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BMJ Case Rep ; 17(5)2024 May 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38724217

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Acute macular neuroretinopathy (AMN) affects the outer retina and is most likely induced by non-inflammatory ischaemia of the retinal deep capillary plexus and choriocapillaris. A man in his early 20s developed Valsalva retinopathy following weightlifting at the gym and presented with blurring of vision in the left eye 1 month after the initial retinal haemorrhages had resolved. A diffuse, purplish, donut-shaped, perifoveal lesion was seen on funduscopy and was well defined by an optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) en face image in the left eye. Outer retinal changes on optical coherence tomography (OCT) and a dense co-localised scotoma on a visual field (VF) examination confirmed the diagnosis of AMN, and the patient was started on a tapering dose of oral steroids. Improvement was seen in OCT, OCTA and VF during the 6-month follow-up visit. The use of OCTA en face imaging enabled the accurate identification of the lesion in the affected layers of the retina.


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Retinal Diseases , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Valsalva Maneuver , Humans , Male , Tomography, Optical Coherence/methods , Retinal Diseases/etiology , Retinal Diseases/physiopathology , Retinal Diseases/diagnosis , Retinal Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Fluorescein Angiography/methods , Adult , Macula Lutea/diagnostic imaging , Macula Lutea/pathology , Acute Disease , Scotoma/etiology , Scotoma/physiopathology , Visual Acuity
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BMC Ophthalmol ; 24(1): 212, 2024 May 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38750496

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BACKGROUND: To evaluate differences in log MAR best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) improvement and postoperative central foveal thickness (CFT) and choroidal thickness (CT) changes between conventional phacoemulsification surgery (CPS) and femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) for high-myopia cataracts. METHODS: This was a retrospective and observational study. One hundred and two eyes of 102 patients with high-myopia cataracts were examined. CPS was performed in 54 eyes, and FLACS was performed in 48 eyes. All eyes underwent logMAR BCVA, CFT and CT of three different sectors preoperatively and one week and six months postoperatively. RESULTS: The logMAR BCVA improved significantly after surgery in both groups (both P < 0.001), but no difference was observed in BCVA improvement between the groups (P = 0.554). Moreover, no significant differences were reflected in the changes in CFT, nasal 1 mm CT or temporal 1 mm CT between the two groups, and only subfoveal choroidal thickness (SFCT) in the CPS group decreased significantly compared with that in the FLACS group at any postoperative time (P = 0.003 and 0.026). AL, preoperative logMAR BCVA, and CT of the three regions exhibited a notable correlation with postoperative BCVA (all P < 0.05) according to univariate logistic regression analysis. However, only the AL, preoperative logMAR BCVA and SFCT remained significant in the multivariate model. Postoperative logMAR BCVA revealed a positive correlation with AL and preoperative logMAR BCVA but a negative correlation with SFCT. CONCLUSIONS: FLACS was not superior to CPS in improving BCVA but had less impact on SFCT in the treatment of high-myopia cataracts. Eyes with a longer AL, worse preoperative logMAR BCVA and thinner SFCT had a high risk of worse postoperative BCVA.


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Cataract , Laser Therapy , Phacoemulsification , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Visual Acuity , Humans , Retrospective Studies , Female , Male , Phacoemulsification/methods , Visual Acuity/physiology , Middle Aged , Aged , Laser Therapy/methods , Cataract/complications , Cataract/physiopathology , Tomography, Optical Coherence/methods , Macula Lutea/diagnostic imaging , Macula Lutea/pathology , Cataract Extraction/methods , Myopia, Degenerative/physiopathology , Myopia, Degenerative/surgery , Myopia, Degenerative/complications , Choroid/diagnostic imaging , Treatment Outcome
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BMC Ophthalmol ; 24(1): 186, 2024 Apr 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38654225

