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Betzler BK, Siat DJY, Agrawal R, Dorairaj S, Ang BCH. Comparison of Peripapillary Choroidal Thickness Between Primary Open-angle Glaucoma, Normal Tension Glaucoma, and Normal Eyes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ophthalmol Glaucoma 2024; 7:359-371. [PMID: 38403265 DOI: 10.1016/j.ogla.2024.02.008] [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: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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TOPIC To investigate differences in peripapillary choroidal thickness (PPCT) between primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), normal tension glaucoma (NTG), and healthy eyes, additionally comparing differences between POAG and NTG eyes. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Peripapillary choroidal thickness is a well-established OCT parameter in eyes with glaucoma and other ocular pathologies. The relationship between PPCT and glaucoma, if better understood, may facilitate the development of PPCT as a potential diagnostic and monitoring metric for glaucoma. In particular, there has yet to be a synthesis that directly compares PPCT between POAG eyes and NTG eyes. METHODS A comprehensive literature search was performed on PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library, identifying studies from inception to December 2022. We included studies that measured PPCT using OCT in POAG, NTG, and healthy eyes. Mean difference (MD) among groups was calculated. Statistical analysis was performed using R version 4.2.0. Risk of bias of included studies was assessed using the Newcastle Ottawa Scale (NOS). RESULTS Eighteen studies were included in this meta-analysis, with a pooled total of 935 healthy control eyes, 446 NTG eyes, and 934 POAG eyes. There was a significant reduction of PPCT in POAG eyes compared with healthy eyes [MD = -16.32; 95% confidence interval (CI) (-27.55 to -5.09)]. Reduction in PPCT was also significant in NTG eyes compared with healthy eyes [MD = -34.96; 95% CI (-49.97 to -19.95)]. NTG eyes had significantly reduced PPCT compared with POAG eyes [MD = -26.64; 95% CI (-49.00 to -4.28)]. CONCLUSIONS Glaucomatous eyes appear to have significantly reduced PPCT compared with normal healthy eyes. In addition, PPCT in NTG eyes appear significantly thinner compared with that in POAG eyes. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE(S) Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.
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- Bjorn Kaijun Betzler
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Tan Tock Seng Hospital, National Healthcare Group, Singapore
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Singapore; Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Singapore; Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida; Department of Ophthalmology, Woodlands Health, National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Singapore.
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Cui X, Buonfiglio F, Pfeiffer N, Gericke A. Aging in Ocular Blood Vessels: Molecular Insights and the Role of Oxidative Stress. Biomedicines 2024; 12:817. [PMID: 38672172 PMCID: PMC11048681 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12040817] [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: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Acknowledged as a significant pathogenetic driver for numerous diseases, aging has become a focal point in addressing the profound changes associated with increasing human life expectancy, posing a critical concern for global public health. Emerging evidence suggests that factors influencing vascular aging extend their impact to choroidal and retinal blood vessels. The objective of this work is to provide a comprehensive overview of the impact of vascular aging on ocular blood vessels and related diseases. Additionally, this study aims to illuminate molecular insights contributing to vascular cell aging, with a particular emphasis on the choroid and retina. Moreover, innovative molecular targets operating within the domain of ocular vascular aging are presented and discussed.
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- Xiuting Cui
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (F.B.); (N.P.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, 55131 Mainz, Germany; (F.B.); (N.P.)
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Benavente-Perez A. Evidence of vascular involvement in myopia: a review. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1112996. [PMID: 37275358 PMCID: PMC10232763 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1112996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023] Open
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The benign public perception of myopia (nearsightedness) as a visual inconvenience masks the severity of its sight-threatening consequences. Myopia is a significant risk factor for posterior pole conditions such as maculopathy, choroidal neovascularization and glaucoma, all of which have a vascular component. These associations strongly suggest that myopic eyes might experience vascular alterations prior to the development of complications. Myopic eyes are out of focus because they are larger in size, which in turn affects their overall structure and function, including those of the vascular beds. By reviewing the vascular changes that characterize myopia, this review aims to provide an understanding of the gross, cellular and molecular alterations identified at the structural and functional levels with the goal to provide an understanding of the latest evidence in the field of experimental and clinical myopia vascular research. From the evidence presented, we hypothesize that the interaction between excessive myopic eye growth and vascular alterations are tipping-points for the development of sight-threatening changes.
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Kaynezhad P, Tachtsidis I, Sivaprasad S, Jeffery G. Watching the human retina breath in real time and the slowing of mitochondrial respiration with age. Sci Rep 2023; 13:6445. [PMID: 37081065 PMCID: PMC10119193 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-32897-7] [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: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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The retina has the greatest metabolic demand in the body particularly in dark adaptation when its sensitivity is enhanced. This requires elevated level of perfusion to sustain mitochondrial activity. However, mitochondrial performance declines with age leading to reduced adaptive ability. We assessed human retina metabolism in vivo using broad band near-infrared spectroscopy (bNIRS), which records colour changes in mitochondria and blood as retinal metabolism shifts in response to changes in environmental luminance. We demonstrate a significant sustained rise in mitochondrial oxidative metabolism in the first 3 min of darkness in subjects under 50 years old. This was not seen in those over 50 years. Choroidal oxygenation declines in < 50 s as mitochondrial metabolism increases, but gradually rises in the > 50 s. Significant group differences in blood oxygenation are apparent in the first 6 min, consistent with mitochondrial demand leading hemodynamic changes. A greater coupling between mitochondrial oxidative metabolism with hemodynamics is revealed in subjects older than 50, possibly due to reduced capacity in the older retina. Rapid in vivo assessment of retinal metabolism with bNIRS provides a route to understanding fundamental physiology and early identification of retinal disease before pathology is established.
