (EM) group, non-high myopia (non-HM) group and high myopia (HM) group. Their age, refraction, intraocular pressure, and other ocular biometric parameters were collected. A 6 × 6 mm area centered on the optic disc was scanned by coherent optical tomography angiography (OCTA) to measure CT, and the tear concentrations of EFEMP1 were quantified using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) analysis. Twenty-two guinea pigs were divided into the control group and the form-deprivation myopia (FDM) group. The right eye of the guinea pig in the FDM group was covered for 4 weeks, and the diopter and axial length of the right eye of the guinea pig were measured before and after the treatment. After the measurement, the guinea pig was euthanized, and the eyeball was removed. Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, western blotting assays and immunohistochemistry were used to assess the expression of EFEMP1 in the choroid. Results There were significant differences in CT among the three groups (p < 0.001). CT was positively correlated with age in HM (r = -0.3613, p = 0.0021), but no significant correlation with SE (p > 0.05) was observed. Furthermore, there were increased levels of EFEMP1 in the tears of myopic patients. After 4 weeks of covering the right eye of the FDM guinea pigs, there was a significant increase in axial length and a decrease in diopter (p < 0.05). The mRNA and protein expression of EFEMP1 was significantly increased in the choroid. Conclusion Choroidal thickness was significantly thinner in myopic patients, and the expression level of EFEMP1 in the choroid increased during the development of FDM. Therefore, EFEMP1 may be involved in the regulation of choroidal thickness in myopia patients.
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- Wen-Qing Shi
- Department of Ophthalmology, Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Central Laboratory, Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Zhang X, Wu Q, Wen T, Zhao H, Tian Q, Xu J, Tang G, Li R, Guo X, Song J, Bi H. In vivo analysis of ciliary muscle in myopic Chinese young adults using ArcScan Insight ® 100. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt 2022; 42:559-570. [PMID: 35261043 DOI: 10.1111/opo.12965] [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: 08/15/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyse the morphological characteristics of the ciliary muscle (CM) and to explore its relationship with different ocular biometric parameters in myopic young Chinese adults. METHODS This observational, cross-sectional study included 50 right eyes from 50 myopic adults. The CM area (CMA), CM thickness (CMT) and CM length (CML) were measured using the ArcScan Insight® 100. CMT was determined at three points: 1.0 mm (CMT-1), 2.0 mm (CMT-2) and 3.0 mm (CMT-3) posterior to the scleral spur. CML was measured on the scleral (CMLs) and vitreous (CMLv) aspects. The spherical equivalent refraction (SER), axial length (AL) and subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) were examined to determine their associations with CM parameters (CMA, CML and CMT). RESULTS The mean SER and AL were -4.39 ± 2.29 D and 25.61 ± 1.15 mm, respectively. Compared with the nasal CMA, CML and CMT (CMT-1, CMT-2 and CMT-3) findings, the temporal CM parameters (CMA, CMLs, CMLv, CMT-1, CMT-2 and CMT-3) were found to be significantly thicker (all p < 0.001, except CMLv and CMT-1; p < 0.01). The nasal CMA was associated with the average corneal curvature (r = 0.30, p = 0.03) and SER (r = -0.30, p = 0.04). Nasal and temporal CMT-2 were negatively correlated with SER (r = -0.33 and -0.32, respectively, both p < 0.05). There was no correlation between CM parameters (except nasal CMLs, r = 0.31, p = 0.03) and SFCT, or between CM parameters and either the AL or anterior chamber depth (all p > 0.05). CONCLUSION These results suggest that there is temporal versus nasal asymmetry of the CM. CMA, CMT or CML did not vary with axial growth of the eye. The CM is not simply stretched as the eye elongates in myopic young adults.
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- Xiuyan Zhang
- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.,Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.,Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.,Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.,Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Affiliated Eye Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Therapy of Ocular Diseases, Eye Institute of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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Lal B, Alonso-Caneiro D, Read SA, Tran B, Van Bui C, Tang D, Fiedler JT, Ho S, Carkeet A. Changes in Retinal Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Indexes Over 24 Hours. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2022; 63:25. [PMID: 35348589 PMCID: PMC8976927 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.63.3.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Purpose To evaluate changes in the retinal microvasculature of young adults over 24 hours using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A). Methods Participants (n = 44, mean age 23.2 ± 4.1 years, 24 myopes and 20 nonmyopes) with normal ophthalmological findings were recruited. Two macular OCT-A and OCT scans, systemic blood pressure, intraocular pressure (IOP), and biometry measurements were taken every four hours over 24 hours. Superficial and deep retinal layer en face images were analyzed to extract magnification-corrected vascular indexes using image analysis including foveal avascular zone metrics, vessel density, and perfusion density for the foveal, parafoveal, and perifoveal zones. Results Significant diurnal variations (P < 0.001) were observed in the vessel and perfusion density in the three superficial retinal layer regions, with acrophase between 4:30 PM and 8:30 PM. Only foveal and parafoveal regions of the deep retinal layer exhibited significant diurnal variations with acrophase between 9 AM and 3 PM. Myopes and nonmyopes had different acrophases but not amplitudes in the parafoveal perfusion density of superficial retinal layer (P = 0.039). Significant correlations were observed between diurnal amplitudes or acrophases of superficial retinal layer indexes and systemic pulse pressure, IOP, axial length and retinal thickness. Conclusions This study shows, for the first time, that significant diurnal variation exists in OCT-A indexes of macular superficial and deep retinal layer over 24 hours and were related to variations in various ocular and systemic measurements. Myopes and nonmyopes showed differences in the timing but not in amplitude of the superficial retinal layer parafoveal perfusion density variations but not in deep retinal layer.
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- Barsha Lal
- School of Optometry & Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Optometry & Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Optometry & Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Optometry & Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Optometry & Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Optometry & Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Optometry & Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Optometry & Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Optometry & Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Australia
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Hao J, Du J, Gu X, Zhang Y, Yang L, Zhang S. Changes in and the association of retinal blood perfusion and retinal nerves in diabetic patients without retinopathy. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:1036735. [PMID: 36733798 PMCID: PMC9887038 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1036735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To explore intraretinal blood flow perfusion and nerve changes, as well as the correlation between them, in diabetic patients without diabetic retinopathy (NDR). METHOD Eighty-six NDR patients (86 eyes) who attended the ophthalmology clinic between December 2019 and December 2021 were included. Sixty-four eyes of 64 healthy examined controls in the same period were selected as the control group. The patients underwent routine ophthalmological examination, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography. RESULTS The average thickness, minimum thickness and thickness of each quadrant except for the superior temporal quadrant of the ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) in the macular area of the affected eyes in the NDR group were lower than that of the tested eyes in the control group (P < 0.05). The average retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness of the NDR group and the superior, inferior and nasal quadrants around the optic disc of the affected eyes in the NDR group were lower compared with the tested eyes in the control group (P < 0.001, P = 0.003, P = 0.001, P = 0.009). The mean vessel length density in the parafoveal and perifoveal areas in the NDR group was positively associated with the mean GCIPL thickness in the macular area (ρ = 0.265, ρ = 0.257 and P < 0.001). No blood flow perfusion parameters in the NDR group were correlated with the RNFL thickness of the corresponding quadrant around the optic disc (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION In diabetic patients without diabetic retinopathy, the superficial retinal vessel density in the macular area positively correlated with GCIPL thickness, and the superficial retinal vessel density around the optic disc was not correlated with RNFL thickness.
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- *Correspondence: Shijie Zhang, ; Liu Yang,
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