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Area of Science:

  • Neuro-ophthalmology
  • Neuroimmunology
  • Optical Coherence Tomography

Background:

  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic central nervous system demyelinating disease.
  • Characterizing MS subtypes is crucial for prognosis and treatment.
  • Existing tools may benefit from complementary structural markers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) atrophy as a potential marker for differentiating MS subtypes.
  • To compare RNFL atrophy across clinically isolated syndrome (CIS), relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), and secondary progressive MS (SPMS).

Main Methods:

  • Optical coherence tomography (OCT) was used to measure RNFL thickness over two years.
  • Patients included those with CIS, RRMS, and SPMS.
  • RNFL values were compared between eyes with and without a history of optic neuritis (ON).

Main Results:

  • RNFL atrophy was more pronounced in non-affected eyes of SPMS patients compared to CIS and RRMS patients.
  • Temporal RNFL atrophy was greater in RRMS eyes compared to CIS eyes.
  • RNFL values did not significantly change within any MS subtype during the study period.

Conclusions:

  • RNFL thickness serves as a structural biomarker that correlates with MS disease progression.
  • RNFL analysis in non-affected eyes provides greater differentiation between MS subtypes than in ON-affected eyes.
  • The impact of prior optic neuritis can obscure subtype-specific differences in RNFL atrophy.