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ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2020

Effect of light and diurnal variation on macular thickness in X-linked retinoschisis: a case series.

Yair Rubinstein, Chen Weiner, Noa Chetrit, Hadas Newman, Idan Hecht, Nadav Shoshany, Eran Pras

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Article in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Profound Effect of Light on Cysts in X-Linked Retinoschisis.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2026
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  2. Upright positioning facilitates the absorption of macular hole-related oedema.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025
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  3. Diurnal functional and anatomical changes in X-linked retinoschisis.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yair RubinsteinDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shamir Medical Center (formerly Assaf Harofeh Medical Center), Zerifin, Israel.
Chen WeinerMatlow's Ophthalmogenetic Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, Shamir Medical Center (formerly Assaf Harofeh Medical Center), Zerifin, Israel.
Noa ChetritDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shamir Medical Center (formerly Assaf Harofeh Medical Center), Zerifin, Israel.
Hadas NewmanSackler faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Idan HechtDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shamir Medical Center (formerly Assaf Harofeh Medical Center), Zerifin, Israel. idanhe@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5634-0432
Nadav ShoshanyDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shamir Medical Center (formerly Assaf Harofeh Medical Center), Zerifin, Israel.
Eran PrasDepartment of Ophthalmology, Shamir Medical Center (formerly Assaf Harofeh Medical Center), Zerifin, Israel.
Tel Aviv University · ILAssaf Harofeh Medical Center · IL

Funding

Office of the Chief Scientist, Ministry of Health 7205
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDiurnal variations in foveal thickness have been reported in several ocular pathologies including X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS), but its underlying mechanism is poorly understood. Rods are active under scotopic conditions with high metabolic demand, and its decrease may have positive effect on metabolic activity and macular thickness. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether exposure to light and diurnal variation influence macular thickness in XLRS patients.

methodsFive patients with clinical suspicion of XLRS underwent RS1 gene sequencing and optical coherence tomography measurements at three consecutive times: morning following sleep in a dark room, morning following sleep in an illuminated room, and late afternoon following sleep in an illuminated room. Central macular thickness (CMT) was compared between measurements, and molecular analysis was performed.

resultsFive RS1 mutations were identified: p.Gly140Arg, p.Arg141Cys, p.Gly109Glu, p.Pro193Leu, and p.Arg200His in patients 1-5, respectively. Two patients (4-5) had atrophied macula and were excluded from macular thickness variation analysis. A significant decrease in CMT between morning and afternoon measurements was observed in all patients (1-3: mean: 455.0 ± 32 μm to 342.17 ± 39 μm, 25%). Morning measurements following sleep in an illuminated room show a CMT reduction in all eyes of all patients with a mean reduction of 113 μm (mean: 547.17 ± 105 μm to 455.0 ± 32 μm, 17%).

conclusionsAmong XLRS patients, CMT decreased at the afternoon compared to the morning of the same day and may be reduced following sleep in an illuminated room. These results help shed light on the pathophysiologic process underlying intraretinal fluid accumulation involved with the disease.

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Visual AcuityAdultCircadian RhythmDNADNA Mutational AnalysisElectroretinographyEye ProteinsFemaleHumansMacula LuteaMaleMiddle AgedMutationRetinoschisisTomography, Optical CoherenceYoung AdultDNAEye ProteinsDiurnal variationRS1X-linked retinoschisisXLRS

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