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Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci ; 65(6): 6, 2024 Jun 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38833259

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Purpose: To develop Choroidalyzer, an open-source, end-to-end pipeline for segmenting the choroid region, vessels, and fovea, and deriving choroidal thickness, area, and vascular index. Methods: We used 5600 OCT B-scans (233 subjects, six systemic disease cohorts, three device types, two manufacturers). To generate region and vessel ground-truths, we used state-of-the-art automatic methods following manual correction of inaccurate segmentations, with foveal positions manually annotated. We trained a U-Net deep learning model to detect the region, vessels, and fovea to calculate choroid thickness, area, and vascular index in a fovea-centered region of interest. We analyzed segmentation agreement (AUC, Dice) and choroid metrics agreement (Pearson, Spearman, mean absolute error [MAE]) in internal and external test sets. We compared Choroidalyzer to two manual graders on a small subset of external test images and examined cases of high error. Results: Choroidalyzer took 0.299 seconds per image on a standard laptop and achieved excellent region (Dice: internal 0.9789, external 0.9749), very good vessel segmentation performance (Dice: internal 0.8817, external 0.8703), and excellent fovea location prediction (MAE: internal 3.9 pixels, external 3.4 pixels). For thickness, area, and vascular index, Pearson correlations were 0.9754, 0.9815, and 0.8285 (internal)/0.9831, 0.9779, 0.7948 (external), respectively (all P < 0.0001). Choroidalyzer's agreement with graders was comparable to the intergrader agreement across all metrics. Conclusions: Choroidalyzer is an open-source, end-to-end pipeline that accurately segments the choroid and reliably extracts thickness, area, and vascular index. Especially choroidal vessel segmentation is a difficult and subjective task, and fully automatic methods like Choroidalyzer could provide objectivity and standardization.


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Coroides , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Humanos , Coroides/irrigación sanguínea , Coroides/diagnóstico por imagen , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos , Masculino , Femenino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Anciano , Aprendizaje Profundo , Vasos Retinianos/diagnóstico por imagen , Fóvea Central/diagnóstico por imagen , Fóvea Central/irrigación sanguínea , Adulto , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados
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Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci ; 65(6): 11, 2024 Jun 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38842830

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Purpose: To evaluate microvascular intereye differences in diabetic patients with same-stage diabetic retinopathy (DR) in both eyes as assessed using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). Methods: In this cross-sectional study, fovea-centered swept-source 6 × 6 mm OCTA scans were acquired using a 200 kHz OCTA device. Vessel density (VD) and fractal dimension were calculated on binarized, vessel-segmented images in the superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP). Foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area (FAZA) and perimeter (FAZP) was measured and FAZ circularity (FAZC) calculated. Absolute difference (δabs) and asymmetry index between eyes was assessed and compared across DR stages. Differences of VD, FD, and FAZ parameters between left and right eye were evaluated using linear mixed models. Results: A total of 336 eyes of 168 diabetic patients without DR and with DR stages ranging from mild nonproliferative to proliferative DR were included for analysis. The intereye comparison revealed significantly lower VD in the SCP (estimate [95% CI] = -0.009 [-0.01; -0.006], P < 0.01), as well as a significantly lower FD in the SCP (-0.007 [-0.009; -0.005], P < 0.01) of the left compared to the right eye. FAZC of the left compared to the right eye was lower in eyes without DR, moderate DR, and PDR (P < 0.05). FAZ δabs and asymmetry index were higher in more advanced disease stages (P < 0.05). Conclusions: OCTA metrics provide important information on the retinal microvasculature in systemic diseases such as DR. Our results reveal a significant intereye difference with lower VD and FD in the SCP as well as higher FAZ impairment of the left compared to the right eye.


