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Jonathon B Young1, Pooja Godara1, Vesper Williams1

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.

Journal of Neurology & Neurophysiology
|May 7, 2019
PubMed
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Retinal imaging in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients showed symmetrical foveal structure. Specific retinal thickness measurements, along with sex, can help predict PD, offering a potential biomarker for disease monitoring.

Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Neuroscience
  • Biomarker Discovery

Background:

  • The retina, an extension of the central nervous system (CNS), may serve as a biomarker for neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease (PD).
  • Dopaminergic cells in the retina are implicated in PD, making retinal structure a potential indicator of disease progression.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate retinal structure, specifically foveal pit morphology and thickness, in patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease (PD).
  • To explore the potential of retinal anatomical features as accessible biomarkers for monitoring PD progression.

Main Methods:

  • Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) was used for retinal imaging in 33 PD patients and 40 controls.
  • Axial length measurements corrected the lateral scale of macular scans for precise foveal morphology and retinal thickness quantification.
Keywords:
FoveaOptical coherence tomographyParkinson’s diseaseRetina

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  • A logistic regression model incorporating sex and corrected ETDRS regions was used to predict PD.

    • Main Results:

    • Foveal morphology measurements demonstrated high interocular symmetry in both PD patients and control subjects.
    • No significant differences in foveal pit morphology were observed between the two groups.
    • A predictive model using sex and specific retinal thickness regions achieved a C-statistic of 0.80.

    Conclusions:

    • PD patients maintain foveal symmetry between eyes, and retinal thickness measurements, when properly scaled, can be valuable.
    • Sex and specific retinal regions (center 1 mm and temporal outer ETDRS) were significant predictors of PD.
    • Future PD predictive models using OCT should consider gender and racial variations in retinal anatomy.