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Wagner SK, Patel PJ, Huemer J, Khalid H, Stuart KV, Chu CJ, Williamson DJ, Struyven RR, Romero-Bascones D, Foster PJ, Khawaja AP, Petzold A, Balaskas K, Cortina-Borja M, Chapple I, Dietrich T, Rahi JS, Denniston AK, Keane PA. Periodontitis and Outer Retinal Thickness: a Cross-Sectional Analysis of the United Kingdom Biobank Cohort. OPHTHALMOLOGY SCIENCE 2024; 4:100472. [PMID: 38560277 PMCID: PMC10973663 DOI: 10.1016/j.xops.2024.100472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Purpose Periodontitis, a ubiquitous severe gum disease affecting the teeth and surrounding alveolar bone, can heighten systemic inflammation. We investigated the association between very severe periodontitis and early biomarkers of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), in individuals with no eye disease. Design Cross-sectional analysis of the prospective community-based cohort United Kingdom (UK) Biobank. Participants Sixty-seven thousand three hundred eleven UK residents aged 40 to 70 years recruited between 2006 and 2010 underwent retinal imaging. Methods Macular-centered OCT images acquired at the baseline visit were segmented for retinal sublayer thicknesses. Very severe periodontitis was ascertained through a touchscreen questionnaire. Linear mixed effects regression modeled the association between very severe periodontitis and retinal sublayer thicknesses, adjusting for age, sex, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, alcohol consumption, smoking status, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, refractive error, and previous cataract surgery. Main Outcome Measures Photoreceptor layer (PRL) and retinal pigment epithelium-Bruch's membrane (RPE-BM) thicknesses. Results Among 36 897 participants included in the analysis, 1571 (4.3%) reported very severe periodontitis. Affected individuals were older, lived in areas of greater socioeconomic deprivation, and were more likely to be hypertensive, diabetic, and current smokers (all P < 0.001). On average, those with very severe periodontitis were hyperopic (0.05 ± 2.27 diopters) while those unaffected were myopic (-0.29 ± 2.40 diopters, P < 0.001). Following adjusted analysis, very severe periodontitis was associated with thinner PRL (-0.55 μm, 95% confidence interval [CI], -0.97 to -0.12; P = 0.022) but there was no difference in RPE-BM thickness (0.00 μm, 95% CI, -0.12 to 0.13; P = 0.97). The association between PRL thickness and very severe periodontitis was modified by age (P < 0.001). Stratifying individuals by age, thinner PRL was seen among those aged 60 to 69 years with disease (-1.19 μm, 95% CI, -1.85 to -0.53; P < 0.001) but not among those aged < 60 years. Conclusions Among those with no known eye disease, very severe periodontitis is statistically associated with a thinner PRL, consistent with incipient AMD. Optimizing oral hygiene may hold additional relevance for people at risk of degenerative retinal disease. Financial Disclosures Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.
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- Siegfried K. Wagner
- Population and Data Sciences, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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- Population and Data Sciences, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Kepler University Hospital, Linz, Austria
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- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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- Population and Data Sciences, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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- Population and Data Sciences, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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- Population and Data Sciences, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, United Kingdom
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- Population and Data Sciences, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
- Centre for Medical Image Computing, Department of Computer Science, University College London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
- Biomedical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering (MU-ENG), Mondragon Unibertsitatea, Mondragón, Spain
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- Population and Data Sciences, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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- Population and Data Sciences, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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- Population and Data Sciences, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Neuroinflammation, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Population and Data Sciences, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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- Population, Policy and Practice, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- School of Dentistry, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
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- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- School of Dentistry, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
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- Population and Data Sciences, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
- Population, Policy and Practice, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Ophthalmology, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Ulverscroft Vision Research Group, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Population and Data Sciences, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Population and Data Sciences, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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Heath Jeffery RC, Lo J, Thompson JA, Lamey TM, McLaren TL, De Roach JN, Ayton LN, Vincent AL, Sharma A, Chen FK. Analysis of the Outer Retinal Bands in ABCA4 and PRPH2-Associated Retinopathy using OCT. Ophthalmol Retina 2024; 8:174-183. [PMID: 37209970 DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2023.05.010] [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: 04/02/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the outer retinal bands using OCT in ABCA4- and PRPH2-associated retinopathy and develop a novel imaging biomarker to differentiate between these 2 genotypes. DESIGN Multicenter case-control study. PARTICIPANTS Patients with a clinical and genetic diagnosis of ABCA4- or PRPH2-associated retinopathy and an age-matched control group. METHODS Macular OCT was used to measure the thickness of the outer retinal bands 2 and 4 by 2 independent examiners at 4 retinal loci. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Outcome measures included the thicknesses of band 2, band 4, and the band 2/band 4 ratio. Linear mixed modeling was used to make comparisons across the 3 groups. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis determined the optimal cutoff for the band 2/band 4 ratio to distinguish PRPH2- from ABCA4-associated retinopathy. RESULTS We included 45 patients with ABCA4 variants, 45 patients with PRPH2 variants, and 45 healthy controls. Band 2 was significantly thicker in patients with PRPH2 compared with ABCA4 (21.4 vs. 15.9 μm, P < 0.001) variants, whereas band 4 was thicker in patients with ABCA4 variants than those with PRPH2 variants (27.5 vs. 21.7 μm, P < 0.001). Similarly, the band 2/band 4 ratio was significantly different (1.0 vs. 0.6 for PRPH2 vs. ABCA4, P < 0.001). The area under the ROC curve was 0.87 for either band 2 (> 18.58 μm) or band 4 (< 26.17 μm) alone and 0.99 (95% confidence interval: 0.97-0.99) for the band 2/band 4 ratio with a cutoff threshold of 0.79, providing 100% specificity. CONCLUSIONS We report an altered outer retinal band profile whereby the band 2/band 4 ratio was able to discriminate between PRPH2- and ABCA4-associated retinopathy. This may have future clinic utility in predicting the genotype and provide further insight into the anatomic correlate of band 2. 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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- Rachael C Heath Jeffery
- Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Ocular Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Lions Eye Institute, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia; Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Science, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Australian Inherited Retinal Disease Registry and DNA Bank, Department of Medical Technology and Physics, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Australian Inherited Retinal Disease Registry and DNA Bank, Department of Medical Technology and Physics, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Australian Inherited Retinal Disease Registry and DNA Bank, Department of Medical Technology and Physics, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Australian Inherited Retinal Disease Registry and DNA Bank, Department of Medical Technology and Physics, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, FMHS, New Zealand National Eye Centre, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; Eye Department, Greenlane Clinical Centre, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Ophthalmology Department, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Ocular Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Lions Eye Institute, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia; Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Australian Inherited Retinal Disease Registry and DNA Bank, Department of Medical Technology and Physics, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia; Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Ophthalmology, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Dehghani S, Sommersperger M, Zhang P, Martin-Gomez A, Busam B, Gehlbach P, Navab N, Nasseri MA, Iordachita I. Robotic Navigation Autonomy for Subretinal Injection via Intelligent Real-Time Virtual iOCT Volume Slicing. IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION : ICRA : [PROCEEDINGS]. IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION 2023; 2023:4724-4731. [PMID: 38125032 PMCID: PMC10732544 DOI: 10.1109/icra48891.2023.10160372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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In the last decade, various robotic platforms have been introduced that could support delicate retinal surgeries. Concurrently, to provide semantic understanding of the surgical area, recent advances have enabled microscope-integrated intraoperative Optical Coherent Tomography (iOCT) with high-resolution 3D imaging at near video rate. The combination of robotics and semantic understanding enables task autonomy in robotic retinal surgery, such as for subretinal injection. This procedure requires precise needle insertion for best treatment outcomes. However, merging robotic systems with iOCT introduces new challenges. These include, but are not limited to high demands on data processing rates and dynamic registration of these systems during the procedure. In this work, we propose a framework for autonomous robotic navigation for subretinal injection, based on intelligent real-time processing of iOCT volumes. Our method consists of an instrument pose estimation method, an online registration between the robotic and the iOCT system, and trajectory planning tailored for navigation to an injection target. We also introduce intelligent virtual B-scans, a volume slicing approach for rapid instrument pose estimation, which is enabled by Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). Our experiments on ex-vivo porcine eyes demonstrate the precision and repeatability of the method. Finally, we discuss identified challenges in this work and suggest potential solutions to further the development of such systems.
