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Analysis of the Retinal and Choroidal Vasculature Using Ultrawidefield Fundus Imaging in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Normal Cognition.

Suzanna Joseph, Alice Haystead, Cason B Robbins, Adam Threlfall, Tom J MacGillivray, Sandra Stinnett, Dilraj S Grewal, Sharon Fekrat

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Retinal Vascularity Index in Mild Cognitive Impairment.Translational vision science & technology · 2026
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8 authors.

Suzanna JosephDepartment of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.
Alice HaysteadiMIND Research Group, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.
Cason B RobbinsDepartment of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.
Adam ThrelfallCentre for Clinical Brain Science, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Tom J MacGillivrayCentre for Clinical Brain Science, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Sandra StinnettDepartment of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.
Dilraj S GrewalDepartment of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.
Sharon FekratDepartment of Ophthalmology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.

Funding

Research Education Component CoreP30AG072958 · NIA · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Maria Marquine · 2021 to 2026
$24.1M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072958
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To utilize ultrawidefield (UWF) imaging to evaluate retinal and choroidal vasculature and structure in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) compared with that of controls with normal cognition. Design: Prospective cross sectional study. Participants: One hundred thirty-one eyes of 82 MCI patients and 230 eyes of 133 cognitively normal participants from the Eye Multimodal Imaging in Neurodegenerative Disease Study. Methods: A scanning laser ophthalmoscope (California, Optos Inc) was used to obtain UWF fundus color images. Images were analyzed with the Vasculature Assessment Platform for Images of the Retina UWF (VAMPIRE-UWF 2.0, Universities of Edinburgh and Dundee) software. Main outcome measures: Imaging parameters included vessel width gradient, vessel width intercept, large vessel choroidal vascular density, vessel tortuosity, and vessel fractal dimension. Results: Both retinal artery and vein width gradients were less negative in MCI patients compared with controls, demonstrating decreased rates of vessel thinning at the periphery ( Conclusions: When compared with controls with normal cognition, MCI patients had thinner retinal vasculature manifested in both the retinal arteries and the veins. In MCI, these thinner arteries and veins attenuated at a lower rate when traveling toward the periphery. MCI patients also had increased choroidal vascular density. Financial Disclosures: Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.

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Diagnostic imagingMCIRetinal vasculatureUltrawidefield fundus imaging

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PMID38827032
PMCPMC11141260

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