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ArticleBiomedical optics express2023

Extracting spacing-derived estimates of rod density in healthy retinae.

Heather Heitkotter, Emily J Patterson, Erica N Woertz, Jenna A Cava, Mina Gaffney, Iniya Adhan, Johnny Tam, Robert F Cooper, Joseph Carroll

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Article in Biomedical optics express, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Heather HeitkotterDepartment of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0368-1414
Emily J PattersonUCL Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5122-3568
Erica N WoertzJohn A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Jenna A CavaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Mina GaffneyJoint Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Iniya AdhanSchool of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Johnny TamNational Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2300-0567
Robert F CooperDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0796-1387
Joseph CarrollDepartment of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8640-1029
Marquette University · USMedical College of Wisconsin · USNational Institutes of Health · USUniversity College London · GBUniversity of Utah · US

Funding

Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR001436 · NCATS · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI FREED, JULIE K · 2015 to 2025
$47.5M
Adaptive Optics Retinal ImagingZIAEY000544 · NEI · NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE · PI TAM, JOHNNY · 2015 to 2025
$24.0M
Assessing Photoreceptor Structure and Function in Normal and Diseased RetinaeR01EY017607 · NEI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI Joseph Carroll · 2008 to 2026
$8.3M
Medical Scientist Training ProgramT32GM080202 · NIGMS · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI BARBIERI, JOSEPH T, SALZMAN, NITA H · 2010 to 2024
$5.7M
Rresearch Training Program in Vision ScienceT32EY014537 · NEI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI Elena V Semina · 2002 to 2026
$4.2M
J. NRSA Training CoreTL1TR001437 · NCATS · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI THOMAS, DANNY GEORGE · 2015 to 2024
$3.7M
Retinal Contributions to Vision Loss in AlbinismR01EY033580 · NEI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI CARROLL, JOSEPH · 2022 to 2025
$2.2M
VISION RES LAB: HERPETIC KERATIC, CORE PIGMENT GENES, RETINITIS PIGMENTOSAC06RR016511 · NCRR · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI DUNN, MICHAEL J · 2002 to 2002
$1.4M
Multimodal assessment of photoreceptor structure and function in retinal traumaF31EY033204 · NEI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI HEITKOTTER, HEATHER · 2021 to 2023
$118k
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR001437NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001436NCRR NIH HHS C06 RR016511NEI NIH HHS F31 EY033204NEI NIH HHS R01 EY017607NEI NIH HHS R01 EY033580NEI NIH HHS T32 EY014537NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM080202
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quantification of the rod photoreceptor mosaic using adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO) remains challenging. Here we demonstrate a method for deriving estimates of rod density and rod:cone ratio based on measures of rod spacing, cone numerosity, and cone inner segment area. Twenty-two AOSLO images with complete rod visualization were used to validate this spacing-derived method for estimating density. The method was then used to estimate rod metrics in an additional 105 images without complete rod visualization. The spacing-derived rod mosaic metrics were comparable to published data from histology. This method could be leveraged to develop large normative databases of rod mosaic metrics, though limitations persist with intergrader variability in assessing cone area and numerosity.

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PMID36698662
PMCPMC9842010
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