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ArticleVeterinary ophthalmology2022

Retinal structural and microvascular abnormalities in retinal dysplasia imaged by OCT and OCT angiography.

Ana Ripolles-Garcia, Dolores M Holle, Julie A Cohen, William A Beltran, Gustavo D Aguirre

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Article in Veterinary ophthalmology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ana Ripolles-GarciaDivision of Experimental Retinal Therapies, Department of Clinical Sciences & Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7132-2491
Dolores M HolleThe Seeing Eye Inc, Morristown, New Jersey, USA.
Julie A CohenThe Seeing Eye Inc, Morristown, New Jersey, USA.
William A BeltranDivision of Experimental Retinal Therapies, Department of Clinical Sciences & Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1127-4774
Gustavo D AguirreDivision of Experimental Retinal Therapies, Department of Clinical Sciences & Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5228-256X
University of Pennsylvania · USMorristown Medical Center · US

Funding

MODELS OF HEREDITY RETINAL DEGENERATIONR01EY006855 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI GUSTAVO David AGUIRRE, William A. Beltran · 1992 to 2026
$20.7M
Scientific TransparencyP30EY001583 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Qi N Cui · 1985 to 2026
$19.5M
CANINE MODELS OF HEREDITARY RETINAL DEGENERATIONSU01EY006855 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI AGUIRRE, GUSTAVO DAVID · 1986 to 1992
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Foundation Fighting Blindness C-GT-0414-0634-UPA01NEI NIH HHS EY-06855NEI NIH HHS P30 EY001583NEI NIH HHS P30-EY001583NEI NIH HHS R01 EY006855Van Sloun Fund for Canine Genetic Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo describe the in vivo structural characteristics of multifocal and geographic retinal dysplasia visualized with advanced retinal imaging including confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (cSLO), optical coherence tomography (OCT), en face OCT, and the novel vascular imaging technique OCT angiography (OCTA). DOGS STUDIED AND PROCEDURES: Two dogs were diagnosed with unilateral multifocal or geographic retinal dysplasia and underwent advanced retinal imaging under general anesthesia at the Retinal Disease Studies Facility of the University of Pennsylvania.

resultsIn both cases, the morphological pattern of the lesions was similar including outer retinal folds that invaginated and formed tubular retinal rosettes, surrounding a central inner retinal thickening (multifocal) or plaque (geographic). The two dogs had multiple vascular anomalies in the lesions such as increased tortuosity, abnormal change of vessel diameter including aneurysms and capillary network disruption. We also identified increased autofluorescence by AF cSLO with short wavelength light source (488 nm and barrier filter at 500 nm), and several areas of photoreceptor loss associated with the lesions.

conclusionThe use of OCTA allowed the identification of microvascular abnormalities associated with multifocal and geographic retinal dysplasia in two dogs. To our knowledge, this is the first report where the dye-free OCTA technique is used to study vascular lesions in canine retinas.

Indexed as

AnimalsDog DiseasesDogsFluorescein AngiographyMicroscopy, ConfocalMicrovesselsOphthalmoscopyRetinaRetinal DysplasiaRetinal VesselsTomography, Optical Coherencegeographic retinal dysplasiaOCTOCTAretinal foldsretinal plaquerosette

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PMID34808028
PMCPMC9515383
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