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Otsuka Y, Imamura K, Oishi A, Asakawa K, Kondo T, Nakai R, Suga M, Inoue I, Sagara Y, Tsukita K, Teranaka K, Nishimura Y, Watanabe A, Umeyama K, Okushima N, Mitani K, Nagashima H, Kawakami K, Muguruma K, Tsujikawa A, Inoue H. Phototoxicity avoidance is a potential therapeutic approach for retinal dystrophy caused by EYS dysfunction. JCI Insight 2024; 9:e174179. [PMID: 38646933 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.174179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs) are progressive diseases leading to vision loss. Mutation in the eyes shut homolog (EYS) gene is one of the most frequent causes of IRD. However, the mechanism of photoreceptor cell degeneration by mutant EYS has not been fully elucidated. Here, we generated retinal organoids from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from patients with EYS-associated retinal dystrophy (EYS-RD). In photoreceptor cells of RD organoids, both EYS and G protein-coupled receptor kinase 7 (GRK7), one of the proteins handling phototoxicity, were not in the outer segment, where they are physiologically present. Furthermore, photoreceptor cells in RD organoids were vulnerable to light stimuli, and especially to blue light. Mislocalization of GRK7, which was also observed in eys-knockout zebrafish, was reversed by delivering control EYS into photoreceptor cells of RD organoids. These findings suggest that avoiding phototoxicity would be a potential therapeutic approach for EYS-RD.
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- Yuki Otsuka
- iPSC-based Drug discovery and Development Team, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Kyoto, Japan
- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- iPSC-based Drug discovery and Development Team, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Kyoto, Japan
- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP), Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan
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- iPSC-based Drug discovery and Development Team, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Kyoto, Japan
- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP), Kyoto, Japan
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- iPSC-based Drug discovery and Development Team, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Kyoto, Japan
- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- iPSC-based Drug discovery and Development Team, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Kyoto, Japan
- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP), Kyoto, Japan
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- iPSC-based Drug discovery and Development Team, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Kyoto, Japan
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- iPSC-based Drug discovery and Development Team, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Kyoto, Japan
- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Meiji University International Institute for Bio-Resource Research, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Division of Systems Medicine and Gene Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Systems Medicine and Gene Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Meiji University International Institute for Bio-Resource Research, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan
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- Department of iPS Cell Applied Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- iPSC-based Drug discovery and Development Team, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Kyoto, Japan
- Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP), Kyoto, Japan
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Machida A, Oishi A, Ikeda J, Kurihara J, Yoneda A, Tsuiki E, Hirata Y, Murakami R, Kitaoka T. Factors Associated with Success of Switching to Faricimab for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Refractory to Intravitreal Aflibercept. Life (Basel) 2024; 14:476. [PMID: 38672747 PMCID: PMC11051354 DOI: 10.3390/life14040476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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We investigated the factors associated with the success of switching to faricimab for type 1 macular neovascularization (MNV) refractory to intravitreal aflibercept (IVA). This retrospective cohort study included patients with type 1 MNV who were switched to faricimab because they were refractory to IVA at two centers. The primary endpoint was a more than two-week extension of the treatment interval after 6 months. In addition, factors related to the success or failure of extension and visual and anatomical outcomes were assessed. The analysis included 43 eyes from 43 patients. Extended dosing intervals of >2 weeks were identified in 14 eyes (32.6%). A short dosing interval before switching, absence of polypoidal lesions, and thin central choroidal thickness before switching were identified as factors involved in successful extension. For patients with refractory type 1 MNV, switching to faricimab is a safe and potential option to extend existing dosing intervals.
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- Akira Machida
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki 852-8102, Japan; (A.M.); (J.I.); (E.T.); (Y.H.); (R.M.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki 852-8102, Japan; (A.M.); (J.I.); (E.T.); (Y.H.); (R.M.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki 852-8102, Japan; (A.M.); (J.I.); (E.T.); (Y.H.); (R.M.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki 852-8104, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, Nagasaki 852-8104, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki 852-8102, Japan; (A.M.); (J.I.); (E.T.); (Y.H.); (R.M.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki 852-8102, Japan; (A.M.); (J.I.); (E.T.); (Y.H.); (R.M.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki 852-8102, Japan; (A.M.); (J.I.); (E.T.); (Y.H.); (R.M.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki 852-8102, Japan; (A.M.); (J.I.); (E.T.); (Y.H.); (R.M.); (T.K.)
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Kawashima Y, Hata M, Miyake M, Kusaka M, Oishi A, Ooto S, Tamura H, Miyata M, Uji A, Ueda-Arakawa N, Takahashi A, Tsujikawa A. MACULAR CHORIORETINAL ATROPHY AND VISUAL OUTCOMES IN RANIBIZUMAB- OR AFLIBERCEPT-TREATED MYOPIC CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION. Retina 2024; 44:127-135. [PMID: 37695978 DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000003930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the predictors of macular chorioretinal atrophy, consisting of patchy atrophy (PA) at the macula and choroidal neovascularization (CNV)-related macular atrophy (CNV-MA), during treatment with ranibizumab or aflibercept for myopic CNV (mCNV) and its impact on visual outcomes. METHODS This retrospective study included 82 eyes with treatment-naïve mCNV who were treated with pro re nata injections of ranibizumab or aflibercept. RESULTS Nine eyes (11.0%) presented with macular PA at baseline (PA group), and 73 eyes (89.0%) did not (non-PA group). VA improved during the first year in the non-PA group; a similar trend was noted in the PA group until 3 months after initial treatment. This improvement was maintained until 24 months ( P < 0.001) in the non-PA group, but not in the PA group. In the PA group, macular chorioretinal atrophy progressed faster ( P < 0.0001), and CNV-MA was more frequent during the 2 years of treatments ( P = 0.04). Even non-PA group eyes sometimes developed CNV-MA (42% at Month 24) if they had a larger CNV and thinner subfoveal choroidal thickness at baseline, resulting in poorer visual prognosis ( P < 0.01). CONCLUSION Macular PA at baseline was a risk factor for CNV-MA development and was associated with poor visual outcomes.
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- Yu Kawashima
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, Japan; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Takao M, Oishi A, Shimizu T, Kuwatsuka Y, Kitaoka T. Paracentral acute middle maculopathy in systemic sclerosis and subsequent branch retinal artery occlusion. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2023; 32:101955. [PMID: 38020208 PMCID: PMC10663736 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2023.101955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Purpose We report a case of systemic sclerosis-associated paracentral acute middle maculopathy (PAMM) in a young woman who subsequently developed branch retinal artery occlusion. Observations A 22-year-old woman presented with a paracentral scotoma. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) revealed bilateral paracentral acute middle maculopathy. Upon systemic examination, she was diagnosed with systemic sclerosis (SSc). She subsequently developed branch retinal artery occlusion despite vasodilator medications. After the prescription of aspirin, she did not experience a new event for one year. Conclusion and importance This case illustrates that SSc may affect the retinal vascular system and vision and cause PAMM. The optimal prophylaxis for patients with recurrent retinal events should be investigated in future studies.
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- Miki Takao
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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Sakata R, Miyata M, Ooto S, Tamura H, Ueda-Arakawa N, Muraoka Y, Miyake M, Hata M, Takahashi A, Kido A, Numa S, Mori Y, Tsuda K, Uji A, Oishi A, Tsujikawa A. TEN-YEAR VISUAL OUTCOME AND CHANGE IN CHORIORETINAL ATROPHY AFTER INTRAVITREAL RANIBIZUMAB FOR MACULAR NEOVASCULARIZATION IN PATHOLOGIC MYOPIA. Retina 2023; 43:1863-1871. [PMID: 37339449 DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000003869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the 10-year visual outcome and chorioretinal atrophy after a single intravitreal ranibizumab injection followed by a pro re nata regimen for myopic macular neovascularization in pathologic myopia, and to identify the factors associated with 10-year best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). METHODS This retrospective observational study evaluated 26 consecutive treatment-naïve eyes (26 patients) with myopic macular neovascularization in pathologic myopia who underwent a single intravitreal ranibizumab followed by a pro re nata regimen of intravitreal ranibizumab and/or intravitreal aflibercept injection and observed over 10 years. We assessed changes in BCVA and morphological parameters, including the META-PM Study category as a chorioretinal atrophy index. RESULTS The logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution BCVA changed from 0.36 (Snellen, 20/45) ± 0.39 to 0.39 (20/49) ± 0.36 over 10 years of observation. Compared to baseline, 1-year BCVA improved ( P = 0.002), whereas 2 to 10-year BCVA was not significantly different. Total injection frequency was 3.8 ± 2.6. In none of the eyes, 10-year BCVA was 20/200 or less. Ten-year BCVA correlated with baseline BCVA ( P = 0.01, r = 0.47). The META-PM Study category progressed in 60% of eyes. There were no drug-induced complications. CONCLUSION Best-corrected visual acuity in eyes with myopic macular neovascularization in pathologic myopia was maintained for 10 years after a single intravitreal ranibizumab followed by a pro re nata regimen without drug-induced complications. The META-PM Study category progressed in 60% of eyes, especially those with older baseline age. Early diagnosis and treatment of myopic macular neovascularization are essential to maintain good long-term BCVA.
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- Ryo Sakata
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan; and
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki City, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto City, Japan; and
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Asano S, Asaoka R, Oishi A, Fujino Y, Murata H, Azuma K, Miyata M, Obata R, Inoue T. Investigating the clinical validity of the guided progression analysis definition with 10-2 visual field in retinitis pigmentosa. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0291208. [PMID: 37682905 PMCID: PMC10490847 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the clinical validity of the Guided Progression Analysis definition (GPAD) and cluster-based definition (CBD) with the Humphrey Field Analyzer (HFA) 10-2 test in retinitis pigmentosa (RP). METHODS Ten non-progressive RP visual fields (VFs) (HFA 10-2 test) were simulated for each of 10 VFs of 111 eyes (10 simulations × 10 VF sequencies × 111 eyes = 111,000 VFs; Dataset 1). Using these simulated VFs, the specificity of GPAD for the detection of progression was determined. Using this dataset, similar analyses were conducted for the CBD, in which the HFA 10-2 test was divided into four quadrants. Subsequently, the Hybrid Definition was designed by combining the GPAD and CBD; various conditions of the GPAD and CBD were altered to approach a specificity of 95.0%. Subsequently, actual HFA 10-2 tests of 116 RP eyes (10 VFs each) were collected (Dataset 2), and true positive rate, true negative rate, false positive rate, and the time required to detect VF progression were evaluated and compared across the GPAD, CBD, and Hybrid Definition. RESULTS Specificity values were 95.4% and 98.5% for GPAD and CBD, respectively. There were no significant differences in true positive rate, true negative rate, and false positive rate between the GPAD, CBD, and Hybrid Definition. The GPAD and Hybrid Definition detected progression significantly earlier than the CBD (at 4.5, 5.0, and 4.5 years, respectively). CONCLUSIONS The GPAD and the optimized Hybrid Definition exhibited similar ability for the detection of progression, with the specificity reaching 95.4%.
