Eye and VisionPub Date : 2024-01-03DOI: 10.1186/s40662-023-00371-0
Phillip T. Yuhas, Maddison M. Fortman, Ashraf M. Mahmoud, Cynthia J. Roberts
{"title":"Keratoconus cone location influences ocular biomechanical parameters measured by the Ocular Response Analyzer","authors":"Phillip T. Yuhas, Maddison M. Fortman, Ashraf M. Mahmoud, Cynthia J. Roberts","doi":"10.1186/s40662-023-00371-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40662-023-00371-0","url":null,"abstract":"Keratoconus is characterized by asymmetry in the biomechanical properties of the cornea, with focal weakness in the area of cone formation. We tested the hypothesis that centrally-measured biomechanical parameters differ between corneas with peripheral cones and corneas with central cones. Fifty participants with keratoconus were prospectively recruited. The mean ± standard deviation age was 38 ± 13 years. Axial and tangential corneal topography were analyzed in both eyes, if eligible. Cones in the central 3 mm of the cornea were considered central, and cones outside the central 3 mm were considered peripheral. Each eye was then measured with the Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA) tonometer. T-tests compared differences in ORA-generated waveform parameters between cohorts. Seventy-eight eyes were analyzed. According to the axial topography maps, 37 eyes had central cones and 41 eyes had peripheral cones. According to the tangential topography maps, 53 eyes had central cones, and 25 eyes had peripheral cones. For the axial-topography algorithm, wave score (WS) was significantly higher in peripheral cones than central cones (inter-cohort difference = 1.27 ± 1.87). Peripheral cones had a significantly higher area of first peak, p1area (1047 ± 1346), area of second peak, p2area (1130 ± 1478), height of first peak, h1 (102 ± 147), and height of second peak, h2 (102 ± 127), than central cones. Corneal hysteresis (CH), width of the first peak, w1, and width of the second peak, w2, did not significantly differ between cohorts. There were similar results for the tangential-topography algorithm, with a significant difference between the cohorts for p1area (855 ± 1389), p2area (860 ± 1531), h1 (81.7 ± 151), and h2 (92.1 ± 131). Cone location affects the biomechanical response parameters measured under central loading of the cornea. The ORA delivers its air puff to the central cornea, so the fact that h1 and h2 and that p1area and p2area were smaller in the central cone cohort than in the peripheral cone cohort suggests that corneas with central cones are softer or more compliant centrally than corneas with peripheral cones, which is consistent with the location of the pathology. This result is evidence that corneal weakening in keratoconus is focal in nature and is consistent with localized disruption of lamellar orientation.","PeriodicalId":12194,"journal":{"name":"Eye and Vision","volume":"78 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139082438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing progression limits in different grades of keratoconus from a novel perspective: precision of measurements of the corneal epithelium.","authors":"Rui Ning, Yiran Wang, Zhenyu Xu, Ingemar Gustafsson, Jiawei Li, Giacomo Savini, Domenico Schiano-Lomoriello, Yichen Xiao, Aodong Chen, Xiaoying Wang, Xingtao Zhou, Jinhai Huang","doi":"10.1186/s40662-023-00368-9","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40662-023-00368-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>To assess repeatability and reproducibility of corneal epithelium thickness (ET) measured by a spectral-domain optical coherence tomographer (SD-OCT)/Placido topographer (MS-39, CSO, Florence, Italy) in keratoconus (KC) population at different stages, as well as to determine the progression limits for evaluating KC progression.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 149 eyes were enrolled in this study, with 29 eyes in the forme fruste keratoconus (FFKC) group, 34 eyes in the mild KC group, 40 eyes in the moderate KC group, and 46 eyes in the severe KC group. Employing the within-subject standard deviation (S<sub>w</sub>), test-retest variability (TRT), coefficient of variation (CoV), and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) to evaluate intraoperator repeatability and interoperator reproducibility.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The repeatability and reproducibility of MS-39 in patients with KC were acceptable, according to ICC values ranging from 0.732 to 0.954. However, patients with more severe KC and progressive peripheralization of the measurement points had higher TRTs but a thinning trend. The current study tended to set the cut-off values of mild KC, moderate KC, and severe KC to 4.9 µm, 5.2 µm, and 7.4 µm for thinnest epithelium thickness (TET). When differences between follow-ups are higher than those values, progression of the disease is possible. As for center epithelium thickness (CET), cut-off values for mild KC, moderate KC, and severe KC should be 2.8 µm, 4.4 µm, and 5.3 µm. This might be useful in the follow-up and diagnosis of keratoconus.