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BACKGROUND: Among sex chromosome aneuploidies, 48, XXYY syndrome is a rare variant. This condition is marked by the existence of an additional X and Y chromosome in males, leading to a diverse range of physical, neurocognitive, behavioral, and psychological manifestations. Typical characteristics include a tall stature and infertility. Other phenotypes include congenital heart defects, skeletal anomalies, tremors, obesity, as well as the potential for type 2 diabetes and/or peripheral vascular disease. CASE PRESENTATION: A 6-year-old boy, who had been experiencing progressive vision deterioration in both eyes for the past two years, presented with a history of poor vision, delayed motor skills. The patient was diagnosed with micropenis in the pediatric outpatient clinic. Sparse hair, an unusually tall stature and craniofacial dysmorphology characterized by ocular hypertelorism, depressed nasal bridge, and epicanthic folds were observed. Comprehensive ophthalmic examination revealed high myopia and grade 3 macular hypoplasia. Diagnostic investigations including karyotype analysis and whole-exome sequencing identified an anomalous male karyotype comprising two X and two Y chromosomes, confirming a diagnosis of 48, XXYY syndrome. CONCLUSIONS: This study underscores the rare association of high myopia and grade 3 macular dysplasia with 48, XXYY syndrome. To our knowledge, this case marks the first recorded instance of macular dysplasia in a patient with 48, XXYY syndrome. This novel finding enhances our understanding of this syndrome's phenotypic variability.


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Macula Lutea , Humans , Male , Child , Macula Lutea/pathology , Macula Lutea/abnormalities , Myopia, Degenerative/diagnosis , Myopia, Degenerative/genetics , Myopia, Degenerative/complications , Klinefelter Syndrome/diagnosis , Klinefelter Syndrome/genetics , Klinefelter Syndrome/complications , Myopia/genetics , Myopia/diagnosis , Myopia/complications
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Indian J Ophthalmol ; 72(5): 722-727, 2024 May 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38648434

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PURPOSE: This study aims to establish DROL (disruption of retinal outer layers), PROS (photoreceptor outer segment length), SND (subfoveal neuroretinal detachment), and hyperreflective walls of foveal cystoid spaces (HRW) as optical coherence tomography (OCT) biomarkers and predictors of central macular thickness (CMT) and visual acuity in diabetic macular edema (DME) treated with intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR). METHODS: In this prospective, interventional study performed at a tertiary care center over a span of 1 year from December 2021 to December 2022, 50 eyes of 46 patients of DME were included. Visual acuity and spectral domain OCT imaging were performed at baseline. Using inbuilt calipers on SD-OCT, the horizontal extent of DROL and the vertical extent of PROS were measured manually. SND and HRW were assessed qualitatively. IVR was administered and patients were followed up at 4, 8, and 12 weeks. RESULTS: The eyes without DROL had statistically significant (P < 0.05) lesser CMT and better BCVA (best-corrected visual acuity) (P < 0.05) after pro re nata injection of IVR. There was a positive correlation between the extent of baseline DROL with final CMT (P < 0.05) and final logMAR BCVA (P > 0.05), whereas negative correlation with the extent of baseline PROS with final CMT (P < 0.05) and final logMAR BCVA (P > 0.05). The presence of HRW and SND predicted non-resolution of CMT and worse visual acuity after treatment with IVR in DME. CONCLUSION: DROL, PROS, SND, and hyperreflective walls of foveal cystoid spaces may be utilized as qualitative as well as quantitative biomarkers to predict the post-treatment CMT and visual acuity in DME.


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Angiogenesis Inhibitors , Diabetic Retinopathy , Fovea Centralis , Intravitreal Injections , Macular Edema , Ranibizumab , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Visual Acuity , Humans , Tomography, Optical Coherence/methods , Ranibizumab/administration & dosage , Ranibizumab/therapeutic use , Macular Edema/drug therapy , Macular Edema/diagnosis , Macular Edema/etiology , Macular Edema/physiopathology , Visual Acuity/physiology , Male , Diabetic Retinopathy/drug therapy , Diabetic Retinopathy/diagnosis , Diabetic Retinopathy/physiopathology , Diabetic Retinopathy/complications , Prospective Studies , Angiogenesis Inhibitors/administration & dosage , Angiogenesis Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Female , Middle Aged , Fovea Centralis/pathology , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/antagonists & inhibitors , Follow-Up Studies , Macula Lutea/pathology , Biomarkers , Aged , Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment/pathology
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Am J Trop Med Hyg ; 110(6): 1158-1164, 2024 Jun 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38688273

