Research progress on wide-field multimodal image of peripheral retinal degeneration / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

Peripheral retinal degeneration is a typical lesion in ophthalmic clinical practice. Each type of degeneration affects distinct retinal layers and may lead to sight-threatening complications. Due to its specific location, where current ophthalmic imaging technologies have difficulties observing, the pathogenesis remains unclear despite previous works. This review outlines the characteristics of peripheral retinal degeneration by different wide-field imaging technologies, including ultra-wide field fundus imaging, wide field spectral domain optical coherence tomography, optical coherence tomography angiography and fundus fluorescein angiography, as well as new perspectives on their pathogenesis or pathological characteristics so as to provide new ideas for clinical diagnosis and management. Due to the small size of sample and the lack of prospective and long-term observation of multimodal imaging, it is still impossible to comprehensively evaluate the progression and risk of different types of degeneration. Therefore, it is expected that wide-field multimodal imaging technology will be more widely applied to study the mechanism of peripheral retinal degeneration and guide the clinical practice options.

Investigation on peripheral retinal degeneration in civil aviation pilots recruitment / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

@#AIM: To investigate the prevalence on peripheral retinal degeneration and to provide theoretical support for the medical examination of civil aviation pilots recruitment. <p>METHODS: Two thousand four hundred and fifty prospective flight students(Four thousand nine hundred eyes)who received medical examination in Civil Aviation General Hospital from February 2018 to May 2019 were divided into three groups according to diopter after fully mydriatic with tropicamide phenylephrine eye drops(Group A: +3.00 to <-0.50D, Group B: -0.50 to <-3.00D, Group C: -3.00 to -4.50D). The prevalence of peripheral retinal degeneration in each eye was examined, and the results were statistically analyzed. <p>RESULTS:There were five hundred and seventy five students with different types of peripheral retinal degeneration in 2 450 checked students, the prevalence was 23.5%. There was statistical difference in the prevalence of peripheral retinal degeneration in different diopter groups(χ2=65.386, <i>P</i><0.01). There was statistical difference in the prevalence of different types of peripheral retinal degeneration(χ2=351.276, <i>P</i><0.01). There was statistical difference in the prevalence of peripheral retinal degeneration in different parts(χ2=563.712, <i>P</i><0.01). <p>CONCLUSION: Peripheral retinal degeneration is not rare in civil aviation recruitment. The prevalence increases with the progression of myopia, and the lesions are mostly in bitamporal quadrant. It is suggested to identify according to different types.

Application of ultra wide angle fundus imaging in the screening of retinopathy in myopic adolescent retinopathy / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

@#AIM: To investigate the relationship between the prevalence of peripheral retinal degeneration and myopic degree by using the fort ultra wide angle scanning laser ophthalmoscope(Daytona P200T)for small, early and high middle school period of low, medium and high myopia students peripheral retinal scan.<p>METHODS: With method of stratified random cluster sampling, to select myopia students in two primary schools, one junior middle school and one senior high school in Mianyang. According to different degrees, the myopia was divided into low, medium and high myopia, with 300 people and 600 eyes respectively. Application of Daytona P200T in natural pupil downward fundus image acquisition, and then the senior ophthalmologist performed the fundus examination under the slit lamp after pupil dilation.<p>RESULTS: The prevalence of peripheral retinal degeneration was different among different refractive groups, and the higher the myopia, the higher the prevalence of peripheral retinal degeneration(χ2=75.76, <i>P</i><0.001). Comparison between different degree groups prevalence of peripheral retinal degeneration: frost degeneration(STD)no statistical difference between the three groups(χ2=5.66,<i> P</i>=0.059), lattice degeneration(LD), snail track degeneration(SD), non-oppressive whitening(WWP), cystic degeneration(CD), hiatal(DRP), pigment degeneration(RP)were differences among three groups. For further comparison, except WWP(χ2=9.385, <i>P</i>=0.002), low height both two(<i>P</i>>0.017). Moderately and highly group compared, in addition to the CD(χ2=8.525, <i>P</i>=0.004)and the RP(χ2=6.454, <i>P</i>=0.011), the rest were not tested statistically. Compared with the prevalence of peripheral retinal degeneration in different segments, retinal degeneration was observed in 34 eyes(5.7%)in primary school, 90 eyes(14.9%)in junior middle and 130 eyes(21.9%)in senior high. The prevalence of peripheral retinal degeneration increased with the increase of medical grade(χ2=64.79, <i>P</i><0.001). The prevalence of WWP and CD showed no statistical difference between junior middle school and primary school and senior high school(<i>P</i>>0.05). For further comparison, except LD(χ2=6.209, <i>P</i>=0.013)and STD(χ2=9.953, <i>P</i>=0.002), no statistical difference in the primary schools and junior middle, junior middle and senior high(<i>P</i>>0.017), statistical difference was detected between the primary schools and senior high school(<i>P</i><0.017).<p>CONCLUSION: The prevalence of peripheral retinal degeneration of myopia was positively correlated with myopia and learning period.

