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ArticleOphthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists)2020

Presumed activated retinal astrocytes and Müller cells in healthy and glaucomatous eyes detected by spectral domain optical coherence tomography.

Hin Cheung, Brett J King, Thomas J Gast

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Article in Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hin CheungSchool of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4950-2015
Brett J KingSchool of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4790-3541
Thomas J GastSchool of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3843-2322
Indiana University Bloomington · US

Funding

Adaptive Optics Imaging of Human Retinal Vascular Structure and FunctionR01EY024315 · NEI · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI BURNS, STEPHEN A · 2015 to 2024
$4.3M
3D RNFL Structure And High-Resolution Perimetry For Assessing Glaucomatous DamageR01EY024542 · NEI · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI SWANSON, WILLIAM H. · 2014 to 2023
$3.2M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY024315NEI NIH HHS R01 EY024542
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate presumed activated retinal astrocytes and Müller cells (ARAM) detected by scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (SLO) and spectral domain optical coherence tomography, and to investigate its presence in healthy controls as well as its relationship to posterior vitreal detachment (PVD) and glaucoma.

methodsThis retrospective study involved 1337 eyes of 805 controls between ages 8 and 90, and 250 eyes of 146 patients with glaucoma between the ages of 28 and 95. Subjects were counted as possessing ARAM only if they met the following criteria: (1) a patchy, discrete, glittering appearance on SLO, (2) a distinct, flat, hyper-reflective layer at the internal limiting membrane on at least one B-scan crossing the glittering area and (3) absence of any surface wrinkling retinopathy. The diagnosis of PVD was based on both the patient's clinical examination and imaging data. Frequency tables were used to describe categorical variables and differences were compared by means of χ

resultsARAM was found in both healthy controls and patients with glaucoma at similar frequencies. There was no association between having glaucoma and the presence of ARAM. ARAM was not different between the sexes but was associated with age and having a PVD.

conclusionsThis large retrospective study found that ARAM can be seen in healthy controls, is associated with PVD and possibly independently with age, and occurred at similar frequency in glaucomatous eyes.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAstrocytesChildEpendymoglial CellsFemaleGlaucoma, Open-AngleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOphthalmoscopyRetinaRetrospective StudiesTomography, Optical Coherenceactivated glial cellsastrocytesglaucomaMüller cellsoptical coherence tomography

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PMID32885879
PMCPMC7692888
OpenAlexW3083733035

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