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- Shervin Dehghani
- Department of Computer Science, Technische Universität München, München 85748 Germany
- Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Technische Universität München, München 85748 Germany
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- Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Technische Universität München, München 85748 Germany
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- Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Computer Aided Medical Procedures & Augmented Reality, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Munich, Germany, and an adjunct professor at the Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Computer Science, Technische Universität München, München 85748 Germany
- Augenklinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technische Universität München, München 81675 Germany
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- Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Shao L, Zhang QL, Zhang C, Dong L, Zhou WD, Zhang RH, Wu HT, Wei WB. Thickness of retinal pigment epithelium-Bruch's membrane complex in adult Chinese using optical coherence tomography. Eye (Lond) 2023; 37:155-159. [PMID: 35046547 PMCID: PMC9829656 DOI: 10.1038/s41433-021-01911-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To study thickness of RPE-BM complex in adult Chinese subjects and its correlation with systemic and ocular biometric parameters. DESIGN Population-based longitudinal study. Cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS The population-based Beijing Eye Study 2011 included 3468 individuals with a mean age of 64.6 ± 9.8 years (range: 50-93 years). METHODS A detailed ophthalmic examination was performed including spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT) for measurement of the thickness of RPE-BM complex. Use Heidelberg software "Heidelberg Eye Explorer" for segmentation and measurements. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Thickness of RPE-BM complex. RESULTS In total, 3276 people (6530 eyes) were included in the study. In total, 1844 (56.3%) subjects were female. The mean age was 64.3 ± 9.6 years (range: 50-93 years). The mean refractive error (spherical equivalent) was -0.18 ± 2.04 diopters (range: -22.0 to +7.50 diopters). Mean thickness of the RPE-BM complex at the foveal center was 25.09 ± 3.98 μm (range: 17-37 μm). In multiple regression analysis, subfoveal thickness of the RPE-BM complex was associated with age (p = 0.039; beta: 0.22; B: 0.10 (95% CI: 0.01, 0.20)) and hypertension history (p = 0.038; beta: 0.23; B: 1.96 (95% CI: 0.12, 3.81)). CONCLUSION Mean subfoveal thickness of the RPE-BM complex was 25.09 ± 3.98 μm in elderly subjects with a mean age of 64.3 years increased with age and hypertension history. The increase in the thickness of RPE-BM complex may play a role in the pathophysiologic features of various age-related ocular conditions.
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- Lei Shao
- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Intraocular Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Lab, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research and Verification Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tsinghua University Yuquan Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Intraocular Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Lab, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research and Verification Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Intraocular Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Lab, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research and Verification Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Intraocular Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Lab, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research and Verification Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Intraocular Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Lab, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research and Verification Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Intraocular Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Lab, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research and Verification Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Key Laboratory of Intraocular Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Lab, Medical Artificial Intelligence Research and Verification Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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Sommersperger M, Martin-Gomez A, Mach K, Gehlbach PL, Ali Nasseri M, Iordachita I, Navab N. Surgical scene generation and adversarial networks for physics-based iOCT synthesis. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 13:2414-2430. [PMID: 35519277 PMCID: PMC9045909 DOI: 10.1364/boe.454286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The development and integration of intraoperative optical coherence tomography (iOCT) into modern operating rooms has motivated novel procedures directed at improving the outcome of ophthalmic surgeries. Although computer-assisted algorithms could further advance such interventions, the limited availability and accessibility of iOCT systems constrains the generation of dedicated data sets. This paper introduces a novel framework combining a virtual setup and deep learning algorithms to generate synthetic iOCT data in a simulated environment. The virtual setup reproduces the geometry of retinal layers extracted from real data and allows the integration of virtual microsurgical instrument models. Our scene rendering approach extracts information from the environment and considers iOCT typical imaging artifacts to generate cross-sectional label maps, which in turn are used to synthesize iOCT B-scans via a generative adversarial network. In our experiments we investigate the similarity between real and synthetic images, show the relevance of using the generated data for image-guided interventions and demonstrate the potential of 3D iOCT data synthesis.
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- Michael Sommersperger
- Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures and Augmented Reality, Informatics Department, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Bayern, Germany
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures and Augmented Reality, Informatics Department, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures and Augmented Reality, Informatics Department, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Bayern, Germany
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- Wilmer Eye Institute Research, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Augenklinik, Munich, Bayern, Germany
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- Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures and Augmented Reality, Informatics Department, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Exudative versus Nonexudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Physiopathology and Treatment Options. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23052592. [PMID: 35269743 PMCID: PMC8910030 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23052592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease typically associated with the aging and can be classified into two types—namely, the exudative and the nonexudative AMD. Currently available treatments for exudative AMD use intravitreal injections, which are associated with high risk of infection that can lead to endophthalmitis, while no successful treatments yet exist for the nonexudative form of AMD. In addition to the pharmacologic therapies administered by intravitreal injection already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in exudative AMD, there are some laser treatments approved that can be used in combination with the pharmacological therapies. In this review, we discuss the latest developments of treatment options for AMD. Relevant literature available from 1993 was used, which included original articles and reviews available in PubMed database and also information collected from Clinical Trials Gov website using “age-related macular degeneration” and “antiangiogenic therapies” as keywords. The clinical trials search was limited to ongoing trials from 2015 to date.
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Zouache MA. Variability in Retinal Neuron Populations and Associated Variations in Mass Transport Systems of the Retina in Health and Aging. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:778404. [PMID: 35283756 PMCID: PMC8914054 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.778404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Aging is associated with a broad range of visual impairments that can have dramatic consequences on the quality of life of those impacted. These changes are driven by a complex series of alterations affecting interactions between multiple cellular and extracellular elements. The resilience of many of these interactions may be key to minimal loss of visual function in aging; yet many of them remain poorly understood. In this review, we focus on the relation between retinal neurons and their respective mass transport systems. These metabolite delivery systems include the retinal vasculature, which lies within the inner portion of the retina, and the choroidal vasculature located externally to the retinal tissue. A framework for investigation is proposed and applied to identify the structures and processes determining retinal mass transport at the cellular and tissue levels. Spatial variability in the structure of the retina and changes observed in aging are then harnessed to explore the relation between variations in neuron populations and those seen among retinal metabolite delivery systems. Existing data demonstrate that the relation between inner retinal neurons and their mass transport systems is different in nature from that observed between the outer retina and choroid. The most prominent structural changes observed across the eye and in aging are seen in Bruch’s membrane, which forms a selective barrier to mass transfers at the interface between the choroidal vasculature and the outer retina.