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- Pardis Kaynezhad
- Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, 11-43 Bath St, London, EC1V9EL, UK
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- Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, University College London, Gower St, London, WC1E6BT, UK
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- Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, 11-43 Bath St, London, EC1V9EL, UK
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- Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, 11-43 Bath St, London, EC1V9EL, UK.
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Malek G, Campisi J, Kitazawa K, Webster C, Lakkaraju A, Skowronska-Krawczyk D. Does senescence play a role in age-related macular degeneration? Exp Eye Res 2022; 225:109254. [PMID: 36150544 PMCID: PMC10032649 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2022.109254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Advanced age is the most established risk factor for developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), one of the leading causes of visual impairment in the elderly, in Western and developed countries. Similarly, after middle age, there is an exponential increase in pathologic molecular and cellular events that can induce senescence, traditionally defined as an irreversible loss of the cells' ability to divide and most recently reported to also occur in select post-mitotic and terminally differentiated cells, such as neurons. Together these facts raise the question as to whether or not cellular senescence, may play a role in the development of AMD. A number of studies have reported the effect of ocular-relevant inducers of senescence using primarily in vitro models of poorly polarized, actively dividing retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cell lines. However, in interpretating the data, the fidelity of these culture models to the RPE in vivo, must be considered. Fewer studies have explored the presence and/or impact of senescent cells in in vivo models that present with phenotypic features of AMD, leaving this an open field for further investigation. The goal of this review is to discuss current thoughts on the potential role of senescence in AMD development and progression, with consideration of the model systems used and their relevance to human disease.
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- Goldis Malek
- Duke Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA; Department of Pathology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, USA; Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, CA, USA
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- Departments of Ophthalmology and Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Department of Ophthalmology, Center for Translational Vision Research, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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Gari FS, Gelcho GN. Bivariate Survival Copula Analysis of Glaucoma Patients during Blindness: Glaucoma Cases at Alert Hospital in Addis Ababa City of Ethiopia. J Res Health Sci 2022; 22:e00547. [PMID: 36511259 PMCID: PMC9818039 DOI: 10.34172/jrhs.2022.82] [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: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Glaucoma is a worldwide problem that causes vision loss and even blindness, with a prevalence rate ranging from 1.9% to 15%. In Ethiopia, glaucoma is the fifth cause of blindness. This study aimed to explore the dependence between blindness of the right and the left eyes of glaucoma patients and assess the effects of the covariates under the dependence structure. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective cohort study. METHODS The study population included the glaucoma patients at Alert hospital from January 1, 2018, to December 30, 2021. The copula model was used to estimate the time to the blindness of the right and the left eyes of the glaucoma patients by specifying the dependence between the event times. RESULTS Out of 537 glaucoma patients, 224 (41.71%) became blind at least in one eye during the follow-up period. The results of the Clayton copula model revealed that factors, such as age, residence, diabetes mellitus, stage of glaucoma, and hypertension are considered the most prognostic factors for blindness in glaucoma patients. The findings also revealed that there was a strong dependence between the time to the blindness of the right and the left eyes in the glaucoma patients (τ = 0.43). CONCLUSION Based on the obtained results, high age, urban residence, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and higher stage of glaucoma were factors associated with time to the blindness in the glaucoma patients. There was also a dependence between the right and the left eyes of the glaucoma patients. The results revealed that the Clayton Archimedean copula model was the best statistical model for accurate description of glaucoma patients' datasets.
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- Firomsa Shewa Gari
- Department of Statistics, College of Natural and Computational Science, Assosa University, Assosa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Statistics, College of Natural Science, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia,Corresponding author: Gurmessa Nugussu (MSc) Tel:+25 1912007548
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Characterizing the Aging Process of the Human Eye: Tear Evaporation, Fluid Dynamics, Blood Flow, and Metabolism-Based Comparative Study. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 2022:2805402. [PMID: 35372570 PMCID: PMC8970893 DOI: 10.1155/2022/2805402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Eye temperature and intraocular pressure are two measurable parameters that can be monitored as a health index with aging. Deviations from the normal range of intraocular pressure and temperature lead to the formation of many diseases. This study has been carried out to evaluate the relations between the physiological and anatomical changes of the eye with aging using mathematical modeling. 2D computer-aided design of the human eye has been developed for two major groups: 21 to 30 years and 41 to 50 years. The computer simulation has been carried out to determine the effects of physiological changes of tear evaporation, fluid dynamics, blood flow, and metabolism of eye tissues with aging. The simulation has been carried out in the standing and the supine position of a human body. The rate of temperature change is – 0.0075 K per year in the standing position and – 0.007 K per year in the supine position because of the modeled anatomical and physiological effects. All the three simulation parameters of this study, the temperature of the human eye, the intraocular pressure, and the aqueous humor flow velocity, have been compared with the recent practical and simulation-based experiments to validate our results.
