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ArticleInternational ophthalmology2020

Posterior staphylomas in non-highly myopic eyes with retinitis pigmentosa.

Leila El Matri, Yousra Falfoul, Khaled El Matri, Issam El Euch, Hela Ghali, Imen Habibi, Asma Hassairi, Nibrass Chaker, Daniel Schorderet, Ahmed Chebil

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Leila El MatriOculogenetic Laboratory LR14SP01, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia.
Yousra FalfoulOculogenetic Laboratory LR14SP01, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia. yosra.falfoul@yahoo.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8922-2627
Khaled El MatriOculogenetic Laboratory LR14SP01, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia.
Issam El EuchOculogenetic Laboratory LR14SP01, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia.
Hela GhaliDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ibn El Jazzar, Sousse, Tunisia.
Imen HabibiIRO-Institute for Research in Ophthalmology, Sion, Switzerland.
Asma HassairiOculogenetic Laboratory LR14SP01, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia.
Nibrass ChakerOculogenetic Laboratory LR14SP01, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia.
Daniel SchorderetIRO-Institute for Research in Ophthalmology, Sion, Switzerland.
Ahmed ChebilOculogenetic Laboratory LR14SP01, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia.
Faculté de médecine de TunisInstitut de Recherche en Opthalmologie · CHHigher Institute of Management · RUTunis El Manar University · TNUniversity of Sousse · TN

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purposeOur aim was to highlight the presence and the frequency of posterior staphyloma (PS) in non-highly myopic retinitis pigmentosa (RP) patients and to study the relationship between PS and choroidal thickness (CT).

methodsThis was a retrospective case-control study of 77 eyes (39 patients) with RP, axial length inferior to 26 mm and clinically preserved macular area. All patients underwent fundus photography, A- and B-scan ocular ultrasonography, fundus autofluorescence (FAF) and swept source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT). PS was defined by an outward bowing of the sclera on SS-OCT and B-scans. The relationship between the PS and SS-OCT layers thicknesses was determined.

resultsOver 77 RP eyes of 39 patients studied, a PS was identified in 17 eyes (22%) of nine patients. Fifteen eyes had a narrow macular staphyloma (NMS), and two eyes had a wide macular staphyloma (WMS). Mean age in this group was 34.2 years (range 19-53 years), mean axial length was 23.60 ± 0.61 mm and mean CT was 185.7 ± 71 um versus 259.7 um in eyes without PS. The staphyloma edges corresponded to area of outer retina loss on SS-OCT and were larger than the hyperautofluorescent ring on FAF. We found a significant association between PS and CT in our RP patients (p = 0.003). The mean CT was significantly thinner in PS eyes compared to eyes without staphyloma. There was no significant association between PS and with visual acuity, years of progression, retinal thickness nor FAF findings.

conclusionsPS was present in 22% of non-highly myopic eyes with RP. Narrow macular staphyloma was the most common type observed in our series. A marked thinning of the choroid was noted in PS eyes when compared to RP eyes without PS, as well as the outer retina degeneration.

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Myopia, DegenerativeRetinitis PigmentosaScleral DiseasesAdultCase-Control StudiesHumansMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTomography, Optical CoherenceYoung AdultChoroidal thinningNon-highly myopic eyesPhotoreceptors degenerationPosterior staphylomaRetinitis pigmentosa

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