Progressive expansion of the hyperautofluorescent ring in cone-rod dystrophy patients. 2018

Luiz H Lima, and Claudio Zett, and Vinícius Kniggendorf, and Bruna Marianelli, and Ricardo A P de Carvalho, and Michel E Farah, and Juliana M F Sallum
a Department of Ophthalmology , Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP) , São Paulo , Brazil.

To evaluate the expansion of the hyperautofluorescent ring and the retinal structure changes over time in cone-rod dystrophy (CRD) patients, using fundus autofluorescence (FAF) and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Retrospective case series study. Six eyes of three CRD patients with a parafoveal hyperautofluorescent ring were studied. The diagnosis of CRD was established by the presence of the implicit time shift at 30-Hz flicker and prevalent decrease of photopic over scotopic responses on electroretinography. External and internal ring expansion was evaluated by measurements of its area at baseline and at 24-month follow-up using FAF. SD-OCT analyzed the retinal structure of the ring and the length of devoid ellipsoid zone (EZ) was measured over time. The mean age of study patients was 21 years old and the mean baseline visual acuity was 20/200. The external and internal FAF rings involving the fovea were identified in all study eyes. SD-OCT showed a normal retinal structure outside the ring. At the transitional zone of the ring, disorganization of both EZ and external limiting membrane (ELM) was observed. Inside the hyperautofluorescent ring, EZ and ELM were not identified. At 24-month follow-up examination, the mean % area increase of external and internal rings were 18.32% and 20.42%, respectively, and was concordant with the EZ band defect length enlargement. Progressive expansion of hyperautofluorescent macular ring with a correspondent EZ band defect enlargement was observed over time in CRD patients.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D012160 Retina The ten-layered nervous tissue membrane of the eye. It is continuous with the OPTIC NERVE and receives images of external objects and transmits visual impulses to the brain. Its outer surface is in contact with the CHOROID and the inner surface with the VITREOUS BODY. The outer-most layer is pigmented, whereas the inner nine layers are transparent. Ora Serrata
D004596 Electroretinography Recording of electric potentials in the retina after stimulation by light. Electroretinographies
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000071700 Cone-Rod Dystrophies Genetically heterogeneous and sometimes syndromic (e.g., BARDET BIEDL SYNDROME; and SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 7) retinopathies with initial RETINAL CONE involvement. They are characterized by decreased VISUAL ACUITY; COLOR VISION DEFECTS; progressive loss of peripheral vision and night blindness. Rod-Cone Dystrophy,Cone-Rod Degenerations,Cone-Rod Dystrophy,Cone-Rod Dystrophy 2,Cone-Rod Retinal Dystrophy,Retinal Cone-Rod Dystrophy,Rod Cone Dystrophies,Cone Rod Degenerations,Cone Rod Dystrophies,Cone Rod Dystrophy,Cone Rod Dystrophy 2,Cone Rod Retinal Dystrophy,Cone-Rod Degeneration,Cone-Rod Dystrophies, Retinal,Cone-Rod Dystrophy, Retinal,Cone-Rod Retinal Dystrophies,Retinal Cone Rod Dystrophy,Retinal Cone-Rod Dystrophies,Retinal Dystrophies, Cone-Rod,Retinal Dystrophy, Cone-Rod,Rod Cone Dystrophy,Rod-Cone Dystrophies
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective

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