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Diabetic mice have retinal and choroidal blood flow deficits and electroretinogram deficits with impaired responses to hypercapnia. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0259505. [PMID: 34882677 PMCID: PMC8659412 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate neuronal and vascular functional deficits in the retina and their association in a diabetic mouse model. We measured electroretinography (ERG) responses and choroidal and retinal blood flow (ChBF, RBF) with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in healthy and diabetic mice under basal conditions and under hypercapnic challenge. Methods Ins2Akita diabetic (Diab, n = 8) and age-matched, wild-type C57BL/6J mice (Ctrl, n = 8) were studied under room air and moderate hypercapnia (5% CO2). Dark-adapted ERG a-wave, b-wave, and oscillatory potentials (OPs) were measured for a series of flashes. Regional ChBF and RBF under air and hypercapnia were measured using MRI in the same mice. Results Under room air, Diab mice had compromised ERG b-wave and OPs (e.g., b-wave amplitude was 422.2±10.7 μV in Diab vs. 600.1±13.9 μV in Ctrl, p < 0.001). Under hypercapnia, OPs and b-wave amplitudes were significantly reduced in Diab (OPs by 30.3±3.0% in Diab vs. -3.0±3.6% in Ctrl, b-wave by 17.9±1.4% in Diab vs. 1.3±0.5% in Ctrl). Both ChBF and RBF had significant differences in regional blood flow, with Diab mice having substantially lower blood flow in the nasal region (ChBF was 5.4±1.0 ml/g/min in Diab vs. 8.6±1.0 ml/g/min in Ctrl, RBF was 0.91±0.10 ml/g/min in Diab vs. 1.52±0.24 ml/g/min in Ctrl). Under hypercapnia, ChBF increased in both Ctrl and Diab without significant group difference (31±7% in Diab vs. 17±7% in Ctrl, p > 0.05), but an increase in RBF was not detected for either group. Conclusions Inner retinal neuronal function and both retinal and choroidal blood flow were impaired in Diab mice. Hypercapnia further compromised inner retinal neuronal function in diabetes, while the blood flow response was not affected, suggesting that the diabetic retina has difficulty adapting to metabolic challenges due to factors other than impaired blood flow regulation.
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Kaya M, Ayhan Z, Ozturk AT, Kocak N, Arikan G, Kaynak S. Evaluation of the Macular and Choroidal Perfusion in Healthy Turkish Population Using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography. KOREAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 2021; 35:360-367. [PMID: 34344137 PMCID: PMC8521324 DOI: 10.3341/kjo.2020.0122] [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: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the effect of age- and sex-related differences on macular and choroidal perfusion in healthy Turkish individuals by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). METHODS Two hundred-eight eyes of 116 healthy Turkish individuals (60 females and 56 males, mean age 40.35 ± 12.64 years) were included in this study. OCTA was performed on a 3 × 3-mm region on the macula. The superficial macula wholeimage vessel density (wiVD), foveal VD and parafoveal VD vessel density, foveal avascular zone (FAZ) as well as choriocapillaris flow index (CFI) were quantified. RESULTS The mean vessel density was 53.1% ± 2.8% in superficial macula wiVD, 31.7% ± 6.9% in superficial foveal VD and 55.2% ± 3.4% in superficial parafoveal VD for 3 × 3-mm OCTA images. Analysis of 3 × 3-mm scan has revealed a mean value of FAZ area was 0.313 ± 0.112 mm2. The mean CFI for 3 × 3-mm scan was 1.937 ± 0.059. A significant decrease was observed in the mean values of wiVD, parafoveal VD and CFI with age (p < 0.001, p = 0.001, and p < 0.001, respectively), with average yearly reductions of 0.3%, 0.4% and 0.4%, respectively. However, there was no correlation between age and foveal VD (p > 0.05). The FAZ area has shown an age-dependent annual increment, showing an average of 1.26%. The parafoveal VD and FAZ area were significantly higher in females than males (p = 0.027 and p = 0.015, respectively) while other parameters seemed similar (p > 0.05 for all). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that age- and sex-related variations were effective on macular and choroidal perfusion. These normative values obtained using OCTA may be clinically useful to the evaluation of retinal and choroidal disorders.
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- Mahmut Kaya
- Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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Li H, Sun J, Wang H, Wang Y, Wang Z, Li J. Evaluation of hemodynamic changes in nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy using multimodality imaging. Quant Imaging Med Surg 2021; 11:1932-1945. [PMID: 33936976 DOI: 10.21037/qims-20-699] [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] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Background Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) patients experience hypo-perfusion in the short posterior ciliary arteries (SPCAs), however, the cause of hypo-perfusion is unclear. Real-time dynamic hemodynamic observations may provide clues into specific NAION pathogenic mechanisms. We aim to analyze hemodynamic changes occurring in NAION using multimodality imaging. Our specific focus is identifying pathogenic mechanisms underlying SPCA insufficiency in NAION. Methods Three-dimensional arterial spin labeling (3D ASL) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and three-dimensional time-of-flight (3D-TOF) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) were performed on 25 NAION patients (50 eyes) and 22 (44 eyes) normal cases were recruited. The diameter of the initial part of the ophthalmic artery and internal carotid artery siphon were measured using MRA. Blood vessel identification and blood flow (BF) were detected using 3D ASL MRI. We measured BF values of the optic nerve head (ONH) region of the retina/choroid complex, optic nerve (ON), temporal lobe, and occipital lobe. Results We studied 32 NAION affected eyes, 18 NAION uninvolved eyes, and 44 normal eyes. Diameter of the initial part of ophthalmic artery in the NAION affected eyes was significantly larger than the uninvolved eyes (P=0.026). Diameter of the NAION eyes was 1.33±0.19 mm [mean ± standard deviation (SD)], uninvolved eyes were 1.15±0.21 mm. At a photolabeling delay times (PLD) of 1,500 and 2,500 ms, BF of the ONH and ON in NAION affected eyes was significantly less than uninvolved and normal eyes (pONH <0.001 both at 1,500 and 2,500 ms, pON <0.001 and pON =0.001 at 1,500 and 2,500 ms, respectively). ONH of uninvolved eyes was also significantly less than normal eyes. Additionally, BF of the ONH region correlated with temporal lobe BF, with an R2=0.3231 and 0.2397 at 1,500 and 2,500 ms, respectively. BF of the ONH region also correlated with occipital lobe BF, with an R2=0.2534 and 0.4397 at 1,500 and 2,500 ms, respectively. ON and temporal lobe BF also correlated, with an R2=0.226 and 0.1504 at 1,500 and 2,500 ms, respectively. Conclusions Abnormal hemodynamics of small cerebral vessels existed prior to the onset of NAION. A candidate mechanism underlying NAION appears to be transient insufficiency of blood supply and decompensation of ocular vascular regulation.