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Extralymphatic filariasis caused by filaria of zoonotic origins has been frequently reported in Thailand over recent years. Here, we report the first case of ocular filariasis in a 7.5-year-old Thai boy who initially presented with progressive conjunctival redness and blurred vision in his right eye. A small, slender, coiled worm was found and surgically removed from the right anterior chamber. Histopathological examination illustrated predominant eosinophilic inflammation surrounding the parasite, which showed smooth and thin cuticle, prominent lateral chords, flat and broad muscle cells, one intestine, and two reproductive tubes with unsegmented ova, typically characteristic of a female adult Brugia filarial nematode. The parasite was also molecularly identified as B. pahangi, based on mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I sequence analysis. The patient was then empirically prescribed albendazole, systemic prednisolone, and topical methylprednisolone. Unfortunately, his vision did not recover after 2 months due to severe maculopathy, most likely resulting from parasitic infestation and subsequent vitreous inflammation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of ocular infestation by B. pahangi with visual complications that occurred outside a filariasis-endemic area of Thailand. Furthermore, this report provides clinical data on preceding cases of B. pahangi filariasis formally reported in southeast Asian countries, including Thailand and Malaysia, which facilitate a better understanding of the epidemiology of this sporadic zoonotic infection for effective disease elimination.


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Brugia pahangi , Filariasis , Humans , Male , Thailand , Filariasis/complications , Filariasis/parasitology , Animals , Child , Albendazole/therapeutic use , Eye Infections, Parasitic/parasitology , Macula Lutea/pathology , Macula Lutea/parasitology
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Ophthalmic Res ; 67(1): 282-291, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38621369

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INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to investigate long-term outcomes of intravitreal injections (IVI) of antivascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) with type 3 macular neovascularization (MNV). METHODS: This retrospective study included 19 eyes of 17 patients with nAMD and type 3 MNV treated with anti-VEGF IVI with a loading dose and a PRN regimen. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central macular thickness (CMT), presence of macular intraretinal fluid (IRF) and subretinal fluid (SRF), flow area (FA), subfoveal choroidal thickness (CT), and macular atrophy (MA) were assessed at baseline (T0) and during follow-up (T1, post-loading phase; T2, 1 year; T3, 2 years; T4 >2 years). The correlations between MA at the last follow-up and standard deviation (SD) values of CMT and CT during follow-up were assessed. The influence of the number of injections on the change in MA over time was also analyzed. MA differences at T4 were assessed for pseudodrusen presence. RESULTS: BCVA improved significantly during follow-up (p = 0.013) particularly increasing from baseline to post-loading phase and then did not modify significantly thereafter. CMT significantly reduced from T0 to T1 and remained stable during follow-up (p = <0.001). MNV flow area showed a trend toward an increase in the post-loading phase that was not statistically significant (p = 0.082) and CT decreased significantly during follow-up (p < 0.001). MA changed significantly during follow-up (p < 0.001) with a significant increase from T0 to T3 and from T0 to T4 (p < 0.010). A Cochran-Armitage test for trend showed a significant reduction (p = 0.001) of macular IRF and SRF during follow-up. MA at T4 showed a significant positive correlation with SD (standard deviation) values of CMT (p = 0.040) and CT (p = 0.020). Indeed, the number of injections did not influence the change over time of MA (p = 0.709). MA at T4 was not statistically significantly different between patients with pseudodrusen at baseline (p = 0.497). CONCLUSIONS: Intravitreal anti-VEGF injections with PRN regimen in MNV type 3 showed functional and anatomical benefits. Variations of retinal thickness and choroidal thickness during treatment were related to MA modification over time.


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Angiogenesis Inhibitors , Fluorescein Angiography , Intravitreal Injections , Ranibizumab , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A , Visual Acuity , Humans , Retrospective Studies , Male , Female , Angiogenesis Inhibitors/administration & dosage , Aged , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/antagonists & inhibitors , Tomography, Optical Coherence/methods , Follow-Up Studies , Aged, 80 and over , Ranibizumab/administration & dosage , Fluorescein Angiography/methods , Macula Lutea/pathology , Bevacizumab/administration & dosage , Treatment Outcome , Wet Macular Degeneration/drug therapy , Wet Macular Degeneration/diagnosis , Wet Macular Degeneration/physiopathology , Fundus Oculi , Time Factors , Middle Aged
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Indian J Ophthalmol ; 72(5): 728-734, 2024 May 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38648435

