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ArticleEye (London, England)2016

Adaptive optics imaging of the outer retinal tubules in Bietti's crystalline dystrophy.

R Battu, M C Akkali, D Bhanushali, P Srinivasan, R Shetty, T T J M Berendschot, J S A G Schouten, C A Webers

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  2. Relationship between outer retinal tubulation, retinal volume, and visual field in Bietti crystalline dystrophy.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

R BattuDepartment of Vitreoretina, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore, India.
M C AkkaliDepartment of Vitreoretina, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore, India.
D BhanushaliDepartment of Vitreoretina, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore, India.
P SrinivasanDepartment of Vitreoretina, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore, India.
R ShettyDepartment of Vitreoretina, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore, India.
T T J M BerendschotDepartment of Imaging, University Eye Clinic Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
J S A G SchoutenDepartment of Imaging, University Eye Clinic Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
C A WebersDepartment of Imaging, University Eye Clinic Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Narayana Nethralaya · INMaastricht University · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PurposeTo study the outer retinal tubules using spectral domain optical coherence tomography and adaptive optics and in patients with Bietti's crystalline dystrophy.MethodsTen eyes of five subjects from five independent families with Bietti's crystalline Dystrophy (BCD) were characterized with best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), full-field electroretinography, and fundus autofluorescence (FAF). High-resolution images were obtained with the spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and adaptive optics (AO).ResultsSD-OCT showed prominent outer retinal layer loss and outer retinal tubulations at the margin of outer retinal loss. AO images displayed prominent macrotubules and microtubules with characteristic features in eight out of the 10 eyes. Crystals were present in all ten eyes. There was a reduction in the cone count in all eyes in the area outside the outer retinal tubules (ORT).ConclusionsThis study describes the morphology of the outer retinal tubules when imaged enface on the adaptive optics in patients with BCD. These findings provide insight into the macular structure of these patients. This may have prognostic implications and refine the study on the pathogenesis of BCD.

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Optical ImagingAdultCorneal Dystrophies, HereditaryElectroretinographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeurogliaPhotoreceptor Cells, VertebrateRetinal DiseasesRetinal Ganglion CellsTomography, Optical CoherenceVisual AcuityYoung Adult

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PMID26915747
PMCPMC4869135
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