目的:观察急性中心性浆液性脉络膜视网膜病变(central serous chorioretinopathy,CSC)的自然病程中渗漏点的形态及变化。方法:本研究为前瞻性研究,使用光学相干断层扫描(optical coherence tomography,OCT)观察从发病到发病后5~13个月的CSC患者的渗漏点的OCT形态,测量并计算Hall层、脉络膜全层各自厚度及比值,并进行比较。结果:共20例患者[男14例,女6例,年龄33~59(中位数41)岁]纳入研究。随访时间为5~13个月。在19例患者中观察到微小视网膜色素上皮脱离(pigment epithelium detachment,PED)。1例患者可见视网膜色素上皮(retinal pigment epithelium, RPE)小凸起。在随访期间,仅1例患者的PED完全恢复,其他19例患者在视网膜下液被完全吸收时,RPE和Bruch膜之间仍存在微小分离。渗漏点处的Haller层/脉络膜厚度显著高于中央凹处(初诊时0.806±0.08 vs 0.863±0.06,P=0.003;最后1次随访时为0.801±0.07 vs 0.851±0.06,P=0.004)。结论:本研究观察到在急性CSC患者自然病程中,即使视网膜下液吸收,OCT显示渗漏点处仍存在持续的PED,更厚的Haller层及更薄的内层脉络膜,这些发现为CSC的发病机制提供了更多线索。
Objective: To observe the morphology and changes of leakage points in the natural course of acute central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). Methods: This study was a prospective study, using optical coherence tomography to observe the OCT morphology of leakage points in CSC patients from onset to 5 to 13 months after onset, measuring the thickness and ratio of Hall layer and the whole choroid, and then compare them. Results: A total of 20 patients were included in the study, including 14 males and 6 females, aged from 33 to 59, with the median being 41 years old. The follow-up time ranged from 5 months to 13 months. Minute retinal pigment epithelial detachments (PED) were observed in 19 patients. A small bulge of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) was observed in 1 patient. During the follow-up, only one patient totally recovered. Small separation between RPE and Bruch membrane still exit even subretinal fluid were absorbed completely in the other 19 patients. The thickness of Haller layer or choroid at the leakage point was significantly higher than that of the fovea (0.806±0.08 vs 0.863±0.06, P=0.003, at the first visit; 0.801±0.07 vs 0.851±0.06, P=0.004, at the last follow-up). Conclusion: This study observed that in the natural course of acute CSC patients, even if the subretinal fluid was absorbed, OCT still showed that there was persistent PED at the leakage point, thicker Haller layer and thinner inner choroid layer. These findings provided more clues to the pathogenesis of CSC.
目的:针对活体共聚焦显微镜(in vivo confocal microscopy,IVCM)和传统光学相干层析技术(optical coherence tomography,OCT)在人眼角膜成像各自存在成像视野小或无法细胞成像的限制,开发具有高分辨率的非接触全视场光学相干层析系统(full-field optical coherence tomography,FFOCT),实现活体人眼角膜细胞结构FFOCT成像。方法:FFOCT系统采用高数值孔径干燥显微物镜及高速面阵相机,使用双相位调制图像处理方法,实现系统高速高分辨率非接触成像。利用系统对健康人眼进行角膜各深度层的活体FFOCT成像验证其可行性。结果:本研究团队研发了FFOCT的新型活体人眼角膜高分辨率成像系统,实现理论平面成像分辨率1.7 μm,成像视野1.26 mm×1.26 mm,成像速率达275帧/s。利用该系统对正常活体人眼角膜成像实验,在非接触情况下获取了角膜各主要结构层的高分辨率结构影像。结论:FFOCT高分辨率活体人眼角膜成像系统兼具了传统OCT的非接触、大成像视野及IVCM的细胞级别平面分辨率的优势,将为角膜疾病的研究及临床诊疗提供全新的成像分析技术。
Objective: Due to the limitations of small imaging field of view of in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) or the incapability of cellular imaging of traditional optical coherence tomography (OCT) in human corneal imaging, this study was designed to develop a novel high-resolution in vivo human corneal imaging system based on full-field OCT (FFOCT). Methods: The FFOCT system utilized a high numerical aperture air immersion microscope objective and a high-speed area array CMOS camera with two-phase modulation image processing algorithm to achieve high-speed high-resolution non-contact imaging of human cornea. To verify its feasibility, in vivo cornea imaging at different depth was performed on a healthy human subject. Results: The FFOCT system achieved a theoretical lateral imaging resolution of 1.7 μm, an imaging field of view of 1.26 mm×1.26 mm, and an imaging rate of 275 Hz/s. High-resolution FFOCT images of the main structural layers of cornea were achieved by imaging a healthy human cornea in vivo with this system in a non-contact way. Conclusion: The FFOCT human corneal imaging system combines the advantages of the non-contractness and the large imaging field of view of traditional OCT with the cellular lateral resolution of IVCM, potentially providing a new imaging system for the research and clinical diagnosis and treatment of corneal diseases.
