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ArticleEye (London, England)2024

When do patients with retinitis pigmentosa present to ophthalmologists? A multi-centre retrospective study.

Lucas Yan Bin Ng, Cheng Ze Ang, Tien-En Tan, Choi Mun Chan, Ranjana S Mathur, Saadia Z Farooqui, Penny Pooi Wah Lott, Rachael W C Tang, Beau J Fenner

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9 authors.

Lucas Yan Bin NgSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Eye Research Institute, and the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program (EYE ACP), Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Cheng Ze AngSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Eye Research Institute, and the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program (EYE ACP), Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Tien-En TanSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Eye Research Institute, and the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program (EYE ACP), Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Choi Mun ChanSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Eye Research Institute, and the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program (EYE ACP), Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Ranjana S MathurSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Eye Research Institute, and the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program (EYE ACP), Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Saadia Z FarooquiSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Eye Research Institute, and the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program (EYE ACP), Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Penny Pooi Wah LottDepartment of Ophthalmology, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Rachael W C TangSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Eye Research Institute, and the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program (EYE ACP), Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.
Beau J FennerSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore Eye Research Institute, and the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program (EYE ACP), Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore. gmsbjf@nus.edu.sg.ORCID 0000-0002-5356-7604

Funding

SingHealth Foundation R1748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPlanned gene therapies for retinitis pigmentosa (RP) depend on viable photoreceptors for efficacy. Understanding disease severity at presentation, and drivers that influence time to presentation is important when planning interventions. We examined features that influence RP severity at initial presentation.

methodsMulti-centre retrospective cohort study of RP patients at initial presentation. Disease severity was scored using ellipsoid zone (EZ) width on SD-OCT and logistic regression used to determine risk factors for advanced disease at presentation.

resultsA total of 146 unrelated RP patients were included. Median age at onset and presentation was 40.5 (range 1-74) and 50.1 (range 3.9-81.8), respectively. Severe disease (<5° of remaining EZ width) was present in 28.1% of cases at presentation. Patients with family history of RP had greater odds of severe disease (OR 3.29, 95% CI 1.56, 6.95; p = 0.002), while male gender, race, age, syndromic features, and socioeconomic status did not. Patients with affected siblings (median EZ width 6.2°; p = 0.01), but not affected parents (median EZ width 9.4°; p = 0.99), presented with severe EZ loss compared to patients without family history (median EZ width 13.1°). Patients with affected siblings had delayed presentation (≥5 years; OR 5.76, 95% CI 1.817, 18.262; p = 0.003) compared to patients without family history.

conclusionsFamily history influences the stage of disease at which RP patients initially seek ophthalmology review. This has implications for patient counselling and the number of patients who may benefit from future therapies.

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Retinitis PigmentosaAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedOphthalmologistsRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexTomography, Optical Coherence

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PMID39322768
PMCPMC11621706

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