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- Shotaro Asano
- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Asahi General Hospital, Asahi, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
- Seirei Christopher University, Shizuoka, Japan
- Nanovision Research Division, Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
- The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology and Micro-Technology, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan
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Machida A, Oishi A, Tsuiki E, Maekawa Y, Kurihara J, Hirata Y, Machida E, Kitaoka T. INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENCE AND CAUSES OF ACUTE VISION LOSS DURING ANTI-VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR THERAPY FOR NEOVASCULAR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION DURING A FOUR-YEAR FOLLOW-UP. Retina 2023; 43:888-896. [PMID: 36657167 DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000003740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of patients with age-related macular degeneration who experienced acute vision loss despite periodic injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment for 4 years. METHODS This retrospective cohort study included patients who were diagnosed with treatment-naive neovascular age-related macular degeneration and completed a 4-year follow-up. The incidence and risk factors for the occurrence of three or more lines of visual loss at every checkup were investigated. RESULTS The analysis included 76 eyes of 76 patients. Acute vision loss occurred in 30 eyes (39.5%) over 4 years. Lower baseline best-corrected visual acuity and disrupted ellipsoid zone were independent predictors of vision loss occurrence. Although the causes and timing of visual acuity loss varied, retinal pigment epithelium tears were observed only in the first year. Most patients (86.7%) who experienced vision loss recovered their vision to pre-loss levels at least once; however, the final best-corrected visual acuity was worse than that in the group that did not experience acute vision loss. CONCLUSION Approximately half of the patients with age-related macular degeneration experienced acute vision loss during a 4-year follow-up, despite continuous anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment. Most patients recovered from vision losses temporarily; however, they experienced worse visual outcomes subsequently.
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- Akira Machida
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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Asaoka R, Miyata M, Oishi A, Fujino Y, Murata H, Azuma K, Obata R, Inoue T. Relationship between visual acuity and visual field and its reproducibility in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. Eye (Lond) 2023; 37:1094-1099. [PMID: 35444265 PMCID: PMC10101998 DOI: 10.1038/s41433-022-02043-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES To investigate the association between visual acuity (VA) and visual field (VF) and its reproducibility in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). SUBJECTS/METHODS The study cohort comprised 227 eyes of 227 patients with RP. The reproducibility of two Humphrey VF tests (10-2 Swedish Interactive Threshold Algorithm [SITA] tests) performed within a period of 3 months was calculated using the root mean squared error (RMSE) of each VF test point's sensitivity. The association between the logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) VA and VF sensitivity was investigated. Additionally, the relationship between RMSE and age, fixation loss, false positives, false negatives, and logMAR VA was determined. RESULTS The association between visual sensitivity and VA was most tight at the fovea, and it became weak toward the peripheral region in an eccentric manner. VF reproducibility appreciably increased as VA decreased. In particular, reproducibility was significantly decreased when logMAR VA was >0.5 compared with logMAR VA ≤ 0. CONCLUSION Reproducibility of VF tests decreases with a decrease in VA. Careful consideration is necessary when a patient's logMAR VA is >0.5.
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- Ryo Asaoka
- Department of Ophthalmology, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
- Seirei Christopher University, Shizuoka, Japan.
- Nanovision Research Division, Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan.
- The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Shizuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology and Micro-Technology, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan
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Nagasato D, Sogawa T, Tanabe M, Tabuchi H, Numa S, Oishi A, Ohashi Ikeda H, Tsujikawa A, Maeda T, Takahashi M, Ito N, Miura G, Shinohara T, Egawa M, Mitamura Y. Estimation of Visual Function Using Deep Learning From Ultra-Widefield Fundus Images of Eyes With Retinitis Pigmentosa. JAMA Ophthalmol 2023; 141:305-313. [PMID: 36821134 PMCID: PMC9951103 DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2022.6393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Importance There is no widespread effective treatment to halt the progression of retinitis pigmentosa. Consequently, adequate assessment and estimation of residual visual function are important clinically. Objective To examine whether deep learning can accurately estimate the visual function of patients with retinitis pigmentosa by using ultra-widefield fundus images obtained on concurrent visits. Design, Setting, and Participants Data for this multicenter, retrospective, cross-sectional study were collected between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2018. This study included 695 consecutive patients with retinitis pigmentosa who were examined at 5 institutions. Each of the 3 types of input images-ultra-widefield pseudocolor images, ultra-widefield fundus autofluorescence images, and both ultra-widefield pseudocolor and fundus autofluorescence images-was paired with 1 of the 31 types of ensemble models constructed from 5 deep learning models (Visual Geometry Group-16, Residual Network-50, InceptionV3, DenseNet121, and EfficientNetB0). We used 848, 212, and 214 images for the training, validation, and testing data, respectively. All data from 1 institution were used for the independent testing data. Data analysis was performed from June 7, 2021, to December 5, 2022. Main Outcomes and Measures The mean deviation on the Humphrey field analyzer, central retinal sensitivity, and best-corrected visual acuity were estimated. The image type-ensemble model combination that yielded the smallest mean absolute error was defined as the model with the best estimation accuracy. After removal of the bias of including both eyes with the generalized linear mixed model, correlations between the actual values of the testing data and the estimated values by the best accuracy model were examined by calculating standardized regression coefficients and P values. Results The study included 1274 eyes of 695 patients. A total of 385 patients were female (55.4%), and the mean (SD) age was 53.9 (17.2) years. Among the 3 types of images, the model using ultra-widefield fundus autofluorescence images alone provided the best estimation accuracy for mean deviation, central sensitivity, and visual acuity. Standardized regression coefficients were 0.684 (95% CI, 0.567-0.802) for the mean deviation estimation, 0.697 (95% CI, 0.590-0.804) for the central sensitivity estimation, and 0.309 (95% CI, 0.187-0.430) for the visual acuity estimation (all P < .001). Conclusions and Relevance Results of this study suggest that the visual function estimation in patients with retinitis pigmentosa from ultra-widefield fundus autofluorescence images using deep learning might help assess disease progression objectively. Findings also suggest that deep learning models might monitor the progression of retinitis pigmentosa efficiently during follow-up.
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- Daisuke Nagasato
- Department of Ophthalmology, Saneikai Tsukazaki Hospital, Himeji, Japan,Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan,Department of Technology and Design Thinking for Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saneikai Tsukazaki Hospital, Himeji, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saneikai Tsukazaki Hospital, Himeji, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saneikai Tsukazaki Hospital, Himeji, Japan,Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan,Department of Technology and Design Thinking for Medicine, Hiroshima University Graduate School, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Research Center, Kobe City Eye Hospital, Kobe, Japan,Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan
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- Research Center, Kobe City Eye Hospital, Kobe, Japan,Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan,Vision Care Inc, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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Miyagi S, Oishi A, Tsuiki E, Kitaoka T. Geometric Morphometrics Can Predict Postoperative Visual Acuity Changes in Patients With Epiretinal Membrane: A Retrospective Study. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2023; 12:24. [PMID: 36692457 PMCID: PMC9896846 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.12.1.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Purpose To investigate the efficacy of the geometric morphometrics method for the evaluation of retinal deformation in patients with epiretinal membrane (ERM) and determine whether the degree of deformation can serve as a predictive factor for postoperative visual outcome. Methods We retrospectively evaluated data from 29 eyes of 29 patients with primary ERM. Preoperative optical coherence tomography images were compared with images of their normal fellow eyes using the geometric morphometrics thin-plate spline technique. Conventional parameters such as retinal layer thickness and previously reported indices were also measured. The correlation between the preoperative parameters and visual acuity was evaluated. Statistical comparisons were performed using a paired t-test, and associations between the optical coherence tomography image parameters and visual acuity were determined using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. Results Bending energy, which was calculated using geometric morphometrics, was significantly associated with visual acuity as well as conventional optical coherence tomography parameters and previously reported indices. Multiple regression analysis showed that bending energy was an independent predictive factor for postoperative visual acuity changes. Conclusions The geometric morphometrics method is an effective approach for evaluating the severity of ERM and predicting the efficacy of surgery. Translational Relevance Geometric morphometrics can effectively evaluate retinal deformation in eyes with epiretinal membrane.
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- Sugao Miyagi
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Japan
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Tsuda K, Oishi A, Kitaoka T. Optic disc hemorrhage in a young female following mRNA coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2022; 16:462. [PMID: 36482489 PMCID: PMC9733278 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-022-03690-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Since the development of the coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine, there have been many reports of its adverse effects. While respiratory symptoms are common, many other symptoms in various organs have been reported. Herein, we report a case of optic disc and retinal hemorrhage that developed immediately after coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination. CASE PRESENTATION A healthy 18-year-old Japanese female noticed floater in the left eye 1 day after the second vaccination for coronavirus disease 2019 (Pfizer Inc.). Her visual acuity was 20/20 in the left eye, and Goldmann visual field test showed a relative scotoma around blind spot and in the temporal lower quadrant. It was considered due to subretinal hemorrhage and optic disc swelling. Fundus examination revealed retinal and optic disc hemorrhage. Pupillary reflex was intact and central critical flicker was not impaired, indicating that optic nerve was not involved. There was no sign of inflammation, vascular abnormality, nor history of an intense Valsalva maneuver. The hemorrhage resolved spontaneously within 5 months. CONCLUSION This case expands the clinical presentation of coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination-associated ocular adverse events, and it should be kept in mind when patients with similar symptoms visit clinics. The case report will help clinicians avoid unnecessary and invasive examinations and treatment.
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- Kyohei Tsuda
- grid.174567.60000 0000 8902 2273Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501 Japan
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- grid.174567.60000 0000 8902 2273Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501 Japan
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- grid.174567.60000 0000 8902 2273Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501 Japan
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Oishi A, Maekawa Y, Kitaoka T. Re: Singh et al: Efficacy outcomes of brolucizumab versus aflibercept in neovascular age-related macular degeneration patients with early residual fluid (Ophthalmol Retina. 2022;6:377-386). Ophthalmol Retina 2022; 6:1264. [PMID: 36462790 DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2022.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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- Akio Oishi
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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Tagawa M, Ooto S, Yamashiro K, Tamura H, Oishi A, Uji A, Miyata M, Miyake M, Takahashi A, Ichioka A, Tsujikawa A. Choriocapillaris flow deficit in a pachychoroid spectrum disease using en face optical coherence tomography angiography averaging. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0271747. [PMID: 36094941 PMCID: PMC9467345 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Purpose
To investigate the choriocapillaris changes associated with pachychoroid pigment epitheliopathy (PPE) in comparison with healthy eyes.
Methods
Nine 3 × 3 mm macular optical coherence tomography angiography images were acquired in patients with PPE and age-matched healthy participants. Multiple en face image averaging of the choriocapillaris was binarized for quantitative image analysis of the flow voids. In PPE eyes, we evaluated the presence of pachyvessels and the association between the location of the choriocapillaris flow deficit and pachyvessels.