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study demonstrated that the precision of MS-39 was reduced in measuring more severe KC patients and more peripheral corneal points. In determining disease progression, values should be differentiated between disease-related real changes and measurement inaccuracies. Due to the large difference in ET measured by MS-39 between various stages of disease progression, it is necessary to accurately grade KC patients to avoid errors in KC clinical decision-making.</p>","PeriodicalId":12194,"journal":{"name":"Eye and Vision","volume":"11 1","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10759576/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139073806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eye and VisionPub Date : 2023-12-21DOI: 10.1186/s40662-023-00369-8
Pascal Aurel Gubser, Valentin Pfeiffer, Simon Hug, Xiao Shang, Joel-Benjamin Lincke, Nathanael Urs Häner, Martin S. Zinkernagel, Jan Darius Unterlauft
{"title":"PRESERFLO MicroShunt implantation versus trabeculectomy for primary open-angle glaucoma: a two-year follow-up study","authors":"Pascal Aurel Gubser, Valentin Pfeiffer, Simon Hug, Xiao Shang, Joel-Benjamin Lincke, Nathanael Urs Häner, Martin S. Zinkernagel, Jan Darius Unterlauft","doi":"10.1186/s40662-023-00369-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40662-023-00369-8","url":null,"abstract":"To compare the intermediate-term efficacy of PRESERFLO (PF) MicroShunt implantation with trabeculectomy (TE) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma, focusing on longitudinal changes of functional and structural parameters. This retrospective comparative study included 104 eyes of 104 patients who underwent TE and 83 eyes of 83 patients that underwent PF implantation between January 2019 and December 2020, with a minimum follow-up of two years. Baseline and postoperative intraocular pressure (IOP), number of IOP-lowering medications, visual field mean defect (MD) and peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness measured using optical coherence tomography were assessed and compared between groups. Baseline characteristics (age, sex, IOP, number of IOP-lowering medications, MD, RNFL thickness) were comparable between the two groups (all P > 0.05). During the two-year of follow-up, mean IOP decreased from 24.09 ± 1.15 mmHg and 21.67 ± 0.77 mmHg to 11.37 ± 1.13 mmHg (P < 0.001) and 15.50 ± 1.54 mmHg (P = 0.028), and the mean number of IOP-lowering medications decreased from 3.25 ± 0.14 and 3.51 ± 0.14 to 0.53 ± 0.14 (P < 0.001) and 1.06 ± 0.43 (P < 0.001) in the TE and PF groups, respectively. MD remained stable [− 11.54 ± 0.93 dB and − 11.17 ± 1.66 to − 10.67 ± 0.91 dB (P = 0.226) and − 10.40 ± 4.75 dB (P = 0.628) in the TE and PF groups, respectively] but RNFL thickness decreased continuously during follow-up [62.79 ± 1.94 µm and 62.62 ± 2.05 µm to 57.41 ± 1.81 µm (P < 0.001) and 60.22 ± 1.98 µm (P = 0.182) in the TE and PF groups, respectively]. PF implantation is comparably effective in the intermediate term in lowering IOP and reducing the use of IOP-lowering medications over a two-year follow-up period. Although visual field defects were stable, RNFL continued to decrease during postoperative follow-up.","PeriodicalId":12194,"journal":{"name":"Eye and Vision","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138823750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eye and VisionPub Date : 2023-12-12DOI: 10.1186/s40662-023-00367-w
Grzegorz Łabuz, Helin Güngör, Gerd U. Auffarth, Timur M. Yildirim, Ramin Khoramnia
{"title":"Altering chromatic aberration: how this latest trend in intraocular-lens design affects visual quality in pseudophakic patients","authors":"Grzegorz Łabuz, Helin Güngör, Gerd U. Auffarth, Timur M. Yildirim, Ramin Khoramnia","doi":"10.1186/s40662-023-00367-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40662-023-00367-w","url":null,"abstract":"Chromatic aberration of the eye results from the dispersion of polychromatic light at the interfaces of ocular media. An intraocular lens (IOL) based approach utilizing the diffractive-multifocal principle has been proposed for its correction, but the clinical evidence on the impact of reducing or increasing chromatic aberration on the visual quality of pseudophakic patients remains scarce. In this cross-sectional study, longitudinal chromatic aberration (LCA) effects were studied monocularly in 37 patients implanted with a monofocal lens. LogMAR corrected distance visual acuity (VA) and defocus curve at the + 1.0 D to − 2.0 D range were assessed. Contrast sensitivity (CS) was evaluated at far and at four spatial frequencies. Measurements were performed with the eye's natural conditions, as well as with increased and corrected (by the same amount) LCA, which was altered by introducing zero-power trial triplets. The mean (± standard deviation) logMAR VA was − 0.11 ± 0.07 for the natural condition, − 0.13 ± 0.07 for the LCA-corrected eye, and − 0.06 ± 0.08 for the eye with increased LCA. A sharp decline of the defocus tolerance was found after the LCA correction with the VA value of 0.38 ± 0.15 logMAR at − 1.5 D. However, for the natural and increased LCA, it was 