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Enhanced Depth Imaging Optical Coherence Tomography in Adult-Onset Foveomacular Vitelliform Dystrophy
摘要: Purpose: To compare mean choroidal thickness in patients with adult-onset foveomacular vitelliform dystrophy (AOFVD) and healthy subjects, to analyze patients with AOFVD in order to evaluate choroidal thickness disease-related changes, also in relation to the different stages of AOFVD disease and to the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) features, and to correlate mean choroidal thickness with age in both groups. Methods: In this prospective observational cross-sectional study, a total of 63 eyes of 51 consecutive subjects were examined, consisting of a control group (n = 28 eyes) and the AOFVD group (n = 35 eyes). A complete ophthalmologic examination, fundus autofluorescence, and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography were performed in all patients. Results: Mean subfoveal choroidal thickness was 214.78 ± 62.35 μm in healthy subjects and 222.31 ± 73.29 μm in the AOFVD group (p = 0.33). In the vitelliruptive group, the mean choroidal thickness was significantly thicker than in the control group at each choroidal location. Mean choroidal thickness was significantly increased in the pseudohypopyon stage when compared to the vitelliform one (+66.34 μm, p = 0.02). Eyes with subretinal fluid (SRF) showed significantly thicker choroid when compared with those without SRF. No significant correlations were found between age and choroidal thickness in the study group. Conclusions: The study of the choroid in patients with AOFVD suggested a possible role in the pathologic changes during the different stages of disease, and could help us to evaluate progression of the disease. Greater choroidal thickness associated with SRF and RPE bumps are signs of RPE alterations and could be related to evolution of the AOFVD lesion to a different stage.
关键词: Choroidal thickness,Enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography,Adult-onset foveomacular vitelliform dystrophy
更新于2025-09-10 09:29:36
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Elevated Choroidal Thickness and Central Serous Chorioretinopathy in the Fellow Eyes of Patients with Circumscribed Choroidal Hemangioma
摘要: Objective: To determine whether increased choroidal thickness (CT) is associated with circumscribed choroidal hemangioma (CCH) and whether patients with CCH are predisposed to central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR). Methods: We performed a retrospective consecutive observational study of 15 fellow eyes of 15 patients who had CCH. A- and B-scan ultrasonography, fluorescein angiography (FA), and optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings were reviewed to confirm the diagnosis of CCH. Fellow eye CT was measured using enhanced depth imaging OCT. FA, indocyanine green angiography, and OCT images of fellow eyes were reviewed for signs of CSCR. Results: Mean subfoveal CT was significantly greater in the fellow eyes of patients with CCH than in age-matched normal eyes (p = 0.004). Three of 15 (20.0%) fellow eyes of CCH patients had retinal pigment epithelium disruptions and/or pigment epithelial detachments indicative of previous asymptomatic CSCR. Conclusion: In this pilot study, elevated CT was associated with a risk of developing CCH as well as CSCR in patients of varying ages. Patients diagnosed with CCH should be screened for CSCR in the fellow eye. Further exploration of this association may reveal useful clues about the biology of abnormally elevated choroidal hyperpermeability and its various clinical manifestations.
关键词: Serous chorioretinopathy,Choroidal hemangioma,Choroidal thickness,Contralateral eye
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14
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Choroidal structural analysis in eyes with diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema—A novel OCT based imaging biomarker
摘要: To evaluate structural changes in the choroid among patients with diabetic macular edema (DME), with varying grades of diabetic retinopathy (DR), using enhance depth imaging spectral domain optical coherence tomography (EDI SD-OCT) scans. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 82 eyes with DR and DME and 86 healthy control eyes. Eyes with DME were classified according to the severity of DR as per the international DR severity scale. Sub foveal choroidal thickness (SFCT)was obtained using EDI SD-OCT scans. These scans were binarized into luminal and stromal areas, to derive the choroidal vascularity index (CVI). CVI and SFCT were analyzed between the study and control group using paired-T test. Tukey’s test was used to correlate the differences in CVI and SFCT between different grades of DR. Further analysis was done to look for the effect of DR severity and type of DME on CVI as well as SFCT using correlation coefficient and linear regression analysis. SFCT was significantly increased in eyes with DME as compared to the controls (334.47 ±51.81μm vs 284.53±56.45μm, p<0.001), and showed an ascending trend with worsening of DR, though this difference was not statistically significant [mild non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) = 304.33±40.39μm, moderate NPDR = 327.81±47.39μm, severe NPDR = 357.72±62.65μm, proliferative DR (PDR) = 334.59±47.4μm, p-0.09]. CVI was significantly decreased in DME with DR eyes as compared to controls (63.89±1.89 vs 67.51 ±2.86, p<0.001). CVI was also significantly decreased with worsening DR (mild NPDR = 66.38±0.3, moderate NPDR = 65.28±0.37, severe NPDR = 63.50±0.47, PDR = 61.27±0.9, p<0.001). SFCT and CVI are dynamic parameters that are affected by DME. Unlike CVI, SFCT is also affected by ocular and systemic factors like edema and hypertension. CVI may be a more accurate surrogate marker for DME and DR and can potentially be used to monitor the progression of DR.