Results
Thirty-two eyes with PPE and 30 eyes of healthy participants were included. In PPE eyes, the mean total area (1.16 ± 0.18 vs. 0.91 ± 0.16, p < 0.001) and average size of the flow voids (790 ± 144 vs. 520 ± 138; p < 0.001) were significantly larger than those in control eyes. Composite images of the choriocapillaris and choroid showed choriocapillaris flow deficits just above and outside the pachyvessels. The mean proportion of the flow void area overlying the pachyvessels against the whole flow void area of the choriocapillaris was 21.3% ± 10.2% (9.38%-44.42%) in PPE eyes.
Conclusions
In PPE eyes, the blood flow area of the choriocapillaris decreased diffusely within the macular area compared to control eyes, and the choriocapillaris flow deficit was not necessarily related to pachyvessel location.
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- Miho Tagawa
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Japanese Red Cross Otsu Hospital, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Yoshida M, Suda K, Oishi A, Fujimoto M, Nakano E, Kashii S, Ohsumi A, Tsujikawa A. Bilateral Orbital Inflammation as a Manifestation of Paraneoplastic Syndrome. Case Rep Ophthalmol 2022; 13:534-541. [PMID: 36160479 PMCID: PMC9386409 DOI: 10.1159/000525632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes (PNS) constitute a rare group of disorders whose optimal treatment is yet to be established. We report a patient with bilateral orbital inflammation associated with PNS, who responded well to surgical resection of the primary tumor. An 83-year-old woman was referred to our department for treatment of a progressive reduction in visual acuity and palpebral swelling in both eyes for the past 2 months. She was scheduled to undergo thoracic surgery for lung cancer. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in the right and left eye had worsened from 0.3 to 0.5 one month before she was referred to our department to 0.03 and 0.07, respectively. A slit-lamp examination revealed edema in both eyelids. Goldmann perimetry revealed several paracentral scotomas with constriction of the peripheral visual fields of both eyes, along with central absolute scotomas in V-4e isopter in the right eye. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed swelling of the bilateral extraocular muscles, which compressed the bilateral optic nerves at the orbital apex. Seven days after the resection of the lung cancer, the BCVA improved to 0.07 and 0.15 in the right and left eyes, respectively, without concomitant immunotherapy. Intravenous methylprednisolone (500 mg/day) was administered for 3 days to treat the residual orbital inflammation. Fourteen days after surgery, the BCVA further improved to 0.4 and 0.5 in the right and left eyes, respectively. Swelling of the bilateral extraocular muscles and the visual field abnormalities improved dramatically. Early diagnosis is crucial for the management of PNS.
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- Miyo Yoshida
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- *Kenji Suda,
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Aichi Syukutoku University, Nagakute, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Yoshida M, Oishi A, Miyake M, Ooto S, Tamura H, Miyata M, Takahashi A, Hata M, Yamashiro K, Tsujikawa A. Rescue Photodynamic Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Refractory to Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Monotherapy. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2022; 38:102745. [PMID: 35123015 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2022.102745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND To evaluate the 3-year outcome in eyes with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) treated with intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor monotherapy or rescue therapy using standard verteporfin photodynamic therapy (PDT), and corroborate efficacy of rescue PDT. METHODS Patients were administered aflibercept injections once a month for 3 months followed by once every 2 months in the first year. After year 1, treatment with aflibercept monotherapy as indicated or in combination with PDT at the retinal specialist's discretion. Only cases completing the three-year follow-up were included. Regression analysis with visual acuity and macular atrophy at year 3 was performed for the dependent variable. RESULTS Of the 292 eyes, 15 eyes underwent rescue PDT following year 1. The best-corrected visual acuity (logarithm of minimal angle of resolution, mean/Snellen equivalent ± SD) was 0.35 (20/45) ± 0.38, 0.23 (20/30) ± 0.36, 0.26 (20/35) ± 0.38, and 0.31 (20/40) ± 0.42 at baseline, year 1, year 2, and year 3, respectively. Multiple regression analysis revealed that the rescue PDT was significantly associated with macular atrophy and poor visual outcome at year 3 (odds ratio = 1.2, p < 0.001; β = 0.23, p = 0.0029, respectively). CONCLUSIONS The visual outcome in eyes with nAMD retained baseline levels at year 3; however, patients treated with rescue PDT developed macular atrophy more frequently and poor visual outcomes.
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- Miyo Yoshida
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki, 852- 8102, Japan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Departments of Ophthalmology and Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Centre, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan; Department of Ophthalmology, Japanese Red Cross Otsu Hospital, 1 Chome-1-35 Nagara, Otsu, Shiga, 520-0046, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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Yamada K, Oishi A, Kusano M, Kinoshita H, Tsuiki E, Kitaoka T. Effect of inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique on small-medium size macular holes. Sci Rep 2022; 12:731. [PMID: 35031664 PMCID: PMC8760271 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-04739-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Inverted internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap technique was developed to achieve macular hole (MH) closure in large MH and refractory cases. In this study, we evaluate the effect of the technique for small-medium size MH. We recruited patients who underwent vitrectomy for small-medium size (< 400 μm) MH with either inverted ILM flap technique (flap group) or with conventional ILM peeling (peeling group). Using propensity score, 21 eyes of 21 patients in the peeling group were matched against 21 eyes of 21 patients in the flap group. We compared MH closure rate, postoperative visual acuity, and recovery of the external limiting membrane (ELM) and ellipsoid zone (EZ). The MH closure rate was not different between the two groups (flap vs peeling: 90% vs 100%, P = 0.49). Whereas there was no significant difference in visual acuity improvement between the two groups, the flap group showed more disruption of the ELM 3 months after surgery and of the EZ at 3 and 6 months after surgery (P = 0.02, P = 0.03, and P = 0.04, respectively). The result suggested that inverted ILM flap technique does not have additional benefits for small-medium size MHs and may delay recovery of retinal integrity.
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- Kanako Yamada
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki, 852-8102, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki, 852-8102, Japan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki, 852-8102, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki, 852-8102, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki, 852-8102, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki, 852-8102, Japan
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Asaoka R, Oishi A, Fujino Y, Murata H, Azuma K, Miyata M, Obata R, Inoue T. Association between the number of visual fields and the accuracy of future prediction in eyes with retinitis pigmentosa. BMJ Open Ophthalmol 2021; 6:e000900. [PMID: 34869907 PMCID: PMC8603256 DOI: 10.1136/bmjophth-2021-000900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Purpose To evaluate the minimum number of visual fields (VFs) required to precisely predict future VFs in eyes with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Methods A series of 12 VFs (Humphrey Field Analyzer 10–2 test (8.9 years in average) were analysed from 102 eyes of 52 patients with RP. The absolute error to predict the 12th VF using the prior 11 VFs was calculated in a pointwise manner, using the linear regression, and the 95% CI range was determined. Then, using 3–10 initial VFs, next VFs (4th to 11th VFs, respectively) were also predicted. The minimum number of VFs required for the mean absolute prediction error to reach the 95% CI was identified. Similar analyses were iterated for the second and third next VF predictions. Similar analyses were conducted using mean deviation (MD). Results In the pointwise analysis, the minimum number of VFs required to reach the 95% CI for the 12th VF was five (first and second next VF predictions) and six (third next VF prediction). For the MD analysis, three (first and second next VF predictions) and four (third next VF prediction) VFs were required to reach 95% CI for the 12th VF. Conclusions The minimum number of VFs required to obtain accurate predictions of the future VF was five or six in the pointwise analysis and three or four in the analysis with MD.
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- Ryo Asaoka
- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Nanovision Research Division, Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan.,The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Shizuoka, Japan.,Seirei Christopher University, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medichine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology and Micro-Technology, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan
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Asano S, Oishi A, Asaoka R, Fujino Y, Murata H, Azuma K, Miyata M, Obata R, Inoue T. Detecting Progression of Retinitis Pigmentosa Using the Binomial Pointwise Linear Regression Method. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2021; 10:15. [PMID: 34757391 PMCID: PMC8590177 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.10.13.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Purpose A method of evaluating central visual field (VF) progression in eyes with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) has still to be established. We previously reported the potential merit of applying a binomial test to pointwise linear regression (binomial PLR) in glaucoma progression. In the current study, we investigated the usefulness of binomial PLR in eyes with RP. Methods A series of 10 VFs (VF 1–10, Humphrey field analyzer, 10-2 test) from 196 eyes of 103 patients with RP were collected retrospectively. The PLR was performed by regressing the total deviation of all test points with the complete series of 10 VFs. The accuracy (positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and false-positive rate) and the time required to detect VF progression with shorter VF series (from VF 1–5 to VF 1–9) were compared across the binomial PLR, a permutation analysis of PLR (PoPLR), and a mean deviation (MD) trend analysis. Results In evaluating VF progression, the binomial PLR was comparable with the PoPLR and MD trend analyses in its positive predictive value (0.55 to 0.95), negative predictive value (0.67 to 0.92), and false-positive rate (0.01 to 0.05). The binomial PLR required significantly less time to detect VF progression (5.0 ± 2.0 years) than the PoPLR and MD trend analyses (P < 0.01, P < 0.001, respectively). Conclusions The application of a binomial PLR achieved reliable and earlier detection of central VF progression in eyes with RP. Translational Relevance A binomial PLR was useful in assessing VF progression in RP.
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- Shotaro Asano
- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Asahi General Hospital, Asahi, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.,Seirei Christopher University, Shizuoka, Japan.,Nanovision Research Division, Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan.,The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology and Micro-Technology, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan
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Hasegawa T, Oishi A, Ikeda HO, Numa S, Miyata M, Otsuka Y, Oishi M, Tsujikawa A. Detection Sensitivity of Retinitis Pigmentosa Progression Using Static Perimetry and Optical Coherence Tomography. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2021; 10:31. [PMID: 34323953 PMCID: PMC8322706 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.10.8.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose To compare the detection sensitivities of the progression of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) by automated perimetry to obtain the mean deviation (MD) and total point score and by optical coherence tomography (OCT) to determine the residual ellipsoid zone (EZ) length and thickness of retinal layers. Methods Twenty-two eyes of 22 patients with RP who underwent annual automated perimetry (Humphrey Field Analyzer 10-2) and OCT examinations during the same period more than four times were included. Disease progression was evaluated using linear regression analysis with the least-squares method. The disease progression speed and interinspection fluctuations for the different examinations were compared using standardized values. The progression detection ability factor, defined as the average of the least squares divided by the square of annual change, was used to compare the sensitivities of the examinations for detecting the progression of RP. Results EZ length showed a high correlation with MD (R = 0.87; P = 1.12E-07) at baseline. Disease progression was detected more frequently using EZ length (12/22 eyes) than using MD (3/22 eyes; P = 0.004) or central retinal thickness (1/11 eyes; P = 0.012). Linear regression using standardized values showed that the EZ length had the fastest annual change, with the smallest least absolute values. EZ length was more sensitive for detecting RP progression than MD, total point score, visual acuity, or central retinal thickness. Conclusions EZ measurement was sensitive for detecting RP progression, and the results of this study indicate that EZ length is appropriate for end points in clinical trials. Translational Relevance The study provides a basis for conducting future clinical trials.
