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Functional Relevance and Structural Correlates of Near Infrared and Short Wavelength Fundus Autofluorescence Imaging in ABCA4 -Related Retinopathy.
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Translational vision science & technology [Transl Vis Sci Technol] 2019 Dec 20; Vol. 8 (6), pp. 46. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Dec 20 (Print Publication: 2019). - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Purpose: To evaluate the functional relevance and structural correlates of autofluorescence (AF) alterations under short-wavelength (SW) and near-infrared (NIR) excitation light in ABCA4 -related retinopathy.<br />Methods: In this prospective, cross-sectional case series, 88 eyes of 44 patients with ABCA4 -related retinopathy (mean age, 37.6 years; range, 9-77 years) underwent SW-AF and NIR-AF imaging. The AF images were graded for disease characteristic patterns by two independent readers and correlated with alterations in optical coherence tomography (OCT) and impairment of retinal sensitivity along a foveo-papillary line assessed by fundus-controlled microperimetry.<br />Results: A centrifugal sequence of AF patterns from atrophic lesions to homogeneous background was found for both AF modalities. The eccentricity of each AF pattern in NIR-AF was larger compared to those in SW-AF ( P < 0.001). Increasing eccentricity of each pattern correlated with increasing retinal sensitivity. The distant border of the zone of hyperfluorescent flecks in SW-AF and hypoautofluorescent flecks in NIR-AF correlated with the margins of the ellipsoid zone loss in OCT ( r = 0.979 and r = 0.971, P < 0.001). The expansion of hypofluorescent flecks in SW-AF was associated with the boundaries of external limiting membrane loss ( r = 0.933, P < 0.001).<br />Conclusions: SW-AF and NIR-AF revealed a characteristic sequence of AF patterns that correlated with functional and structural alterations, suggesting different stages in disease progression.<br />Translational Relevance: Alterations in NIR-AF exceeded those in SW-AF images, substantiating the hypothesis of different AF origins and suggesting NIR-AF as surrogate marker for early disease-related changes.<br /> (Copyright 2019 The Authors.)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2164-2591
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Translational vision science & technology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31879568
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1167/tvst.8.6.46