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Bruch's-Mimetic Nanofibrous Membranes Functionalized with the Integrin-Binding Peptides as a Promising Approach for Human Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cell Transplantation. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27041429. [PMID: 35209218 PMCID: PMC8874486 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27041429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 01/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background: This study aimed to develop an ultrathin nanofibrous membrane able to, firstly, mimic the natural fibrous architecture of human Bruch’s membrane (BM) and, secondly, promote survival of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells after surface functionalization of fibrous membranes. Methods: Integrin-binding peptides (IBPs) that specifically interact with appropriate adhesion receptors on RPEs were immobilized on Bruch’s-mimetic membranes to promote coverage of RPEs. Surface morphologies, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy spectra, contact angle analysis, Alamar Blue assay, live/dead assay, immunofluorescence staining, and scanning electron microscopy were used to evaluate the outcome. Results: Results showed that coated membranes maintained the original morphology of nanofibers. After coating with IBPs, the water contact angle of the membrane surfaces varied from 92.38 ± 0.67 degrees to 20.16 ± 0.81 degrees. RPE cells seeded on IBP-coated membranes showed the highest viability at all time points (Day 1, p < 0.05; Day 3, p < 0.01; Days 7 and 14, p < 0.001). The proliferation rate of RPE cells on uncoated poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) membranes was significantly lower than that of IBP-coated membranes (p < 0.001). SEM images showed a well-organized hexa/polygonal monolayer of RPE cells on IBP-coated membranes. RPE cells proliferated rapidly, contacted, and became confluent. RPE cells formed a tight adhesion with nanofibers under high-magnification SEM. Our findings confirmed that the IBP-coated PCL membrane improved the attachment, proliferation, and viability of RPE cells. In addition, in this study, we used serum-free culture for RPE cells and short IBPs without immunogenicity to prevent graft rejection and immunogenicity during transplantation. Conclusions: These results indicated that the biomimic BM-IBP-RPE nanofibrous graft might be a new, practicable approach to increase the success rate of RPE cell transplantation.
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Dieguez HH, Calanni JS, Romeo HE, Alaimo A, González Fleitas MF, Iaquinandi A, Chianelli MS, Keller Sarmiento MI, Sande PH, Rosenstein RE, Dorfman D. Enriched environment and visual stimuli protect the retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptors in a mouse model of non-exudative age-related macular degeneration. Cell Death Dis 2021; 12:1128. [PMID: 34864827 PMCID: PMC9632251 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-04412-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Non-exudative age-related macular degeneration (NE-AMD), the main cause of blindness in people above 50 years old, lacks effective treatments at the moment. We have developed a new NE-AMD model through unilateral superior cervical ganglionectomy (SCGx), which elicits the disease main features in C57Bl/6J mice. The involvement of oxidative stress in the damage induced by NE-AMD to the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and outer retina has been strongly supported by evidence. We analysed the effect of enriched environment (EE) and visual stimulation (VS) in the RPE/outer retina damage within experimental NE-AMD. Exposure to EE starting 48 h post-SCGx, which had no effect on the choriocapillaris ubiquitous thickness increase, protected visual functions, prevented the thickness increase of the Bruch’s membrane, and the loss of the melanin of the RPE, number of melanosomes, and retinoid isomerohydrolase (RPE65) immunoreactivity, as well as the ultrastructural damage of the RPE and photoreceptors, exclusively circumscribed to the central temporal (but not nasal) region, induced by experimental NE-AMD. EE also prevented the increase in outer retina/RPE oxidative stress markers and decrease in mitochondrial mass at 6 weeks post-SCGx. Moreover, EE increased RPE and retinal brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels, particularly in Müller cells. When EE exposure was delayed (dEE), starting at 4 weeks post-SCGx, it restored visual functions, reversed the RPE melanin content and RPE65-immunoreactivity decrease. Exposing animals to VS protected visual functions and prevented the decrease in RPE melanin content and RPE65 immunoreactivity. These findings suggest that EE housing and VS could become an NE-AMD promising therapeutic strategy.
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- Hernán H Dieguez
- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- School of Engineering and Agrarian Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, BIOMED/UCA/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Cellular Dynamics and Nanotools, Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Exact and Natural Sciences/IQUIBICEN, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Karampelas M, Syriga M, Petrou P, Georgalas I, Papaconstantinou D, Brouzas D. Morphometric analysis of fibrovascular pigment epithelial detachments treated with ranibizumab and aflibercept. Eur J Ophthalmol 2021; 32:347-355. [PMID: 33781111 DOI: 10.1177/11206721211005706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess fibrovascular pigment epithelial detachments (PED) and their response to two different anti-VEGF agents using optical coherence tomography (OCT) morphometric analysis. METHODS Seventy-three consecutive, treatment-naïve eyes with fibrovascular PED (>125 μm) treated with ranibizumab or aflibercept were retrospectively included. A custom-made software was used to manually segment and calculate PED maximum height, base area, volume and internal reflectivity at baseline, after three injections and 1 year. RESULTS Visual acuity (VA) change was 2 ETDRS letters ± 7.6 after three injections and 3.2 ETDRS letters ± 10.3 at 1 year. There was no significant difference between VA changes amongst the two drugs. At 1 year, anti-VEGF treatment resulted in a mean reduction of 125 μm in maximum PED height, of 2.26 mm2 in base area and of 0.54 mm3 in volume with a corresponding increase in reflectivity. These changes were more prominent in the aflilbercept group. The observed PED and VA changes at year 1 were strongly correlated with their values at baseline and after three injections. CONCLUSIONS Anti-VEGF treatment resulted in a reduction of all PED dimensions and a corresponding increase in optical reflectivity. Higher, larger and more hypo-reflective PEDs demonstrated a better anatomical response, especially with aflibercept, but this was not correlated with VA.
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- Ophthalmology Department, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Division of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Division of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Division of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Division of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Sommersperger M, Weiss J, Ali Nasseri M, Gehlbach P, Iordachita I, Navab N. Real-time tool to layer distance estimation for robotic subretinal injection using intraoperative 4D OCT. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 12:1085-1104. [PMID: 33680560 PMCID: PMC7901333 DOI: 10.1364/boe.415477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The emergence of robotics could enable ophthalmic microsurgical procedures that were previously not feasible due to the precision limits of manual delivery, for example, targeted subretinal injection. Determining the distance between the needle tip, the internal limiting membrane (ILM), and the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) both precisely and reproducibly is required for safe and successful robotic retinal interventions. Recent advances in intraoperative optical coherence tomography (iOCT) have opened the path for 4D image-guided surgery by providing near video-rate imaging with micron-level resolution to visualize retinal structures, surgical instruments, and tool-tissue interactions. In this work, we present a novel pipeline to precisely estimate the distance between the injection needle and the surface boundaries of two retinal layers, the ILM and the RPE, from iOCT volumes. To achieve high computational efficiency, we reduce the analysis to the relevant area around the needle tip. We employ a convolutional neural network (CNN) to segment the tool surface, as well as the retinal layer boundaries from selected iOCT B-scans within this tip area. This results in the generation and processing of 3D surface point clouds for the tool, ILM and RPE from the B-scan segmentation maps, which in turn allows the estimation of the minimum distance between the resulting tool and layer point clouds. The proposed method is evaluated on iOCT volumes from ex-vivo porcine eyes and achieves an average error of 9.24 µm and 8.61 µm measuring the distance from the needle tip to the ILM and the RPE, respectively. The results demonstrate that this approach is robust to the high levels of noise present in iOCT B-scans and is suitable for the interventional use case by providing distance feedback at an average update rate of 15.66 Hz.
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- Michael Sommersperger
- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Technical University of Munich, Germany
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- Technical University of Munich, Germany
- Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Augenklinik, Munich, Germany
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- Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
- Technical University of Munich, Germany
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Subthreshold Nano-Second Laser Treatment and Age-Related Macular Degeneration. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10030484. [PMID: 33525639 PMCID: PMC7866172 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10030484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The presence of drusen is an important hallmark of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Laser-induced regression of drusen, first observed over four decades ago, has led to much interest in the potential role of lasers in slowing the progression of the disease. In this article, we summarise the key insights from pre-clinical studies into the possible mechanisms of action of various laser interventions that result in beneficial changes in the retinal pigment epithelium/Bruch's membrane/choriocapillaris interface. Key learnings from clinical trials of laser treatment in AMD are also summarised, concentrating on the evolution of laser technology towards short pulse, non-thermal delivery such as the nanosecond laser. The evolution in our understanding of AMD, through advances in multimodal imaging and functional testing, as well as ongoing investigation of key pathological mechanisms, have all helped to set the scene for further well-conducted randomised trials to further explore potential utility of the nanosecond and other subthreshold short pulse lasers in AMD.