目的:探讨光学相干断层扫描血管成像(optical coherence tomography angiography,OCTA)在糖尿病性视网膜病变中的应用。方法:选取2021年中山大学附属第七医院眼科63例糖尿病患者为研究对象,分为无糖尿病性视网膜病变(T0,21眼)、轻度非增殖期(T1,21眼)、中重度非增殖期(T2,14眼)及增殖期(T3,7眼)。收集各组生化指标,包括空腹血糖、糖化血红蛋白、谷丙转氨酶、谷草转氨酶、碱性磷酸酶、血清尿素氮、肌酐、尿素氮肌酐比值,及OCTA数据,即中心视网膜厚度、Angiography3×3及Angiography6×6血管线性密度及血管灌注密度等。采用单因素方差分析比较各组间差异。结果:T2组、T3组与T0组相比,T3组与T1组相比,糖尿病病程延长;T3组与其他各组相比,尿素氮升高;T1组、T2组、T3组与T0组相比,T3组与T1组相比,6 mm ×6 mm外层血流线性密度减少;与T0组相比,T1组、T2组及T3组6 mm ×6 mm完整血流线性密度减少;与T0相比,T2组、T3组6 mm ×6 mm外层血流灌注密度减少;与T0组相比,T3组6 mm ×6 mm完整血流灌注密度减少;T2组、T3组与T0组相比,T3与T1相比,3 mm ×3 mm内层血流线性密度明显减少;T3组与T0组及T1组相比,3 mm ×3 mm完整血流线性密度减少。结论:随着糖尿病性视网膜病变的进展,患者的尿素氮及肌酐逐渐升高,OCTA的血流线性密度及血流灌注密度逐渐减少。与血流灌注密度相比,血流线性密度对于早期糖尿病性视网膜病变筛查可能更为敏感。而利用Angiography6×6模式可能可以更早地发现糖尿病性视网膜病变的视网膜血流变化。
Objective: To explore the applications of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in diabetic retinopathy. Methods: A total of 63 diabetic patients in the Department of Ophthalmology, Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in 2021 were divided into 4 groups: the patients without diabetic retinopathy (T0, n=21), mild non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (T1, n=21), moderate-to-severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (T2, n=14) and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (T3, n=7). Biochemical Indicators were collected in all patients, such as fasting plasma glucose (FPG), glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), the blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine (CRE) and the ratio of blood urea nitrogen and creatinine (BUN/CRE). The Macular Cube 521×128, Angiography3×3, and Angiography6×6 models of OCTA were used to obtain central retinal thickness (CRT), vascular density (VD) and perfusion density (PD) of each group. The data of all subjects was applied to do one-way ANOVA. Results: Prolonged duration of diabetes in T2 and T3 compared to T0 and in T3 compared to T1. Elevated BUN in T3 compared to all other groups. When T1, T2 and T3 were compared to T0, and T3 was compared to T1, the VD of the 6 mm ×6 mm outer layer decreased. Reduced VD of intact 6 mm ×6 mm region in T1, T2 and T3 compared to T0. Declining PD of the 6 mm ×6 mm outer layer in T2 and T3 compared to T0. Diminished PD of whole 6 mm ×6 mm area at T3 compared to T0. The VD of 3 mm ×3 mm inner layer was significantly reduced in T3 compared to T0 and T1. The VD of 3 mm ×3 mm intact area gradually dwindled in T3 compared with T0 and T1 (P<0.05). Conclusion: With the progression of diabetic retinopathy, the levels of BUN and CRE gradually increased, and the OCTA-derived vascular density and perfusion density gradually decrease. Vascular density may be more sensitive for early diabetic retinopathy screening than perfusion density.The use of the Angiography6×6 model may result in an earlier detection of changes in retinal blood flow in diabetic retinopathy.