0.32 ± 0.16 logMAR and 0.25 ± 0.13 logMAR, respectively. CS was improved at all spatial frequencies after the LCA correction, which was closely followed by the natural-eye performance. Increased LCA resulted in reduced CS, mainly at higher spatial frequencies. We demonstrated that elevating chromatic aberration above the natural level of monofocal patients extends their depth of focus while causing a measurable albeit minimal reduction in visual function. Still, the observed changes indicate that neither correction nor increase of LCA yields a substantial clinical effect on distance VA and CS in monofocal pseudophakia.","PeriodicalId":12194,"journal":{"name":"Eye and Vision","volume":"470 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138573513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eye and VisionPub Date : 2023-12-07DOI: 10.1186/s40662-023-00366-x
Fernando Mayordomo-Cerdá, Julio Ortega-Usobiaga, Julio Baviera-Sabater, Rafael Bilbao-Calabuig, Fernando Llovet-Osuna, Vasyl Druchkiv, Rosario Cobo-Soriano
{"title":"Visual and refractive outcomes after implantation of two models of trifocal intraocular lenses in eyes with previous corneal ablation to treat hyperopia.","authors":"Fernando Mayordomo-Cerdá, Julio Ortega-Usobiaga, Julio Baviera-Sabater, Rafael Bilbao-Calabuig, Fernando Llovet-Osuna, Vasyl Druchkiv, Rosario Cobo-Soriano","doi":"10.1186/s40662-023-00366-x","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40662-023-00366-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>To assess whether a trifocal intraocular lens (IOL) with neutral spherical aberration (SA) provides better visual and refractive outcomes than a trifocal IOL with negative SA after hyperopic corneal laser ablation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a retrospective comparative study. Patients were classified according to the IOL implanted after cataract or clear lens phacoemulsification [group 1, PhysIOL FineVision Pod-F (negative SA); group 2, Rayner RayOne Trifocal (neutral SA)]. We evaluated uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), uncorrected intermediate visual acuity (UIVA), uncorrected near visual acuity (UNVA), predictability, safety, efficacy, and satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>198 eyes of 119 patients met the inclusion criteria. Group 1 comprised 120 eyes and group 2 comprised 78 eyes. At completion, the refractive and predictability results were significantly better in group 1 than in group 2 for manifest refraction spherical equivalent (MRSE) (P < 0.001). Differences were not significant for UDVA (P = 0.647), CDVA (P = 0.343), UIVA (P = 0.059), UNVA (P = 0.382), binocular UIVA (P = 0.157), or binocular UNVA (P = 0.527). Safety and efficacy indices in refractive lens exchange (RLE) eyes were 0.96 and 0.91, and 0.89 and 0.93 in groups 1 and 2, respectively (P = 0.254 and 0.168). Patient satisfaction was similar in both groups (P > 0.05, all items).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In eyes previously treated with hyperopic corneal ablation, implantation of a trifocal IOL with neutral SA provided better efficacy and safety outcomes but worse predictability outcomes than those obtained with a trifocal model with negative SA.</p>","PeriodicalId":12194,"journal":{"name":"Eye and Vision","volume":"10 1","pages":"48"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10702098/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138498216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eye and VisionPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1186/s40662-023-00365-y
Ashish Gupta, Daniel Ruminski, Alfonso Jimenez Villar, Raúl Duarte Toledo, Grzegorz Gondek, Barbara Pierscionek, Pablo Artal, Ireneusz Grulkowski
{"title":"Age-related changes in geometry and transparency of human crystalline lens revealed by optical signal discontinuity zones in swept-source OCT images.","authors":"Ashish Gupta, Daniel Ruminski, Alfonso Jimenez Villar, Raúl Duarte Toledo, Grzegorz Gondek, Barbara Pierscionek, Pablo Artal, Ireneusz Grulkowski","doi":"10.1186/s40662-023-00365-y","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40662-023-00365-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The shape and microstructure of the human crystalline lens alter with ageing, and this has an effect on the optical properties of the eye. The aim of this study was to characterise the age-related differences in the morphology and transparency of the eye lenses of healthy subjects through the optical signal discontinuity (OSD) zones in optical coherence tomography (OCT) images. We also investigated the association of those changes with the optical quality of the eye and visual function.