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- Hongyang Li
- Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Viladés E, Pérez-del Palomar A, Cegoñino J, Obis J, Satue M, Orduna E, Pablo LE, Ciprés M, Garcia-Martin E. Physiological changes in retinal layers thicknesses measured with swept source optical coherence tomography. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0240441. [PMID: 33052946 PMCID: PMC7556480 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the physiological changes related with age of all retinal layers thickness measurements in macular and peripapillary areas in healthy eyes. METHODS Wide protocol scan (with a field of view of 12x9 cm) from Triton SS-OCT instrument (Topcon Corporation, Japan) was performed 463 heathy eyes from 463 healthy controls. This protocol allows to measure the thickness of the following layers: Retina, Retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), Ganglion cell layer (GCL +), GCL++ and choroid. In those layers, mean thickness was compared in four groups of ages: Group 1 (71 healthy subjects aged between 20 and 34 years); Group 2 (65 individuals aged 35-49 years), Group 3 (230 healthy controls aged 50-64 years) and Group 4 (97 healthy subjects aged 65-79 years). RESULTS The most significant thinning of all retinal layers occurs particularly in the transition from group 2 to group 3, especially in temporal superior quadrant at RNFL, GCL++ and retinal layers (p≤0.001), and temporal superior, temporal inferior, and temporal half in choroid layer (p<0.001). Curiously group 2 when compared with group 1 presents a significant thickening of RNFL in temporal superior quadrant (p = 0.001), inferior (p<0.001) and temporal (p = 0.001) halves, and also in nasal half in choroid layer (p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Excepting the RNFL, which shows a thickening until the third decade of life, the rest of the layers seem to have a physiological progressive thinning.
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- Elisa Viladés
- Department of Ophthalmology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Institute for Health Research (IIS Aragón), University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Aragon Institute for Health Research (IIS Aragón), University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- Mechanical Engineering Department, Aragon Institute of Engineering Research, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Aragon Institute for Health Research (IIS Aragón), University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- Mechanical Engineering Department, Aragon Institute of Engineering Research, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Institute for Health Research (IIS Aragón), University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Institute for Health Research (IIS Aragón), University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Institute for Health Research (IIS Aragón), University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Institute for Health Research (IIS Aragón), University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
- Aragon Institute for Health Research (IIS Aragón), University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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Salerni F, Repetto R, Harris A, Pinsky P, Prud’homme C, Szopos M, Guidoboni G. Biofluid modeling of the coupled eye-brain system and insights into simulated microgravity conditions. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0216012. [PMID: 31412033 PMCID: PMC6693745 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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This work aims at investigating the interactions between the flow of fluids in the eyes and the brain and their potential implications in structural and functional changes in the eyes of astronauts, a condition also known as spaceflight associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS). To this end, we propose a reduced (0-dimensional) mathematical model of fluid flow in the eyes and brain, which is embedded into a simplified whole-body circulation model. In particular, the model accounts for: (i) the flows of blood and aqueous humor in the eyes; (ii) the flows of blood, cerebrospinal fluid and interstitial fluid in the brain; and (iii) their interactions. The model is used to simulate variations in intraocular pressure, intracranial pressure and blood flow due to microgravity conditions, which are thought to be critical factors in SANS. Specifically, the model predicts that both intracranial and intraocular pressures increase in microgravity, even though their respective trends may be different. In such conditions, ocular blood flow is predicted to decrease in the choroid and ciliary body circulations, whereas retinal circulation is found to be less susceptible to microgravity-induced alterations, owing to a purely mechanical component in perfusion control associated with the venous segments. These findings indicate that the particular anatomical architecture of venous drainage in the retina may be one of the reasons why most of the SANS alterations are not observed in the retina but, rather, in other vascular beds, particularly the choroid. Thus, clinical assessment of ocular venous function may be considered as a determinant SANS factor, for which astronauts could be screened on earth and in-flight.
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- Fabrizia Salerni
- Department of Mathematical, Physical and Computer Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States of America
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- Institute of Advanced Mathematical Research UMR 7501, University of Strasbourg CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire MAP5 (UMR CNRS 8145), Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Mathematics, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States of America
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GROSSNIKLAUS HANSE, VAN MEIR ERWING. Are Risk Factors for Growth of Choroidal Nevi Associated With Malignant Transformation? Assessment With a Validated Genomic Biomarker. Am J Ophthalmol 2019; 203:117-118. [PMID: 31109628 PMCID: PMC9840877 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2019.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Li C, Fitzgerald MEC, Del Mar N, Haughey C, Reiner A. Defective Choroidal Blood Flow Baroregulation and Retinal Dysfunction and Pathology Following Sympathetic Denervation of Choroid. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2019; 59:5032-5044. [PMID: 30326072 PMCID: PMC6190756 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.18-24954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Purpose We sought to determine if sympathetic denervation of choroid impairs choroidal blood flow (ChBF) regulation and harms retina. Methods Rats received bilateral superior cervical ganglionectomy (SCGx), which depleted choroid of sympathetic but not parasympathetic innervation. The flash-evoked scotopic ERG and visual acuity were measured 2 to 3 months after SCGx, and vasoconstrictive ChBF baroregulation during high systemic arterial blood pressure (ABP) induced by LNAME was assessed by laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF). Eyes were harvested for histologic evaluation. Results ChBF increased in parallel with ABP in SCGx rats over an ABP range of 90% to 140% of baseline ABP, while in sham rats ChBF remained stable and uncorrelated with ABP. ERG a- and b-wave latencies and amplitudes, and visual acuity were significantly reduced after SCGx. In SCGx retina, Müller cell GFAP immunolabeling was upregulated 2.5-fold, and Iba1+ microglia were increased 3-fold. Dopaminergic amacrine cell fibers in inner plexiform layer were reduced in SCGx rats, and photoreceptors were slightly depleted. Functional deficits and pathology were correlated with impairments in sympathetic regulation of ChBF. Conclusions These studies indicate that sympathetic denervation of choroid impairs ChBF baroregulation during elevated ABP, leading to choroidal overperfusion. This defect in ChBF regulation is associated with impaired retinal function and retinal pathology. As sympathetic ChBF baroregulatory defects have been observed in young individuals with complement factor H (CFH) polymorphisms associated with risk for AMD, our results suggest these defects may harm retina, perhaps contributing to AMD pathogenesis.