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The Impact of Oxidative Stress on Blood-Retinal Barrier Physiology in Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Cells 2021; 10:cells10010064. [PMID: 33406612 PMCID: PMC7823525 DOI: 10.3390/cells10010064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The blood retinal barrier (BRB) is a fundamental eye component, whose function is to select the flow of molecules from the blood to the retina and vice-versa, and its integrity allows the maintenance of a finely regulated microenvironment. The outer BRB, composed by the choriocapillaris, the Bruch's membrane, and the retinal pigment epithelium, undergoes structural and functional changes in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness worldwide. BRB alterations lead to retinal dysfunction and neurodegeneration. Several risk factors have been associated with AMD onset in the past decades and oxidative stress is widely recognized as a key factor, even if the exact AMD pathophysiology has not been exactly elucidated yet. The present review describes the BRB physiology, the BRB changes occurring in AMD, the role of oxidative stress in AMD with a focus on the outer BRB structures. Moreover, we propose the use of cerium oxide nanoparticles as a new powerful anti-oxidant agent to combat AMD, based on the relevant existing data which demonstrated their beneficial effects in protecting the outer BRB in animal models of AMD.
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Corvi F, Corradetti G, Sadda SR. Correlation between the Angiographic Choriocapillaris and the Structural Inner Choroid. Curr Eye Res 2020; 46:871-877. [PMID: 33317343 DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2020.1846756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Purpose: To assess the correlation between the choriocapillaris (CC) on optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography and the inner choroid (IC) on structural OCT.Methods: In this prospective, cross-sectional, observational, pilot study, consecutive healthy subjects were imaged with a 6x6mm macular scan using OCTA PlexElite. Angiographic images of the CC were isolated using 10 μm-thick slab starting 21 μm posterior to the automatically segmented retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) band centerline. The structural en face OCT images of the IC were isolated using five 10 μm-thick slabs starting 11 to 51 μm posterior to the automatically segmented RPE band centerline. Retinal vessels masking was obtained by two methods: automated OCTA superficial vessel slab and automated structural OCT outer retina to CC (ORCC) slab. The en face OCT images were binarized for computation of the stromal index (SI). The flow deficits (FD) of the angiographic CC were correlated with the SI of the structural en face OCTs of the IC.Results: Twenty eyes of 20 subjects were enrolled. The strongest correlation was observed between the CC FD and the inner choroid SI of the 31-41 slab (IC SI31-41) using the ORCC mask (R = 0.603, p = .005). Similar results were observed when the analysis was repeated when using IC SI31-41 values obtained with the superficial vessels mask (R = 0.561, p = .01).Conclusions: The angiographic CC FD was significantly correlated with the structural inner choroidal stromal index. These findings suggest that there may be an opportunity to use structural OCT data to analyze the CC, which may allow longitudinal assessment from historical structural OCT datasets.
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- Federico Corvi
- Eye Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science "Luigi Sacco", Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.,Doheny Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.,Doheny Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.,Doheny Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Zouache MA, Bennion A, Hageman JL, Pappas C, Richards BT, Hageman GS. Macular retinal thickness differs markedly in age-related macular degeneration driven by risk polymorphisms on chromosomes 1 and 10. Sci Rep 2020; 10:21093. [PMID: 33273512 PMCID: PMC7713215 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78059-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The two most common genetic contributors to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of irreversible vision loss worldwide, are variants associated with CFH-CFHR5 on chromosome 1 (Chr1) and ARMS2/HTRA1 on chromosome 10 (Chr10). We sought to determine if risk and protective variants associated with these two loci drive differences in macular retinal thickness prior and subsequent to the onset of clinically observable signs of AMD. We considered 299 individuals (547 eyes) homozygous for risk variants or haplotypes on Chr1 or Chr10 exclusively (Chr1-risk and Chr10-risk, respectively) or homozygous for a neutral haplotype (Chr1-neu), for the protective I62 tagged haplotype (Chr1-prot-I62) or for the protection conferring CFHR1/3 deletion haplotype (Chr1-prot-del) on Chr1 without any risk alleles on Chr10. Among eyes with no clinically observable signs of AMD, the deletion of CFHR1/3, which is strongly protective against this disease, is associated with significantly thicker retinas in the perifovea. When controlling for age, Chr10-risk eyes with early or intermediate AMD have thinner retinas as compared to eyes from the Chr1-risk group with similar disease severity. Our analysis indicates that this difference likely results from distinct biological and disease initiation and progression events associated with Chr1- and Chr10-directed AMD.
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- Moussa A Zouache
- Steele Center for Translational Medicine, John A. Moran Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 84132, UT, USA.
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- Steele Center for Translational Medicine, John A. Moran Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 84132, UT, USA
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- Steele Center for Translational Medicine, John A. Moran Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 84132, UT, USA
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- Steele Center for Translational Medicine, John A. Moran Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 84132, UT, USA
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- Steele Center for Translational Medicine, John A. Moran Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 84132, UT, USA
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- Steele Center for Translational Medicine, John A. Moran Eye Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 84132, UT, USA.
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Zhang T, Kho AM, Zawadzki RJ, Jonnal RS, Yiu G, Srinivasan VJ. Visible light OCT improves imaging through a highly scattering retinal pigment epithelial wall. OPTICS LETTERS 2020; 45:5945-5948. [PMID: 33137037 PMCID: PMC7864585 DOI: 10.1364/ol.405398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Here we provide a counter-example to the conventional wisdom in biomedical optics that longer wavelengths aid deeper imaging in tissue. Specifically, we investigate visible light optical coherence tomography of Bruch's membrane (BM) in the non-pathologic eyes of humans and two mouse strains. Surprisingly, we find that shorter visible wavelengths improve the visualization of BM in pigmented eyes, where it is located behind a highly scattering layer of melanosomes in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). Monte Carlo simulations of radiative transport suggest that, while absorption and scattering are higher at shorter wavelengths, detected multiply scattered light from the RPE is preferentially attenuated relative to detected backscattered light from the BM.
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- Tingwei Zhang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, University of California Davis, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California 96817, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, University of California Davis, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California 96817, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, University of California Davis, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California 96817, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, University of California Davis, Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California 96817, USA
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Correlation between Visual Functions and Retinal Morphology in Eyes with Early and Intermediate Age-Related Macular Degeneration. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17176379. [PMID: 32887214 PMCID: PMC7503555 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17176379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Revised: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In early and intermediate age related macular degeneration (ARMD), visual acuity alone has failed to explain the complete variation of vision. The aim of the present study was to determine correlation between different visual functions and retinal morphology in eyes with early and intermediate ARMD. In this single center cross sectional study, patients diagnosed as early or intermediate ARMD in at least one eye were recruited. Visual functions measured were best- corrected distance visual acuity (DVA), near vision acuity (NVA), reading speed (RS), and contrast sensitivity (CS). Parameters such as thickness (RT) and volume (RV) of the retina, outer retinal layer thickness (ORLT) and volume (ORLV), outer nuclear layer thickness (ONLT) and volume (ONLV), retinal pigment epithelium layer-Bruch’s membrane complex thickness (RPET) and volume (RPEV) were assessed employing semi-auto segmentation method of Spectralis optical coherence tomography (OCT). Twenty-six eyes were evaluated. DVA, CS, and RS showed significantly good correlation with RPET, ONLT, and ONLV, whereas NVA showed good correlation with ONLV and RPET. The present study concluded that RS, CS, NVA, and DVA represent the morphological alteration in early stages and should be tested in clinical settings. ONLT, ONLV, and RPET morphological parameters can be employed as important biomarkers in diagnosis of early to intermediate ARMD.