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- Tomoko Hasegawa
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Omoto T, Oishi A, Asaoka R, Fujino Y, Murata H, Azuma K, Miyata M, Obata R, Inoue T. Development and validation of a visual field cluster in retinitis pigmentosa. Sci Rep 2021; 11:9671. [PMID: 33958698 PMCID: PMC8102544 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89233-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The aim was to establish and evaluate a new clustering method for visual field (VF) test points to predict future VF in retinitis pigmentosa. A Humphrey Field Analyzer 10-2 test was clustered using total deviation values from 858 VFs. We stratified 68 test points into 24 sectors. Then, mean absolute error (MAE) of the sector-wise regression with them (S1) was evaluated using 196 eyes with 10 VF sequences and compared to pointwise linear regression (PLR), mean sensitivity of total area (MS) and also another sector-wise regression basing on VF mapping for glaucoma (29 sectors; S2). MAE with S1 were smaller than with PLR when between the first-third and first-seventh VFs were used. MAE with the method were significantly smaller than those of S2 when between the first-sixth and first-ninth VFs were used. The MAE of MS was smaller than those with S1 only when first to 3rd and first to 4th VFs were used; however, the prediction accuracy became far larger than any other methods when larger number of VFs were used. More accurate prediction was achieved using this new sector-wise regression than with PLR. In addition, the obtained cluster was more useful than that for glaucoma to predict progression.
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- Takashi Omoto
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan. .,Department of Ophthalmology, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan. .,Seirei Christopher University, Shizuoka, Japan. .,Nanovision Research Division, Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan. .,The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Shizuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Seirei Hamamatsu General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology and Micro-Technology, Yokohama City University, Kanagawa, Japan
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Elfandi S, Ooto S, Miyata M, Ueda-Arakawa N, Subhi Y, Yamashiro K, Tamura H, Oishi A, Hata M, Yoshimura N, Tsujikawa A. Effects of Intravitreous Aflibercept Injection in Pachychoroid Neovasculopathy: Comparison with Typical Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Clin Ophthalmol 2021; 15:1539-1549. [PMID: 33883872 PMCID: PMC8054474 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s285257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Purpose To compare the 12-month efficacy of intravitreous aflibercept (IVA) injection between eyes with pachychoroid neovasculopathy and neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Methods Retrospective, comparative case series analysis. Twenty-seven eyes with pachychoroid neovasculopathy and sixty-three eyes with neovascular AMD. All patients received three initial monthly, followed by bimonthly, IVA injections. Results Twelve months after initial treatment, the mean best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) had improved both in pachychoroid neovasculopathy (from 0.28 to 0.14 logMAR; P = 0.001) and neovascular AMD (from 0.40 to 0.29 logMAR; P < 0.001). Twelve months after initial treatment, eyes with pachychoroid neovasculopathy exhibited decreased mean central retinal thickness (CRT) and subfoveal choroidal thickness (both, P < 0.001) and presence of polyps (P = 0.039) and improved integrity of external limiting membrane (ELM) (P = 0.008) and ellipsoid zone band (P = 0.001). At the 12-month follow-up, 77% and 68% of eyes with pachychoroid neovasculopathy and neovascular AMD, respectively, exhibited dry macula (P = 0.30). Baseline CRT was correlated with 12-month BCVA in eyes with pachychoroid neovasculopathy (P = 0.02). In eyes with neovascular AMD, CRT (P = 0.005) and presence of intact ELM (P = 0.007) were significant predictors of 12-month BCVA. Conclusion Periodic IVA injection leads to anatomical and functional improvement in eyes with pachychoroid neovasculopathy and in eyes with neovascular AMD.
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- Sufian Elfandi
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Murakami Y, Koyanagi Y, Fukushima M, Yoshimura M, Fujiwara K, Akiyama M, Momozawa Y, Ueno S, Terasaki H, Oishi A, Miyata M, Ikeda H, Tsujikawa A, Mizobuchi K, Hayashi T, Fujinami K, Tsunoda K, Park JY, Han J, Kim M, Lee CS, Kim SJ, Park TK, Joo K, Woo SJ, Ikeda Y, Sonoda KH. Genotype and Long-term Clinical Course of Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy in Korean and Japanese Patients. Ophthalmol Retina 2021; 5:1269-1279. [PMID: 33636399 DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2021.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the genotype and long-term clinical phenotype of patients with Bietti crystalline dystrophy (BCD) in Korea and Japan. DESIGN Retrospective case series. PARTICIPANTS We analyzed 62 patients with clinical features of BCD who harbor pathogenic biallelic CYP4V2 variants in their homozygote or compound heterozygote. METHODS Data were collected from patient charts, including age, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), Goldmann perimetry results, fundus photography, OCT findings, fundus autofluorescence results, and electroretinography findings. We compared the clinical course of the patients with homozygous c.802-8_810de117insGC [exon7del], the most common mutation in the East Asian population, with those of the patients with other genotypes. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Best-corrected visual acuity, visual field (VF), and their changes during follow-up. RESULTS The mean age at the first visit was 55.2 years, with a mean follow-up of 7.1 years. The mean BCVAs at the first and last visits were 0.28 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) and 0.89 logMAR, respectively. In genetic testing, c.802-8_810de117insGC was detected in 86 of 124 alleles of the patients, and 36 patients were homozygous for this mutation. The age, BCVA, VF area, central foveal thickness, and abnormal hypoautofluorescent area at either the first or last visit were not different between the exon7del homozygotes and the others. The mean BCVA changes per year were 0.089 logMAR in the exon7del homozygotes and 0.089 logMAR in the others. An age- and gender-adjusted linear regression analysis showed no association between the exon7del homozygote status and the rate of vision loss. Characteristic crystalline deposits in the posterior pole were generally observed in younger patients and disappeared over time along with progressive retinochoroidal atrophy. CONCLUSIONS Patients with BCD and a homozygote for c.802-8_810de117insGC accounted for more than 50% of this cohort of Korean and Japanese patients, and the clinical effect of this deleterious variant was not severe in the spectrum of CYP4V2 retinopathy.
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- Yusuke Murakami
- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Ocular Pathology and Imaging Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Laboratory for Genotyping Development, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Vision Research, National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Vision Research, National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Institute of Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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- Institute of Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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- Institute of Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Bucheon, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Takahashi A, Hosoda Y, Miyake M, Miyata M, Oishi A, Tamura H, Ooto S, Yamashiro K, Tabara Y, Matsuda F, Tsujikawa A. Clinical and Genetic Characteristics of Pachydrusen in Eyes with Central Serous Chorioretinopathy and General Japanese Individuals. Ophthalmol Retina 2020; 5:910-917. [PMID: 33309963 DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2020.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To survey the prevalence and clinical and genetic characteristics of pachydrusen in eyes with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) and those of Japanese individuals in the general population. DESIGN Prospective, observational cohort study. PARTICIPANTS One thousand thirty-seven Japanese patients were included in this study. Three hundred seven patients (614 eyes) had treatment-naïve CSC without choroidal neovascularization in either eye, whereas 730 individuals (1640 eyes) were Japanese individuals from the general population without explicit ocular diseases. METHODS Pachydrusen were detected using color fundus photography, and subfoveal choroidal thickness was measured using OCT. Genotypic distributions of 3 single nucleotide polymorphisms, ARMS2 A69S, CFH I62V, and CFH Y402H, were evaluated. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Prevalence of pachydrusen and association with choroidal thickness. RESULTS The prevalence of pachydrusen was significantly higher among CSC patients than among the general population group (40.1% vs. 15.6%; P < 0.001). Individuals with pachydrusen in either group were significantly older than those without pachydrusen (CSC patients: 62.1 years vs. 48.8 years [P < 0.001]; general individuals: 70.3 years vs. 51.9 years [P < 0.001]). No significant difference was found in subfoveal choroidal thickness between those with and without pachydrusen (CSC patients: 370 μm vs. 375 μm; [P = 0.574]; general population: 297 μm vs. 303 μm [P = 0.521]). However, after adjusting for age, gender, and refractive error, subfoveal choroidal thickness was notably thicker in individuals with pachydrusen than that in individuals without pachydrusen in both groups (P = 0.003 and P = 0.013, respectively). No significant difference was found in genotype distributions between CSC patients with pachydrusen and those without it; whereas, the T allele frequency of ARMS2 A69S was higher in general population individuals with pachydrusen than that in general population individuals without pachydrusen (42.2% vs. 33.9%; P < 0.001; OR, 1.86, adjusted for age, gender, and choroidal thickness). CONCLUSIONS Pachydrusen was observed more frequently in CSC patients compared with individuals from the general population. In both groups, pachydrusen was associated with a thicker choroid, suggesting that pachydrusen should be considered as a significant sign of pachychoroid.
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- Ayako Takahashi
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Hashimoto H, Hata M, Kashii S, Oishi A, Suda K, Nakano E, Miyata M, Tsujikawa A. Analysis of Retinal Nerve Fibre Thickening in Progressive and Non-progressive Non-arteritic Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy Using Optical Coherence Tomography. Neuroophthalmology 2020; 44:307-314. [PMID: 33012920 DOI: 10.1080/01658107.2020.1755991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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The study aims to investigate the longitudinal changes in the circumpapillary retinal nerve fibre layer thickness (cpRNFLT) in progressive and non-progressive non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy (NAION). This retrospective observational case series study analysed 17 eyes with NAION. Patients sustaining any additional visual loss (additional decrease in visual acuity (VA) ≥0.2 logMAR) within two months after initial onset of symptoms were classified as having progressive NAION. Of the 17 eyes with NAION, 13 (76.5%) were diagnosed as non-progressive and 4 (23.5%) were diagnosed as progressive. Compared with control eyes, eyes with non-progressive NAION showed greater cpRNFLT in all four optic disc quadrants at the initial visit (temporal and superior: P < .001; nasal and inferior: P = .002). In contrast, compared with control eyes, eyes with progressive NAION showed greater cpRNFLT in the superior and nasal quadrants (P = .004 and 0.028, respectively), but not in the temporal and inferior quadrants. During progression, eyes with progressive NAION showed a significant increase in cpRNFLT in the inferior quadrants; furthermore, there was significant increase in cpRNFLT in the nasal sector before visual loss developed after the initial visit. Progressive NAION showed development of the disc swelling from the superior to inferior portion of optic disc via the nasal swelling, suggesting that swollen axons in one ischaemic part may lead to secondary vascular infarction in another part of the optic disc. This enlargement could constitute the earliest sign of progressive NAION.
