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ArticleScientific reports2021

Assessment of macular function in patients with non-vascularized pigment epithelial detachment.

Marie Kitano, Asahi Fujita, Ryo Asaoka, Tatsuya Inoue, Tatsuaki Amari, Kayoko Komatsu, Motoshi Yamamoto, Asako Ogawa, Nobuyori Aoki, Masahiro Yamanari and 7 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. 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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3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Short-term changes in retinal pigment epithelium after anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration evaluated by polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Marie KitanoDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Asahi FujitaDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Ryo AsaokaDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Tatsuya InoueDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. inouet-tky@umin.ac.jp.
Tatsuaki AmariDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kayoko KomatsuDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Motoshi YamamotoDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Asako OgawaDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Nobuyori AokiTomey Corporation, Nagoya, Japan.
Masahiro YamanariTomey Corporation, Nagoya, Japan.
Satoshi SugiyamaTomey Corporation, Nagoya, Japan.
Makoto AiharaDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Satoshi KatoDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Keiko AzumaDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Maiko Maruyama-InoueDepartment of Ophthalmology and Micro-Technology, Yokohama City University, 4-57 Urafune, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-0024, Japan.
Kazuaki KadonosonoDepartment of Ophthalmology and Micro-Technology, Yokohama City University, 4-57 Urafune, Minami-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 232-0024, Japan.
Ryo ObataDepartment of Ophthalmology, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
The University of Tokyo · JPTomey (Japan) · JPYokohama City University · JPSeirei Christopher University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-vascularized pigment epithelial detachments (PED) are usually associated with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). In this study, we aimed to investigate the correlation between visual function and morphologic parameters. Seventeen eyes of eleven patients with non-vascularized AMD were enrolled. In addition to conventional optical coherence tomography (OCT), polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) measurements were performed by evaluating the regularity of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) entropy within the PED area. Retinal sensitivity was measured with MP-3 microperimetry, and retinal sensitivities within (RSin) and outside (RSout) the PED area were calculated. The relationship between OCT parameters and visual function was analyzed. As a result, there was a significant difference between the RSin and RSout (p < 0.001, Wilcoxon signed rank test). Moreover, RSin was significantly related to logMAR VA (p = 0.033, linear mixed model). The regularity of RPE entropy was significantly related to visual acuity and RSin (p = 0.00038, p = 0.031, linear mixed model), although neither the height nor area of PED correlated with visual function. Our results suggest that retinal sensitivity is significantly deteriorated within the PED area and RPE entropy measured with PS-OCT was closely related to visual function in eyes with non-vascularized PED.

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AgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGeographic AtrophyHumansMacula LuteaMaleMiddle AgedRetinal DetachmentRetinal DrusenRetinal Pigment EpitheliumRetrospective StudiesTomography, Optical CoherenceVisual AcuityVisual Field Tests

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