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Karampelas M, Malamos P, Petrou P, Georgalas I, Papaconstantinou D, Brouzas D. Retinal Pigment Epithelial Detachment in Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmol Ther 2020; 9:739-756. [PMID: 32809132 PMCID: PMC7708599 DOI: 10.1007/s40123-020-00291-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Retinal pigment epithelial detachment is defined as a separation of the retinal pigment epithelium from the inner collagenous layer of Bruch’s membrane. It is a common manifestation in both dry and wet types of age-related macular degeneration. This review aims to provide a comprehensive guide to the pathophysiology, clinical and imaging characteristics, natural course and treatment of the various types of pigment epithelial detachments in order to assist in diagnosis and management of this important feature of age-related macular degeneration.
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- Michael Karampelas
- Ophthalmology Department, Hippokration General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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- First Division of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Division of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Division of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Division of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Cozzi M, Viola F, Belotti M, Cigada M, Cherepanoff S, Staurenghi G, Invernizzi A. The In Vivo Correlation between Retinal Pigment Epithelium Thickness and Quantitative Fundus Autofluorescence in a White Population. Ophthalmol Retina 2020; 5:365-373. [PMID: 32763425 DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2020.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the influence of age on the thickness of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)/Bruch's membrane (BM) complex and the quantitative autofluorescence (qAF) and to study the possible correlation existing between these 2 parameters in a healthy White population. DESIGN Cross-sectional, observational study. PARTICIPANTS Healthy White volunteers aged 18 to 65 years. METHODS All subjects underwent spectral domain OCT (SD-OCT) and qAF imaging with the Heidelberg HRA-Spectralis (Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany). Spectral domain OCT images were analyzed using the in-built graph-based automatic segmentation algorithm for single retinal layer identification to assess RPE/BM complex thickness in vivo. The thickness values of both inner and outer rings of the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) grid, generated by the software using the "RPE" segmentation, were averaged to obtain a single RPE/BM complex thickness value in each eye. Quantitative autofluorescence images were also evaluated using a dedicated software. The qAF values of 8 subfields forming a ring centered onto the fovea were collected and averaged to obtain a single qAF value (qAF8) in each eye. The correlation among the RPE/BM complex thickness, the qAF value, and the age of the subjects was investigated. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The in vivo correlation between RPE/BM complex thickness and qAF. RESULTS A total of 105 eyes from 105 subjects (mean age, 42.1 ± 13.9 years; range, 18-65) were included in the analysis. The mean RPE/BM complex thickness significantly increased with age (r = 0.33, P = 0.0006). The values of qAF also positively increased with age (P < 0.0001). A significant correlation was found between qAF and RPE/BM complex thickness (r = 0.27, P = 0.004). After adjusting for age, iris color, and gender, the correlation remained significant only for subjects aged less than 40 years (P = 0.009). CONCLUSIONS BM complex thickness was significantly co/BM complex thickness increased with age in a healthy White population. A similar increase was found for qAF values. After adjusting for age and iris color, qAF and RPE/BM complex thickness were still correlated in subjects aged less than 40 years. The RPE/BM complex thickness could reflect the lipofuscin/melanolipofuscin accumulation in normal subjects, adding great interest in RPE cell biology.
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- Mariano Cozzi
- Eye Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science "Luigi Sacco," Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Ophthalmological Unit, IRCCS-C à Granda Foundatione Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Eye Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science "Luigi Sacco," Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Eye Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science "Luigi Sacco," Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- The University of Sydney, Save Sight Institute, Discipline of Ophthalmology, Sydney Medical School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Eye Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science "Luigi Sacco," Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Eye Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Science "Luigi Sacco," Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; The University of Sydney, Save Sight Institute, Discipline of Ophthalmology, Sydney Medical School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Diéguez HH, González Fleitas MF, Aranda ML, Calanni JS, Keller Sarmiento MI, Chianelli MS, Alaimo A, Sande PH, Romeo HE, Rosenstein RE, Dorfman D. Melatonin protects the retina from experimental nonexudative age-related macular degeneration in mice. J Pineal Res 2020; 68:e12643. [PMID: 32133696 DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration (NE-AMD) represents the leading cause of blindness in the elderly. Currently, there are no available treatments for NE-AMD. We have developed a NE-AMD model induced by superior cervical ganglionectomy (SCGx) in C57BL/6J mice, which reproduces the disease hallmarks. Several lines of evidence strongly support the involvement of oxidative stress in NE-AMD-induced retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and outer retina damage. Melatonin is a proven and safe antioxidant. Our aim was analysing the effect of melatonin in the RPE/outer retina damage within experimental NE-AMD. The treatment with melatonin starting 48 h after SCGx, which had no effect on the ubiquitous choriocapillaris widening, protected visual functions and avoided Bruch´s membrane thickening, RPE melanin content, melanosome number loss, retinoid isomerohydrolase (RPE65)-immunoreactivity decrease, and RPE and hotoreceptor ultrastructural damage induced within experimental NE-AMD exclusively located at the central temporal (but not nasal) region. Melatonin also prevented the increase in outer retina/RPE oxidative stress markers and a decrease in mitochondrial mass at 6 weeks post-SCGx. Moreover, when the treatment with melatonin started at 4 weeks post-SCGx, it restored visual functions and reversed the decrease in RPE melanin content and RPE65-immunoreactivity. These findings suggest that melatonin could become a promising safe therapeutic strategy for NE-AMD.
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- Hernán H Diéguez
- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Cellular Dynamics and Nanotools, Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Exact and Natural Sciences/IQUIBICEN, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- School of Engineering and Agrarian Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, BIOMED/UCA/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Zhou H, Dai Y, Gregori G, Rosenfeld PR, Duncan JL, Schwartz DM, Wang RK. Automated morphometric measurement of the retinal pigment epithelium complex and choriocapillaris using swept source OCT. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 11:1834-1850. [PMID: 32341851 PMCID: PMC7173887 DOI: 10.1364/boe.385113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 03/01/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We report the development of an automated method to measure morphological features of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), Bruch's membrane (BM) and choriocapillaris (CC) using a commercially available swept source OCT (SS-OCT) system. The locations of the inner segment/outer segment (IS/OS), RPE and CC were determined by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) A-scan intensity profiles, which were used to calculate the mean IS/OS-to-RPE distance, mean RPE-to-CC distance, mean RPE-to-CC outer boundary distance, mean RPE thickness and mean CC thickness across the entire scan volume. The automated method was tested on two groups of normal subjects: younger age group (n=20, 30.3 ± 5.72 years, axial length = 24.2 ± 0.96 mm) and older age group (n=20, 80.8 ± 4.12 years, axial length = 23.5 ± 0.93 mm). The 6×6 mm macular scans were acquired from one eye of each subject. Repeatability of the measurements showed a coefficient of variance < 5% for all the cases. CC locations were confirmed qualitatively with pixel-by-pixel moving of the en face OCT/OCTA images. Relative distance and thickness maps of the RPE-BM-CC complex were generated for visualization of regional changes. We observed thinner CC, thinner RPE and increased RPE-to-CC distance in the older age group. Correlation between CC thickness and choroid thickness suggests that the CC thins with the overall thinning of the choroid. These metrics should be useful to reveal more morphological details of RPE-BM-CC complex, provide a better understanding of the CC in three dimensions, and further investigate potential functional relationships between RPE, BM and CC, and their involvement in age-related ocular diseases.
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- Hao Zhou
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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Ngolab J, Honma P, Rissman RA. Reflections on the Utility of the Retina as a Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease: A Literature Review. Neurol Ther 2019; 8:57-72. [PMID: 31833024 PMCID: PMC6908534 DOI: 10.1007/s40120-019-00173-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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As a part of the central nervous system, the retina may reflect both physiologic processes and abnormalities related to diseases of the brain. Indeed, a concerted effort has been put forth to understand how Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology may manifest in the retina as a means to assess the state of the AD brain. The development and refinement of ophthalmologic techniques for studying the retina in vivo have produced evidence of retinal degeneration in AD diagnosed patients. In this review, we will discuss retinal imaging techniques implemented to study the changes in AD retina as well as highlight the recent efforts made to correlate such findings to other clinical hallmarks of AD to assess the viability of the retina as a biomarker for AD.