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PURPOSE: To study the choroidal thickness (CT) and central macular thickness (CMT) in post-fever retinitis (PFR) and their correlation with visual acuity and treatment. METHODS: A retrospective, observational study of patients presenting with PFR from 2013 to 2021 and with spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) (Heidelberg®, SpectralisTM, Heidelberg, Germany) images were included. The CT and CMT were measured at presentation and at the final visit. The CT was measured subfoveally and at points 2000 µm superior, inferior, medial, and lateral from the fovea using the caliper tool. RESULTS: Seventy-nine eyes of 65 patients were included for this study. The mean age was 39.03 (±16.00) years with female preponderance of 53.84% (n = 35). Mean follow-up duration was 30 days. Mean CT at presentation and at follow-up was 254.12 µm and 241.51 µm, respectively. CT was decreased in majority of the eyes 67.1% (n = 53) from their baseline value. Mean CMTs at presentation and final visit were 454.8 µm and 223.7 µm, respectively. Best corrected visual acuity had a positive correlation with CMT (r = 0.340; P = 0.002) and negligible correlation with CT. A significant decrease in the mean CT was noted in patients who received doxycycline either alone or in combination with a steroid as compared to those who did not receive any treatment (P < 0.001). The significance of which is unknown presently. CONCLUSION: CMT has a greater role in determining the final visual outcome than CT. CT can be reduced post-treatment with no effect on vision.


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Choroid , Macula Lutea , Retinitis , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Visual Acuity , Humans , Female , Retrospective Studies , Male , Tomography, Optical Coherence/methods , Adult , Choroid/pathology , Choroid/diagnostic imaging , Visual Acuity/physiology , Macula Lutea/pathology , Macula Lutea/diagnostic imaging , Retinitis/diagnosis , Retinitis/drug therapy , Retinitis/physiopathology , Follow-Up Studies , Middle Aged , Eye Infections, Bacterial/diagnosis , Eye Infections, Bacterial/drug therapy , Young Adult , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Adolescent
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Am J Ophthalmol ; 262: 229-236, 2024 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38428559

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PURPOSE: To identify specific markers indicative of macular neural and microvascular alterations in individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) without clinically observable retinopathy. DESIGN: Prospective cross-sectional study. METHODS: Using the PLEX Elite 9000, all eyes underwent swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) angiography. Quantitative analysis of acquired images compared macular neural and microvascular alterations in T2DM patients without retinopathy to age-matched controls. Precise assessments encompassed measuring the thickness of each individual retinal layer and evaluating macular vascular indices within different capillary plexuses. RESULTS: Forty-nine T2DM patients and 51 age-matched controls participated. T2DM patients exhibited a significant reduction in the mean macular thickness of the ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GC-IPL) (82.5 ± 5.5 µm vs 86.2 ± 5.0 µm, P = .001) and macular retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) (45.8 ± 3.0 µm vs 48.1 ± 3.7 µm, P = .001). Furthermore, macular full retinal thickness was significantly lower in diabetic eyes than controls (324.9 ± 16.3 µm vs 332.8 ± 13.7 µm, P = .009). Vascular measurements revealed subtle changes in macular vascular skeleton density within the total capillary plexuses in T2DM patients (0.132 ± 0.005 vs 0.135 ± 0.005, P = .019). CONCLUSIONS: Metrics derived from SS-OCT, particularly macular RNFL and GC-IPL thicknesses, emerged as superior indicators for the early detection of diabetic retinal disease in individuals with T2DM without clinically observable retinopathy. Further investigations are warranted to comprehensively understand the clinical implications of these findings.


