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Observational studyTranslational vision science & technology2023

High-Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography in Healthy Individuals Provides Resolution at the Cellular and Subcellular Levels.

Jelena Reche, Andrea B Stocker, Virgilia Henchoz, Oussama Habra, Pascal Escher, Sebastian Wolf, Martin S Zinkernagel

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Observational study in Translational vision science & technology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jelena RecheDepartment of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland.
Andrea B StockerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland.
Virgilia HenchozDepartment of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland.
Oussama HabraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland.
Pascal EscherDepartment of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland.
Sebastian WolfDepartment of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland.
Martin S ZinkernagelDepartment of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland.
University of Bern · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To assess the clinical resolution capacities of a novel high-resolution optical coherence tomography (High-Res OCT). Methods: Eight healthy volunteers were included in this observational study. Using the SPECTRALIS High-Res OCT device (Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg) macular b-scans were taken and compared with b-scans acquired with a SPECTRALIS HRA+OCT device (Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg). High-Res OCT scans were also compared with hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections from a human donor retina. Results: High-Res OCT allowed identification of several retinal structures at the cellular and subcellular levels, namely, cell nuclei of ganglion cells, displaced amacrine cells, cone photoreceptors and retinal pigment epithelial cells compared with the commercial device. Rod photoreceptor nuclei were partially detectable. Localization of cell type-specific nuclei were confirmed by histological sections of human donor retina. Additionally, all three plexus of the retinal vasculature could be visualized. Conclusions: SPECTRALIS High-Res OCT device provides improved resolution compared with the conventional SPECTRALIS HRA+OCT device and allows to identify structures at the cellular level, similar to histological sections. Translational Relevance: High-Res OCT shows improved visualization of retinal structures in healthy individuals and can be used to assess individual cells within the retina.

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RetinaTomography, Optical CoherenceHumansRetinal Cone Photoreceptor CellsRetinal Vessels

Identifiers

PMID37428129
PMCPMC10341292
OpenAlexW4383710413

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