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Yuzhu Gao1, Yilin Liu, Yifan Zhang
1Departments of Ophthalmology (YG, Y Liu, Yifan Zhang, HX, YT, Y Li, KM, Yiteng Zhang, SM, QC, MZ), Ophthalmology and Research Laboratory of Ophthalmology (YG) and Neurology (Y Lang, HZ), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; and Department of Ophthalmology (YG, Y Liu, Yifan Zhang, HX, YT, Y Li, KM, Yiteng Zhang, SM, QC, MZ), West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Background:
For patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), both structure and microvasculature alterations in the inner retina have been investigated in several studies. However, little is known about the alterations in the outer retina and choroid. Hence, this study aimed to assess the outer retinal and choroidal changes in patients with MS with no history of optic neuritis (ON).
Methods:
Patients with MS and healthy control participants were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Quantitative analyses were performed using swept source optical coherence tomography and swept source optical coherence tomography angiography images to assess outer retina thickness (ORT) and choroid thickness (CT), vessel density (VD) of choriocapillaris, and choroidal vascularity index (CVI), which were then compared between the groups.
Results:
A total of 37 participants with MS (72 eyes) and 74 healthy control participants (148 eyes) were included in this study. Compared with healthy controls, patients with MS with no history of ON showed reduced VD of the choriocapillaris and CVI. There was no significant difference in ORT and CT between 2 groups. Meanwhile, in patients with MS, no correlation between OCTA parameters and expanded disability status scale score were found in this study.
Conclusions:
Our study indicates that patients with MS with no history of optical neuritis have reduced choriocapillaris vessel density and decreased choroidal vascularity index without detectable alteration in outer retina thickness and choroid thickness. The findings complement the outer retinal and choroidal component of MS, providing deeper insight into the pathophysiology of MS.
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