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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 , Diabetic Retinopathy , Fluorescein Angiography , Macula Lutea , Nerve Fibers , Retinal Ganglion Cells , Retinal Vessels , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Humans , Tomography, Optical Coherence/methods , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/physiopathology , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications , Cross-Sectional Studies , Prospective Studies , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Retinal Vessels/diagnostic imaging , Retinal Vessels/pathology , Retinal Ganglion Cells/pathology , Nerve Fibers/pathology , Diabetic Retinopathy/diagnosis , Diabetic Retinopathy/physiopathology , Fluorescein Angiography/methods , Macula Lutea/diagnostic imaging , Macula Lutea/pathology , Aged , Visual Acuity/physiology
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J Glaucoma ; 33(6): 417-421, 2024 Jun 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38506830

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PRCIS: Elevated corneal hysteresis (CH) and resistance factor (CRF) in obese and overweight children imply weight's effect on corneal biomechanics. Increased Goldmann-correlated intraocular pressure (IOPg) in obese children indicates glaucoma risk, emphasizing screening for IOP and retinal changes. PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of obesity on corneal biomechanics, retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), and central macular thickness (CMT) in children. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this prospective, cross-sectional, comparative study, 146 eyes of normal-weight, over-weight, and obese children aged between 6 to 17 years were evaluated. The IOPg, corneal compensated IOP (IOPcc), CH, CRF, and the average retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), average cup-to-disk ratio (c/d), and central macular thickness (CMT) were measured by Ocular Response Analyser and Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT), respectively. RESULTS: There was no statistically significant difference regarding age, gender, IOPcc, average RNFL thickness, c/d ratio, and CMT among the groups ( P ≥0.05). The IOPg was significantly higher in obese children compared with normal-weight children, while CH and CRF values were significantly higher in both obese and over-weight children compared with healthy ones ( P <0.05). There was a positive correlation between BMI percentile and IOPg, CH, and CRF values. CONCLUSION: In our study, higher IOPg, corneal hysteresis, and corneal resistance factor values suggest that obese children could be potential candidates for glaucoma. Therefore, it would be appropriate to screen them for IOP and retinal alterations. Further investigations with larger sample size and longer follow-up are needed to understand the risk of glaucoma in obese children.


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Cornea , Intraocular Pressure , Macula Lutea , Nerve Fibers , Pediatric Obesity , Retinal Ganglion Cells , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Tonometry, Ocular , Humans , Child , Intraocular Pressure/physiology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Cornea/physiopathology , Cornea/diagnostic imaging , Cornea/pathology , Male , Prospective Studies , Adolescent , Pediatric Obesity/physiopathology , Pediatric Obesity/complications , Nerve Fibers/pathology , Retinal Ganglion Cells/pathology , Macula Lutea/diagnostic imaging , Macula Lutea/pathology , Macula Lutea/physiopathology , Biomechanical Phenomena , Body Mass Index , Glaucoma/physiopathology
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Curr Eye Res ; 49(6): 650-662, 2024 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38407181

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PURPOSE: To characterize any differences in the vasculature and cone photoreceptor packing geometry (CPG) between subjects with diabetes without/no diabetic retinopathy (NDR) and healthy controls. METHODS: Eight NDR and five controls were enrolled. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) taken at the macula was used to measure vessel density, vessel length density, and vessel density index (VDI) in three vascular plexuses, namely, the superficial vascular plexus, intermediate capillary plexus, and deep capillary plexus (DCP). The choriocapillaris (CC) flow deficit (FD) was also measured. OCTA images were binarized and processed to extrapolate the parafovea and parafoveal quadrants and the OCTA indices mentioned above. The CC was processed with six different radii to quantify FD. Adaptive optics - scanning laser ophthalmoscopy images were acquired and processed to extract CPG indices, i.e., cone density (CD), cone-to-cone spacing (CS), linear dispersion index, heterogeneity packing index and percent of cells with six neighbors at 3.6° in the temporal retina. RESULTS: In all eyes, statistically significant differences were found (i) in parafoveal FD across the six radii (p < 0.001) and (ii) in the correlation between the parafoveal temporal quadrant (PTQ) DCP VDI and CS (r = 0.606, p = 0.048). No other significant correlations were found. For OCTA or CPG indices, no significant differences were found between the cohorts in the parafovea or parafoveal quadrants. CONCLUSIONS: CS is the most sensitive CPG index for detecting alterations in the cone mosaic. The DCP and the cone photoreceptors are significantly correlated, indicating that alterations in the DCP can affect the cones. Future work elucidating the vascular alterations and neurodegeneration present in diabetic eyes should focus on the DCP and multiple CPG indices, not solely CD. Moreover, such alterations are highly localized, hence using larger regions e.g. parafovea versus smaller areas, such as the PTQ, will potentially mask significant correlations.