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- Chunyan Li
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States.,Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, United States.,Department of Biology, Christian Brothers University, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States.,Department of Biology, Christian Brothers University, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States.,Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Chua J, Chin CWL, Tan B, Wong SH, Devarajan K, Le TT, Ang M, Wong TY, Schmetterer L. Impact of systemic vascular risk factors on the choriocapillaris using optical coherence tomography angiography in patients with systemic hypertension. Sci Rep 2019; 9:5819. [PMID: 30967575 PMCID: PMC6456612 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41917-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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We investigated the characteristics of the choriocapillaris flow voids using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in 85 patients (164 eyes) with hypertension (mean ± SD age, 56 ± 11 years; 45% women; 20% poorly controlled BP; 16% diabetes) who are without ocular diseases and determined possible correlations with systemic vascular risk factors. Data on 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure (BP), serum creatinine, and urine microalbumin/creatinine ratio (MCR) were collected. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated based on CKD-EPI Creatinine Equation. OCTA imaging (6 × 6 mm scans; AngioVue) with quantitative microvascular analysis of the choriocapillaris was performed. Linear regression was used to investigate the association of systemic risk factors with area (percentage), size (pixels) and number of choriocapillaris flow voids. Diabetes (β = 0.33; 95% CI, 0.02 to 0.63) and daytime systolic BP (β = -0.13; 95% CI, -0.24 to -0.02) were associated with areas of flow voids. Age (β = 0.21; 95% CI, 0.06 to 0.36) and daytime diastolic BP (β = -0.18; 95% CI, -0.34 to -0.02) were associated with size of flow voids. Age (β = -21.21; 95% CI, -31.79 to -10.63) and nighttime diastolic BP (β = 13.89; 95% CI, 0.61 to 27.17) were associated with number of flow voids. Kidney parameters were not associated with any features of flow voids. In patients with hypertension, a higher BP appeared to increase blood flow in the choriocapillaris which needs to be considered when using the OCTA to study eye diseases in hypertensives.
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- Jacqueline Chua
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore.,Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.,National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore.,Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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- National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore.,Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore.,Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.,Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore, Singapore. .,Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore. .,Department of Ophthalmology, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore. .,Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. .,Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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Khanal S, Turnbull PRK, Vaghefi E, Phillips JR. Repeatability of Arterial Spin Labeling MRI in Measuring Blood Perfusion in the Human Eye. J Magn Reson Imaging 2018; 49:966-974. [PMID: 30252997 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.26323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Quantifying blood perfusion in ocular tissues is challenging, partly because the majority of the blood is carried by the choroid, which is difficult to visualize because it is located between the retina and sclera. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the intra- and interday repeatability of MRI measures of chorio-retinal blood perfusion. STUDY TYPE Prospective, cross-sectional, observational study. POPULATION Twenty young healthy adults (six male, age: 25 ± 5 years) scanned twice within a single session repeated at the same time of day on 2 days. FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE Arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI at 3.0T using pseudocontinuous ASL (PCASL) labeling scheme and a 3D turbo-gradient-spin-echo (TGSE) acquisition, including axial T2 -weighted structural images using a 2D turbo-spin-echo (TSE) sequence. ASSESSMENTS Region-of-interest analysis for assessment of chorio-retinal blood perfusion. STATISTICAL TESTS Intra- and interday repeatability of measures analyzed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), Pearson's correlation analysis, paired t-tests, and Bland-Altman plots. RESULTS The mean chorio-retinal perfusion was 77.86 (standard deviation [SD] = 29.80) ml/100ml/min. Perfusion measurements correlated strongly within a single session (r = 0.95, 95% confidence interval [CI] [0.880-0.980], P < 0.001) and between the two sessions based on a single run (r = 0.80 [0.582-0.913], P < 0.001), and two runs (r = 0.80 [0.479-0.918], P < 0.001). There were mean differences of 2.69 [16.85 to -22.23] ml/100ml/min for intraday measures, -7.44 [27.45 to -42.32] ml/100ml/min for single-run interday measures, and 5.73 [28.71 to -40.17] ml/100ml/min for two-run interday measures, but none were significant (all P > 0.05). DATA CONCLUSION Quantitative ASL-MRI measurements of chorio-retinal blood perfusion showed high intra- and interday repeatability. The ASL-MRI technique provides reliable measures of chorio-retinal perfusion in vivo. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 1 Technical Efficacy Stage: 2 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2019;49:966-974.
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- Safal Khanal
- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand.,Department of Optometry, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Wang L, Murphy O, Caldito NG, Calabresi PA, Saidha S. Emerging Applications of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCTA) in neurological research. EYE AND VISION 2018; 5:11. [PMID: 29796403 PMCID: PMC5956832 DOI: 10.1186/s40662-018-0104-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Purpose To review the clinical and research value of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in the field of neurology. Methods Current literature involving OCTA were reviewed through PubMed using the search terms “optical coherence tomography angiography”, with “multiple sclerosis”, “Alzheimer’s disease”, “optic neuropathy”, or other closely-related terms. Results OCTA has been applied in research to advance our understanding of the pathobiology of neurological disorders. OCTA-derived blood flow and vessel density measures are altered in multiple sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and various optic neuropathies (ON) in varying regions of the posterior segment vasculature of the eye. These emerging research findings support the occurrence of retinal vascular alterations across a host of neurological disorders and raise the possibility that vasculopathy can be clinically relevant since it contributes to the pathobiology of several neurological disorders. Conclusion OCTA may be beneficial for neurological research. Additional investigations using OCTA in neurological disorders will help to further validate its clinical and research utilities in terms of characterizing the role of vasculopathy in neurological disorders.
