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Observational studyScientific reports2019

Association between visual function and the integrity of residual ellipsoid zone in resolved central serous chorioretinopathy.

Asahi Fujita, Yurika Aoyama, Saori Tsuneyoshi, Aya Sugiura, Keiko Azuma, Kimiko Asano-Shimizu, Hirotsugu Soga, Yohei Hashimoto, Ryo Asaoka, Tatsuya Inoue and 1 more

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Observational study in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Asahi FujitaDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Yurika AoyamaDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Saori TsuneyoshiDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Aya SugiuraDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Keiko AzumaDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Kimiko Asano-ShimizuDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Hirotsugu SogaDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Yohei HashimotoDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Ryo AsaokaDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Tatsuya InoueDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. inouet-tky@umin.ac.jp.
Ryo ObataDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1762-0797
University of Tokyo Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) usually resolves spontaneously; however, in some patients, it can be chronic and visual impairment remains even after resolution of the serous retinal detachment. The impaired photoreceptor cells often present with disrupted ellipsoid zone (EZ) on optical coherence tomography (OCT). In this study, the integrity of EZ was quantified by calculating the index of residual EZ, identified on binarized OCT images from 25 eyes of 23 patients with resolved CSC. To estimate residual EZ, integrity of residual EZ with the central horizontal line on the fovea (rEZc) and average integrity of residual EZ within 3 × 3-mm macular area (rEZave) were investigated. The interrater reliability of the method was assessed using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). The relationship between LogMAR VA and age, central retinal thickness, central choroidal thickness, rEZc, and rEZave were evaluated using the linear mixed model. Retinal sensitivity was measured with the MP-3 microperimeter and similar analyses were iterated for mean retinal sensitivity (MS). ICC values were 0.938 with rEZc and 0.979 with rEZave. rEZc was significantly related to LogMAR VA (p = 0.039). rEZave was significantly related to MS (p < 0.001). These results suggested potential usefulness of residual EZ to predict visual function in resolved CSC.

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Central Serous ChorioretinopathyRetinaRetinal DetachmentTomography, Optical CoherenceVisual AcuityAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective Studies

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PMID31455795
PMCPMC6711978
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