June 2017
Volume 58, Issue 8
Open Access
ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   June 2017
OCT Angiography and Cone Photoreceptor Imaging in Geographic Atrophy
Jia Qin; Nicholas Rinella; Michael Deiner; Kyle McDermott; John S Werner; Austin Roorda; Travis C Porco; Daniel M. Schwartz; Jacque L. Duncan
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Jia Qin
    Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, Walnut Creek, California, United States
  • Nicholas Rinella
    Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, Walnut Creek, California, United States
  • Michael Deiner
    Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, Walnut Creek, California, United States
  • Kyle McDermott
    Ophthalmology&Vision Science , University of California Davis, Sacramento, California, United States
  • John S Werner
    Ophthalmology&Vision Science , University of California Davis, Sacramento, California, United States
  • Austin Roorda
    School of Optometry&Vision Science Graduate Group, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley , California, United States
  • Travis C Porco
    Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, Walnut Creek, California, United States
    Proctor Foundation, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco , California, United States
  • Daniel M. Schwartz
    Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, Walnut Creek, California, United States
  • Jacque L. Duncan
    Ophthalmology, University of California San Francisco, Walnut Creek, California, United States
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships   Jia Qin, None; Nicholas Rinella, None; Michael Deiner, None; Kyle McDermott, None; John Werner, None; Austin Roorda, University of Rochester, University of Houston (P); Travis Porco, None; Daniel Schwartz, None; Jacque Duncan, None
  • Footnotes
    Support  NIH EY002162, NIH EY 024239, FDA R01-41001, Research to Prevent Blindness, The Bernard A. Newcomb Macular Degeneration Fund, That Man May See, Inc., Hope for Vision, Foundation Fighting Blindness, 2012 Beckman Initiative for Macular Research Grant 1201, The Claire Giannini Fund, L.L. Hillblom Foundation Research Network Grant, The Hedco foundation, The Pritzker foundation
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science June 2017, Vol.58, 368. doi:
  • Views
  • Share
  • Tools
    • Alerts
      User Alerts
      You are adding an alert for:
      OCT Angiography and Cone Photoreceptor Imaging in Geographic Atrophy
      You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account
      The alert will be sent to:
      ×
      This feature is available to authenticated users only.
      Sign In or Create an Account ×
    • Get Citation
      Citation

      Jia Qin, Nicholas Rinella, Michael Deiner, Kyle McDermott, John S Werner, Austin Roorda, Travis C Porco, Daniel M. Schwartz, Jacque L. Duncan; OCT Angiography and Cone Photoreceptor Imaging in Geographic Atrophy. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2017;58(8):368.

      Download citation file:

      © ARVO (1962-2015); The Authors (2016-present)

      ×
    • Get Permissions
  • Supplements
Abstract

Purpose : To assess cone photoreceptors and choriocapillaris in zones adjacent to geographic atrophy (GA) and in normal-appearing areas in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in comparison to age-similar normal eyes.

Methods : Cone photoreceptors and choriocapillaris were imaged using adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO) and optical coherence tomography-angiography (OCT-A). Cone photoreceptor and choriocapillaris images at regions adjacent to GA were compared with normal-appearing regions in each patient and to age-matched normal subjects. AOSLO images were superimposed upon OCT-A microvasculature images acquired from the same eye, using retinal blood vessels as landmarks. Choriocapillaris perfusion was qualitatively assessed in 3mm×3mm OCT-A en face images segmented to visualize the choriocapillaris. Regions with relative hypoperfusion and normal perfusion were identified and delineated in the choriocapillaris images, which were used to select regions of interest (ROIs) in AOSLO images of cone photoreceptors extending 50µm×50µm within the delineated hypoperfusion regions at the border of well-defined areas of GA, the normal appearing perfusion areas in images of four dry AMD eyes with GA, and at comparable eccentricities in three normal eyes. AOSLO cone spacing was measured in each of the ROIs for comparison. Linear mixed effects regression was used to compare cone spacing between ROIs.

Results : When regions within the same eye were compared, cone spacing was not significantly related to choriocapillaris perfusion (n=4 eyes, T value: 0.25). However, cone spacing in regions of choriocapillaris hypoperfusion adjacent to GA was significantly greater than in ROIs at similar eccentricities in age-similar normal eyes (n=3 eyes, T value: 3.28).

Conclusions : Cone spacing in eyes with AMD was not significantly different in ROIs overlying choriocapillaris hypoperfusion in areas surrounding GA compared with ROIs in regions with normal-appearing perfusion. However, in regions adjacent to GA, choriocapillaris perfusion defects were associated with increased cone spacing compared to age-similar normal eyes. OCT-A and AOSLO can noninvasively visualize alterations in choriocapillaris structure and cellular photoreceptor, making them promising tools for assessing AMD with GA. The combination of AOSLO and OCT-A imaging is useful for elucidating disease development and progression, eventually directing therapeutics.

This is an abstract that was submitted for the 2017 ARVO Annual Meeting, held in Baltimore, MD, May 7-11, 2017.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives
Copyright © 2024 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
×
×

This PDF is available to Subscribers Only

Sign in or purchase a subscription to access this content. ×

You must be signed into an individual account to use this feature.

×
This site uses cookies. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our privacy policy.Accept