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- Jennifer Ngolab
- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
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Retinal Thickness Changes throughout the Natural History of Drusen in Age-related Macular Degeneration. Optom Vis Sci 2019; 95:648-655. [PMID: 30063666 DOI: 10.1097/opx.0000000000001256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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SIGNIFICANCE Drusen are associated with retinal thinning in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). These changes, however, have mostly been examined at single time points, ignoring the evolution of drusen from emergence to regression. Understanding the full breadth of retinal changes associated with drusen will improve understanding of disease pathogenesis. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess how the natural history of drusen affects retinal thickness, focusing on the photoreceptor and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) layers. METHODS Spectral domain optical coherence tomography of subjects with intermediate AMD (n = 50) who attended the Centre for Eye Health, Sydney, Australia, for two separate visits (476 ± 16 days between visits) was extracted. Scans were automatically segmented with manufacturer software then assessed for drusen that had emerged, grown, or regressed between visits. For each identified lesion, the thickness of each retinal layer at the drusen peak and at adjacent drusen-free areas (150 μm nasal and temporal to the druse) was compared between visits. RESULTS Before drusen emergence, the RPE was significantly thicker at the drusen site (14.2 ± 2.6%) compared with neighboring drusen-free areas. There was a 71% sensitivity of RPE thickening predicting drusen emergence. Once drusen emerged, significant thinning of all outer retinal layers was observed, consistent with previous studies. Drusen growth was significantly correlated with thinning of the outer retina (r = -0.38, P < .001). Drusen regression resulted in outer retinal layers returning to thicknesses not significantly different from baseline. CONCLUSIONS The natural history of drusen is associated with RPE thickening before drusen emergence, thinning of the outer nuclear layer as well as photoreceptor and RPE layers proportional to drusen growth, and return to baseline thickness after drusen regression. These findings have useful clinical applications, providing a potential marker for predicting drusen emergence for AMD prognostic and intervention studies and highlighting that areas of normal retinal thickness in AMD may be former sites of regressed drusen.
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Flaxel CJ, Adelman RA, Bailey ST, Fawzi A, Lim JI, Vemulakonda GA, Ying GS. Age-Related Macular Degeneration Preferred Practice Pattern®. Ophthalmology 2019; 127:P1-P65. [PMID: 31757502 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA
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- Center for Preventative Ophthalmology and Biostatistics, Department of Ophthalmology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Nittala MG, Hogg RE, Luo Y, Velaga SB, Silva R, Alves D, Staurenghi G, Chakravarthy U, Sadda SR. Changes in Retinal Layer Thickness in the Contralateral Eye of Patients with Unilateral Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 3:112-121. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2018.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Treister AD, Nesper PL, Fayed AE, Gill MK, Mirza RG, Fawzi AA. Prevalence of Subclinical CNV and Choriocapillaris Nonperfusion in Fellow Eyes of Unilateral Exudative AMD on OCT Angiography. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2018; 7:19. [PMID: 30280004 PMCID: PMC6166896 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.7.5.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Purpose To determine the prevalence of subclinical choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in fellow eyes of patients with unilateral exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and to quantify choriocapillaris nonperfusion adjacent to CNV. Methods We retrospectively reviewed all patients with AMD who underwent OCTA and identified eyes with unilateral exudative AMD. We determined the presence of subclinical CNV on custom en face macular slabs of the outer retina and choriocapillaris and confirmed on cross-sectional scans. Two graders quantified the percent choriocapillaris area of nonperfusion (PCAN) in the entire choriocapillaris slab as well as in the “halo” zone (200 μm) surrounding subclinical and exudative CNV lesions. Results Of 140 AMD patients who underwent OCTA, 34 had unilateral exudative AMD, with five of the 34 fellow eyes (14.7%) having subclinical CNV. Compared with PCAN in the entire slab (10.333 ± 4.288%), we found that “halo” PCAN, surrounding CNV, was significantly higher (13.045 ± 5.809%; P < 0.001). Further, there was a trend for higher PCAN in exudative CNV eyes (15.267 ± 7.230%) compared with their fellow subclinical CNV eyes (10.823 ± 3.365%, P = 0.115). Conclusions There is a notable prevalence of subclinical CNV in fellow eyes with unilateral exudative CNV, and significantly greater choriocapillaris nonperfusion adjacent to all CNV lesions. We identified a trend for increased choriocapillaris nonperfusion in exudative AMD eyes as compared with their fellow subclinical CNV eyes, which deserves further study. Translational Relevance OCTA can be useful in clinical practice to detect subclinical CNV and study choriocapillaris dysfunction.
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- Alison D Treister
- Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, Kasr Al-Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography to evaluate the type and thickness of interdigitation zone band in adult Chinese. Sci Rep 2018; 8:12253. [PMID: 30115984 PMCID: PMC6095864 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-30848-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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To study types and thickness of interdigitation zone band in adult Chinese subjects, we conducted a cross-sectional study. The population-based Beijing Eye Study 2011 included 3468 individuals with a mean age of 64.6 ± 9.8 years. 263 people (263eyes) with a mean age of 64.8 years were randomly selected cases without macular diseases included in the study. A detailed ophthalmic examination was performed including SD-OCT for measurement of the thickness of interdigitation zone band. There are two types of interdigitation zone band; the type1 which can distinguish RPE–BM complex in 170 eyes; and the Type 2 which the two layers merged involved 93 eyes. In type1, the mean thickness of the interdigitation zone band was significantly thicker in the foveal center (16.46 ± 2.92 μm), then nasal macular region (16.19 ± 2.69 μm), temporal macular region (15.73 ± 2.68 . μm), superior region (15.72 ± 2.70 μm), and inferior macular region (14.84 ± 2.63 μm) (P all < 0.05). And the mean thickness of the interdigitation zone band in the foveal center associated with the subfoveal choroidal thickness (P = 0.025) and level of education (P = 0.033). The increase in the thickness of the interdigitation zone band may play a role in the pathophysiologic features of various age-related ocular conditions.
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Dieguez HH, Romeo HE, González Fleitas MF, Aranda ML, Milne GA, Rosenstein RE, Dorfman D. Superior cervical gangliectomy induces non-exudative age-related macular degeneration in mice. Dis Model Mech 2018; 11:dmm.031641. [PMID: 29361515 PMCID: PMC5894943 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.031641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 11/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Non-exudative age-related macular degeneration, a prevalent cause of blindness, is a progressive and degenerative disease characterized by alterations in Bruch's membrane, retinal pigment epithelium, and photoreceptors exclusively localized in the macula. Although experimental murine models exist, the vast majority take a long time to develop retinal alterations and, in general, these alterations are ubiquitous, with many resulting from non-eye-specific genetic manipulations; additionally, most do not always reproduce the hallmarks of human age-related macular degeneration. Choroid vessels receive sympathetic innervation from the superior cervical ganglion, which, together with the parasympathetic system, regulates blood flow into the choroid. Choroid blood flow changes have been involved in age-related macular degeneration development and progression. At present, no experimental models take this factor into account. The aim of this work was to analyze the effect of superior cervical gangliectomy (also known as ganglionectomy) on the choroid, Bruch's membrane, retinal pigment epithelium and retina. Adult male C57BL/6J mice underwent unilateral superior cervical gangliectomy and a contralateral sham procedure. Although superior cervical gangliectomy induced ubiquitous choroid and choriocapillaris changes, it induced Bruch's membrane thickening, loss of retinal pigment epithelium melanin content and retinoid isomerohydrolase, the appearance of drusen-like deposits, and retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptor atrophy, exclusively localized in the temporal side. Moreover, superior cervical gangliectomy provoked a localized increase in retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptor apoptosis, and a decline in photoreceptor electroretinographic function. Therefore, superior cervical gangliectomy recapitulated the main features of human non-exudative age-related macular degeneration, and could become a new experimental model of dry age-related macular degeneration, and a useful platform for developing new therapies. Summary: Ubiquitous alteration of choroid circulation causes localized retinal alterations in mice that are similar to human non-exudative age-related macular degeneration, thus providing a new potential experimental model of the disease.
