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ArticleBrain and behavior2021

Assessment of the outer retina and choroid in white matter lesions participants using swept-source optical coherence tomography.

William Robert Kwapong, Yuzhu Gao, Yuying Yan, Yifan Zhang, Ming Zhang, Bo Wu

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Article in Brain and behavior, 2021. 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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William Robert KwapongDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.
Yuzhu GaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.
Yuying YanDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.
Yifan ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8253-4596
Ming ZhangDepartment of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.
Bo WuDepartment of Neurology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2067-9965
Sichuan University · CN

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Abstract

purposeTo assess the three-dimensional outer retina thickness and choroid in eyes with white matter lesions (WMLs) using swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT).

methodsParticipants without dementia and stroke with cerebral WMLs were enrolled in our study. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) were used to image and evaluate the outer retinal layer, choroidal structure, and perfusion of the choriocapillaris, microvessels of the choroid, respectively. Measurement of the outer retinal thickness, choroidal thickness and perfusion of the choriocapillaris was done by the SS-OCT tool.

resultsThirty-one eyes from 16 WMLs and 40 eyes from 20 healthy controls were included in the data analyses. Outer retinal thickness was significantly reduced (P < .001) in WMLs participants when compared to healthy controls. Choroidal thickness was also significantly reduced (P < .001) in WMLs participants when compared to healthy controls. Choriocapillaris perfusion was significantly reduced (P = .002) in WMLs when compared to healthy controls. A significant correlation (Rho = .392, P = .032) was seen between the outer retinal thickness and choriocapillaris perfusion in WMLs participants.

conclusionsAssessing retinal thickness and choroidal changes with the SS-OCTA as a proxy for WML could prove to be a potentially valuable tool for early detection of cognitive decline and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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Tomography, Optical CoherenceWhite MatterChoroidHumansMicrovesselsRetinaChoriocapillarischoroidal thicknessswept-source optical coherence tomographywhite matter lesion

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