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- Liang Wang
- 1Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Baltimore, MD USA
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- 2Division of Neuroimmunology and Neurological Infections, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21287 USA
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- 2Division of Neuroimmunology and Neurological Infections, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21287 USA
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- 2Division of Neuroimmunology and Neurological Infections, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21287 USA
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- 2Division of Neuroimmunology and Neurological Infections, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD 21287 USA
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Reiner A, Fitzgerald MEC, Del Mar N, Li C. Neural control of choroidal blood flow. Prog Retin Eye Res 2018; 64:96-130. [PMID: 29229444 PMCID: PMC5971129 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2017.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The choroid is richly innervated by parasympathetic, sympathetic and trigeminal sensory nerve fibers that regulate choroidal blood flow in birds and mammals, and presumably other vertebrate classes as well. The parasympathetic innervation has been shown to vasodilate and increase choroidal blood flow, the sympathetic input has been shown to vasoconstrict and decrease choroidal blood flow, and the sensory input has been shown to both convey pain and thermal information centrally and act locally to vasodilate and increase choroidal blood flow. As the choroid lies behind the retina and cannot respond readily to retinal metabolic signals, its innervation is important for adjustments in flow required by either retinal activity, by fluctuations in the systemic blood pressure driving choroidal perfusion, and possibly by retinal temperature. The former two appear to be mediated by the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, via central circuits responsive to retinal activity and systemic blood pressure, but adjustments for ocular perfusion pressure also appear to be influenced by local autoregulatory myogenic mechanisms. Adaptive choroidal responses to temperature may be mediated by trigeminal sensory fibers. Impairments in the neural control of choroidal blood flow occur with aging, and various ocular or systemic diseases such as glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), hypertension, and diabetes, and may contribute to retinal pathology and dysfunction in these conditions, or in the case of AMD be a precondition. The present manuscript reviews findings in birds and mammals that contribute to the above-summarized understanding of the roles of the autonomic and sensory innervation of the choroid in controlling choroidal blood flow, and in the importance of such regulation for maintaining retinal health.
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- Anton Reiner
- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of Tennessee, 855 Monroe Ave. Memphis, TN 38163, United States; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee, 855 Monroe Ave. Memphis, TN 38163, United States.
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of Tennessee, 855 Monroe Ave. Memphis, TN 38163, United States; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee, 855 Monroe Ave. Memphis, TN 38163, United States; Department of Biology, Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN, United States
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of Tennessee, 855 Monroe Ave. Memphis, TN 38163, United States
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- Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of Tennessee, 855 Monroe Ave. Memphis, TN 38163, United States
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Hanumunthadu D, Ruiz-Medrano J, Dumpala S, Jabeen A, Jabeen A, Goud A, Ruiz-Moreno JM, Chhablani J. Comparison of choroidal vessel thickness in children and adult eyes by enhanced-depth imaging optical coherence tomography imaging. Int J Ophthalmol 2018; 11:681-686. [PMID: 29675391 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2018.04.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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AIM To evaluate choroidal thickness, medium choroidal vessel thickness (MCVT) and large choroidal vessel thickness (LCVT) in normal children and adult subjects. METHODS Manual measurements of subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT), MCVT and LCVT at subfoveal and 750 µm nasal and temporal to fovea locations were completed on enhanced-depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) scans of normal children and adult subjects. RESULTS Fifty adult and fifty-seven child subjects were included in the study (including 80 adult and 103 child eyes). Mean (±SD) SFCT of adult and children eyes in the study was 309.3±95.7 µm and 279.3±50.4 µm respectively. SFCT and subfoveal MCVT in adult eyes were significantly more than children (P=0.01 and P≤0.0001 respectively). CONCLUSION There is choroidal thickening with associated thickening of medium choroidal vessels in adults, suggesting that there is alteration in choroidal vasculature with ageing.
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- Daren Hanumunthadu
- Moorfields Eye Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, EC1V 2PD, United Kingdom
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- Ophthalmology Unit, Clínico San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid 28040, Spain.,Alicante Institute of Ophthalmology, Vissum Corporation, Alicante 03016, Spain
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- Srimati Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad 500034, India
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- Srimati Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad 500034, India
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- Srimati Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad 500034, India
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- Srimati Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad 500034, India
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- Alicante Institute of Ophthalmology, Vissum Corporation, Alicante 03016, Spain.,Department of Ophthalmology, Castilla La Mancha University, Albacete 13071, Spain
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- Srimati Kanuri Santhamma Centre for Vitreo-Retinal Diseases, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad 500034, India
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Grudzińska E, Modrzejewska M. Modern Diagnostic Techniques for the Assessment of Ocular Blood Flow in Myopia: Current State of Knowledge. J Ophthalmol 2018; 2018:4694789. [PMID: 29607217 PMCID: PMC5828053 DOI: 10.1155/2018/4694789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Myopia is the most common refractive error and the subject of interest of various studies assessing ocular blood flow. Increasing refractive error and axial elongation of the eye result in the stretching and thinning of the scleral, choroid, and retinal tissues and the decrease in retinal vessel diameter, disturbing ocular blood flow. Local and systemic factors known to change ocular blood flow include glaucoma, medications and fluctuations in intraocular pressure, and metabolic parameters. Techniques and tools assessing ocular blood flow include, among others, laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF), retinal function imager (RFI), laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), pulsatile ocular blood flowmeter (POBF), fundus pulsation amplitude (FPA), colour Doppler imaging (CDI), and Doppler optical coherence tomography (DOCT). Many researchers consistently reported lower blood flow parameters in myopic eyes regardless of the used diagnostic method. It is unclear whether this is a primary change that causes secondary thinning of ocular tissues or quite the opposite; that is, the mechanical stretching of the eye wall reduces its thickness and causes a secondary lower demand of tissues for oxygen. This paper presents a review of studies assessing ocular blood flow in myopes.
