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Ahmed HS, Thrishulamurthy CJ. Evaluation of Structural Retinal Layer Alterations in Retinitis Pigmentosa. Rom J Ophthalmol 2023; 67:326-336. [PMID: 38239428 PMCID: PMC10793365 DOI: 10.22336/rjo.2023.53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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Objective: This study aimed to analyze retinal layers in the macular region using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Additionally, we examined the retinal vascular plexus densities of the eyes using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A), specifically in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Methods: In the study, 36 eyes from patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and 36 eyes from healthy controls were included. Measurements involved assessing the thicknesses of each retinal layer at the central fovea, parafoveal, and perifovea using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Moreover, the study involved the evaluation of retinal capillary plexus densities (RCPD), encompassing deep capillary plexus density values, superficial capillary plexus, and radial peripapillary capillary plexus. This assessment was performed using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A). Results: No statistically significant difference in retinal thickness was found in the central fovea between the two groups. The thicknesses of the INL, OPL, and PRL in the parafoveal regions as well as the RPE in the perifoveal regions increased in the RP group. Nonetheless, the ONL, IPL, GCL, and RNFL demonstrated reduced thickness in both the perifoveal and parafoveal areas. The OCT-A findings indicated that patients with RP exhibited lower values for all RCPD. Conclusion: The retinal layers and RCPD were significantly impacted at varying rates of RP. It is essential to acknowledge that this alteration may be significant in the context of the retinal findings in patients with RP. Abbreviations: SD-OCT = Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, OCT-A = Optical coherence tomography angiography, RP = Retinitis pigmentosa, ETDRS = Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study, SD = standard deviation, TRT = Total Retinal Thickness, IRT = Inner Retinal Thickness, ORT = Outer Retinal Thickness, RNFL = Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer, GCL = Ganglion Cell Layer, IPL = Inner Plexiform Layer, INL = inner nuclear layer, OPL = Outer Plexiform Layer, ONL = Outer Nuclear Layer, PRL = Photoreceptor layer, RPE = Retinal Pigment Epithelium, µm = micrometer, PaFoSu = parafovea superior, PeFoSu = perifovea superior, PaFoNa = parafovea nasal, PeFoNa = perifovea nasal, PaFoTe = parafovea temporal, PeFoTe = perifovea temporal, PaFoIn = parafovea inferior, PeFoIn = perifovea inferior.
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- H Shafeeq Ahmed
- Department of Ophthalmology, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Karnataka, India
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Analysis of imaging biomarkers and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in RPGR-associated retinitis pigmentosa. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2021; 259:3597-3604. [PMID: 34287692 PMCID: PMC8589744 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-021-05233-w] [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: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Purpose To investigate multimodal retinal imaging characteristics including the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in patients with RPGR-associated retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Methods This cross-sectional case–control study included 17 consecutive patients (median age, 21 years) with RPGR-associated RP who underwent retinal imaging including optical coherence tomography (OCT), short-wavelength fundus autofluorescence (AF) imaging, and RNFL scans centered on the optic disc. RNFL thickness was manually segmented and compared to clinical and imaging parameters including the transfoveal ellipsoid zone (EZ) width, the horizontal diameter of the macular hyperautofluorescent ring. RNFL thickness was compared to 17 age- and sex-matched controls. Results In patients with RPGR-associated RP, the EZ width (R2 = 0.65), the central hyperautofluorescent ring on AF images (R2 = 0.72), and visual acuity (R2 = 0.68) were negatively correlated with age. In comparison to controls, a significantly (p < 0.0001) increased global RNFL thickness was identified in RPGR-associated RP, which was, however, less pronounced in progressed disease as indicated by the EZ width or the diameter of the central hyperautofluorescent ring. Conclusions This study describes retinal characteristics in patients with RPGR-associated RP including a pronounced peripapillary RNFL thickness compared to healthy controls. These results contribute to the knowledge about imaging biomarkers in RP, which might be of interest for therapeutic approaches such as gene replacement therapies.
![]() Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00417-021-05233-w.
