期刊
ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA
卷 88, 期 5, 页码 E177-E183出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2010.01926.x
关键词
fundus autofluorescence; photoreceptor inner segment and outer segment; retinitis pigmentosa; Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography
资金
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [22591942] Funding Source: KAKEN
Purpose: To assess and correlate fundus autofluorescence (FAF) characteristics with photoreceptor morphology and functional features in eyes with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Methods: Thirty-four eyes of 17 patients with RP were examined. We compared FAF images obtained by confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy with Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and retinal function assessed by microperimetry. Results: Normal FAF surrounded by a ring of increased FAF at the macular area was detected in 32 (94%) eyes. The diameter of the normal FAF was correlated significantly with the preserved area of the photoreceptor inner segment and outer segment (IS/OS) junction on SD-OCT (R = 0.939, p < 0.001). The area outside the ring was associated with loss of IS/OS junction and external limiting membrane (ELM). The ring of increased FAF demarcated the border between the central retina with preservation of the IS/OS junction and ELM, and the adjacent eccentric retina with loss of these bands. In two eyes of one patient, there was no preservation of normal FAF at the macula and the photoreceptor IS/OS junction was not detected on SD-OCT. The mean retinal sensitivity derived from microperimetry was correlated significantly with the area of normal FAF (R = 0.929, p = 0.007) and the preserved area of the IS/OS junction (R = 0.851, p = 0.032). Ten eyes had progressive reduction in size of the normal FAF inside the ring accompanied by decreased area of preserved IS/OS during 3.1 years. Conclusion: FAF appears to reflect the integrity of the photoreceptor layer. It may serve as a secondary outcome measure for novel therapeutic strategies for RP.
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