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Diabetic Retinopathy , Fluorescein Angiography , Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells , Retinal Vessels , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Humans , Tomography, Optical Coherence/methods , Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells/pathology , Male , Female , Retinal Vessels/diagnostic imaging , Retinal Vessels/pathology , Retinal Vessels/physiopathology , Middle Aged , Diabetic Retinopathy/physiopathology , Diabetic Retinopathy/diagnosis , Fluorescein Angiography/methods , Ophthalmoscopy , Aged , Fundus Oculi , Adult , Visual Acuity/physiology , Macula Lutea/pathology
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Retina ; 44(5): 831-836, 2024 May 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38194675

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BACKGROUND: To examine the effect of internal limiting membrane peeling on the inner retinal layers in patients without macular pathological condition. METHODS: A prospective nonrandomized trial of patients undergoing pars plana vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling for pathologic condition outside the macula was performed. Optical coherence tomography including macular ganglion cell layer, inner plexiform layer, and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer imaging was performed before surgery, 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively, and at the end of follow-up (ranges between 4 and 17 months). Patients with any macular pathological condition on optical coherence tomography before surgery were excluded. The main outcome measure was change in thickness of the ganglion cell layer and inner plexiform layer. RESULTS: Ten patients who underwent pars plana vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling for macula-on retinal detachment were included in the analysis. The mean age was 55 years, and the mean follow up was 10.8 months. All patients completed at least two postoperative follow-up visits that included an optical coherence tomography as per the protocol (range 2-6 months). There was an immediate reduction in the global (G), inferotemporal, superotemporal, and superior (S) ganglion cell layer thickness at the first follow up as compared with the preoperative state ( P = 0.028, P = 0.027, P = 0.026, and P = 0.027 respectively). From the first follow-up visit onward until the final follow-up, the thinning persisted, although there was no further statistically significant thinning. CONCLUSION: Peeling of the internal limiting membrane causes significant ganglion cell layer thinning in maculae without pathologic condition before surgery. At up to 17 months of follow-up, this effect seems to be immediate and nonprogressive.


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Basement Membrane , Nerve Fibers , Retinal Ganglion Cells , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Visual Acuity , Vitrectomy , Humans , Tomography, Optical Coherence/methods , Vitrectomy/methods , Female , Prospective Studies , Male , Middle Aged , Retinal Ganglion Cells/pathology , Basement Membrane/surgery , Basement Membrane/pathology , Aged , Nerve Fibers/pathology , Follow-Up Studies , Adult , Retinal Detachment/surgery , Retinal Detachment/diagnosis , Epiretinal Membrane/surgery , Epiretinal Membrane/diagnosis , Macula Lutea/pathology , Macula Lutea/diagnostic imaging
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J Cataract Refract Surg ; 50(5): 481-485, 2024 May 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38192061

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PURPOSE: To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) biometer compared with the gold standard spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) for detecting macular pathology in patients with cataract. SETTING: Eye Centers of Tennessee, Crossville, TN. DESIGN: Prospective, cross-sectional, observational, examiner-masked. METHODS: The study included 132 participants aged 50 years and older, who underwent precataract surgery work-up. All participants underwent fixation check retinal scans using SS-OCT biometer (IOLMaster 700) as well as full macular scans using Cirrus SD-OCT. 3 independent masked examiners evaluated the scans if they were normal or had a suspected pathology. Different measures of diagnostic accuracy were calculated for 3 examiners. RESULTS: True positive rate (sensitivity) ranged from 71.1% (32/45) to 79.2% (42/53), and false negative rate was between 20.8% (11/53) and 28.9% (13/45) for the 3 examiners. True negative rate (specificity) ranged from 86.8% (59/68) to 94.1% (64/68), and false positive rate was between 5.9 (4/68) and 13.2% (9/68). The fitted receiver operating characteristic area ranged from 0.83 to 0.95. CONCLUSIONS: Using retinal SS-OCT biometer scans as a replacement of the dedicated macular SD-OCT for screening or diagnosing macular health would not be appropriate because of its low sensitivity. SS-OCT biometer may potentially fail to identify approximately one-fourth of patients who actually have the disease. Therefore, the final decision on macular health should be based on the gold standard SD-OCT scans. When full macular SD-OCT scans are not accessible, the limited retinal scan information from SS-OCT biometer may still provide useful insights into the macular health.