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Eltony SA, Mohaseb HS, Sayed MM, Ahmed AA. Metformin treatment confers protection of the optic nerve following photoreceptor degeneration. Anat Cell Biol 2021; 54:249-258. [PMID: 34162765 PMCID: PMC8225472 DOI: 10.5115/acb.20.320] [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: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Acquired or inherited or photoreceptor loss causes retinal ganglion cell loss and ultimately axonal transport alteration. Thus, therapies should be applied early during photoreceptors degeneration before the remodeling process reaches the inner retina. This study aimed to evaluate the protective effect of metformin on the rat optic nerve following photoreceptors loss induced by N-Ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU). Eighteen adults male Wistar rats were divided into two groups. Group I: normal vehicle control (n=6). Group II: ENU-induced photoreceptors degeneration (n=12) received a single intraperitoneal injection of ENU at a dose of 600 mg/kg. Rats in group II were equally divided into two subgroups: IIa: photoreceptor degeneration induced group and IIb: metformin treated group (200 mg/kg) for 7 days. Specimens from the optic nerve were processed for light and electron microscopy. In ENU treated group, the optic nerve revealed reduction in the diameter of the optic nerve fibers and thinning of myelin sheath with morphological changes in the glia (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglia). Caspase-3 (apoptotic marker), iNOS (oxidative stress marker) and CD68 (macrophage marker) expression increased. In metformin-treated group, the diameter of optic nerve fibers and myelin sheath thickness increased with improvement of the deterioration in the glia. Caspase-3, iNOS and CD68 expression decreased. Metformin ameliorates the histological changes of the rat optic nerve following photoreceptors loss induced by ENU.
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- Sohair A Eltony
- Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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Rahimi M, Leahy S, Matei N, Blair NP, Jeong S, Craft CM, Shahidi M. Assessment of inner retinal oxygen metrics and thickness in a mouse model of inherited retinal degeneration. Exp Eye Res 2021; 205:108480. [PMID: 33539865 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2021.108480] [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] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The retinal degeneration 1 (rd1) mouse is a well-established model of inherited retinal degeneration, displaying photoreceptor degeneration and retinal vasculature damage. The purpose of the current study was to determine alterations in the rate of oxygen delivery from retinal circulation (DO2), the rate of oxygen extraction from the retinal circulation for metabolism (MO2), and oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) in rd1 mice. The study was performed in a total of 18 wild type (WT) and 10 rd1 mice at both 3-weeks and 12-weeks of age. Retinal arterial and venous oxygen contents (O2A and O2V) were measured using phosphorescence lifetime imaging. Total retinal blood flow (TRBF) was determined by fluorescence and red-free imaging. DO2 and MO2 were determined as TRBF × O2A and TRBF × (O2A-O2V), respectively. OEF was calculated as MO2/DO2. The thickness of individual retinal layers was measured from histology sections and inner retina (IR) and total retina (TR) thickness were calculated. TRBF, DO2 and MO2 were lower in rd1 mice compared to WT mice (P ≤ 0.001), whereas OEF was not significantly different between rd1 and WT mice (P = 0.4). TRBF and DO2 were lower at 3-weeks of age compared to 12-weeks of age (P ≤ 0.01), while MO2 was not significantly different between age groups (P = 0.4) and OEF was higher at 3-weeks of age compared to 12-weeks of age (P = 0.003). Additionally, the outer and inner retinal cell layer thicknesses were decreased in rd1 mice at 12-weeks of age compared to both age-matched WT mice and rd1 mice at 3-weeks of age (P ≤ 0.02). MO2 was directly correlated with both IR and TR thickness (R ≥ 0.50; P ≤ 0.03, N = 20). The findings indicate that the rate oxygen is supplied by the retinal circulation is decreased and the reduction in oxygen extracted for metabolism is related to retinal cell layer thinning in rd1 mice.