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- Hirooki Hashimoto
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Tagawa M, Ooto S, Yamashiro K, Tamura H, Oishi A, Miyata M, Hata M, Yoshikawa M, Yoshimura N, Tsujikawa A. Characteristics of pachychoroid neovasculopathy. Sci Rep 2020; 10:16248. [PMID: 33004959 PMCID: PMC7530669 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73303-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Recently, several research groups have reported a newly recognized clinical entity of choroidal neovascularization, termed pachychoroid neovasculopathy. However, its characteristics have yet to be well described. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical and genetic characteristics of pachychoroid neovasculopathy regardless of treatment modality. This study included 99 eyes of 99 patients with treatment-naïve pachychoroid neovasculopathy. Mean initial best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 0.20 ± 0.32 logMAR, and did not change (P = 0.725) during follow-up period (mean ± SD, 37.0 ± 17.6 months). Subretinal hemorrhage (SRH) (≥ 4 disc areas in size) occurred in 20 eyes (20.2%) during follow-up. Age, initial BCVA, central retinal thickness, SRH (≥ 4 disc areas in size) and treatment (aflibercept monotherapy) were significantly associated with the final BCVA (P = 0.024, < 0.001, 0.031, < 0.001, and 0.029, respectively). Multiple regression analysis showed initial BCVA and presence of SRH to be significant predictors of final BCVA (both P < 0.001). Polypoidal lesions were more common in the SRH group than in the non-SRH group (85.0% vs 48.1%, P = 0.004). There was no significant difference in the frequency of the risk allele in ARMS2 A69S, CFH I62V, CFH Y402H between these groups (P = 0.42, 0.77, and 0.85, respectively). SRH (29.1% vs 9.1%, P = 0.014) and choroidal vascular hyperpermiability (65.5% vs 43.2%, P = 0.027) were seen more frequently in the polypoidal lesion (+) group than in the polypoidal lesion (−) group. There was considerable variation in lesion size and visual function in patients with pachychoroid neovasculopathy, and initial BCVA and presence of SRH at the initial visit or during the follow-up period were significant predictors of final BCVA.
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- Miho Tagawa
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Kawahara-cho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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Otsuka Y, Oishi A, Miyata M, Oishi M, Hasegawa T, Numa S, Ikeda HO, Tsujikawa A. Wavelength of light and photophobia in inherited retinal dystrophy. Sci Rep 2020; 10:14798. [PMID: 32908200 PMCID: PMC7481180 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-71707-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Inherited retinal dystrophy (IRD) patients often experience photophobia. However, its mechanism has not been elucidated. This study aimed to investigate the main wavelength of light causing photophobia in IRD and difference among patients with different phenotypes. Forty-seven retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and 22 cone-rod dystrophy (CRD) patients were prospectively recruited. We designed two tinted glasses: short wavelength filtering (SWF) glasses and middle wavelength filtering (MWF) glasses. We classified photophobia into three types: (A) white out, (B) bright glare, and (C) ocular pain. Patients were asked to assign scores between one (not at all) and five (totally applicable) for each symptom with and without glasses. In patients with RP, photophobia was better relieved with SWF glasses {“white out” (p < 0.01) and “ocular pain” (p = 0.013)}. In CRD patients, there was no significant difference in the improvement wearing two glasses (p = 0.247–1.0). All RP patients who preferred MWF glasses had Bull’s eye maculopathy. Meanwhile, only 15% of patients who preferred SWF glasses had the finding (p < 0.001). Photophobia is primarily caused by short wavelength light in many patients with IRD. However, the wavelength responsible for photophobia vary depending on the disease and probably vary according to the pathological condition.
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- Yuki Otsuka
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan. .,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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Fujinami K, Oishi A, Yang L, Arno G, Pontikos N, Yoshitake K, Fujinami-Yokokawa Y, Liu X, Hayashi T, Katagiri S, Mizobuchi K, Mizota A, Shinoda K, Nakamura N, Kurihara T, Tsubota K, Miyake Y, Iwata T, Tsujikawa A, Tsunoda K. Clinical and genetic characteristics of 10 Japanese patients with PROM1-associated retinal disorder: A report of the phenotype spectrum and a literature review in the Japanese population. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2020; 184:656-674. [PMID: 32820593 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Abstract
Variants in the PROM1 gene are associated with cone (-rod) dystrophy, macular dystrophy, and other phenotypes. We describe the clinical and genetic characteristics of 10 patients from eight Japanese families with PROM1-associated retinal disorder (PROM1-RD) in a nationwide cohort. A literature review of PROM1-RD in the Japanese population was also performed. The median age at onset/examination of 10 patients was 31.0 (range, 10-45)/44.5 (22-73) years. All 10 patients showed atrophic macular changes. Seven patients (70.0%) had spared fovea to various degrees, approximately half of whom had maintained visual acuity. Generalized cone (-rod) dysfunction was demonstrated in all nine subjects with available electrophysiological data. Three PROM1 variants were identified in this study: one recurrent disease-causing variant (p.Arg373Cys), one novel putative disease-causing variant (p.Cys112Arg), and one novel variant of uncertain significance (VUS; p.Gly53Asp). Characteristic features of macular atrophy with generalized cone-dominated retinal dysfunction were shared among all 10 subjects with PROM1-RD, and the presence of foveal sparing was crucial in maintaining visual acuity. Together with the three previously reported variants [p.R373C, c.1551+1G>A (pathogenic), p.Asn580His (likely benign)] in the literature of Japanese patients, one prevalent missense variant (p.Arg373Cys, 6/9 families, 66.7%) detected in multiple studies was determined in the Japanese population, which was also frequently detected in the European population.
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- Kaoru Fujinami
- Laboratory of Visual Physiology, Division of Vision Research, National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK.,Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Visual Physiology, Division of Vision Research, National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Visual Physiology, Division of Vision Research, National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.,UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK.,Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK.,North East Thames Regional Genetics Service, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, Great Ormond Street NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Laboratory of Visual Physiology, Division of Vision Research, National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.,UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK.,Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Visual Physiology, Division of Vision Research, National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.,UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK.,Department of Health Policy and Management, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Public Health, Yokokawa Clinic, Suita, Japan
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- Laboratory of Visual Physiology, Division of Vision Research, National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.,Southwest Hospital/Southwest Eye Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Laboratory of Visual Physiology, Division of Vision Research, National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Visual Physiology, Division of Vision Research, National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.,Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan.,Next vision, Kobe Eye Center, Hyogo, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Visual Physiology, Division of Vision Research, National Institute of Sensory Organs, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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Oishi A, Noda K, Birtel J, Miyake M, Sato A, Hasegawa T, Miyata M, Numa S, Charbel Issa P, Tsujikawa A. Effect of smoking on macular function and retinal structure in retinitis pigmentosa. Brain Commun 2020; 2:fcaa117. [PMID: 33134916 PMCID: PMC7585699 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaa117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Retinitis pigmentosa is an inherited neurodegenerative disease of the retina. We investigated smoking as a modifiable environmental factor for the progression of this currently untreatable disease. Clinical data, smoking history, macular function and morphology including visual acuity, visual field sensitivity, ellipsoid zone width and central retinal thickness were investigated. Association between pack × years and these parameters were evaluated using generalized estimating equation models to adjust confounding factors such as age and sex. A total of 410 patients with retinitis pigmentosa (≥20 years old; 209 female) were included, 164 had a smoking history. Patients without smoking history revealed a better visual acuity than smokers (0.39 versus 0.57, P = 0.001). The pack × years index was associated with worse visual acuity and thinner central retinal thickness after adjusting for age and sex (P = 0.0047 and 0.0099, respectively). Visual field and ellipsoid zone width showed a non-significant decline with increasing pack × years. This study indicates an association of smoking with worse macular function and structural integrity in retinitis pigmentosa patients, and hence a potential detrimental effect of smoking on the disease course.
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- Akio Oishi
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
- Correspondence to: Akio Oishi, MD, PhD Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara-cho 54, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan E-mail:
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn 53127, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Kamata K, Otsuka Y, Imamura K, Oishi A, Kondo T, Suga M, Shibukawa R, Okanishi Y, Sagara Y, Tsukita K, Yasukawa T, Usui H, Muguruma K, Tsujikawa A, Inoue H. Generation of a human induced pluripotent stem cell line, BRCi004-A, derived from a patient with age-related macular degeneration. Stem Cell Res 2020; 45:101787. [PMID: 32416577 DOI: 10.1016/j.scr.2020.101787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a late-onset progressive blinding disease. We established human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from an AMD patient. The generated iPSC line showed pluripotency markers and three-germ layer differentiation ability in vitro. This iPSC line will be useful for elucidating the pathomechanisms of and drug discovery for AMD.
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- Kazuma Kamata
- iPSC-based Drug discovery and Development Team, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Kyoto, Japan
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- iPSC-based Drug discovery and Development Team, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Kyoto, Japan; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- iPSC-based Drug discovery and Development Team, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Kyoto, Japan; Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Medical-risk Avoidance based on iPS Cells Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP), Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- iPSC-based Drug discovery and Development Team, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Kyoto, Japan; Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Medical-risk Avoidance based on iPS Cells Team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project (AIP), Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- iPSC-based Drug discovery and Development Team, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Kyoto, Japan; Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- iPSC-based Drug discovery and Development Team, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Kyoto, Japan; Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- iPSC-based Drug discovery and Development Team, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Kyoto, Japan
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- iPSC-based Drug discovery and Development Team, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Kyoto, Japan
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- iPSC-based Drug discovery and Development Team, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Kyoto, Japan; Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan
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- Laboratory for Cell Asymmetry, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan; Department of iPS Cell Applied Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, 573-1010, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- iPSC-based Drug discovery and Development Team, RIKEN BioResource Research Center, Kyoto, Japan; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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Oishi A, Miyata M, Numa S, Otsuka Y, Oishi M, Tsujikawa A. Wide-field fundus autofluorescence imaging in patients with hereditary retinal degeneration: a literature review. Int J Retina Vitreous 2019; 5:23. [PMID: 31890285 PMCID: PMC6907101 DOI: 10.1186/s40942-019-0173-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Inherited retinal degeneration (IRD) refers to a heterogenous group of progressive diseases that cause death of photoreceptor cells and subsequent vision loss. These diseases often affect the peripheral retina, objective evaluation of which has been difficult until recently. Fundus autofluorescence (FAF) is a non-invasive retinal imaging technique that depicts the distribution of intrinsic fluorophores in the retina. The primary source of retinal autofluorescence is lipofuscin, which is contained in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). Excessive accumulation of lipofuscin and a window defect attributable to loss of photoreceptor pigment result in increased FAF whereas loss of the RPE results in decreased FAF. These changes can be seen during the course of IRD. Mainbody While conventional modalities are limited in their angle of view, recent technologic advances, known as wide-field and ultra-widefield FAF imaging, have enabled visualization of the far peripheral retina. Although clinical application of this technique in patients with IRD is still in its infancy, some studies have already indicated its usefulness. For example, an area with decreased FAF correlates well with a visual field defect in an eye with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) or cone-rod dystrophy. An abnormal FAF pattern may help in the diagnosis of IRD and associated diseases. In addition, female carriers of X-linked RP and female choroideremia show characteristic appearance. Conversely, absence of abnormal FAF despite severe retinal degeneration helps differentiation of cancer-associated retinopathy. Conclusion This paper reviews the principles of FAF, wide-field imaging, and findings in specific diseases. Wide-field imaging, particularly wide-field FAF, will provide further information for the characteristics, prognosis, and pathogenesis of IRD.