Analysis of phakic before intraocular lens implantation for fundus examination / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

AIM:To investigate the findings of the eyes which were examined preoperatively by three mirror contact lens before the implantation of implantable collamer lens ( ICL) . To analysis the retinal pathological changes and to explore the clinical analysis of early diagnosis and treatment in retinopathy on fundus examination before operation. METHODS:The retrospective case series study included 127 eyes of 64 patients who underwent phakic intraocular lens implantation were received the fundus examination by three mirror from April 2011 to April 2012 in our hospital. The age, refractive diopter, the findings of Goldmann three mirror examination and the condition of retinal photocoagulation were analysed and concluded.RESULTS:A total of 34 eyes (26. 8%) out of all 127 eyes ( 64 cases ) were found to have peripheral retinal pathological changes. Eight eyes ( 6. 3%) with retinal holes, 15 eyes(11. 8%) with retinal lattice degeneration, 5 eyes ( 3.9%) with retina cream degeneration, 3 eyes (2.4%)with retinal paving stone degeneration,2 eyes with vitreoretinal adhesion and traction, 1 eye ( 0. 8%) with retinal hemorrhage. Twenty-five cases were given retinal photocoagulation and then received the ICL implantation after 3mo. The follow - up time was 1a. No retinal detachment happened. CONCLUSION: Phakic before intraocular lens implantation for fundus examination by three mirror is contributed to find the peripheral retinal pathological changes and abnormity. And make the appropriate treatment before operation for improving the security of operation, it can also give help to the postoperative follow-up of the fundus of these patients.

The Relationship of Axial length and Peripheral Retinal Degeneration

To investigate the relationship between peripheral retinal degeneration and axial length, we conducted a clinical study on 254 subjectives (508 eyes) whose age lie between 19-25 years and who had no other ocular disease nor any previous eye surgery. Axial length was measured with A-scan ultrasonography and retinal periphery was inspected by 360 degrees biomicroscopic examination with Goldmann three-mirror lens. The recorded degenerative peripheral retinal lesions were; lattice degeneration, pigmentary degeneration, cystoid degeneration, white without pressure, retinal hole or tears, retinal detachment, posterior vitreous detachment. The statistical analysis was done by using the chi-square test. The mean axial length was 24.01 +/- 1.08mm with a range of 21.8 to 27.9mm. The overall prevalence of the peripheral retinal degenerations increased as axial length did. Specially, that of pigmentary, cystoid, lattice degeneration was significantly related with long axial length individually for each lesion(p<0.01). However, there was a significantly greater percentage(53.37%) of all lesions in 23.0 - 24.9mm axial length group. These results suggest that the frequency of peripheral retinal degeneration increased with axial length but there was a posibility that the peripheral retinal degenerative lesions can be found in eyes of the mean and the shorter axial length.