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Retinal Diseases , Sensitivity and Specificity , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Humans , Tomography, Optical Coherence/methods , Prospective Studies , Cross-Sectional Studies , Middle Aged , Aged , Female , Male , Retinal Diseases/diagnosis , False Positive Reactions , Aged, 80 and over , Cataract/diagnosis , Macula Lutea/pathology , Macula Lutea/diagnostic imaging , False Negative Reactions , Reproducibility of Results
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Ophthalmol Retina ; 8(6): 545-552, 2024 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38171416

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PURPOSE: Visual acuity (VA) and structural biomarker assessment before and 24-months after early detection and routine treatment of second-eye involvement with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and additional comparison with the first eye affected. DESIGN: Prospective, 22-center observational study of participants with unilateral nAMD in the Early Detection of Neovascular AMD (EDNA) study, coenrolled into the Observing Fibrosis, Macular Atrophy and Subretinal Highly Reflective Material, Before and After Intervention with anti-VEGF Treatment (FASBAT) study for an additional 2-year follow-up. PARTICIPANTS: Older adults (> 50 years) with new onset nAMD in the first eye. METHODS: Assessment of both eyes with OCT, color fundus photography (CFP), clinic-measured VA, and quality of life (QoL). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Prevalence of atrophy, subretinal hyperreflective material (SHRM), intraretinal fluid (IRF), subretinal fluid (SRF), and changes in VA over the study duration in both the first and second eyes affected with nAMD. Composite QoL scores over time. RESULTS: Of 431 participants recruited to the FASBAT study, the second eye converted to nAMD in 100 participants at a mean of 18.9 months. Visual acuity was 18 letters better at the time of early diagnosis in the second eye compared with conventional diagnosis in the first eye (72.9 vs. 55.6 letters). Visual acuity remained better in the second eye 24.9 months postconversion, at 69.5 letters compared with 59.7 letters at a similar matched time point in the first eye (18.9 months). A greater proportion of participants had vision > 70 letters in the second eye versus the first eye, 24.9 months postconversion (61 vs. 35). Prevalence of SHRM and IRF was lower in the second eye compared with the first eye 24.9 months postconversion. However, SRF prevalence was greater in the second eye 24.9 months postconversion. The development and progression of total area of atrophy appears similar in both eyes. Mean composite QoL scores increased over time, with a significant correlation between VA for the second eye only 24.9 months postconversion. CONCLUSION: This study has shown that early detection of exudative AMD in the second eye is associated with reduced prevalence of SHRM and IRF and greater VA, which is significantly correlated with maintained QoL. 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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Early Diagnosis , Fluorescein Angiography , Quality of Life , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Visual Acuity , Wet Macular Degeneration , Humans , Prospective Studies , Male , Female , Aged , Tomography, Optical Coherence/methods , Wet Macular Degeneration/diagnosis , Wet Macular Degeneration/drug therapy , Wet Macular Degeneration/physiopathology , Fluorescein Angiography/methods , Follow-Up Studies , Middle Aged , Angiogenesis Inhibitors/administration & dosage , Fundus Oculi , Intravitreal Injections , Macula Lutea/pathology , Macula Lutea/diagnostic imaging , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/antagonists & inhibitors , Aged, 80 and over
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Ophthalmic Res ; 67(1): 192-200, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38253044

