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ArticleTranslational vision science & technology2023

Investigating the Spatiotemporal Summation of Perimetric Stimuli in Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Aoife M L Hunter, Roger S Anderson, Tony Redmond, David F Garway-Heath, Pádraig J Mulholland

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Aoife M L HunterCentre for Optometry and Vision Science, Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK.
Roger S AndersonCentre for Optometry and Vision Science, Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK.
Tony RedmondSchool of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
David F Garway-HeathNational Institute for Health Research Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK.
Pádraig J MulhollandCentre for Optometry and Vision Science, Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK.
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · GBCardiff University · GBUniversity of Ulster · GB

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Abstract

Purpose: To measure achromatic spatial, temporal, and spatiotemporal summation in dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) compared to healthy controls under conditions of photopic gaze-contingent perimetry. Methods: Twenty participants with dry AMD (mean age, 74.6 years) and 20 healthy controls (mean age, 67.8 years) performed custom, gaze-contingent perimetry tests. An area-modulation test generated localized estimates of Ricco's area (RA) at 2.5° and 5° eccentricities along the 0°, 90°, 180°, and 270° meridians. Contrast thresholds were measured at the same test locations for stimuli of six durations (3.7-190.4 ms) with a Goldmann III stimulus (GIII, 0.43°) and RA-scaled stimuli. The upper limit (critical duration) of complete temporal summation (using the GIII stimulus) and spatiotemporal summation (using the RA stimuli) was estimated using iterative two-phase regression analysis. Results: Median (interquartile range [IQR]) RA estimates were significantly larger in AMD participants (2.5°: 0.21 [0.09-0.41] deg2; 5°: 0.32 [0.15-0.65 deg2]) compared to healthy controls (2.5°: 0.08 [0.05-0.13] deg2; 5°: 0.15 [0.08-0.22] deg2) at all test locations (all P < 0.05). No significant difference in median critical duration was found in AMD participants with the GIII stimulus (19.6 [9.9-30.4] ms) and RA-scaled stimuli (22.9 [13.9-40.3] ms) compared to healthy controls (GIII: 17.0 [11.3-24.0] ms; RA-scaled: 22.4 [14.3-33.1] ms) at all test locations (all P > 0.05). Conclusions: Spatial summation is altered in dry AMD, without commensurate changes in temporal summation. Translational Relevance: The sensitivity of perimetry to AMD may be improved by utilizing stimuli that probe alterations in spatial summation in the disease.

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