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ArticleCurrent eye research2016

Defining the Relationships Among Retinal Function, Layer Thickness and Visual Behavior During Oxidative Stress-Induced Retinal Degeneration.

Amit K Patel, Elizabeth Akinsoji, Abigail S Hackam

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Article in Current eye research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amit K Patela Bascom Palmer Eye Institute , University of Miami Miller School of Medicine , Miami , FL , USA.
Elizabeth Akinsojia Bascom Palmer Eye Institute , University of Miami Miller School of Medicine , Miami , FL , USA.
Abigail S Hackama Bascom Palmer Eye Institute , University of Miami Miller School of Medicine , Miami , FL , USA.
University of Miami · US

Funding

Shared Equipment ModuleP30EY014801 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Victor L Perez · 2004 to 2026
$12.2M
WNT SIGNALING AND NEUROPROTECTION IN THE RETINAR01EY017837 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI HACKAM, ABIGAIL S · 2007 to 2011
$2.0M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY014801NEI NIH HHS R01 EY017837
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to identify how changes in retinal structure and function correlate with visual deficits during increasing amounts of retinal degeneration. MATERIALS AND

methodsRetinal degeneration was induced in adult mice by subretinal injections of paraquat (PQ) (0.2-1 mM). Retinal anatomy and photoreceptor layer thickness were quantified by histology and optical coherence tomography (OCT), retinal function was measured using electroretinography (ERG), and visual behavior were measured by optokinetic tracking, at 1 to 3 week post-injury.

resultsPhotoreceptor layer structure, function and visual behavior declined at a linear rate over time following PQ-induced degeneration, with the correlations between outcome measures being lowest at mild injury levels and increasing with injury severity. Overall reductions in visual acuity were highly correlated with declines in retinal thickness (r(2) = 0.78) and function (r(2) = 0.67) and retinal thickness correlated with photoreceptor function (r(2) = 0.72). ERG a-wave scotopic amplitudes showed a stronger correspondence to retinal structure and visual behavior than b-waves.

conclusionsMeasurements of photoreceptor loss at the structural and functional levels showed good correspondence with degeneration-associated changes in visual behavior after oxidative stress injury. The results provide new insight about the relative kinetics of measurements of retinal degeneration induced by oxidative stress, which could guide the choice of optimal outcome measurements for other retinal diseases.

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Oxidative StressVisual AcuityAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalElectroretinographyFemaleMaleMiceRetinaRetinal DegenerationTomography, Optical CoherenceElectroretinographyoptical coherence tomographyoptokinetic trackingoxidative stressretinal degeneration

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