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Retinopatía Diabética , Angiografía con Fluoresceína , Vasos Retinianos , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Humanos , Retinopatía Diabética/diagnóstico , Retinopatía Diabética/fisiopatología , Retinopatía Diabética/diagnóstico por imagen , Estudios Transversales , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos , Masculino , Femenino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Vasos Retinianos/diagnóstico por imagen , Vasos Retinianos/patología , Angiografía con Fluoresceína/métodos , Anciano , Densidad Microvascular , Fóvea Central/irrigación sanguínea , Fóvea Central/diagnóstico por imagen , Fóvea Central/patología , Adulto , Fondo de Ojo , Capilares/patología , Capilares/diagnóstico por imagen , Microvasos/patología , Microvasos/diagnóstico por imagen , Agudeza Visual/fisiología
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Optom Vis Sci ; 101(5): 276-283, 2024 May 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38857040

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SIGNIFICANCE: An understanding of factors that affect the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) in healthy eyes may aid in the early identification of patients at risk of retinal pathology, thereby allowing better management and preventive measures to be implemented. PURPOSE: The size and shape of the FAZ can change due to retinal diseases associated with oxidative stress, including diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. This study aimed to assess the relationship, if any, between factors that may affect the superficial FAZ (i.e., vessel density, vessel perfusion, overweight/obesity) and possible links with macular pigment optical density in young, healthy participants. METHODS: One hundred thirty-nine participants aged 18 to 35 years were recruited to this cross-sectional study. The superficial FAZ area, foveal vascularity, and central macular thickness (CMT) were assessed using the Cirrus 5000. Health parameters, body mass index, trunk fat %, and macular pigment were analyzed to determine possible associations with the superficial FAZ. RESULTS: Mean FAZ area was 0.23 ± 0.08 mm2. Females had a significantly larger mean FAZ area than males (p=0.002). The FAZ area was positively correlated with body mass index (Pearson's r = 0.189, p=0.026). Significant correlates of the FAZ area in the multivariate model included vessel perfusion (central), CMT, and trunk fat %, collectively explaining 65.1% of the overall variability. CONCLUSIONS: Study findings suggest that reduced vessel perfusion, thinner CMT, and higher trunk fat % are plausible predictors of a larger FAZ area in healthy Caucasian adults. Low macular pigment optical density was, however, not associated with increased FAZ size in young healthy eyes. Noninvasive optical coherence tomography angiography testing, in association with these predictors, may aid in the early detection and monitoring of retinal diseases associated with oxidative stress.


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Angiografía con Fluoresceína , Fóvea Central , Vasos Retinianos , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Humanos , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos , Femenino , Masculino , Adulto , Estudios Transversales , Fóvea Central/irrigación sanguínea , Fóvea Central/diagnóstico por imagen , Adulto Joven , Adolescente , Angiografía con Fluoresceína/métodos , Vasos Retinianos/diagnóstico por imagen , Fondo de Ojo , Voluntarios Sanos , Índice de Masa Corporal
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Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci ; 65(6): 23, 2024 Jun 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38874964

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Purpose: To explore differences in the relationship between gestational age (GA) and birth weight (BW) percentile and ocular geometry between males and females. Methods: The Gutenberg Prematurity Eye Study involved a prospective ophthalmic examination of adults, aged 18 to 52 years, who were born preterm or at term, in Germany. The associations between GA and BW percentile on the main outcome measures were evaluated by uni- and multivariable linear regression analyses. The main outcome measures were central corneal thickness, corneal radius, anterior chamber depth, lens thickness, posterior segment length, and central foveal thickness. Potential sex-specific differences and an effect modification by sex were analyzed. Results: This study involved 438 participants (245 females, 193 males) with an average age of 28.6 ± 8.7 years. In female participants, central foveal thickness was negatively associated with a higher GA (B = -2.99; P < 0.001). Similarly, male participants also demonstrated a negative association between central foveal thickness and GA (B = -4.27; P < 0.001). The multivariable model with effect modification revealed that the central foveal thickness was thicker with lower GA. There was an association between the effect modification of GA with sex and central foveal thickness, demonstrating a more pronounced effect of GA on central foveal thickness in male participants (B = 1.29; P = 0.04). Conclusions: This study identified a sex-specific correlation between lower GA and thicker central foveal thickness, suggesting differences in the developmental trajectory of this biometric parameter concerning GA. A thicker central foveal thickness might affect the visual acuity of individuals born preterm in adulthood, with a more pronounced impact in males and a potential predisposition to age-related diseases later in life. Sex did not influence the association of GA or BW percentile to other ocular geometric parameters.