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>OCT images of the anterior segment of 49 eyes of subjects (9-78 years) were acquired, and the OSD zones (nucleus, C1-C4 cortical zones) were identified. Central thickness, curvature and optical density were measured. The eye's optical quality was evaluated by the objective scatter index (OSI). Contrast sensitivity and visual acuity tests were performed. The correlation between extracted parameters and age was assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The increase in lens thickness with age was dominated by the thickening of the cortical zone C3 (0.0146 mm/year). The curvature radii of the anterior lens surface and both anterior and posterior nucleo-cortical interfaces decreased with age (- 0.053 mm/year, - 0.013 mm/year and - 0.006 mm/year, respectively), and no change was observed for the posterior lens radius. OCT-based densitometry revealed significant correlations with age for all zones except for C1β, and the highest increase in density was in the C2-C4 zones (R = 0.45, 0.74, 0.56, respectively, P < 0.001). Increase in OSI was associated with the degradation of visual function.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>OCT enables the identification of OSD zones of the crystalline lens. The most significant age-related changes occur in the C3 zone as it thickens with age at a faster rate and becomes more opaque than other OSD zones. The changes are associated with optical quality deterioration and reduction of visual performance. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the structure-function relationship of the ageing lens and offer insights into both pathological and aging alterations.</p>","PeriodicalId":12194,"journal":{"name":"Eye and Vision","volume":"10 1","pages":"46"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10691129/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138458854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eye and VisionPub Date : 2023-11-20DOI: 10.1186/s40662-023-00364-z
Xuewei Li, Lili Zuo, Heng Zhao, Jie Hu, Tao Tang, Kai Wang, Yan Li, Mingwei Zhao
{"title":"Efficacy of small back optic zone design on myopia control for corneal refractive therapy (CRT): a one-year prospective cohort study.","authors":"Xuewei Li, Lili Zuo, Heng Zhao, Jie Hu, Tao Tang, Kai Wang, Yan Li, Mingwei Zhao","doi":"10.1186/s40662-023-00364-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40662-023-00364-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>To investigate the control effect on the axial length elongation using corneal refractive therapy (CRT) with different optical zone diameters (BOZDs). We also sought to compare the difference in higher-order aberrations (HOAs), treatment zone (TZ) size and Zernike defocus coefficient with different BOZDs and seek the optimal parameter for predicting axial elongation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This prospective cohort study included 7- to 14-year-olds fitted with orthokeratology (ortho-K) lenses of 5-mm (5-mm group) or 6-mm BOZD (6-mm group). Axial length (AL), corneal topography, HOAs and Zernike defocus coefficient were obtained at baseline, and 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months follow-up visits. Multivariate regression analyses were used to explore the association between AL change and ocular biometric parameters. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to determine the best diagnostic value for AL change in ocular biometric parameters.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 301 participants completed the one-year follow-up. The mean AL change in the 5-mm group (0.13 ± 0.18 mm) was less than that in the 6-mm group (0.27 ± 0.15 mm) at the 12 months visit. The TZ size and decentration were smaller, while the Zernike defocus coefficient and HOAs were higher in the 5-mm group (all P < 0.05). Older age and smaller TZ size were protective factors against AL elongation in multiple regression. In predicting AL elongation, TZ diameter yielded an area under the ROC curve of 0.684 with a cut-off value of 3.82 mm.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The 5-mm group showed 0.14 mm (51.8%) less axial elongation than the 6-mm group. The 5-mm BOZD produced a smaller TZ size, higher Zernike defocus coefficient and higher HOA after reshaping of the cornea. TZ size was the best predictor of AL elongation. TZ diameter less than 3.82 mm may lead to AL elongation less than 0.2 mm in one year.</p>","PeriodicalId":12194,"journal":{"name":"Eye and Vision","volume":"10 1","pages":"47"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10658859/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138175993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eye and VisionPub Date : 2023-11-03DOI: 10.1186/s40662-023-00363-0
Renato Ambrósio, Marcella Q Salomão, Lorena Barros, João Batista R da Fonseca Filho, Jaime Guedes, Alexandre Neto, Aydano P Machado, Bernardo T Lopes, Nelson Sena, Louise Pellegrino Gomes Esporcatte