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INTRODUCTION: So far, there has been no closure grade system synthesizing morphological and microstructural features for large idiopathic macular holes (IMHs) treated by vitrectomy and internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling. This study aimed to propose a concise one and explore its relevance with visual acuity and the related preoperative factors. METHODS: Consecutive patients with large IMHs (minimum diameter >400 µm), undergoing vitrectomy and ILM peeling, obtaining primary closure and regularly followed-up were enrolled. Preoperative clinical charts and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) parameters were reviewed. SD-OCT images and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) were assessed at 1, 4, and 10 months postoperatively. SD-OCT features at last visit were categorized by BCVA significance, and preoperative risk factors were analyzed. RESULTS: Sixty-eight eyes from 64 patients were enrolled. The 10-month postoperative SD-OCT images were categorized into closure grade 1, 2, and 3 with successively decreased BCVA (p < 0.001). During early follow-up, part of grades 2 and 3 could evolve into the upper grade, respectively, but grade 3 could never evolve into grade 1 and exhibited the least satisfactory long-term BCVA. Binary logistic regression showed that large minimum linear diameter (MLD) was a risk factor for grade 3 occurrence (p < 0.001), with a cutoff value of 625.5 µm from the receiver operating characteristic curve for MLD predicting grade 3 occurrence (p = 0.001). CONCLUSION: Long-term closure status of large IMHs could be categorized into three grades with BCVA significance. Large horizontal MLD is a risk factor for occurrence of grade 3 closure with unsatisfactory visual recovery.


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Retinal Perforations , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Visual Acuity , Vitrectomy , Humans , Tomography, Optical Coherence/methods , Retinal Perforations/surgery , Retinal Perforations/diagnosis , Retinal Perforations/physiopathology , Male , Female , Visual Acuity/physiology , Vitrectomy/methods , Aged , Middle Aged , Retrospective Studies , Follow-Up Studies , Basement Membrane/surgery , ROC Curve , Macula Lutea/pathology , Macula Lutea/diagnostic imaging
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Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol ; 262(6): 1737-1744, 2024 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38206414

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BACKGROUND: Kabuki Syndrome is a rare and genetically heterogenous condition with both ophthalmic and systemic complications and typical facial features. We detail the macular phenotype in two unrelated patients with Kabuki syndrome due to de novo nonsense variants in KMT2D, one novel. A follow-up of 10 years is reported. Pathogenicity of both de novo nonsense variants is analyzed. METHODS: Four eyes of two young patients were studied by full clinical examination, kinetic perimetry, short wavelength autofluorescence, full field (ff) ERGs, and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). One patient had adaptive optic (AO) imaging. Whole exome sequencing was performed in both patients. RESULTS: Both patients had de novo nonsense variants in KMTD2. One patient had c.14843C>G; p. (Ser4948ter) novel variant and the second c.11119C>T; p. (Arg3707ter). Both had a stable Snellen visual acuity of 0.2-0.3. The retinal multimodal imaging demonstrated abnormalities at the fovea in both eyes: hyperreflectivity to blue light and a well-delimited gap-disruption of ellipsoid and interdigitation layer on OCT. The dark area on AO imaging is presumed to be absent for, or with structural change to photoreceptors. The ff ERGs and kinetic visual fields were normal. The foveal findings remained stable over several years. CONCLUSION: Kabuki syndrome-related maculopathy is a distinct loss of photoreceptors at the fovea as shown by multimodal imaging including, for the first time, AO imaging. This report adds to the literature of only one case with maculopathy with two additional macular dystrophies in patients with Kabuki syndrome. Although underestimated, these cases further raise awareness of the potential impact of retinal manifestations of Kabuki syndrome not only among ophthalmologists but also other healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with this multisystem disorder.


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Abnormalities, Multiple , Electroretinography , Face , Fluorescein Angiography , Hematologic Diseases , Multimodal Imaging , Neoplasm Proteins , Phenotype , Tomography, Optical Coherence , Vestibular Diseases , Visual Acuity , Humans , Vestibular Diseases/genetics , Vestibular Diseases/diagnosis , Vestibular Diseases/physiopathology , Face/abnormalities , Hematologic Diseases/genetics , Hematologic Diseases/diagnosis , Hematologic Diseases/physiopathology , Tomography, Optical Coherence/methods , Abnormalities, Multiple/genetics , Abnormalities, Multiple/diagnosis , Follow-Up Studies , Male , Female , Neoplasm Proteins/genetics , Fluorescein Angiography/methods , DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics , Macular Degeneration/genetics , Macular Degeneration/diagnosis , Macular Degeneration/physiopathology , Neck , Fundus Oculi , DNA/genetics , Exome Sequencing , DNA Mutational Analysis , Macula Lutea/pathology , Time Factors , Adult , Adolescent
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