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Peso al Nacer , Edad Gestacional , Humanos , Masculino , Femenino , Estudios Prospectivos , Adulto , Adulto Joven , Adolescente , Persona de Mediana Edad , Peso al Nacer/fisiología , Factores Sexuales , Recién Nacido , Fóvea Central/diagnóstico por imagen , Córnea/anatomía & histología , Córnea/diagnóstico por imagen , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos , Cámara Anterior/diagnóstico por imagen , Cámara Anterior/anatomía & histología , Recien Nacido Prematuro , Cristalino/diagnóstico por imagen , Cristalino/anatomía & histología , Alemania , Agudeza Visual/fisiología , Segmento Posterior del Ojo/diagnóstico por imagen , Segmento Posterior del Ojo/anatomía & histología , Segmento Posterior del Ojo/patología
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Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci ; 65(5): 25, 2024 May 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38758640

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Purpose: To quantitatively characterize retinal changes across different quantiles of refractive error in 34,414 normal eyes of 23,064 healthy adults in the UK Biobank. Methods: Twelve optic disc (OD), foveal and vascular parameters were derived from color fundus photographs, correcting for ocular magnification as appropriate. Quantile regression was used to test the independent associations between these parameters and spherical equivalent refraction (SER) across 34 refractive quantiles (high hyperopia to high myopia)-controlling for age, sex and corneal radius. Results: More negative SER was nonlinearly associated with greater Euclidian (largely horizontal) OD-fovea distance, larger OD, less circular OD, more obliquely orientated OD (superior pole tilted towards the fovea), brighter fovea, lower vascular complexity, less tortuous vessels, more concave (straightened out towards the fovea) papillomacular arterial/venous arcade and wider central retinal arterioles/venules. In myopia, these parameters varied more strongly with SER as myopia increased. For example, while every standard deviation (SD) decrease in vascular complexity was associated with 0.63 D (right eye: 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.58-0.68) to 0.68 D (left eye: 95% CI, 0.63-0.73) higher myopia in the quantile corresponding to -0.60 D, it was associated with 1.61 D (right eye: 95% CI, 1.40-1.82) to 1.70 D (left eye: 95% CI, 1.56-1.84) higher myopia in the most myopic quantile. OD-fovea angle (degree of vertical separation between OD and fovea) was found to vary linearly with SER, but the magnitude was of little practical importance (less than 0.10 D variation per SD change in angle in almost all refractive quantiles) compared with the changes in OD-fovea distance. Conclusions: Several interrelated retinal changes indicative of an increasing (nonconstant) rate of mechanical stretching are evident at the posterior pole as myopia increases. These changes also suggest that the posterior pole stretches predominantly in the temporal horizontal direction.


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Hiperopía , Miopía , Refracción Ocular , Humanos , Masculino , Hiperopía/fisiopatología , Femenino , Miopía/fisiopatología , Refracción Ocular/fisiología , Persona de Mediana Edad , Adulto , Vasos Retinianos/fisiopatología , Vasos Retinianos/diagnóstico por imagen , Vasos Retinianos/patología , Anciano , Disco Óptico/irrigación sanguínea , Fóvea Central/diagnóstico por imagen , Fóvea Central/patología , Agudeza Visual/fisiología
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Comput Biol Med ; 177: 108613, 2024 Jul.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38781644

