Guocheng Xiao, Mei Ge, Guoqing Qiao, Shuyu Liu, Na Li, Feng Liu, Yanye Lu, Qiushi Ren, Liqiang Wang
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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between axial length (AL) and retinal oxygen dynamic parameters in adult patients.
Methods: This was an observational cross-sectional study with 79 Chinese adults with myopia aged 18 to 37 years. All participants underwent AL measurements, cycloplegic refraction, and other ophthalmic examinations. Additionally, the retinal oxygen kinetics imaging and analysis (ROKIA) system was utilized to obtain the retinal oxygen dynamic parameters of all patients. Simple and multiple linear regression tests were used to assess the correlation between various oxygen dynamic parameters and AL.
Results: The mean age, AL, and spherical equivalent (SE) of subjects were 26.32 ± 5.4 years, 25.78 ± 1.06 mm, and -5.13 ± 2.1 diopters (D), respectively. The Pearson correlation coefficients among AL and retinal oxygen delivery (DO2) and retinal oxygen metabolism (MO2) were -0.44 (95% confidence interval = -0.24 to -0.60, P < 0.001), -0.26 (95% confidence interval = -0.04 to -0.46, P = 0.02), respectively. The group with high myopia exhibited lower DO2 and higher oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) compared with the group with moderate myopia, and no significant difference was observed in MO2 between the two groups. In multivariate analyses adjusting for age, sex, intraocular pressure (IOP), and anterior chamber depth (ACD), a longer AL was significantly associated with decreased DO2 (standardized regression coefficient B = -0.47, P < 0.001).
Conclusions: Retinal oxygen dynamic parameters, including DO2 and MO2, were decreased with longer AL in myopic eyes. Patients with high myopia demonstrated an elevated OEF than those with moderate myopia.
Translational relevance: This study demonstrated that the retinal oxygen metabolism changes in myopia, as confirmed using a novel device that quantifies retinal oxygen dynamic parameters and provides a new monitoring approach for other hypoxic retinal diseases.
期刊介绍:
Translational Vision Science & Technology (TVST), an official journal of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), an international organization whose purpose is to advance research worldwide into understanding the visual system and preventing, treating and curing its disorders, is an online, open access, peer-reviewed journal emphasizing multidisciplinary research that bridges the gap between basic research and clinical care. A highly qualified and diverse group of Associate Editors and Editorial Board Members is led by Editor-in-Chief Marco Zarbin, MD, PhD, FARVO.
The journal covers a broad spectrum of work, including but not limited to:
Applications of stem cell technology for regenerative medicine,
Development of new animal models of human diseases,
Tissue bioengineering,
Chemical engineering to improve virus-based gene delivery,
Nanotechnology for drug delivery,
Design and synthesis of artificial extracellular matrices,
Development of a true microsurgical operating environment,
Refining data analysis algorithms to improve in vivo imaging technology,
Results of Phase 1 clinical trials,
Reverse translational ("bedside to bench") research.
TVST seeks manuscripts from scientists and clinicians with diverse backgrounds ranging from basic chemistry to ophthalmic surgery that will advance or change the way we understand and/or treat vision-threatening diseases. TVST encourages the use of color, multimedia, hyperlinks, program code and other digital enhancements.