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ArticleBMC ophthalmology2023

Vision degrading myodesopsia assessed with optos ultra-widefield scanning laser ophthalmoscope.

Tiezhu Lin, Cheng Shi, Bing Wu, Emmanuel Eric Pazo, Lijun Shen

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Article in BMC ophthalmology, 2023. 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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  1. Clinical characteristics and treatment willingness of outpatients with vitreous floaters: a real-world study in China.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026
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Tiezhu LinOphthalmology Department, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
Cheng ShiHe Eye Specialist Hospital, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Bing WuHe Eye Specialist Hospital, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Emmanuel Eric PazoHe Eye Specialist Hospital, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Lijun ShenOphthalmology Department, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. slj@mail.eye.ac.cn.
He Eye Hospital · CNDalian Medical University · CNZhejiang Provincial People's Hospital · CN

Funding

Shenyang Young and Middle-aged Science and Technology Innovation Talent Support Program RC210267
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo investigate the diagnostic sensitivity of Optos imaging for vision degrading myodesopsia (VDM).

methodsA total of 420 eyes from 345 patients with VDM were collected in this cross-sectional study. All eyes were classified as having posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) or not having PVD. The sensitivity of Optos imaging for the visibility of vitreous floaters was evaluated. The associated factors with the visibility of vitreous floaters on Optos images were analyzed in univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses.

resultsThe mean age of all patients was 56.19 ± 13.89 years old, and 66.67% of patients were female. The vitreous floaters were visible on the ultrasound B scan in all eyes, but only in 47.62% of Optos images (55.29% in eyes with PVD and 15% in eyes without PVD). In the multiple binary logistic regression analysis, age (OR = 1.094, 95%CI = 1.063-1.125, P < 0.001), spherical equivalent (OR = 0.869, 95%CI = 0.791-0.955, P = 0.004) and the distance of the floaters from the retina (OR = 1.191, 95%CI = 1.059-1.339, P = 0.003) were significantly correlated with the visibility of vitreous floaters on Optos images. On Optos images, 25.71% of VDM eyes presented additional retinal abnormalities.

conclusionsOptos imaging has a low sensitivity for vitreous floaters, particularly in eyes without PVD. On Optos imaging, floaters were more visible in older patients, eyes with greater myopia, and floaters that were further from the retina.

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Eye DiseasesVitreous DetachmentAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLasersMaleMiddle AgedOphthalmoscopesVision DisordersVitreous BodyFloatersOptosScanning laser ophthalmoscopeVision degrading myodesopsia

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PMCPMC10588225
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