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Deep learning-based image segmentation and detection models have largely improved the efficiency of analyzing retinal landmarks such as optic disc (OD), optic cup (OC), and fovea. However, factors including ophthalmic disease-related lesions and low image quality issues may severely complicate automatic OD/OC segmentation and fovea detection. Most existing works treat the identification of each landmark as a single task, and take into account no prior information. To address these issues, we propose a prior guided multi-task transformer framework for joint OD/OC segmentation and fovea detection, named JOINEDTrans. JOINEDTrans effectively combines various spatial features of the fundus images, relieving the structural distortions induced by lesions and other imaging issues. It contains a segmentation branch and a detection branch. To be noted, we employ an encoder with prior-learning in a vessel segmentation task to effectively exploit the positional relationship among vessel, OD/OC, and fovea, successfully incorporating spatial prior into the proposed JOINEDTrans framework. There are a coarse stage and a fine stage in JOINEDTrans. In the coarse stage, OD/OC coarse segmentation and fovea heatmap localization are obtained through a joint segmentation and detection module. In the fine stage, we crop regions of interest for subsequent refinement and use predictions obtained in the coarse stage to provide additional information for better performance and faster convergence. Experimental results demonstrate that JOINEDTrans outperforms existing state-of-the-art methods on the publicly available GAMMA, REFUGE, and PALM fundus image datasets. We make our code available at https://github.com/HuaqingHe/JOINEDTrans.


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Aprendizaje Profundo , Fóvea Central , Disco Óptico , Humanos , Disco Óptico/diagnóstico por imagen , Fóvea Central/diagnóstico por imagen , Interpretación de Imagen Asistida por Computador/métodos , Algoritmos
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Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci ; 65(5): 10, 2024 May 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38709525

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence of foveal involvement in geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), using machine learning to assess the importance of risk factors. Methods: Retrospective, longitudinal cohort study. Patients diagnosed with foveal-sparing GA, having GA size ≥ 0.049 mm² and follow-up ≥ 6 months, were included. Baseline GA area, distance from the fovea, and perilesional patterns were measured using fundus autofluorescence. Optical coherence tomography assessed foveal involvement, structural biomarkers, and outer retinal layers thickness. Onset of foveal involvement was recorded. Foveal survival rates were estimated using Kaplan-Meier curves. Hazard ratios (HRs) were assessed with mixed model Cox regression. Variable Importance (VIMP) was ranked with Random Survival Forests (RSF), with higher scores indicating greater predictive significance. Results: One hundred sixty-seven eyes (115 patients, average age = 75.8 ± 9.47 years) with mean follow-up of 50 ± 29 months, were included in this study. Median foveal survival time was 45 months (95% confidence interval [CI] = 38-55). Incidences of foveal involvement were 26% at 24 months and 67% at 60 months. Risk factors were GA proximity to the fovea (HR = 0.97 per 10-µm increase, 95% CI = 0.96-0.98), worse baseline visual acuity (HR = 1.37 per 0.1 LogMAR increase, 95% CI = 1.21-1.53), and thinner outer nuclear layer (HR = 0.59 per 10-µm increase, 95% CI = 0.46-0.74). RSF analysis confirmed these as main predictors (VIMP = 16.7, P = 0.002; VIMP = 6.2, P = 0.003; and VIMP = 3.4, P = 0.01). Lesser baseline GA area (HR = 1.09 per 1-mm2 increase, 95% CI = 1.01-1.16) and presence of a double layer sign (HR = 0.42, 95% CI = 0.20-0.88) were protective but less influential. Conclusions: This study identifies anatomic and functional factors impacting the risk of foveal involvement in GA. These findings may help identify at-risk patients, enabling tailored preventive strategies.


