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Hana Langrová¹, Eberhart Zrenner, Anne Kurtenbach

¹University Eye Hospital, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic. langrovah@lfhk.cuni.cz

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Retinal function declines with age, showing reduced amplitude and delayed responses. Detailed 3-D topographical maps reveal non-uniform age-related changes in retinal function beyond standard analyses.

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Area of Science:

Ophthalmology
Neuroscience
Gerontology

Background:

Age-related changes in retinal function are well-documented.
Standard analyses often use ring averages, potentially masking localized alterations.

Purpose of the Study:

To conduct a detailed topographical analysis of functional age-related changes in the retina.
To investigate if advanced 3-D mapping reveals more sensitive age-related functional alterations.

Main Methods:

mfERG (multifocal electroretinography) traces were recorded from 59 normal subjects (10-69 years).
Data were analyzed using 3-D topographical maps generated from group medians of response amplitude and latency.
Subjects were grouped by decade to analyze age-related trends.

Main Results:

A continuous loss of amplitude and delay in implicit time for first- and second-order responses were observed with age.
The topographical distribution of these functional losses was not uniform across the retina.
While first-order responses showed a clear amplitude decrease with age, second-order responses exhibited a more complex age relationship.

Conclusions:

Age-related decline in retinal function, characterized by reduced amplitude and increased implicit time, was confirmed.
3-D topographical analysis revealed age-related functional alterations masked by traditional ring-based analyses.
Selecting physiologically relevant regions of interest can enhance the sensitivity of multifocal retinal function analysis for detecting age-related changes.