The suprachoroidal space in patients affected by retinitis pigmentosa.
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed)
; 99(1): 3-8, 2024 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:
The Suprachoroidal Space (SCS) is a theoretical structure which can be demonstrated between the inner border of the sclera and the outer boundary of the choroid. SCS is being studied for its potential uses as a route for drug delivery and innovative surgical techniques for the treatment of many retinal diseases. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of inherited eye disorders characterized by a gradual loss of photoreceptors, resulting in vision impairment, which typically presents as night blindness and progressive visual field loss. The purpose of the study is to define the morphology of outer choroidal margins by means of SS-OCT in RP. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
This is a retrospective observational study designed to evaluate the presence of SCS in RP. We performed Swept Source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) in a group of 55 patients affected by RP (26 males and 29 females, 110 eyes) with a mean age of 51.8⯱â¯13.7 years. In the control group, we included 28 healthy subjects (6 males and 22 females, 56 eyes) with a mean age of 48,8⯱â¯16,6 years.RESULTS:
OCT scans allowed the outer choroidal margin and inner scleral margin to be delineated with certainty in all 110 eyes. In the RP group SCS was detected in 47 of 110 eyes (42,7%), in the control group SCS was detected in 11 eyes (19,6%). Subjects with SCS visible (RP group) had reduced retinal thickness (168.4⯵m) compared to those with not visible SCL (211.2⯵m, Pâ¯=â¯.007).CONCLUSIONS:
SS-OCT can be successfully applied to assess the presence of SCS in RP and the high rate of SCS found in the RP patients is encouraging when considering future innovative therapies.Key words
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Retinal Diseases
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Retinitis Pigmentosa
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Choroidal Effusions
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Newborn
Language:
En
Journal:
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed)
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
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