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Fóvea Central , Atrofia Geográfica , Aprendizaje Automático , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Humanos , Fóvea Central/patología , Fóvea Central/diagnóstico por imagen , Masculino , Femenino , Atrofia Geográfica/diagnóstico , Anciano , Estudios Retrospectivos , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos , Factores de Riesgo , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Agudeza Visual/fisiología , Estudios de Seguimiento , Angiografía con Fluoresceína/métodos , Incidencia , Persona de Mediana Edad , Análisis de Supervivencia
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Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed) ; 99(6): 232-236, 2024 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38663716

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the presence of subfoveal hyperreflective dots (SfHD) using optical coherence tomography (OCT) in macular holes (MH) and establish whether there is a relationship with postoperative anatomical and functional outcomes. METHODS: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted at the Dr. Elías Santana Hospital. Sixty-eight eyes of 67 patients with a tomographic diagnosis of full-thickness MH who underwent pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling were included. Preoperative and postoperative measurements were obtained using radial macular scans and HD raster scans with Optovue and Cirrus 5000 (Zeiss) OCT machines. The main outcome measures were anatomical closure by OCT and functional outcome through best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). RESULTS: The anatomical closure rate in our study was 63%. MHs that failed to achieve anatomical closure exhibited a higher number of hyperreflective dots and worse postoperative BCVA. A statistically significant association was found between exposed retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) in microns and the number of SfHD (P = .001). CONCLUSION: SfHD is a common tomographic finding in MH, and the presence of a higher number of these points is associated with poorer anatomical and functional outcomes. This imaging finding is a potential prognostic biomarker in this pathology.


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Perforaciones de la Retina , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Agudeza Visual , Vitrectomía , Humanos , Perforaciones de la Retina/cirugía , Perforaciones de la Retina/diagnóstico por imagen , Estudios Transversales , Masculino , Femenino , Anciano , Pronóstico , Persona de Mediana Edad , Fóvea Central/diagnóstico por imagen , Fóvea Central/patología , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Biomarcadores , Epitelio Pigmentado de la Retina/patología , Epitelio Pigmentado de la Retina/diagnóstico por imagen
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Indian J Ophthalmol ; 72(6): 838-843, 2024 Jun 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38454842

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PURPOSE: To analyze FAZ superficial (s) and deep (d) area and dimensions by using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in healthy eyes and to assess effect of age, gender, axial length (AL), central foveal thickness (CFT), and central choroidal thickness (CCT) on FAZ. We aimed to study FAZ dimensions with OCTA in healthy Indian eyes with the purpose of creating a normative database. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: Observational cross-sectional study. METHODS: In total, 200 healthy eyes in the age group of 20-60 years having best corrected visual acuity better than 6/12 (Snellen's) with no systemic illness/intraocular surgery were included. FAZ parameters were calculated using OCTA, and the same was evaluated for any correlation with different ocular parameters mentioned above. The data were reported as frequencies/percentages and mean ± SD. The association between quantitative variables was evaluated using Pearson's correlation coefficient. RESULTS: The dFAZ area (0.56 ± 0.12 mm 2 ) was larger than the sFAZ area (0.42 ± 0.13 mm 2 ). Females had larger FAZ than males. AL and CFT had a negative correlation, whereas CCT had a positive correlation with FAZ. Age did not influence FAZ. sFAZ and dFAZ varied significantly in healthy eyes. CONCLUSION: FAZ parameters calculated using OCTA in healthy Indian eyes suggested that the area and dimensions in both SCP and DCP are larger in individuals from the Indian subcontinent when compared to other parts of the world. FAZ area and dimensions, when compared to previous studies, were variable. Thus, there is a need to establish normative data for ethnicity for proper interpretation of FAZ using OCTA.


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Angiografía con Fluoresceína , Fóvea Central , Fondo de Ojo , Vasos Retinianos , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Agudeza Visual , Humanos , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos , Masculino , Femenino , Estudios Transversales , Adulto , Fóvea Central/diagnóstico por imagen , Fóvea Central/irrigación sanguínea , Angiografía con Fluoresceína/métodos , Persona de Mediana Edad , India , Adulto Joven , Vasos Retinianos/diagnóstico por imagen , Agudeza Visual/fisiología , Voluntarios Sanos , Valores de Referencia
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Sci Rep ; 14(1): 4013, 2024 02 18.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38369610