关键词: choroidal vascularity index,diabetic macular edema,subfoveal choroidal thickness,optical coherence tomography,diabetic retinopathy
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14
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Ability of Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography to Detect Retinal and Choroidal Changes in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
摘要: Purpose. To evaluate the ability of new swept-source (SS) optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology to detect changes in retinal and choroidal thickness in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods. A total of 101 healthy and 97 MS eyes underwent retinal and choroidal assessment using SS Triton OCT (Topcon). Macular thickness and peripapillary data (retinal, ganglion cell layer (GCL+, GCL++) and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness) were analyzed, including choroidal thickness evaluation. Results. Significant macular thinning was observed in all ETDRS areas (p < 0.001) in MS patients. Peripapillary retinal, RNFL, and GCL ++ thickness showed a significant reduction in patients in all sectors (p < 0.001) except in the nasal quadrant/sector (p > 0.05). GCL+ measurements were found to be reduced in the nasal (p = 0.003), inferonasal (p = 0.045), and temporal (p = 0.001) sectors and total thickness (p < 0.001). Choroidal thickness was reduced in the outer macular ring in MS patients compared with controls (p = 0.038). Conclusion. New swept-source technology for OCT devices detects retinal thinning in MS patients, providing increased depth analysis of the choroid in these patients. MS patients present reduced retinal and choroidal thickness in the macular area and reduced peripapillary retinal, RNFL, and GCL thickness.
关键词: ganglion cell layer,choroidal thickness,retinal thickness,retinal nerve fiber layer,swept-source optical coherence tomography,multiple sclerosis
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14
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Choroidal atrophy in a patient with paraneoplastic retinopathy and anti-TRPM1 antibody
摘要: The purpose of this paper is to report choroidal atrophy in a patient with cancer-associated retinopathy who had autoantibodies against the transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily M, member 1 (TRPM1). A 69-year-old man visited our clinic in July 2010 with complaints of blurred vision and night blindness in both eyes. The full-field electroretinograms were negative type, indicating ON bipolar cell dysfunction. General physical examination revealed small cell carcinoma of the lung, and Western blot of the patient’s serum showed autoantibodies against TRPM1. We diagnosed this patient with cancer-associated retinopathy and retinal ON bipolar dysfunction due to anti-TRPM1 autoantibody. We followed him for more than 2 years from the initial visit and his symptoms have not changed. However, consistent with the choroidal hypopigmentation of the fundus, spectral domain optical coherence tomography showed a decrease in choroidal thickness of about one third over a 2-year follow-up period. We suggest that this case of gradually progressive choroidal atrophy was caused by the autoantibody against TRPM1 directly, because TRPM1 is expressed not only on ON bipolar cells but also on melanocytes. These findings indicate that we should be aware of choroidal thickness in patients with paraneoplastic retinopathy who have retinal ON bipolar dysfunction with the anti-TRPM1 antibody.
关键词: cancer-associated retinopathy,choroidal thickness,TRPM1,paraneoplastic retinopathy,melanocyte
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14
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Impact of image averaging on wide-field choroidal thickness measurements using enhanced-depth imaging optical coherence tomography
摘要: Background: The aim of this study was to examine the influence of B-scan averaging on choroidal thickness using wide-field enhanced-depth imaging optical coherence tomography. Methods: Six high-resolution trans-foveal horizontal enhanced-depth imaging line scans (spanning a 60° field) were acquired consecutively from the right eye of 10 healthy adults (mean age 30 ± 5 years), with each line scan an average of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 or 100 B-scans, using the automated real-time image averaging and follow-up features of a Spectralis device. The impact of B-scan averaging on regional measures of wide-field choroidal thickness (across macular and peripheral regions) and their accuracy was investigated, assuming that averaging 100 B-scans would provide the most accurate estimate of choroidal thickness. Results: Regional estimates of wide-field choroidal thickness did not vary across the different B-scan averaging conditions (all p > 0.05). The mean choroidal thickness averaged across the full wide-field area exhibited the closest agreement to measures obtained with 100 averaged B-scans, when frame averaging exceeded 30 B-scans (95 per cent limits of agreement +10 to ?7, +7 to ?7 and +6 to ?3 μm for 30, 40 and 50 averaged B-scans, respectively), compared to 10 and 20 averaged B-scans (95 per cent limits of agreement +13 to ?8 and +13 to ?6 μm, respectively; p < 0.01 and p < 0.02 compared to the accuracy of 50 averaged B-scans). Conclusion: Averaging 30 B-scans for an individual enhanced-depth imaging optical coherence tomography line scan provided accurate measures of choroidal thickness across a wide-field (60°) area in young healthy eyes. This information can assist in designing the volumetric scan protocols required for detailed examination of the macular and peripheral choroid.
关键词: wide-field imaging,choroidal thickness,optical coherence tomography,enhanced-depth imaging,B-scan averaging
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14
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Choroidal Thickness at the Outside of Fovea in Diabetic Retinopathy Using Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography
摘要: Purpose: To evaluate choroidal thickness at the outside of the fovea in patients with diabetic retinopathy using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. Methods: We examined 87 eyes of 87 patients with diabetic retinopathy and 40 eyes of 40 normal patients. Patients with diabetic retinopathy were divided into 3 groups according to the grade of diabetic retinopathy and macular edema. The choroidal thickness was obtained at the fovea and outside of the fovea using enhanced depth imaging of Spectralis optical coherence tomography. One foveal and 8 peripheral images were selected and choroidal thickness was measured from the outer border of the retinal pigment epithelium to the inner scleral border. Results: Subfoveal choroidal thickness was thinner with increasing severity of diabetic retinopathy. However, there was no significant difference between groups without the nasal side of the fovea. A statistically significant difference was observed over the fovea at the superotemporal area. Conclusions: The choroidal thickness outside of the fovea was thinner with the severity of diabetic retinopathy and was more pronounced in the superotemporal area.
关键词: Optical coherence tomography,Diabetic retinopathy,Choroidal thickness,Enhanced depth imaging
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14