Functional changes at the preferred retinal locus in subjects with bilateral central vision loss

Purpose Subjects with bilateral central vision loss (CVL) use a retinal region called the preferred retinal locus (PRL) for performing various visual tasks. We probed the fixation PRL in individuals with bilateral macular disease, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Stargardt diseas...

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Veröffentlicht in:Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology Jg. 256; H. 1; S. 29 - 37
Hauptverfasser: Krishnan, Arun Kumar, Bedell, Harold E.
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.01.2018
Springer Nature B.V
Schlagworte:
Age
Eye
Macular degeneration
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Ophthalmology
Retina
Retinal Disorders
Vision
Macular degeneration
Micro-scotomas
Preferred retinal locus (PRL)
Micro-perimetry
Central vision loss
ISSN:0721-832X, 1435-702X, 1435-702X
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose Subjects with bilateral central vision loss (CVL) use a retinal region called the preferred retinal locus (PRL) for performing various visual tasks. We probed the fixation PRL in individuals with bilateral macular disease, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Stargardt disease (STGD), for localized sensitivity deficits. Methods Three letter words at the critical print size were presented in the NIDEK MP-1 microperimeter to determine the fixation PRL and its radial retinal eccentricity from the residual fovea in 29 subjects with bilateral CVL. Fixation stability was defined as the median bivariate contour ellipse area (BCEA) from 3 fixation assessments. A standard 10–2 grid (68 locations, 2° apart) was used to determine central retinal sensitivity for Goldmann size II test spots. Baseline and follow-up supra-threshold screening of the fixation PRL for localized sensitivity deficits was performed using high density (0.2° or 0.3° apart) 0 dB Goldmann size II test spots. Custom MATLAB code and a dual bootstrapping algorithm were used to register test-spot locations from the baseline and follow-up tests. Locations where the 0 dB test spots were not seen on either test were labeled as micro-scotomas (MSs). Results Median BCEA correlated poorly with the radial eccentricity of the fixation PRL. Mean (±SD) sensitivity around the PRL from 10–2 testing was 4.93 ± 4.73 dB. The average percentage of MSs was similar for patients with AMD (25.4%), STGD (20.3%), and other etiologies of CVL (27.1%). Conclusions The fixation PRL in subjects with bilateral CVL frequently includes local regions of sensitivity loss.
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ISSN:0721-832X
1435-702X
1435-702X
DOI:10.1007/s00417-017-3818-3