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Diabetes retinopathy prevention necessitates early detection, monitoring, and treatment. Non-invasive optical coherence tomography (OCT) shows structural changes in the retinal layer. OCT image evaluation necessitates retinal layer segmentation. The ability of our automated retinal layer segmentation to distinguish between normal, non-proliferative (NPDR), and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) was investigated in this study using quantifiable biomarkers such as retina layer smoothness index (SI) and area (S) in horizontal and vertical OCT images for each zone (fovea, superior, inferior, nasal, and temporal). This research includes 84 eyes from 57 individuals. The study shows a significant difference in the Area (S) of inner nuclear layer (INL) and outer nuclear layer (ONL) in the horizontal foveal zone across the three groups (p < 0.001). In the horizontal scan, there is a significant difference in the smoothness index (SI) of the inner plexiform layer (IPL) and the upper border of the outer plexiform layer (OPL) among three groups (p < 0.05). There is also a significant difference in the area (S) of the OPL in the foveal zone among the three groups (p = 0.003). The area (S) of the INL in the foveal region of horizontal slabs performed best for distinguishing diabetic patients (NPDR and PDR) from normal individuals, with an accuracy of 87.6%. The smoothness index (SI) of IPL in the nasal zone of horizontal foveal slabs was the most accurate at 97.2% in distinguishing PDR from NPDR. The smoothness index of the top border of the OPL in the nasal zone of horizontal slabs was 84.1% accurate in distinguishing NPDR from PDR. Smoothness index of IPL in the temporal zone of horizontal slabs was 89.8% accurate in identifying NPDR from PDR patients. In conclusion, optical coherence tomography can assess the smoothness index and irregularity of the inner and outer plexiform layers, particularly in the nasal and temporal regions of horizontal foveal slabs, to distinguish non-proliferative from proliferative diabetic retinopathy. The evolution of diabetic retinopathy throughout severity levels and its effects on retinal layer irregularity need more study.


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Diabetes Mellitus , Retinopatía Diabética , Humanos , Retinopatía Diabética/diagnóstico por imagen , Retina/diagnóstico por imagen , Fóvea Central/diagnóstico por imagen , Procesamiento de Imagen Asistido por Computador , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos , Aprendizaje Automático
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PLoS One ; 19(2): e0297134, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38335184

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PURPOSE: To compare stereopsis and foveal microstructure after internal limiting membrane peeling and inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique in patients with macular hole. DESIGN: Retrospective observational study. METHODS: Sixty-six patients with macular hole were included, of whom 41 underwent 25-gauge pars-plana vitrectomy with complete internal limiting membrane peeling (Peeling group) and 25 with the inverted flap technique (Inverted group). We evaluated stereopsis using the Titmus Stereo Test and the TNO stereo test, best-corrected visual acuity, macular hole closure rate, and foveal microstructure with optical coherence tomography before and at 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Stereopsis and foveal microstructure. RESULTS: Preoperatively, no difference was observed in the base and minimum diameters of macular hole, Titmus Stereo Test score, TNO stereo test score, and best-corrected visual acuity between the Peeling and Inverted groups. The macular hole closure rate in the Peeling and Inverted groups were 97.6% and 100%, respectively, with no significant difference between groups. At 12 months postoperatively, Titmus Stereo Test score (2.1 ± 0.4 in the peeling and 2.2 ± 0.4 in the inverted groups), TNO stereo test score (2.3 ± 0.4 and 2.2± 0.5), and best-corrected visual acuity (0.20 ± 0.18 and 0.24 ± 0.25) were not significantly different between groups (p = 0.596, 0.332, respectively). The defect of the external limiting membrane was more common in the Inverted group than in the Peeling group at 6 months after surgery (5.4 vs. 28.0%; p < 0.05). No statistically significant inter-group differences were noted in the ellipsoid zone defect ratio throughout the follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS: There was no difference in postoperative stereopsis nor foveal microstructure between the internal limiting membrane peeling group and the inverted group in patients with macular hole.