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- Hernán H Dieguez
- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires C1121ABG, Argentina
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, BIOMED/UCA/CONICET, Buenos Aires C1107AFB, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires C1121ABG, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires C1121ABG, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires C1121ABG, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires C1121ABG, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Retinal Neurochemistry and Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Human Biochemistry, School of Medicine/CEFyBO, University of Buenos Aires/CONICET, Buenos Aires C1121ABG, Argentina
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Miyata M, Hata M, Ooto S, Ogino K, Gotoh N, Morooka S, Hasegawa T, Hirashima T, Sugahara M, Kuroda Y, Yamashiro K, Yoshimura N. CHOROIDAL AND RETINAL ATROPHY OF BIETTI CRYSTALLINE DYSTROPHY PATIENTS WITH CYP4V2 MUTATIONS COMPARED TO RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA PATIENTS WITH EYS MUTATIONS. Retina 2018; 37:1193-1202. [PMID: 27658286 DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000001323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare atrophy of the choroid and retina between Bietti crystalline dystrophy (BCD) patients and EYS-related retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patients with a similar degree of central visual field defects, age, and axial length (AL). METHODS Nine eyes of nine BCD patients with CYP4V2 mutations (BCD group) were examined. Moreover, we selected 10 eyes of 10 RP patients with EYS mutations matched for age, axial length, and mean deviation (measured with the 10-2 SITA standard program; EYS-RP group), and 10 eyes of 10 normal volunteers matched for age and axial length (control group). Macular thicknesses of the choroid and retina were measured via swept-source optical coherence tomography. RESULTS The macular choroid was significantly thinner in the BCD group than in the EYS-RP and control groups, although the thickness did not significantly differ between the EYS-RP and control groups. The macular retina was significantly thinner in the BCD and EYS-RP groups than in the control group, although the thickness did not significantly differ between the BCD and EYS-RP groups at most sites. CONCLUSION Bietti crystalline dystrophy patients with CYP4V2 mutations showed more severe macular choroid atrophy as compared to EYS-related RP patients. These different damage patterns suggest differences in choroidal expression between CYP4V2 and EYS.
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- Manabu Miyata
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Wei Y, Jiang H, Shi Y, Qu D, Gregori G, Zheng F, Rundek T, Wang J. Age-Related Alterations in the Retinal Microvasculature, Microcirculation, and Microstructure. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2017; 58:3804-3817. [PMID: 28744554 PMCID: PMC5527847 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.17-21460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Purpose To characterize age-related alterations in the retinal microcirculation, microvascular network, and microstructure in healthy subjects. Methods Seventy-four healthy subjects aged from 18 to 82 years were recruited and divided into four age groups (G1 with age <35 years, G2 with age 35 ∼ 49 years, G3 with age 50 ∼ 64 years, and G4 with age ≥65 years). Custom ultra-high resolution optical coherence tomography (UHR-OCT) was used to acquire six intraretinal layers of the macula. OCT angiography (OCTA) was used to image the retinal microvascular network. The retinal blood flow velocity (BFV) was measured using a Retinal Function Imager (RFI). Results Compared to G1, G2 had significant thinning of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) (P < 0.05), while G3 had thinning of the RNFL and ganglion cell and inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) (P < 0.05), in addition to thickening of the outer plexiform layer (OPL) and photoreceptor layer (PR) (P < 0.05). G4 had loss in retinal vessel density, thinning in RNFL and GCIPL, and decrease in venular BFV, in addition to thickening of the OPL and PR (P < 0.05). Age was negatively related to retinal vessel densities, the inner retinal layers, and venular BFV (P < 0.05). By contrast, age was positively related to OPL and PR (P < 0.05). Conclusions During aging, decreases in retinal vessel density, inner retinal layer thickness, and venular BFV were evident and impacted each other as observed by simultaneous changes in multiple retinal components.
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- Yantao Wei
- Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China,Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States,Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States
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- Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States
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- Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, United States
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Lee WH, Higuchi H, Ikeda S, Macke EL, Takimoto T, Pattnaik BR, Liu C, Chu LF, Siepka SM, Krentz KJ, Rubinstein CD, Kalejta RF, Thomson JA, Mullins RF, Takahashi JS, Pinto LH, Ikeda A. Mouse Tmem135 mutation reveals a mechanism involving mitochondrial dynamics that leads to age-dependent retinal pathologies. eLife 2016; 5:e19264. [PMID: 27863209 PMCID: PMC5117855 DOI: 10.7554/elife.19264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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While the aging process is central to the pathogenesis of age-dependent diseases, it is poorly understood at the molecular level. We identified a mouse mutant with accelerated aging in the retina as well as pathologies observed in age-dependent retinal diseases, suggesting that the responsible gene regulates retinal aging, and its impairment results in age-dependent disease. We determined that a mutation in the transmembrane 135 (Tmem135) is responsible for these phenotypes. We observed localization of TMEM135 on mitochondria, and imbalance of mitochondrial fission and fusion in mutant Tmem135 as well as Tmem135 overexpressing cells, indicating that TMEM135 is involved in the regulation of mitochondrial dynamics. Additionally, mutant retina showed higher sensitivity to oxidative stress. These results suggest that the regulation of mitochondrial dynamics through TMEM135 is critical for protection from environmental stress and controlling the progression of retinal aging. Our study identified TMEM135 as a critical link between aging and age-dependent diseases.
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- Wei-Hua Lee
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
- McPherson Eye Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
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- McPherson Eye Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
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- Institute for Molecular Virology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
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- Morgridge Institute for Research, Madison, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, United States
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- Transgenic Mouse Facility, Biotechnology Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
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- Translational Genomics Facility, Biotechnology Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
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- Institute for Molecular Virology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
- McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual, University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States
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- Department of Neuroscience, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, United States
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- Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, United States
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
- McPherson Eye Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, United States
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Associations with Retinal Pigment Epithelium Thickness Measures in a Large Cohort: Results from the UK Biobank. Ophthalmology 2016; 124:105-117. [PMID: 27720551 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To describe associations of ocular and systemic factors with retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)-Bruch's membrane (BM) complex thickness as measured by spectral-domain (SD) optical coherence tomography (OCT). DESIGN Multisite community-based study. This research has been conducted using the UK Biobank Resource. PARTICIPANTS Sixty-seven thousand three hundred eighteen people 40 to 69 years old received questionnaires, physical examination, and eye examination, including macular SD OCT. Systematic selection process identified 34 652 eyes with high-quality SD OCT images from normal individuals for analysis. METHODS We included people with no self-reported ocular disease, diabetes, or neurologic disorders; visual acuity of ≥20/25; refraction between -6 diopters (D) to 6 D, and IOP of 6 to 21 mmHg. Only high-quality, well-centered SD OCT images with central, stable fixation were included. Descriptive statistics, t tests, and regression analyses were performed. Multivariate regression modeling was used to adjust for covariates and to identify relationships between RPE-BM thickness and ocular and systemic features. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Retinal pigment epithelium-BM thickness, as measured by SD OCT segmentation using Topcon Advanced Boundary Segmentation at 9 Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study subfields. RESULTS Mean RPE-BM thickness was 26.3 μm (standard deviation, 4.8 μm) at central subfield. Multivariate regression with age stratification showed that RPE thinning became apparent after age 45. Among those aged ≤45, RPE-BM was significantly thicker among those of black or mixed/other race (+3.61 and +1.77 μm vs. white, respectively; P < 0.001) and higher hyperopia (+0.4 μm/D; P < 0.001), but not for other variables considered. Among those age >45, RPE-BM was significantly thinner with older age (-0.10 μm/year; P < 0.001), Asian ethnicity (-0.45 μm vs. white; P = 0.02), taller height (-0.02 μm/cm; P < 0.001), higher IOP (-0.03 μm/mmHg; P < 0.001), and regular smoking (-0.27 μm vs. nonsmokers; P = 0.02). In contrast, RPE-BM was significantly thicker among black or mixed/other race (+3.29 μm and +0.81 μm vs. white, respectively; P < 0.001) and higher hyperopia (+0.28 μm/D; P < 0.001). There was no significant association with sex or Chinese ethnicity. CONCLUSIONS We describe novel findings of RPE-BM thickness in normal individuals, a structure that varies with age, ethnicity, refraction, IOP, and smoking. The significant association with IOP is especially interesting and may have relevance for the etiology of glaucoma, while the association between age and smoking may have relevance for the etiology of age-related macular degeneration.