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- Mansour Rahimi
- Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, USC Roski Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, USC Roski Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, USC Roski Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, USC Roski Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, USC Roski Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Department of Integrative Anatomical Sciences, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, USC Roski Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Miyata M, Oishi A, Hasegawa T, Oishi M, Numa S, Otsuka Y, Uji A, Kadomoto S, Hata M, Ikeda HO, Tsujikawa A. Concentric Choriocapillaris Flow Deficits in Retinitis Pigmentosa Detected Using Wide-Angle Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 60:1044-1049. [DOI: 10.1167/iovs.18-26176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Manabu Miyata
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Structure-function correlations in Retinitis Pigmentosa patients with partially preserved vision: a voxel-based morphometry study. Sci Rep 2017; 7:11411. [PMID: 28900214 PMCID: PMC5596003 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11317-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Retinitis Pigmentosa is a group of hereditary retinal dystrophy disorders associated with progressive peripheral visual field loss. The impact of this retinal loss in cortical gray matter volume has not been addressed before in Retinitis Pigmentosa patients with low vision. Voxel-based morphometry was applied to study whole brain gray matter volume changes in 27 Retinitis Pigmentosa patients with partially preserved vision and 38 age- and gender-matched normally sighted controls to determine whether peripheral visual loss can lead to changes in gray matter volume. We found significant reductions in gray matter volume that were restricted to the occipital cortex of patients. The anteromedial pattern of reduced gray matter volume in visual primary and association cortices was significantly correlated with the extent of the peripheral visual field deficit in this cohort. Moreover, this pattern was found to be associated with the extent of visual field loss. In summary, we found specific visual cortical gray matter loss in Retinitis Pigmentosa patients associated with their visual function profile. The spatial pattern of gray matter loss is consistent with disuse-driven neuronal atrophy which may have clinical implications for disease management, including prosthetic restoration strategies.
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Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography to Estimate Retinal Blood Flow in Eyes with Retinitis Pigmentosa. Sci Rep 2017; 7:46396. [PMID: 28406171 PMCID: PMC5390317 DOI: 10.1038/srep46396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Ophthalmologists sometimes face difficulties in identifying the origin of visual acuity (VA) loss in a retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patient, particularly before cataract surgery: cataract or the retinal disease state. Therefore, it is important to identify the significant factors correlating with VA. Nowadays, retinal blood flow in superficial and deep layers can be estimated non-invasively using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). We estimated blood flow per retinal layer by using OCTA; investigated the correlation between VA and other parameters including blood flow and retinal thickness; and identified the most associated factor with VA in patients with RP. OCTA images in 68 of consecutive 110 Japanese RP patients were analysable (analysable RP group). Thirty-two age- and axial length-matched healthy eyes (control group) were studied. In the analysable RP group, the parafoveal flow density in superficial and deep layers was 47.0 ± 4.9% and 52.4 ± 5.5%, respectively, which was significantly lower than that in controls. Using multivariate analysis, we found that the parafoveal flow density in the deep layer and superficial foveal avascular area were the factors associated with VA. Non-invasive estimation of retinal blood flow per retinal layer using OCTA is useful for predicting VA in RP patients.
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Retinitis Pigmentosa and Bilateral Idiopathic Demyelinating Optic Neuritis in a 6-Year-Old Boy with OFD1 Gene Mutation. Case Rep Ophthalmol Med 2017; 2017:5310924. [PMID: 28191358 PMCID: PMC5278184 DOI: 10.1155/2017/5310924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Revised: 11/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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To identify the cause of a sudden binocular vision decrease in patients with retinitis pigmentosa and bilateral idiopathic demyelinating optic neuritis is difficult, but early diagnosis and treatment significantly improve the prognosis. Here, we report a 6-year-old boy with a progressive binocular vision decrease in 38 days. The patient had a history of night blindness, a mottled retina without pigmentation, extinguished electroretinographic response, tritanopia, and an absent ellipsoid zone outside the macula fovea by optical coherence tomography in both eyes. His condition was diagnosed as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) with idiopathic demyelinating optic neuritis (IDON). After corticosteroid therapy, visual acuity recovered to OD: 0.5 and OS: 0.4. Genetic analysis revealed a G985S variant in the oral-facial-digital syndrome 1 gene. Ophthalmologists should pay attention to the existence of other complications in patients with RP who suffer a sudden decrease in vision. A gene survey can help clarify this diagnosis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with RP and ON, as well as genetic testing results. Nevertheless, the pathogenicity of the variant needs further confirmation.