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Membrana Epirretinal , Perforaciones de la Retina , Humanos , Perforaciones de la Retina/cirugía , Membrana Epirretinal/cirugía , Membrana Basal/cirugía , Agudeza Visual , Fóvea Central/diagnóstico por imagen , Vitrectomía/métodos , Estudios Retrospectivos , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica
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Appl Opt ; 63(3): 730-742, 2024 Jan 20.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38294386

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In prior art, advances in adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscope (AOSLO) technology have enabled cones in the human fovea to be resolved in healthy eyes with normal vision and low to moderate refractive errors, providing new insight into human foveal anatomy, visual perception, and retinal degenerative diseases. These high-resolution ophthalmoscopes require careful alignment of each optical subsystem to ensure diffraction-limited imaging performance, which is necessary for resolving the smallest foveal cones. This paper presents a systematic and rigorous methodology for building, aligning, calibrating, and testing an AOSLO designed for imaging the cone mosaic of the central fovea in humans with cellular resolution. This methodology uses a two-stage alignment procedure and thorough system testing to achieve diffraction-limited performance. Results from retinal imaging of healthy human subjects under 30 years of age with refractive errors of less than 3.5 diopters using either 680 nm or 840 nm light show that the system can resolve cones at the very center of the fovea, the region where the cones are smallest and most densely packed.


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Fóvea Central , Oftalmoscopios , Enfermedades de la Retina , Humanos , Calibración , Fóvea Central/diagnóstico por imagen , Rayos Láser , Errores de Refracción , Enfermedades de la Retina/diagnóstico por imagen
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Transl Vis Sci Technol ; 12(8): 22, 2023 08 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37642634

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Purpose: To evaluate the retinal artery angles in high axial myopia and assess the correlation with other morphometric and functional parameters. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 112 eyes of 112 patients with high axial myopia. Based on axial length (AL), the participants were divided into three groups: group 1 (26 ≤ AL < 28 mm), group 2 (28 ≤ AL < 31 mm), and group 3 (≥31 mm). Scanning laser ophthalmoscopy imaging was used to analyze the retinal artery angle (Yugami correlated angle [YCA]). Retinal vascular densities (VDs) in both superficial capillary plexuses (SCPs) and deep capillary plexuses were evaluated. Fixation behavior, including retinal mean sensitivity (MS), macular fovea 2°, 4° fixation rate (P1, P2), and 68.2% bivariate contour ellipse area, were analyzed by microperimetry. Finally, the correlation between YCAs and AL, VDs, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), and fixation behavior was assessed. Results: The YCAs showed significant differences among the three groups (all P < 0.001, respectively). Compared to group 1, the YCA decreased in group 2 (P < 0.001) and continued to decrease in group 3 (P = 0.043). The correlation analysis revealed that smaller YCAs (YCA, YCA1/2, YCA1/4) were positively correlated with the longer AL (ρ = 0.580, 0.545, 0.448, P < 0.001) and lower VDs in any sector in SCPs (all P ≤ 0.05). Furthermore, smaller YCAs were positively correlated with decreased BCVA (ρ = 0.392, 0.387, 0.262; all P < 0.001) and reduced MS (ρ= 0.300, 0.269, 0.244; all P < 0.05). Conclusions: Smaller YCAs were correlated with longer AL, lower VD in SCP, decreased BCVA, and reduced MS. The YCAs might reflect vascular deformation caused by axial elongation and could potentially be useful in predicting visual function in high axial myopia. Translational Relevance: The quantitative analysis of YCAs in fundus photography holds potential clinical value in predicting visual function in high axial myopia.