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Garweg JG. Makula-Atrophie bei feuchter altersabhängiger Makuladegeneration. Ophthalmologe 2016; 113:1036-1045. [DOI: 10.1007/s00347-016-0306-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Zanzottera EC, Messinger JD, Ach T, Smith RT, Freund KB, Curcio CA. The Project MACULA Retinal Pigment Epithelium Grading System for Histology and Optical Coherence Tomography in Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2015; 56:3253-68. [PMID: 25813989 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.15-16431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To seek pathways of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) fate in age-related macular degeneration via a morphology grading system; provide nomenclature, visualization targets, and metrics for clinical imaging and model systems. METHODS Donor eyes with geographic atrophy (GA) or choroidal neovascularization (CNV) and one GA eye with previous clinical spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) imaging were processed for histology, photodocumented, and annotated at predefined locations. Retinal pigment epithelial cells contained spindle-shaped melanosomes, apposed a basal lamina or basal laminar deposit (BLamD), and exhibited recognizable morphologies. Thicknesses and unbiased estimates of frequencies were obtained. RESULTS In 13 GA eyes (449 locations), 'Shedding,' 'Sloughed,' and 'Dissociated' morphologies were abundant; 22.2% of atrophic locations had 'Dissociated' RPE. In 39 CNV eyes (1363 locations), 37.3% of locations with fibrovascular/fibrocellular scar had 'Entombed' RPE; 'Sloughed,' 'Dissociated,' and 'Bilaminar' morphologies were abundant. Of abnormal RPE, CNV and GA both had ~35% 'Sloughed'/'Intraretinal,' with more Intraretinal in CNV (9.5% vs. 1.8%). 'Shedding' cells associated with granule aggregations in BLamD. The RPE layer did not thin, and BLamD remained thick, with progression. Granule-containing material consistent with three morphologies correlated to SDOCT hyperreflective foci in the previously examined GA patient. CONCLUSIONS Retinal pigment epithelium morphology indicates multiple pathways in GA and CNV. Atrophic/scarred areas have numerous cells capable of transcribing genes and generating imaging signals. Shed granule aggregates, possibly apoptotic, are visible in SDOCT, as are 'Dissociated' and 'Sloughed' cells. The significance of RPE phenotypes is addressable in longitudinal, high-resolution imaging in clinic populations. Data can motivate future molecular phenotyping studies.
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- Emma C Zanzottera
- Department of Ophthalmology University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, United States 2Eye Clinic, Department of Clinical Science "Luigi Sacco," Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, United States 3University Hospital Würzburg, Department of Ophthalmology, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, New York University School of Medicine, New York City, New York, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, New York University School of Medicine, New York City, New York, United States 5Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, New York, New York, United States 6LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Center, Manhattan Eye, Ear
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- Department of Ophthalmology University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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Vinas M, Dorronsoro C, Cortes D, Pascual D, Marcos S. Longitudinal chromatic aberration of the human eye in the visible and near infrared from wavefront sensing, double-pass and psychophysics. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2015; 6:948-62. [PMID: 25798317 PMCID: PMC4361447 DOI: 10.1364/boe.6.000948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Revised: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Longitudinal Chromatic Aberration (LCA) influences the optical quality of the eye. However, the reported LCA varies across studies, likely associated to differences in the measurement techniques. We present LCA measured in subjects using wavefront sensing, double-pass retinal images, and psychophysical methods with a custom-developed polychromatic Adaptive Optics system in a wide spectral range (450-950 nm), with control of subjects' natural aberrations. LCA measured psychophysically was significantly higher than that from reflectometric techniques (1.51 D vs 1.00 D in the 488-700 nm range). Ours results indicate that the presence of natural aberrations is not the cause for the discrepancies across techniques.
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Xiang P, Wu KC, Zhu Y, Xiang L, Li C, Chen DL, Chen F, Xu G, Wang A, Li M, Jin ZB. A novel Bruch's membrane-mimetic electrospun substrate scaffold for human retinal pigment epithelium cells. Biomaterials 2014; 35:9777-9788. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Accepted: 08/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Jobling AI, Guymer RH, Vessey KA, Greferath U, Mills SA, Brassington KH, Luu CD, Aung KZ, Trogrlic L, Plunkett M, Fletcher EL. Nanosecond laser therapy reverses pathologic and molecular changes in age‐related macular degeneration without retinal damage. FASEB J 2014; 29:696-710. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.14-262444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- A. I. Jobling
- Department of Anatomy and NeuroscienceThe University of MelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Centre for Eye Research AustraliaUniversity of MelbourneRoyal Victorian Eye and Ear HospitalVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of Anatomy and NeuroscienceThe University of MelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of Anatomy and NeuroscienceThe University of MelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of Anatomy and NeuroscienceThe University of MelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Centre for Eye Research AustraliaUniversity of MelbourneRoyal Victorian Eye and Ear HospitalVictoriaAustralia
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- Centre for Eye Research AustraliaUniversity of MelbourneRoyal Victorian Eye and Ear HospitalVictoriaAustralia
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- Centre for Eye Research AustraliaUniversity of MelbourneRoyal Victorian Eye and Ear HospitalVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of Anatomy and NeuroscienceThe University of MelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of Anatomy and NeuroscienceThe University of MelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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Cuenca N, Fernández-Sánchez L, Campello L, Maneu V, De la Villa P, Lax P, Pinilla I. Cellular responses following retinal injuries and therapeutic approaches for neurodegenerative diseases. Prog Retin Eye Res 2014; 43:17-75. [PMID: 25038518 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2014.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 296] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Revised: 07/03/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Retinal neurodegenerative diseases like age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and retinitis pigmentosa each have a different etiology and pathogenesis. However, at the cellular and molecular level, the response to retinal injury is similar in all of them, and results in morphological and functional impairment of retinal cells. This retinal degeneration may be triggered by gene defects, increased intraocular pressure, high levels of blood glucose, other types of stress or aging, but they all frequently induce a set of cell signals that lead to well-established and similar morphological and functional changes, including controlled cell death and retinal remodeling. Interestingly, an inflammatory response, oxidative stress and activation of apoptotic pathways are common features in all these diseases. Furthermore, it is important to note the relevant role of glial cells, including astrocytes, Müller cells and microglia, because their response to injury is decisive for maintaining the health of the retina or its degeneration. Several therapeutic approaches have been developed to preserve retinal function or restore eyesight in pathological conditions. In this context, neuroprotective compounds, gene therapy, cell transplantation or artificial devices should be applied at the appropriate stage of retinal degeneration to obtain successful results. This review provides an overview of the common and distinctive features of retinal neurodegenerative diseases, including the molecular, anatomical and functional changes caused by the cellular response to damage, in order to establish appropriate treatments for these pathologies.
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- Nicolás Cuenca
- Department of Physiology, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain; Multidisciplinary Institute for Environmental Studies "Ramon Margalef", University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
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- Department of Physiology, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Optics, Pharmacology and Anatomy, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Systems Biology, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Lozano Blesa University Hospital, Aragon Institute of Health Sciences, Zaragoza, Spain
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