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ArticleCurrent eye research2024

Peak Cone Density Predicted from Outer Segment Length Measured on Optical Coherence Tomography.

Heather Heitkotter, Mitchell T Allphin, Ana Untaroiu, Heun Min, Emma Warr, Niamh Wynne, Robert F Cooper, Joseph Carroll

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  1. In Vivo Cone Photoreceptor Topography of the Human Foveola.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025
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Heather HeitkotterDepartment of Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0368-1414
Mitchell T AllphinDepartment of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Ana UntaroiuSchool of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Heun MinSchool of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Emma WarrDepartment of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Niamh WynneScheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Robert F CooperDepartment of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Joseph CarrollDepartment of Cell Biology, Neurobiology & Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8640-1029

Funding

Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR001436 · NCATS · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI FREED, JULIE K · 2015 to 2025
$47.5M
Assessing Photoreceptor Structure and Function in Normal and Diseased RetinaeR01EY017607 · NEI · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI Joseph Carroll · 2008 to 2026
$8.3M
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 UL1 TR001436NCRR NIH HHS C06 RR016511NEI NIH HHS F31 EY033204NEI NIH HHS R01 EY017607
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo compare peak cone density predicted from outer segment length measured on optical coherence tomography with direct measures of peak cone density from adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy.

methodsData from 42 healthy participants with direct peak cone density measures and optical coherence tomography line scans available were used in this study. Longitudinal reflectivity profiles were analyzed using two methods of identifying the boundaries of the ellipsoid and interdigitation zones to estimate maximum outer segment length: peak-to-peak and the slope method. These maximum outer segment length values were then used to predict peak cone density using a previously described geometrical model. A comparison between predicted and direct peak cone density measures was then performed.

resultsThe mean bias between observers for estimating maximum outer segment length across methods was less than 2 µm. Cone density predicted from the peak-to-peak method against direct cone density measures showed a mean bias of 6,812 cones/mm

conclusionPredicted foveal cone density derived from peak-to-peak outer segment length measurements using commercial optical coherence tomography show modest agreement with direct measures of peak cone density from adaptive optics scanning light ophthalmoscopy. The methods used here are imperfect predictors of cone density, however, further exploration of this relationship could reveal a clinically relevant marker of cone structure.

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Retinal Cone Photoreceptor CellsTomography, Optical CoherenceFovea CentralisHumansOphthalmoscopyOptics and PhotonicsAOSLOcone densityfoveaOCTouter segment

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PMCPMC10922793

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