{"title":"Multimodal diagnostics for keratoconus and ectatic corneal diseases: a paradigm shift.","authors":"Renato Ambrósio, Marcella Q Salomão, Lorena Barros, João Batista R da Fonseca Filho, Jaime Guedes, Alexandre Neto, Aydano P Machado, Bernardo T Lopes, Nelson Sena, Louise Pellegrino Gomes Esporcatte","doi":"10.1186/s40662-023-00363-0","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s40662-023-00363-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Different diagnostic approaches for ectatic corneal diseases (ECD) include screening, diagnosis confirmation, classification of the ECD type, severity staging, prognostic evaluation, and clinical follow-up. The comprehensive assessment must start with a directed clinical history. However, multimodal imaging tools, including Placido-disk topography, Scheimpflug three-dimensional (3D) tomography, corneal biomechanical evaluations, and layered (or segmental) tomography with epithelial thickness by optical coherence tomography (OCT), or digital very high-frequency ultrasound (dVHF-US) serve as fundamental complementary exams for measuring different characteristics of the cornea. Also, ocular wavefront analysis, axial length measurements, corneal specular or confocal microscopy, and genetic or molecular biology tests are relevant for clinical decisions. Artificial intelligence enhances interpretation and enables combining such a plethora of data, boosting accuracy and facilitating clinical decisions. The applications of diagnostic information for individualized treatments became relevant concerning the therapeutic refractive procedures that emerged as alternatives to keratoplasty. The first paradigm shift concerns the surgical management of patients with ECD with different techniques, such as crosslinking and intrastromal corneal ring segments. A second paradigm shift involved the quest for identifying patients at higher risk of progressive iatrogenic ectasia after elective refractive corrections on the cornea. Beyond augmenting the sensitivity to detect very mild (subclinical or fruste) forms of ECD, ectasia risk assessment evolved to characterize the inherent susceptibility for ectasia development and progression. Furthermore, ectasia risk is also related to environmental factors, including eye rubbing and the relational impact of the surgical procedure on the cornea.</p>","PeriodicalId":12194,"journal":{"name":"Eye and Vision","volume":"10 1","pages":"45"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10623885/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71422118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Establishment of a novel ER-stress induced myopia model in mice.","authors":"Longdan Kang, Shin-Ichi Ikeda, Yajing Yang, Heonuk Jeong, Junhan Chen, Yan Zhang, Kazuno Negishi, Kazuo Tsubota, Toshihide Kurihara","doi":"10.1186/s40662-023-00361-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40662-023-00361-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Recent studies have indicated a strong correlation between endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and myopia and that eyedrops containing the ER stress inducer tunicamycin (Tm) can induce myopic changes in C57BL/6 J mice. Therefore, this study aimed to create a new myopia model using Tm eyedrops and to explore the mechanism of ER stress-mediated myopia development.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Three-week-old C57BL/6 J mice were treated with different concentrations (0, 25, 50, and 100 μg/mL) and/or number of applications (zero, one, three, and seven) of Tm eyedrops. Refraction and axial length (AL) were measured before and one week after Tm treatment. Scleral collagen alterations were evaluated under polarised light after picrosirius red staining. ER stress-related indicators, such as the expression of collagen I and cleaved collagen were detected using Western blotting.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Compared with the control group, mice administered eyedrops with 50 μg/mL Tm only once showed the greatest myopic shifts in refraction and AL elongation and reduced scleral expression of collagen I. Picrosirius red staining showed a lower percentage of bundled collagen in the Tm group. Expression of ER-stress indicators increased in the Tm groups. Furthermore, optimised administration of Tm induced matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2) expression in the sclera, which plays a major role in collagen degradation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We have demonstrated that ER stress in the sclera is involved in myopia progression. Tm eyedrops induced myopic changes, loosening of the scleral collagen and decreased expression of collagen I. This process may be associated with ER stress in the sclera, which upregulates the expression of MMP2 leading to collagen degradation.</p>","PeriodicalId":12194,"journal":{"name":"Eye and Vision","volume":"10 1","pages":"44"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10619234/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71422117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eye and VisionPub Date : 2022-06-09DOI: 10.1186/s40662-022-00293-3
Ling Wei, K. Cheng, Wenwen He, Xiangjia Zhu, Yi Lu
{"title":"Application of total keratometry in ten intraocular lens power calculation formulas in highly myopic eyes","authors":"Ling Wei, K. Cheng, Wenwen He, Xiangjia Zhu, Yi Lu","doi":"10.1186/s40662-022-00293-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s40662-022-00293-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12194,"journal":{"name":"Eye and Vision","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2022-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89346458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}