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ReviewInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2017

Photoreceptor-Based Biomarkers in AOSLO Retinal Imaging.

Katie M Litts, Robert F Cooper, Jacque L Duncan, Joseph Carroll

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Review in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Clinical Application of Adaptive Optics Imaging in Diagnosis, Management, and Monitoring of Ophthalmological Diseases: A Narrative Review.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Katie M LittsDepartment of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
Robert F CooperDepartment of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Jacque L DuncanDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States.
Joseph CarrollDepartment of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
Medical College of Wisconsin · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR001436 · NCATS · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI FREED, JULIE K · 2015 to 2025
$47.5M
Rapid-Prototyping and Design CoreP30EY002162 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI LAMBA, DEEPAK ASHOK · 1985 to 2024
$16.8M
MORPHOLOGY MODULEP30EY001931 · NEI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI BURKE, JANICE M. · 1985 to 2016
$9.8M
Assessing Photoreceptor Structure and Function in Normal and Diseased RetinaeR01EY017607 · NEI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI Joseph Carroll · 2008 to 2026
$8.3M
Retinal Versus Cortical Contributions to Vision Loss in AlbinismR01EY024969 · NEI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI CARROLL, JOSEPH, DEYOE, EDGAR A · 2015 to 2018
$2.0M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001436NEI NIH HHS P30 EY001931NEI NIH HHS P30 EY002162NEI NIH HHS R01 EY017607NEI NIH HHS R01 EY024969
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Improved understanding of the mechanisms underlying inherited retinal degenerations has created the possibility of developing much needed treatments for these relentless, blinding diseases. However, standard clinical indicators of retinal health (such as visual acuity and visual field sensitivity) are insensitive measures of photoreceptor survival. In many retinal degenerations, significant photoreceptor loss must occur before measurable differences in visual function are observed. Thus, there is a recognized need for more sensitive outcome measures to assess therapeutic efficacy as numerous clinical trials are getting underway. Adaptive optics (AO) retinal imaging techniques correct for the monochromatic aberrations of the eye and can be used to provide nearly diffraction-limited images of the retina. Many groups routinely are using AO imaging tools to obtain in vivo images of the rod and cone photoreceptor mosaic, and it now is possible to monitor photoreceptor structure over time with single cell resolution. Highlighting recent work using AO scanning light ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO) across a range of patient populations, we review the development of photoreceptor-based metrics (e.g., density/geometry, reflectivity, and size) as candidate biomarkers. Going forward, there is a need for further development of automated tools and normative databases, with the latter facilitating the comparison of data sets across research groups and devices. Ongoing and future clinical trials for inherited retinal diseases will benefit from the improved resolution and sensitivity that multimodal AO retinal imaging affords to evaluate safety and efficacy of emerging therapies.

Indexed as

BiomarkersDiagnostic ImagingHumansOphthalmoscopyPhotoreceptor Cells, VertebrateRetinaRetinal DegenerationBiomarkers

Identifiers

PMID28873135
PMCPMC5584616
OpenAlexW2752123745

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