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ArticleJournal of current ophthalmology

Multimodal Imaging in Retinitis Pigmentosa: Correlations among Microvascular Changes, Macular Function and Retinal Structure.

Yousra Falfoul, Issam Elleuch, Khaled El Matri, Hela Ghali, Asma Hassairi, Ahmed Chebil, Nibrass Chaker, Leila El Matri

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yousra FalfoulB Department, Oculogenetic Laboratory LR14SP01, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia.
Issam ElleuchB Department, Oculogenetic Laboratory LR14SP01, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia.
Khaled El MatriB Department, Oculogenetic Laboratory LR14SP01, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia.
Hela GhaliDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ibn El Jazzar Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Asma HassairiB Department, Oculogenetic Laboratory LR14SP01, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia.
Ahmed ChebilB Department, Oculogenetic Laboratory LR14SP01, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia.
Nibrass ChakerB Department, Oculogenetic Laboratory LR14SP01, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia.
Leila El MatriB Department, Oculogenetic Laboratory LR14SP01, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia.
Faculté de médecine de TunisTunis El Manar University · TNUniversity of Sousse · TN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo analyze microvascular changes in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) with relatively preserved visual acuity (VA), using swept source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) angiography to correlate results to macular function and structure.

methodsThis was a case-control study conducted over 70 eyes of 35 RP patients with relatively preserved VA. All patients underwent a complete ophthalmic examination, including SS-OCT, OCT angiography (OCT-A), fundus autofluorescence (FAF), and multifocal electroretinogram (mfERG). Thirty-four eyes of 34 healthy controls of age-, sex-, and axial length-matched (control group), were also analyzed. The main outcome measures were foveal and parafoveal vascular densities (FVDs and PFVDs) in the superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP), foveal avascular zone (FAZ) and its enlargement coefficient and their correlation with macular function (by means of VA and mfERG), and structure (by means of FAF and SS-OCT).

resultsIn the RP group, PFVD was 25.99 ± 5.2% in the SCP and 34.47 ± 2.37% in the DCP and were significantly lower as compared to control group (

conclusionsWe showed that vascular alteration in RP begins at the level of the DCP, which affects the outer retina and leads to a narrowing of the ellipsoid. The alteration of the SCP would occur later in the evolution of the disease. Vascular changes occur early during RP and were highly correlated to retinal function and structure. OCT-A seems to be a good tool to quantify vascular network loss and could play a central role in staging, prognosis, and monitoring disease progression.

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Multimodal functional and structural imagingOptical coherence tomography angiographyRetinitis pigmentosaVascular density

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