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ArticlePloS one2016

Aqueous Angiography: Real-Time and Physiologic Aqueous Humor Outflow Imaging.

Sindhu Saraswathy, James C H Tan, Fei Yu, Brian A Francis, David R Hinton, Robert N Weinreb, Alex S Huang

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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48 citing papers in PubMed, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sindhu SaraswathyDoheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
James C H TanDoheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Fei YuDepartment of Biostatistics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Brian A FrancisDoheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
David R HintonDepartment of Ophthalmology and Pathology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Robert N WeinrebHamilton Glaucoma Center and Shiley Eye Institute, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States of America.
Alex S HuangDoheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
Doheny Eye Institute · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USUniversity of California, San Diego · USUniversity of Southern California · US

Funding

VISION RESEARCHP30EY003040 · NEI · DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE · PI SUN, DEMING · 1985 to 2013
$7.0M
Discovery and Characterization of Anterior Sclera Pathology in GlaucomaK08EY024674 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI HUANG, ALEX · 2014 to 2018
$1.1M
NEI NIH HHS K08 EY024674NEI NIH HHS K08EY024674NEI NIH HHS P30 EY003040NEI NIH HHS P30EY03040
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTrabecular meshwork (TM) bypass surgeries attempt to enhance aqueous humor outflow (AHO) to lower intraocular pressure (IOP). While TM bypass results are promising, inconsistent success is seen. One hypothesis for this variability rests upon segmental (non-360 degrees uniform) AHO. We describe aqueous angiography as a real-time and physiologic AHO imaging technique in model eyes as a way to simulate live AHO imaging.

methodsPig (n = 46) and human (n = 6) enucleated eyes were obtained, orientated based upon inferior oblique insertion, and pre-perfused with balanced salt solution via a Lewicky AC maintainer through a 1mm side-port. Fluorescein (2.5%) was introduced intracamerally at 10 or 30 mm Hg. With an angiographer, infrared and fluorescent (486 nm) images were acquired. Image processing allowed for collection of pixel information based on intensity or location for statistical analyses. Concurrent OCT was performed, and fixable fluorescent dextrans were introduced into the eye for histological analysis of angiographically active areas.

resultsAqueous angiography yielded high quality images with segmental patterns (p<0.0001; Kruskal-Wallis test). No single quadrant was consistently identified as the primary quadrant of angiographic signal (p = 0.06-0.86; Kruskal-Wallis test). Regions of high proximal signal did not necessarily correlate with regions of high distal signal. Angiographically positive but not negative areas demonstrated intrascleral lumens on OCT images. Aqueous angiography with fluorescent dextrans led to their trapping in AHO pathways.

conclusionsAqueous angiography is a real-time and physiologic AHO imaging technique in model eyes.

Indexed as

AnimalsAqueous HumorComputer SystemsDextransFluorescein AngiographyFluorescent DyesHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedRheologySus scrofaSwineTomography, Optical CoherenceDextransFluorescent Dyes

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PMID26807586
PMCPMC4725949
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