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- Akio Oishi
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara-cho 54, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara-cho 54, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara-cho 54, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara-cho 54, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara-cho 54, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara-cho 54, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Hosoda Y, Miyake M, Schellevis RL, Boon CJF, Hoyng CB, Miki A, Meguro A, Sakurada Y, Yoneyama S, Takasago Y, Hata M, Muraoka Y, Nakanishi H, Oishi A, Ooto S, Tamura H, Uji A, Miyata M, Takahashi A, Ueda-Arakawa N, Tajima A, Sato T, Mizuki N, Shiragami C, Iida T, Khor CC, Wong TY, Yamada R, Honda S, de Jong EK, Hollander AID, Matsuda F, Yamashiro K, Tsujikawa A. Genome-wide association analyses identify two susceptibility loci for pachychoroid disease central serous chorioretinopathy. Commun Biol 2019; 2:468. [PMID: 31872073 PMCID: PMC6908630 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-019-0712-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
The recently emerged pachychoroid concept has changed the understanding of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is a major cause of blindness; recent studies attributed AMD in part to pachychoroid disease central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), suggesting the importance of elucidating the CSC pathogenesis. Our large genome-wide association study followed by validation studies in three independent Japanese and European cohorts, consisting of 1546 CSC samples and 13,029 controls, identified two novel CSC susceptibility loci: TNFRSF10A-LOC389641 and near GATA5 (rs13278062, odds ratio = 1.35, P = 1.26 × 10-13; rs6061548, odds ratio = 1.63, P = 5.36 × 10-15). A T allele at TNFRSF10A-LOC389641 rs13278062, a risk allele for CSC, is known to be a risk allele for AMD. This study not only identified new susceptibility genes for CSC, but also improves the understanding of the pathogenesis of AMD.
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- Yoshikatsu Hosoda
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Donders Institute of Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Donders Institute of Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Ophthalmology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Yamanashi, Faculty of Medicine, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Yamanashi, Faculty of Medicine, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, Graduate School of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Japan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics, Graduate School of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore
- Division of Human Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Ophthalmology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Donders Institute of Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Donders Institute of Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Otsu Red-Cross Hospital, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Subhi Y, Krogh Nielsen M, Molbech CR, Oishi A, Singh A, Nissen MH, Sørensen TL. Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy Associate With Diminished Regulatory T Cells That Are Polarized Into a T Helper 2-Like Phenotype. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2019; 60:2583-2590. [PMID: 31219532 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.19-26882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose To investigate possible roles of T helper (Th) cells, regulatory T cells (Tregs), and the recently mapped Th-like Tregs in patients with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). Methods In this prospective case-control study, we obtained fresh venous blood from patients with PCV (n = 24), age-matched healthy controls (n = 32), and patients with neovascular AMD (n = 45). All participants underwent a comprehensive ocular examination including fluorescein and indocyanine green angiography for where retinal disease was suspected. Using flow cytometry, we identified Th subsets, Tregs, and Th-like Tregs. Plasma samples were stored at -80°C to investigate plasma cytokines of interest. Results Compared to healthy controls, patients with PCV had lower percentages of Tregs (8.7% ± 2.8% vs. 7.3% ± 1.7%, P = 0.027), which were significantly more Th2-like polarized (42.6% ± 13.3% vs. 50.5% ± 13.0%, P = 0.029). These changes differed from that observed in neovascular AMD, which compared to healthy controls had fewer Th1/Th17 cells (3.6% ± 2.7% vs. 2.4% ± 2.5%, P = 0.049), comparable Treg levels, and no distinct polarization of Th-like Tregs. Because of these findings, we measured plasma IL-4 and IL-33 levels. Plasma IL-33 in patients with PCV (median 0.30 pg/mL) was twice as high compared to healthy controls (median 0.16 pg/mL; P = 0.037). Conclusions PCV associate with diminished Tregs that are polarized more into a Th2-like phenotype. This is correlated to IL-33 levels, which we also find increased in patients with PCV. Our findings suggest a possible role for Th2-like Tregs and IL-33 in PCV.
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- Yousif Subhi
- Clinical Eye Research Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Clinical Eye Research Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Clinical Eye Research Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Clinical Eye Research Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.,Department of Ophthalmology, Skåne University Hospital Malmö-Lund, Lund, Sweden
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Eye Research Unit, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Clinical Eye Research Division, Department of Ophthalmology, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Iwanami M, Oishi A, Ogino K, Seko Y, Nishida-Shimizu T, Yoshimura N, Kato S. Five major sequence variants and copy number variants in the EYS gene account for one-third of Japanese patients with autosomal recessive and simplex retinitis pigmentosa. Mol Vis 2019; 25:766-779. [PMID: 31814702 PMCID: PMC6857781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To elucidate the variant spectrum of the EYS gene in a large cohort of Japanese patients with autosomal recessive and simplex retinitis pigmentosa (arRP and sRP). METHODS We performed a direct sequencing analysis of 44 exons of the EYS gene in 469 patients with RP (including 144 arRP, 288 sRP, and 17 autosomal dominant RP (adRP) cases) in eastern and western regions of Japan and a multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) of patients who had a single heterozygous pathogenic variant. RESULTS We identified six pathogenic and 16 likely pathogenic variants from a total of 186 nucleotide sequence variants, of which five variants, c.2528G>A (p.(Gly843Glu)), c.4957dupA (p.(Ser1653Lysfs*2)), c.6557G>A (p.(Gly2186Glu)), c.6563T>C (p.(Ile2188Thr)), and c.8868C>A (p.(Tyr2956*)), were prevalent in patients with arRP and sRP. The homozygous and heterozygous combinations of these five variants accounted for 32.4% (140/432) of Japanese patients with arRP and sRP. Five patients with adRP also had these variants. These five variants segregated with the phenotype in 15 families with RP. MLPA revealed seven copy number variations (CNVs) of the EYS exon(s). CONCLUSIONS This study showed that five major sequence variants and CNVs in the EYS gene account for one-third of Japanese patients with arRP and sRP, and these variants are also responsible for RP showing an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. This is the first report showing the pathogenicity of three missense variants (p.(Gly843Glu), p.(Gly2186Glu), and p.(Ile2188Thr)) and the presence of CNVs in the EYS gene of Japanese patients with arRP and sRP.
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- Masaki Iwanami
- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Tokorozawa, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Tokorozawa, Japan,Department of Rehabilitation for Sensory Functions, Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Tokorozawa, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Tokorozawa, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Tokorozawa, Japan
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Hosoda Y, Yamashiro K, Miyake M, Ooto S, Oishi A, Miyata M, Uji A, Khor CC, Wong TY, Tsujikawa A. Predictive Genes for the Prognosis of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 3:985-992. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2019.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2018] [Revised: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Henmi N, Neshige S, Shimotake A, Oishi A, Taki W, Ikeda A, Takahashi R. [Clinical presentations of Ross syndrome have changed in their lateralities following the anteriotemporal lobectomy for refractory focal epilepsy]. Rinsho Shinkeigaku 2019; 59:646-651. [PMID: 31564703 DOI: 10.5692/clinicalneurol.cn-001315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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We describe a 60-year-old woman with medically refractory left mesial temporal lobe epilepsy accompanied by Ross syndrome. The patient had a partial triad of Ross syndrome with hypohydrosis only on her right side (contralateral to the epileptic seizure focus), Adie's tonic pupil on the right, and areflexia while her seizures used to be medically refractory. However, her hypohidrosis and Adie's tonic pupil have completely changed in terms of laterality following nearly complete seizure freedom resutling from left temporal lobectomy. This unique change in laterality in Ross syndrome is most likely caused by remote effects of the near-absent epileptic acitivity, and it also may contribute to understanding the pathophysiological mechanism of Ross syndrome.
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- Namiko Henmi
- Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine.,Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
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- Department of Epilepsy, Movement Disorders and Physiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Koseikai Takeda Hospital
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- Department of Epilepsy, Movement Disorders and Physiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
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Charbel Issa P, Reuter P, Kühlewein L, Birtel J, Gliem M, Tropitzsch A, Whitcroft KL, Bolz HJ, Ishihara K, MacLaren RE, Downes SM, Oishi A, Zrenner E, Kohl S, Hummel T. Olfactory Dysfunction in Patients With CNGB1-Associated Retinitis Pigmentosa. JAMA Ophthalmol 2019; 136:761-769. [PMID: 29800053 DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.1621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Importance Co-occurrence of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and olfactory dysfunction may have a common genetic cause. Objective To report olfactory function and the retinal phenotype in patients with biallelic mutations in CNGB1, a gene coding for a signal transduction channel subunit expressed in rod photoreceptors and olfactory sensory neurons. Design, Setting, and Participants This case series was conducted from August 2015 through July 2017. The setting was a multicenter study involving 4 tertiary referral centers for inherited retinal dystrophies. Participants were 9 patients with CNGB1-associated RP. Main Outcomes and Measures Results of olfactory testing, ocular phenotyping, and molecular genetic testing using targeted next-generation sequencing. Results Nine patients were included in the study, 3 of whom were female. Their ages ranged between 34 and 79 years. All patients had an early onset of night blindness but were usually not diagnosed as having RP before the fourth decade because of slow retinal degeneration. Retinal features were characteristic of a rod-cone dystrophy. Olfactory testing revealed reduced or absent olfactory function, with all except one patient scoring in the lowest quartile in relation to age-related norms. Brain magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalography measurements in response to olfactory stimulation were available for 1 patient and revealed no visible olfactory bulbs and reduced responses to odor, respectively. Molecular genetic testing identified 5 novel (c.1312C>T, c.2210G>A, c.2492+1G>A, c.2763C>G, and c.3044_3050delGGAAATC) and 5 previously reported mutations in CNGB1. Conclusions and Relevance Mutations in CNGB1 may cause an autosomal recessive RP-olfactory dysfunction syndrome characterized by a slow progression of retinal degeneration and variable anosmia or hyposmia.
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- Peter Charbel Issa
- Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.,Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.,Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Centre for Ophthalmology, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Centre for Ophthalmology, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.,Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- University College London (UCL) Ear Institute and Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, United Kingdom.,Centre for the Study of the Senses, Institute of Philosophy, School of Advanced Study, University of London, London, United Kingdom.,Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Bioscientia Center for Human Genetics, Ingelheim, Germany.,Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.,Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.,Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Centre for Ophthalmology, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Centre for Ophthalmology, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Hata M, Tagawa M, Oishi A, Kawashima Y, Nakata I, Akagi-Kurashige Y, Yamashiro K, Ooto S, Tamura H, Miyata M, Miyake M, Ueda-Arakawa N, Takahashi A, Tsujikawa A. Efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy for Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy Associated with and without Pachychoroid Phenotypes. Ophthalmol Retina 2019; 3:1016-1025. [PMID: 31606329 DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2019.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in eyes with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) associated with and without pachychoroid phenotypes (pachychoroid PCV and nonpachychoroid PCV, respectively). DESIGN Retrospective chart review. PARTICIPANTS Patients previously diagnosed with PCV and initially treated with PDT. METHODS Patients were classified as having pachychoroid- or nonpachychoroid-driven conditions. The long-term visual outcome and its associated factors were investigated. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Visual acuity (VA) outcomes at 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years after initial PDT in pachychoroid and nonpachychoroid PCV. RESULTS Of the 158 eyes, 88 (55.7%) met the criteria for pachychoroid PCV; 70 (44.3%) did not (nonpachychoroid PCV). In cases of pachychoroid PCV, VA improved significantly at 1 year (P = 0.042) and maintained baseline level at 5 years (P = 0.38). By contrast, VA continued to deteriorate in the nonpachychoroid PCV group during the follow-up period and had already declined significantly by the second year (P = 0.022, compared with baseline). Despite no difference in baseline VA between pachychoroid and nonpachychoroid PCV groups (P = 0.11), the VA at 5 years was significantly better in the pachychoroid PCV group compared with the nonpachychoroid PCV group (0.54±0.47 vs. 0.93±0.63, respectively; P = 0.23 × 10-3). The incidence of massive submacular hemorrhage (SMH) or vitreous hemorrhage (VH) was not different between groups at 5 years (P = 0.67), and their occurrence was associated with decreased VA in both the nonpachychoroid and pachychoroid PCV groups (coefficient β, 0.361 and 0.481; P = 0.59 × 10-3 and P < 1.0 × 10-5, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Five years after PDT treatment, VA was maintained at the baseline level in the pachychoroid PCV group but not in the nonpachychoroid PCV group. Massive SMH or VH during the follow-up period affected the final visual outcomes in both conditions.