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Ferreira S, Pereira AC, Quendera B, Reis A, Silva ED, Castelo-Branco M. Primary visual cortical remapping in patients with inherited peripheral retinal degeneration. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2016; 13:428-438. [PMID: 28116235 PMCID: PMC5233796 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2016] [Revised: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Human studies addressing the long-term effects of peripheral retinal degeneration on visual cortical function and structure are scarce. Here we investigated this question in patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), a genetic condition leading to peripheral visual degeneration. We acquired functional and anatomical magnetic resonance data from thirteen patients with different levels of visual loss and twenty-two healthy participants to study primary (V1) visual cortical retinotopic remapping and cortical thickness. We identified systematic visual field remapping in the absence of structural changes in the primary visual cortex of RP patients. Remapping consisted in a retinotopic eccentricity shift of central retinal inputs to more peripheral locations in V1. Importantly, this was associated with changes in visual experience, as assessed by the extent of the visual loss, with more constricted visual fields resulting in larger remapping. This pattern of remapping is consistent with expansion or shifting of neuronal receptive fields into the cortical regions with reduced retinal input. These data provide evidence for functional changes in V1 that are dependent on the magnitude of peripheral visual loss in RP, which may be explained by rapid cortical adaptation mechanisms or long-term cortical reorganization. This study highlights the importance of analyzing the retinal determinants of brain functional and structural alterations for future visual restoration approaches.
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Key Words
- FPZ, Function Projection Zone
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Human
- LE, Left Eye
- LH, Left Hemisphere
- LPZ, Lesion Projection Zone
- MRI, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Plasticity
- Primary visual cortex
- RE, Right Eye
- RH, Right Hemisphere
- RNFL, Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer
- RP, Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Reorganization
- Retinitis pigmentosa
- Retinotopy
- fMRI, functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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- Sónia Ferreira
- Visual Neuroscience Laboratory, Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences (CNC.IBILI), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Visual Neuroscience Laboratory, Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences (CNC.IBILI), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Institute of Nuclear Sciences Applied to Health (ICNAS), Brain Imaging Network of Portugal, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Visual Neuroscience Laboratory, Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences (CNC.IBILI), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; Ophthalmology Unit, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (CHUC), 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Visual Neuroscience Laboratory, Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences (CNC.IBILI), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Visual Neuroscience Laboratory, Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences (CNC.IBILI), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal; Institute of Nuclear Sciences Applied to Health (ICNAS), Brain Imaging Network of Portugal, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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Increased aqueous flare is associated with thickening of inner retinal layers in eyes with retinitis pigmentosa. Sci Rep 2016; 6:33921. [PMID: 27653207 PMCID: PMC5031997 DOI: 10.1038/srep33921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Retinitis pigmentosa(RP) is a hereditary retinal disease that causes photoreceptor, outer retinal, degeneration. Although the pathogenesis is still unclear, there have been numerous reports regarding inner retinal changes in RP eyes. The aim of this study is to retrospectively evaluate the changes in the thicknesses of different retinal layers of RP eyes, and its association with aqueous flare, which is used for measuring the intensity of intraocular inflammation. A total of 125 eyes of 64 patients with RP and 13 normal eyes were studied. The thicknesses of total neural retina,nerve fiber layer(NFL),ganglion cell layer(GCL),inner plexiform layer(IPL),inner nuclear layer(INL),outer layers and foveal thickness were measured in the optical coherence tomographic images. Aqueous flare was measured with a laser flare-cell meter. The associations between those parameters, visual acuity and visual field were determined in RP eyes using multivariate analysis. The results of this study showed the significant thickening of NFL, GCL and INL, the significant thinning of outer layers and the association of them with increased aqueous flare, whereas NFL and INL thickening associated with outer retinal thinning. These results can suggest the involvement of intraocular inflammation in the pathogenesis of inner retinal thickening as a secondary change following outer retinal degeneration.
