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ArticleInvestigative ophthalmology & visual science2022

Quantification and Predictors of OCT-Based Macular Curvature and Dome-Shaped Configuration: Results From the UK Biobank.

Philipp L Müller, Yuka Kihara, Abraham Olvera-Barrios, Alasdair N Warwick, Catherine Egan, Katie M Williams, Aaron Y Lee, Adnan Tufail, UK Biobank Eyes and Vision Consortium

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15 citing papers in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Philipp L MüllerMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Yuka KiharaDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States.
Abraham Olvera-BarriosMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Alasdair N WarwickMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Catherine EganMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Katie M WilliamsMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Aaron Y LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States.
Adnan TufailMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
UK Biobank Eyes and Vision Consortium

Funding

Epidemiology and clinical outcomes of diabetic macular edemaK23EY029246 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI LEE, AARON · 2018 to 2022
$1.1M
Medical Research Council MC_PC_17228Medical Research Council MC_QA137853NEI NIH HHS K23 EY029246Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 220558/Z/20/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate macular curvature, including the evaluation of potential associations and the dome-shaped macular configuration, given the increasing myopia prevalence and expected associated macular malformations. Methods: The study included a total of 65,440 subjects with a mean age (± SD) of 57.3 ± 8.11 years with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) data from a unique contemporary resource for the study of health and disease that recruited more than half a million people in the United Kingdom (UK Biobank). A deep learning model was used to segment the retinal pigment epithelium. The macular curvature of the OCT scans was calculated by polynomial fit and evaluated. Further, associations with demographic, functional, ocular, and infancy factors were examined. Results: The overall macular curvature values followed a Gaussian distribution with high inter-eye agreement. Although all of the investigated parameters, except maternal smoking, were associated with the curvature in a multilinear analysis, ethnicity and refractive error consistently revealed the most significant effect. The prevalence of a macular dome-shaped configuration was 4.8% overall, most commonly in Chinese subjects as well as hypermetropic eyes. An increasing frequency up to 22.0% was found toward high refractive error. Subretinal fluid was rarely found in these eyes. Conclusions: Macular curvature revealed associations with demographic, functional, ocular, and infancy factors, as well as increasing prevalence of a dome-shaped macular configuration in high refractive error including high myopia and hypermetropia. These findings imply different pathophysiologic processes that lead to macular development and might open new fields to future myopia and macula research.

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Macula LuteaMyopiaRefractive ErrorsAgedBiological Specimen BanksHumansMiddle AgedTomography, Optical CoherenceVisual Acuity

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PMCPMC9428363

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