Hirota M, Morimoto T, Kanda H, Lohmann TK, Miyagawa S, Endo T, Miyoshi T, Fujikado T. Relationships Between Spatial Contrast Sensitivity and Parafoveal Cone Density in Normal Subjects and Patients With Retinal Degeneration.
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2017;
48:106-113. [PMID:
28195612 DOI:
10.3928/23258160-20170130-03]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE
To investigate the relationship between spatial contrast sensitivity (CS) and parafoveal cone density (PCD).
PATIENTS AND METHODS
Fifteen healthy individuals (mean age: 26.1 years ± 4.5 years) and nine patients with hereditary retinal degeneration (mean age: 31.6 years ± 13.4 years) without media opacities were studied. The CS was measured by CSV-1000 (VectorVision, Greenville, OH). The cone mosaic was photographed with an adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscope (AOSLO) with a 1° × 1° field of view centered on the fovea. The PCD was calculated in an annular area with radii of 0.38° and 0.43°. The CS was converted to the logarithm (logCS), and the area under the logCS function (AULCSF) was determined.
RESULTS
The AULCSF was significantly and positively correlated with the PCD in the control (R2 = 0.522; P = .003) and retinal degeneration (R2 = 0.514; P = .03) groups.
CONCLUSION
PCD can predict the spatial contrast sensitivity in normal subjects or patients with retinal degeneration without media opacities. [Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2017;48:106-113.].
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