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- Ewa Grudzińska
- Department of Ophthalmology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
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McMonnies CW. Glaucoma history and risk factors. JOURNAL OF OPTOMETRY 2017; 10:71-78. [PMID: 27025415 PMCID: PMC5383456 DOI: 10.1016/j.optom.2016.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Revised: 02/06/2016] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Apart from the risk of developing glaucoma there is also the risk that it is not detected and irreversible loss of vision ensues. Some studies of methods of glaucoma diagnosis have examined the results of instrument-based examinations with great if not complete reliance on objective findings in arriving at a diagnosis. The very valuable advances in glaucoma detection instrument technologies, and apparent increasing dependence on them, may have led to reduced consideration of information available from a patient history in those studies. Dependence on objective evidence of glaucomatous pathology may reduce the possibility of detecting glaucoma suspects or patients at risk for becoming glaucoma suspects. A valid positive family history of glaucoma is very valuable information. However, negative family histories can often be unreliable due to large numbers of glaucoma cases being undiagnosed. No evidence of family history is appropriate rather than no family history. In addition the unreliability of a negative family history is increased when patients with glaucoma fail to inform their family members. A finding of no family history can only be stated as no known family history. In examining the potential diagnostic contribution from a patient history, this review considers, age, frailty, race, type and degree of refractive error, systemic hyper- and hypotension, vasospasm, migraine, pigmentary dispersion syndrome, pseudoexfoliation syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, diabetes, medication interactions and side effects, the degree of exposure to intraocular and intracranial pressure elevations and fluctuations, smoking, and symptoms in addition to genetics and family history of the disease.
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- Charles W McMonnies
- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Kensington 2052, Australia.
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Iwase T, Yamamoto K, Kobayashi M, Ra E, Murotani K, Terasaki H. What ocular and systemic variables affect choroidal circulation in healthy eyes. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016; 95:e5102. [PMID: 27787364 PMCID: PMC5089093 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000005102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between choroidal blood flow and systemic and ocular variables in patients with healthy eyes.In this prospective cross-sectional study, we examined 241 eyes of 241 healthy Japanese subjects (92 males and 149 females; mean age, 37.8 ± 17.0 years). The mean blur rate, a measure of the relative blood flow of the choroid, was determined using laser speckle flowgraphy. The total cross-sectional choroidal, luminal, and stromal areas of the choroid were determined by the binarization method. We investigated the correlation between choroidal MBR and systemic and ocular variables.Choroidal mean blur rate correlated with age (r = -0.385, P < 0.001) and choroidal thickness (r = 0.264, P < 0.001). The choroidal area correlated with choroidal mean blur rate (r = 0.374, P < 0.001), age (r = -0.184, P = 0.004), axial length (r = -0.251, P < 0.001), and choroidal thickness (r = 0.468, P < 0.001). The luminal area correlated with choroidal mean blur rate (r = 0.403, P < 0.001), age (r = -0.244, P < 0.001), axial length (r = -0.218, P = 0.001), and choroidal thickness (r = 0.435, P < 0.001). On multiple stepwise regression analyses, age (β = -0.321, P < 0.001) and luminal area (β = 0.320, P < 0.001), heart rate (β = 0.136, P = 0.018), and mean ocular perfusion pressure (β = 0.126, P = 0.045) were independent factors indicating the choroidal mean blur rate. Furthermore, axial length (β = -0.352, P < 0.001), choroidal mean blur rate (β = 0.273, P < 0.001), age (β = -0.247, P < 0.001), gender (β = -0.226, P < 0.001), and mean ocular perfusion pressure (β = 0.193, P = 0.002) were independent factors indicating the luminal area.The choroidal blood flow positively correlated with the luminal area and negatively correlating with age. In addition, the luminal area was negative correlated with age. It is suggested that aging causes a reduction in choroidal blood flow and luminal area, and as a result of aging effect, decreased choroidal blood flow would correlate with decreased luminal area.
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- Takeshi Iwase
- Department of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
- Correspondence: Takeshi Iwase, Department of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan (e-mail: )
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Biostatistics, Clinical Research Center, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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PREVALENCE OF SUBTYPES OF RETICULAR PSEUDODRUSEN IN NEWLY DIAGNOSED EXUDATIVE AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION AND POLYPOIDAL CHOROIDAL VASCULOPATHY IN KOREAN PATIENTS. Retina 2016; 35:2604-12. [PMID: 26049615 DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000000633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of subtypes of pseudodrusen in newly diagnosed exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). METHODS This retrospective cross-sectional study included 321 eyes of 321 patients who were newly diagnosed with exudative AMD or PCV. Reticular pseudodrusen was classified into dot pseudodrusen and ribbon pseudodrusen; the prevalence of each subtype was estimated and compared between exudative AMD excluding retinal angiomatous proliferation (RAP), PCV, and RAP. Patient age and choroidal thickness were compared between patients with dot pseudodrusen only and those with ribbon pseudodrusen. RESULTS The prevalence of reticular pseudodrusen was 13.9% (15 of 108 eyes) in exudative AMD excluding RAP, 3.4% (6 of 175 eyes) in PCV, and 68.4% (27 of 38 eyes) in RAP. Among the eyes with pseudodrusen, dot pseudodrusen and ribbon pseudodrusen were noted in 100% and 40.0%, respectively, in exudative AMD excluding RAP, 100% and 16.7%, respectively, in PCV, and 96.2% and 69.2%, respectively, in RAP. Ribbon pseudodrusen was more frequently observed in RAP (P = 0.032). Patients with ribbon pseudodrusen were significantly older (77.3 ± 6.6 years vs. 72.9 ± 8.1 years, P = 0.042) than those with dot pseudodrusen only. CONCLUSION The markedly higher incidence of ribbon pseudodrusen in RAP may suggest possible influence of ribbon pseudodrusen on the development of RAP.