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Miopía , Arteria Retiniana , Humanos , Estudios Transversales , Miopía/diagnóstico , Fóvea Central/diagnóstico por imagen , Oftalmoscopía
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Sci Rep ; 13(1): 12879, 2023 08 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37553433

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We analyzed whether macular superficial vascular density (SVD) and foveal vascular zone (FAZ) on optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) can distinguish between bilateral ametropic and anisometropic amblyopia. We included 42, 33, and 50 eyes in the bilateral ametropic amblyopia, anisometropic amblyopia, and normal control groups, respectively. Using macular swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography, we measured and analyzed the superficial FAZ areas and five sectoral macular SVDs after magnification correction. The anisometropic amblyopic eye group showed significantly increased foveal SVDs (p < 0.001) and significantly decreased superficial FAZ areas (p < 0.001), compared with the remaining groups. Additionally, the bilateral ametropic amblyopia group had significantly decreased nasal SVDs. SVDs and superficial FAZ areas differed among hyperopic amblyopia subtypes. These findings may reflect vascular distribution differences and macular changes in hyperopic amblyopia subtypes compared with normal eyes.


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Ambliopía , Hiperopía , Humanos , Niño , Ambliopía/diagnóstico por imagen , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos , Agudeza Visual , Densidad Microvascular , Fóvea Central/diagnóstico por imagen , Fóvea Central/irrigación sanguínea , Vasos Retinianos/diagnóstico por imagen , Angiografía con Fluoresceína/métodos
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Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed) ; 98(11): 614-618, 2023 Nov.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37595795

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: A full-thickness macular hole ("FTMH") is a foveal lesion caused by a defect in the full thickness of the neurosensory retina. Its diagnosis and the indication for surgical treatment take into account the measurement of the hole according to the tool provided by the OCT. This measurement can be performed by several ophthalmologists during the follow-up of a patient. The aim of this study is to find out whether there is intra-individual and inter-individual variability in these measurements. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective review of OCT b-scan images with a diagnosis of FTMH. Measurements of the minimum diameter of the FTMH were performed using the hand-held tool available on the DRI-Triton (Topcon, Japan) at 1:1 and 1:2 scales, on different days, by 2 retina specialists and 2 residents. These measurements were compared to assess inter-observer and intra-observer correspondence. RESULTS: Thirty-four images were analysed. For intra-observer variability, a correlation index higher than 0.98 was obtained in all cases. For inter-observer variability, the intra-class correlation coefficient was 0.94 (95% CI: 0.91-0.97) for the 1:1 scale, and 0.94 (95% CI: 0.91-0.97) for the 1:2 scale. CONCLUSIONS: OCT-measured AMEC size values are reproducible between ophthalmic specialists and residents and are independent of the imaging scale at which the measurement is made.


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Perforaciones de la Retina , Humanos , Perforaciones de la Retina/diagnóstico por imagen , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica/métodos , Variaciones Dependientes del Observador , Retina/patología , Fóvea Central/diagnóstico por imagen
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Turk J Ophthalmol ; 53(4): 234-240, 2023 08 19.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37602641

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Objectives: To investigate the macular imaging features in patients with unilateral myelinated retinal nerve fiber (MRNF) and high myopia syndrome. Materials and Methods: Six patients with unilateral MRNF and high myopia syndrome and 13 myopic controls were enrolled in this study. Spectral domain (SD) optical coherence tomography (OCT), SD enhanced depth imaging OCT, and OCT angiography (OCTA) imaging results of MRNF-affected eyes were compared with the fellow eyes and myopic controls. Results: All patients had abnormal foveal reflex and/or ectopia. No significant difference in retinal thickness parameters were noted between the groups. In OCT scans, posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) was observed in 4 out of the 6 MRNF-affected eyes. Regarding OCTA parameters, only a significant increase in acircularity index was noted in myelinated eyes (p=0.01). Conclusion: All patients demonstrated normal foveal contours, macular structure, and OCTA features except for a higher acircularity index. The incidence of PVD was notably increased in the myelinated eyes.


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Miopía , Fibras Nerviosas Mielínicas , Tomografía de Coherencia Óptica , Humanos , Miopía/diagnóstico por imagen , Masculino , Femenino , Preescolar , Niño , Adolescente , Adulto , Angiografía por Tomografía Computarizada , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Disco Óptico/diagnóstico por imagen , Fóvea Central/diagnóstico por imagen
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