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- Masayuki Hata
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Otsu Red Cross Hospital, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; Department of Ophthalmology, Otsu Red Cross Hospital, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Gattoussi S, Buitendijk GH, Peto T, Leung I, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Oishi A, Wolf S, Deák G, Delcourt C, Klaver CC, Korobelnik JF. The European Eye Epidemiology spectral-domain optical coherence tomography classification of macular diseases for epidemiological studies. Acta Ophthalmol 2019; 97:364-371. [PMID: 30242982 DOI: 10.1111/aos.13883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of the European Eye Epidemiology (E3) consortium was to develop a spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT)-based classification for macular diseases to standardize epidemiological studies. METHODS A European panel of vitreoretinal disease experts and epidemiologists belonging to the E3 consortium was assembled to define a classification for SD-OCT imaging of the macula. A series of meeting was organized, to develop, test and finalize the classification. First, grading methods used by the different research groups were presented and discussed, and a first version of classification was proposed. This first version was then tested on a set of 50 SD-OCT images in the Bordeaux and Rotterdam centres. Agreements were analysed and discussed with the panel of experts and a final version of the classification was produced. RESULTS Definitions and classifications are proposed for the structure assessment of the vitreomacular interface (visibility of vitreous interface, vitreomacular adhesion, vitreomacular traction, epiretinal membrane, full-thickness macular hole, lamellar macular hole, macular pseudo-hole) and of the retina (retinoschisis, drusen, pigment epithelium detachment, hyper-reflective clumps, retinal pigment epithelium atrophy, intraretinal cystoid spaces, intraretinal tubular changes, subretinal fluid, subretinal material). Classifications according to size and location are defined. Illustrations of each item are provided, as well as the grading form. CONCLUSION The E3 SD-OCT classification has been developed to harmonize epidemiological studies. This homogenization will allow comparing and sharing data collection between European and international studies.
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- Sarra Gattoussi
- Bordeaux Population Health Research Center; Team LEHA; UMR 1219; Inserm; University of Bordeaux; Bordeaux France
- Service d'Ophtalmologie; CHU de Bordeaux; Bordeaux France
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- Department of Ophthalmology; Erasmus Medical Center; Rotterdam the Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology; Erasmus Medical Center; Rotterdam the Netherlands
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- School of Medicine; Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences; Queens University Belfast; Belfast UK
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- Department of Research and Development; Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; London UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Bern Photographic Reading Center; Department of Ophthalmology; University Hospital Bern, Inselspital; University of Bern; Bern Switzerland
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- Vienna Reading Center; Department of Ophthalmology; Medical University of Vienna; Vienna Austria
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- Bordeaux Population Health Research Center; Team LEHA; UMR 1219; Inserm; University of Bordeaux; Bordeaux France
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- Department of Ophthalmology; Erasmus Medical Center; Rotterdam the Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology; Erasmus Medical Center; Rotterdam the Netherlands
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- Bordeaux Population Health Research Center; Team LEHA; UMR 1219; Inserm; University of Bordeaux; Bordeaux France
- Service d'Ophtalmologie; CHU de Bordeaux; Bordeaux France
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Birtel J, Gliem M, Oishi A, Müller PL, Herrmann P, Holz FG, Mangold E, Knapp M, Bolz HJ, Charbel Issa P. Genetic testing in patients with retinitis pigmentosa: Features of unsolved cases. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2019; 47:779-786. [PMID: 30977268 DOI: 10.1111/ceo.13516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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IMPORTANCE Uncommon characteristics in genetically unsolved retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patients may indicate an incorrect clinical diagnosis or as yet unknown genetic causes resulting in specific retinal phenotypes. The diagnostic yield of targeted next-generation sequencing may be increased by a reasonable preselection of RP-patients. BACKGROUND To systematically evaluate and compare features of genetically solved and unsolved RP-patients. DESIGN Retrospective, observational study. PARTICIPANTS One-hundred and twelve consecutive RP-patients who underwent extensive molecular genetic analysis. METHODS Characterization of patients based on multimodal imaging and medical history. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Differences between genetically solved and unsolved RP-patients. RESULTS Compared to genetically solved patients (n = 77), genetically unsolved patients (n = 35) more frequently had an age of disease-onset above 30 years (60% vs 8%; P < 0.0001), showed atypical fundus features (49% vs 8%; P < 0. 0001) and indicators for phenocopies (eg, autoimmune diseases) (17% vs 0%; P < 0. 001). Evidence for a particular inheritance pattern was less common (20% vs 49%; P < 0. 01). The diagnostic yield was 84% (71/85) in patients with first symptoms below 30 years-of-age, compared to 69% (77/112) in the overall cohort. The other selection criteria alone or in combination resulted in limited further increase of the diagnostic yield (up to 89%) while excluding considerably more patients (up to 56%) from genetic testing. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE The medical history and retinal phenotype differ between genetically solved and a subgroup of unsolved RP-patients, which may reflect undetected genotypes or retinal conditions mimicking RP. Patient stratification may inform on the individual likelihood of identifying disease-causing mutations and may impact patient counselling.
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- Johannes Birtel
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Center for Rare Diseases Bonn (ZSEB), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Center for Rare Diseases Bonn (ZSEB), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Center for Rare Diseases Bonn (ZSEB), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Center for Rare Diseases Bonn (ZSEB), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Center for Rare Diseases Bonn (ZSEB), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry, Informatics, and Epidemiology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Bioscientia Center for Human Genetics, Ingelheim, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Center for Rare Diseases Bonn (ZSEB), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Hosoda Y, Miyata M, Uji A, Ooto S, Yamashiro K, Tamura H, Oishi A, Ueda-Arakawa N, Miyake M, Hata M, Muraoka Y, Takahashi A, Tsujikawa A. Novel Predictors of Visual Outcome in Anti-VEGF Therapy for Myopic Choroidal Neovascularization Derived Using OCT Angiography. Ophthalmol Retina 2019; 2:1118-1124. [PMID: 31047549 DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2018.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Revised: 04/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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PURPOSE To explore novel prognostic factors associated with visual function and number of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatments in eyes with active myopic choroidal neovascularization (mCNV) using OCT angiography (OCTA). DESIGN Prospective case series. PARTICIPANTS Twenty-eight treatment-naïve eyes with active mCNV from 27 consecutive patients (mean age, 64.4 ± 11.1 years). METHODS All eyes received through injection a single loading dose of intravitreal aflibercept (IVA), followed by additional IVA on a pro re nata (PRN) basis during the subsequent 12 months. At baseline, OCTA images of a 3 × 3-mm macular cube were acquired using an OCTA scanner. On binarized and skeletonized OCTA images of the outer retinal layer, OCTA-derived baseline parameters of mCNV-including lesion size, vessel density, vessel length density (VLD), vessel diameter index, and fractal dimension (FD)-were measured and evaluated for correlation with 12-month best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and number of additional injections. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary and secondary outcomes were BCVA 12 months after initial treatment and number of additional injections, respectively. RESULTS There was no significant difference between baseline and 12-month BCVA (0.37 ± 0.30 and 0.30 ± 0.35 logarithm of the minimal angle of resolution, respectively; P = 0.23). The number of additional injections was 0.93 ± 1.02 (mean ± standard deviation). Baseline VLD, FD, and BCVA were correlated with 12-month BCVA (P = 0.02, r = 0.46; P = 0.02, r = 0.46; and P = 0.02, r = 0.45, respectively), and VLD also was correlated with the number of additional injections (P = 0.03, r = 0.42). CONCLUSIONS Exuberant mCNV, which is characterized by high VLD and FD derived using OCTA, is a predictor of poor visual outcomes after a single IVA injection followed by a PRN regimen. Only baseline VLD was correlated with the number of additional IVA injections, which indicates that this parameter could help to determine the optimal anti-VEGF treatment regimen for individual eyes with mCNV.
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- Yoshikatsu Hosoda
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Noda K, Oishi A, Uji A, Tanaka S, Tsujikawa A. Limited efficacy of adalimumab in the acute phase of serpiginous choroiditis refractory to corticosteroid and cyclosporine, a case report. BMC Ophthalmol 2019; 19:95. [PMID: 31014297 PMCID: PMC6480770 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-019-1104-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The optimal treatment of serpiginous choroiditis is not established. While recent reports indicate the efficacy of adalimumab, there is limited evidence. We present a case of serpiginous choroiditis refractory to steroids, immunosuppressants, and adalimumab. CASE PRESENTATION An 18-year-old woman presented with severe vision loss in both eyes. A fundus examination revealed a foveal grayish-white lesion, and optical coherence tomography revealed outer retinal damage. She was diagnosed with serpiginous choroiditis and treated with steroid pulse therapy, but the disease progressed continuously. The addition of sub-Tenon's injection of triamcinolone and oral cyclosporine did not change the disease course. We also administered subcutaneous injections of adalimumab, but even with the intensive treatment, the retinal lesions and subsequent atrophy progressed. Her right and left visual acuity declined from 20/22 to 20/66 and 20/200, respectively, during the 9 months of follow-up. CONCLUSION Here, we report a case of serpiginous choroiditis refractory to corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, and adalimumab. Further studies are needed to establish the optimal treatment for such cases.