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Application of Arterial Spin Labelling in the Assessment of Ocular Tissues. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 2016:6240504. [PMID: 27066501 PMCID: PMC4811053 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6240504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 02/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Arterial spin labelling (ASL) is a noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) modality, capable of measuring blood perfusion without the use of a contrast agent. While ASL implementation for imaging the brain and monitoring cerebral blood flow has been reviewed in depth, the technique is yet to be widely used for ocular tissue imaging. The human retina is a very thin but highly stratified structure and it is also situated close to the surface of the body which is not ideal for MR imaging. Hence, the application of MR imaging and ASL in particular has been very challenging for ocular tissues and retina. That is despite the fact that almost all of retinal pathologies are accompanied by blood perfusion irregularities. In this review article, we have focused on the technical aspects of the ASL and their implications for its optimum adaptation for retinal blood perfusion monitoring. Retinal blood perfusion has been assessed through qualitative or invasive quantitative methods but the prospect of imaging flow using ASL would increase monitoring and assessment of retinal pathologies. The review provides details of ASL application in human ocular blood flow assessment.
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Kuroda Y, Uji A, Yoshimura N. Factors associated with optic nerve head blood flow and color tone: a retrospective observational study. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2016; 254:963-70. [PMID: 26728756 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-015-3247-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Revised: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the relationship between optic nerve head (ONH) blood flow and color tone. METHODS Retrospective observational study conducted between February 2014 and August 2014. We examined 29 eyes of 17 young healthy subjects and 37 eyes of 26 cataract patients undergoing cataract surgery. Blood flow was measured using laser speckle flowgraphy, and color tone was quantified using the public domain ImageJ software. Blood flow and color tone of the ONH before and after cataract surgery were compared. The influence of age, axial length, and color tone on ONH blood flow were also investigated. RESULTS Mean blur rate (MBR) in the ONH decreased with increasing age (R = -0.437, P < 0.001) and axial length (R = -0.306, P = 0.012). In young subjects, ONH redness had a moderate positive correlation with MBR (R = 0.376, P = 0.044); however, this correlation was not observed in the study population as a whole (R = 0.066, P = 0.601). MBR in the ONH was higher after cataract surgery (P < 0.001). Moreover, the ONH redness reduced postoperatively from that preoperatively (P < 0.001). An increase in MBR after cataract surgery correlated with improved visual acuity (R = -0.399, P = 0.014) and decreased redness the of ONH (R = -0.433, P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Ocular blood flow decreased in older people and in myopic eyes. The reddish appearance of the ONH was not an indicator of a circulatory condition, particularly in older people. Lens opacity appeared to underestimate hemodynamic quantification using laser speckle flowgraphy.
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- Yoshimasa Kuroda
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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Yu J, Jiang C, Wang X, Zhu L, Gu R, Xu H, Jia Y, Huang D, Sun X. Macular perfusion in healthy Chinese: an optical coherence tomography angiogram study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2015; 56:3212-7. [PMID: 26024105 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-16270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate macular perfusion in healthy Chinese individuals and examine its dependence on age and sex. METHODS Healthy adult Chinese individuals were recruited. Macular perfusion was measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) using the split-spectrum amplitude-decorrelation angiography (SSADA) algorithm. The parafoveal flow index and vessel area density as well as the area of the foveal capillary-free zone (CFZ) were quantified. RESULTS A total of 76 eyes in 45 subjects were included (20 males and 25 females, mean age 36 ± 11 years). The mean parafoveal flow index was 0.099 ± 0.013; the mean vessel area density was 0.891 ± 0.073; and the mean CFZ area was 0.474 ± 0.172 mm2. All three parameters were significantly correlated with age (flow index: P = 0.00; vessel area density: P = 0.00; CFZ area: P = 0.02). The flow index and vessel area density decreased annually by 0.6% and 0.4%, respectively, and CFZ area increased by 1.48% annually. The CFZ area was larger in females than in males, while all three parameters seemed to change more rapidly with age in males than in females. CONCLUSIONS In healthy Chinese eyes, macular perfusion decreased with increasing age, and decreased more rapidly in males than in females. The application of OCT angiograms may provide a useful approach for monitoring macular perfusion, although caution must be exercised with regard to age- and sex-related variations.
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- Jian Yu
- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China 2Key Laboratory of Myopia of State Health Ministry, and Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration of Shanghai, Shanghai
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China 2Key Laboratory of Myopia of State Health Ministry, and Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration of Shanghai, Shanghai
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China 2Key Laboratory of Myopia of State Health Ministry, and Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration of Shanghai, Shanghai
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China 2Key Laboratory of Myopia of State Health Ministry, and Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration of Shanghai, Shanghai
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China 2Key Laboratory of Myopia of State Health Ministry, and Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration of Shanghai, Shanghai
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China 2Key Laboratory of Myopia of State Health Ministry, and Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration of Shanghai, Shanghai
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Eye and ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China 2Key Laboratory of Myopia of State Health Ministry, and Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration of Shanghai, Shanghai
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