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ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2024

Corneal Biomechanical Changes in Patients with Inherited Retinal Diseases.

Ana Marta, André Ferreira, Inês Couto, Miguel Mesquita Neves, Miguel Gomes, Luis Oliveira, Celia Azevedo Soares, Maria João Menéres, Carolina Lemos, João Melo Beirão

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Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ana MartaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3495-4649
André FerreiraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8577-5128
Inês CoutoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.
Miguel Mesquita NevesDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3080-6035
Miguel GomesDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-2198-7444
Luis OliveiraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-7532-5991
Celia Azevedo SoaresMedical Genetics Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-2907-0091
Maria João MenéresDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-7647-6692
Carolina LemosInstituto Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Porto, Portugal.
João Melo BeirãoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8642-7010

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Abstract

Purpose: Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are a group of degenerative disorders of the retina, that can be potentially associated with changes in the anterior segment, but their prevalence and impact are not known. Exploring these concomitant ophthalmologic changes with biomechanical assessment may help identify other non-retina causes of vision loss in these patients, such as corneal ectasia or susceptibility to glaucoma. This study aimed to measure and compare corneal biomechanics in patients with and without IRDs. Methods: A total of 77 patients (154 eyes) with IRD were recruited as the study group. The control group consisted of 77 healthy adults (154 eyes) with matched age and sphere equivalents. All participants underwent a comprehensive assessment including corneal tomography (Pentacam Results: For IRD patients, there was a higher DARM (p < 0.001), lower ARTh (p < 0.001), higher CBI (p < 0.001), higher TBI (p<0.001), and higher BAD-D (p < 0.001) compared to the control group. Regarding discrimination of healthy subjects and IRD patients, ARTh was the most sensitive parameter. Conclusion: The results showed that IRD patients tend to have softer corneal behaviour, compared to eyes without pathology, which may predispose patients to corneal ectasia or glaucoma development. ARTh could be used to screen IRD patients if a non-retina cause of vision loss is suspected.

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