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- Kazunori Noda
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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Miyata M, Oishi A, Hasegawa T, Oishi M, Numa S, Otsuka Y, Uji A, Kadomoto S, Hata M, Ikeda HO, Tsujikawa A. Concentric Choriocapillaris Flow Deficits in Retinitis Pigmentosa Detected Using Wide-Angle Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 60:1044-1049. [DOI: 10.1167/iovs.18-26176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Manabu Miyata
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Nishikawa K, Oishi A, Hata M, Miyake M, Ooto S, Yamashiro K, Miyata M, Tamura H, Ueda-Arakawa N, Takahashi A, Kawashima Y, Tsujikawa A. Four-Year Outcome of Aflibercept for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration and polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. Sci Rep 2019; 9:3620. [PMID: 30842468 PMCID: PMC6403223 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39995-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agents such as ranibizumab and aflibercept are the first-line treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). However, data about long-term outcome in real-world clinical practice is scarce. We recruited 98 AMD patients and investigated four-year visual outcome. During the four years, 25 patients dropped out. The survivors received 7.0 ± 0.1 injections during the first year and 8.0 ± 7.4 injections in the following three years. The logarithm of minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) at baseline, year one, and year four was 0.28, 0.14 (P = 0.033), and 0.22 (P = 0.697), respectively. The gain of vision was not different among AMD subtypes (typical AMD, polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy, and retinal angiomatous proliferation; P = 0.513) Among the investigated factors, the presence of external limiting membrane (ELM), the absence of vitreoretinal adhesion, and thicker choroid at baseline were associated with better logMAR values at year four (coefficient beta = -0.388, 0.201, and -0.001; P = 7.34 × 10-6; 0.01, and 0.028, respectively). In the present study, vision was retained at baseline level after the four-year treatment with aflibercept. The status of ELM, vitreoretinal adhesion, and choroidal thickness were predictive factors for final vision.
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- Keiichi Nishikawa
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Subhi Y, Krogh Nielsen M, Molbech CR, Oishi A, Singh A, Nissen MH, Sørensen TL. Plasma markers of chronic low-grade inflammation in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy and neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Acta Ophthalmol 2019; 97:99-106. [PMID: 30288946 DOI: 10.1111/aos.13886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Accepted: 06/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE Ageing is the strongest predictor of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), where neuroinflammation is known to play a major role. Less is known about polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), which is an important differential diagnosis to neovascular AMD. Here, we report plasma markers of inflammation with age (inflammaging) in patients with PCV, patients with neovascular AMD and a healthy age-matched control group. METHODS We isolated plasma from fresh venous blood obtained from participants (n = 90) with either PCV, neovascular AMD, or healthy maculae. Interleukin(IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10 and tumour necrosis factor receptor 2 (TNF-R2) were measured using U-PLEX Human Assays. Routine plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) was measured using Dimension Vista 1500. RESULTS Patients with PCV had plasma levels of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10 and TNF-R2 similar to that in healthy controls. Patients with neovascular AMD had significantly higher plasma IL-1β, IL-6 and IL-10 than healthy controls, whereas no significant differences were observed for plasma IL-8 and TNF-R2. Differences between plasma IL-1β, IL-6 and IL-10 possessed a positive but weak ability in discriminating neovascular AMD from PCV. Both patients with PCV and patients with neovascular AMD had significantly higher levels of routine plasma CRP. CONCLUSION Patients with PCV differ from patients with neovascular AMD in terms of plasma inflammaging profile. Apart from increased CRP, no signs of inflammaging were observed in patients with PCV. In patients with neovascular AMD, we find a specific angiogenesis-twisted inflammaging profile.
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- Yousif Subhi
- Clinical Eye Research Division; Department of Ophthalmology; Zealand University Hospital; Roskilde Denmark
- Faculty of Health and Medical Science; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Clinical Eye Research Division; Department of Ophthalmology; Zealand University Hospital; Roskilde Denmark
- Faculty of Health and Medical Science; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Clinical Eye Research Division; Department of Ophthalmology; Zealand University Hospital; Roskilde Denmark
- Faculty of Health and Medical Science; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; Kyoto Japan
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- Clinical Eye Research Division; Department of Ophthalmology; Zealand University Hospital; Roskilde Denmark
- Department of Clinical Sciences Lund; Ophthalmology; Skane University Hospital; Lund University; Lund Sweden
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Science; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
- Eye Research Unit; Department of Immunology and Microbiology; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Clinical Eye Research Division; Department of Ophthalmology; Zealand University Hospital; Roskilde Denmark
- Faculty of Health and Medical Science; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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Otsuka Y, Oishi A, Suda K, Tsujikawa A, Kurakazu T. Multiple subretinal fluid blebs after pars plana vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2019; 257:921-929. [PMID: 30613917 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-018-04231-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2018] [Revised: 11/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the incidence of and clinical risk factors for multiple subretinal fluid (SRF) blebs after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). METHODS This study examined patients who underwent PPV (25- or 27-gauge) to repair a primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). Clinical characteristics, including age, sex, axial length, symptom duration, and postoperative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), were compared between eyes with and without multiple SRF blebs. Intentional drainage retinotomy and cryotherapy use were also performed. Main outcome measures were the effect of these parameters on multiple SRF bleb incidence 1 month after surgery. RESULTS A total of 108 eyes of 106 patients (76 men and 32 women; mean age = 58.9 ± 9.0 years) were included. Multiple SRF blebs were observed in 8 eyes (7.4%). Logistic regression analysis showed that creation of intentional drainage retinotomy and 27-gauge PPV are risk factors for the development of multiple SRF blebs. The number and size of blebs spontaneously decreased over time, and SRF had completely resolved in 5 eyes (62.5%) 1 year after surgery. CONCLUSION Multiple SRF blebs developed even after small gauge vitrectomy. The SRF did not affect postoperative BCVA and gradually absorbed without treatment.
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- Yuki Otsuka
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Hidaka Medical Center, Toyooka, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 54 Shogoin Kawara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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Wakazono T, Yamashiro K, Miyake M, Hata M, Miyata M, Uji A, Nakanishi H, Oishi A, Tamura H, Ooto S, Tsujikawa A. Time-Course Change in Eye Shape and Development of Staphyloma in Highly Myopic Eyes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2018; 59:5455-5461. [PMID: 30452599 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.18-24754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose To quantitatively assess the posterior pole shape change in highly myopic eyes and to investigate the factors determining the speed of shape change. Methods Local curvature of the Bruch's membrane on the optical coherence tomography image was measured at intervals of 1 μm, and the mean curvature and curvature variance were calculated for 1094 eyes with an axial length of ≥26 mm. Speed of shape change was calculated using two points of mean curvature and curvature variance, and compared according to age, sex, axial length, and baseline eye shape. Results The posterior pole shape of females changed significantly greater than males (P < 0.01). Protruding change through the mean curvature was the greatest in the eyes with an axial length of ≥28 mm and <29 mm, while undulating change through the curvature variance became greater with axial length elongation in the eyes with an axial length of <29 mm and showed similar change in the eyes with an axial length of ≥29 mm. The eyes with a flatter shape at baseline tended to show a slow shape change, whereas those with moderate shape deformation at baseline showed faster shape change. Conclusions Quantitative evaluation of posterior pole eye shape clearly demonstrated significant time-dependent protruding and undulating changes in highly myopic eyes. Sex, axial length, and baseline posterior pole eye shape significantly affected speed of the posterior pole shape change. Our findings will facilitate risk assessment of staphyloma-associated complications in highly myopic eyes through measurement of speed of the posterior pole shape change.
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- Tomotaka Wakazono
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Japanese Red Cross Otsu Hospital, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Miyata M, Oishi A, Oishi M, Hasegawa T, Ikeda HO, Tsujikawa A. Long-term efficacy and safety of anti-VEGF therapy in retinitis pigmentosa: a case report. BMC Ophthalmol 2018; 18:248. [PMID: 30217183 PMCID: PMC6137720 DOI: 10.1186/s12886-018-0914-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a neurodegenerative disease, is occasionally accompanied by choroidal neovascularization (CNV) and cystoid macular oedema. It is presently treated with repeated intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents. However, there are concerns regarding long-term inhibition of VEGF by the use of these agents, especially in cases involving neurodegenerative diseases, since VEGFs have a neuroprotective effect. Currently, there are no reports on the long-term safety of anti-VEGF therapy in patients with RP. Case presentation In this report, we describe the case of a 56-year-old female patient with CNV associated with RP who was treated with anti-VEGF therapy for 8 years. She had autosomal dominant RP with a heterozygous PRPH2 mutation (c.410G > A) and complained of metamorphopsia in her left eye. Examinations revealed CNV with serous retinal detachment. She was treated with as-needed injections for 2 years; however, she experienced a recurrence. Therefore, we switched to a bimonthly regimen that was continued for 6 years. In total, the patient received 34 injections of various types of anti-VEGFs over 8 years. No recurrences were noted during that time, and we have not detected any negative effects concerning the progression of visual field loss in comparison with the fellow eye. Conclusions No negative effects related to the progression of visual field loss were observed during continuous treatment with anti-VEGF agents for 8 years in our patient.
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- Manabu Miyata
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara-cho 54, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara-cho 54, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara-cho 54, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara-cho 54, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara-cho 54, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Shogoin Kawahara-cho 54, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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Kuroda Y, Yamashiro K, Ooto S, Tamura H, Oishi A, Nakanishi H, Miyata M, Hata M, Takahashi A, Wakazono T, Yoshimura N, Tsujikawa A. MACULAR ATROPHY AND MACULAR MORPHOLOGY IN AFLIBERCEPT-TREATED NEOVASCULAR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION. Retina 2018; 38:1743-1750. [DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000001765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Miyamoto N, Mandai M, Oishi A, Nakai S, Honda S, Hirashima T, Oh H, Matsumoto Y, Uenishi M, Kurimoto Y. Long-term results of photodynamic therapy or ranibizumab for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy in LAPTOP study. Br J Ophthalmol 2018; 103:844-848. [PMID: 30077969 DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-312419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2018] [Revised: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIM We previously reported that ranibizumab performed better on visual prognosis than photodynamic therapy (PDT) in a Ranibizumab (Lucentis) And Photodynamic Therapy On Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (LAPTOP) study. To determine if the first-choice treatment, either PDT or intravitreal ranibizumab, has a long-term effect in patients with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). METHODS We reviewed medical records of patientsrandomised to either PDT (29 eyes) or ranibizumab (27 eyes) from July 2009 to June 2011 in LAPTOP study. Retreatment or switching to other treatments were at the investigator's discretion after release from the 2-year LAPTOP study up to 5years. We evaluated visual acuity (VA), continuity of initial treatment, percentage of dry macula achievement and macular atrophy at 5 years. RESULTS The logarithm of minimal angle of resolution VA was 0.56 in the PDT and 0.44 in the ranibizumab groups at baseline (p=0.101) and was 0.55 and 0.28 at 5years, respectively (p<0.05). More than 70% of the patients converted to aflibercept in following years. Achievement percentages of dry macula were 74% (PDT) and 63% (ranibizumab) at 5years, and macular atrophy was detected in 78% (PDT) and 60% (ranibizumab) with a mean area of 7.7 and 3.5 mm2, respectively (p=0.155). CONCLUSIONS The better VA in the initial ranibizumab group compared with the PDT group at 2 years was retained at the 5-year follow-up.
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- Noriko Miyamoto
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kobe City Eye Hospital, Kobe, Japan .,Department of Ophthalmology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kobe City Eye Hospital, Kobe, Japan.,Laboratory for Retinal Regeneration, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Ophthalmology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Ophthalmology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Mitsubishi Kobe Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kobe City Eye Hospital, Kobe, Japan.,Department of Ophthalmology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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Miyata M, Oishi A, Tsujikawa A. Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography of Microaneurysms in Myopic Retinoschisis. JAMA Ophthalmol 2018; 136:e181637. [PMID: 30098181 DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.1637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Manabu Miyata
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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