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Alshareef RA, You Q, Barteselli G, Rao HL, Goud A, Chhablani J. In Vivo Evidence of Inner Retinal Neurodegeneration in Retinitis Pigmentosa Using Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2016; 47:828-35. [PMID: 27631478 DOI: 10.3928/23258160-20160901-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To investigate the topographic changes in macular ganglion cell inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) thickness in eyes with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty-five eyes of 25 subjects with RP who underwent spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) using the Cirrus HD-OCT (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA) were analyzed retrospectively. A control group of 67 eyes of 48 age-matched healthy volunteers was also included for comparison. Average, minimum, and sectoral macular GCIPL, as well as retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and outer retinal (OR) thicknesses, were collected and compared between RP and control groups. RESULTS The average and sectoral macular GCIPL thicknesses were significantly reduced in RP eyes compared with controls (P < .0001). Average macular RNFL thickness was reduced in RP eyes compared with controls (P < .054). CONCLUSIONS In eyes with RP, display reduced GCIPL, RNFL, and OR thickness. The identification of alteration in RNFL, OR, and GCIPL thickness may be useful for future therapeutic implications. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2016;47:828-835.].
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Liu G, Liu X, Li H, Du Q, Wang F. Optical Coherence Tomographic Analysis of Retina in Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients. Ophthalmic Res 2016; 56:111-22. [DOI: 10.1159/000445063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 02/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ogino K, Oishi M, Oishi A, Morooka S, Sugahara M, Gotoh N, Kurimoto M, Yoshimura N. Radial fundus autofluorescence in the periphery in patients with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa. Clin Ophthalmol 2015; 9:1467-74. [PMID: 26316687 PMCID: PMC4544811 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s89371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose To describe the peripheral autofluorescence images and clinical features of patients with retinal dystrophy who showed radial fundus autofluorescence (FAF) at the posterior pole. Methods The authors retrospectively reviewed pooled wide-field FAF images of 711 patients with retinal dystrophy and 56 family members. Results Eleven eyes of seven women exhibited radial FAF at the posterior pole. Wide-field FAF showed extension of the radial pattern to the periphery in all eyes except one. One woman showed radial hyper-FAF only in the periphery, not at the posterior pole. These eight individuals were X-linked retinitis pigmentosa patients or carriers. The tapetal-like reflex was not observed in their color fundus photographs. The peripheral visual field showed wedge-shaped restriction in some individuals. Conclusion Wide-field FAF imaging can depict radial FAF not only at the posterior pole but also in the periphery in X-linked retinitis pigmentosa carriers. The authors therefore agree with previous reports that radial FAF may be a hallmark of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa.
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- Ken Ogino
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan ; Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Ogawa S, Takemura H, Horiguchi H, Terao M, Haji T, Pestilli F, Yeatman JD, Tsuneoka H, Wandell BA, Masuda Y. White matter consequences of retinal receptor and ganglion cell damage. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2014; 55:6976-86. [PMID: 25257055 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-14737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Patients with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) and cone-rod dystrophy (CRD) have central vision loss; but CRD damages the retinal photoreceptor layer, and LHON damages the retinal ganglion cell (RGC) layer. Using diffusion MRI, we measured how these two types of retinal damage affect the optic tract (ganglion cell axons) and optic radiation (geniculo-striate axons). METHODS Adult onset CRD (n = 5), LHON (n = 6), and healthy controls (n = 14) participated in the study. We used probabilistic fiber tractography to identify the optic tract and the optic radiation. We compared axial and radial diffusivity at many positions along the optic tract and the optic radiation. RESULTS In both types of patients, diffusion measures within the optic tract and the optic radiation differ from controls. The optic tract change is principally a decrease in axial diffusivity; the optic radiation change is principally an increase in radial diffusivity. CONCLUSIONS Both photoreceptor layer (CRD) and retinal ganglion cell (LHON) retinal disease causes substantial change in the visual white matter. These changes can be measured using diffusion MRI. The diffusion changes measured in the optic tract and the optic radiation differ, suggesting that they are caused by different biological mechanisms.
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- Shumpei Ogawa
- Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States Department of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States Department of Psychology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Tamagawa University Brain Science Institute, Machida, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Atsugi City Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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