LONGITUDINAL FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME IMAGING OPHTHALMOSCOPY ANALYSIS IN PATIENTS WITH MACULAR TELANGIECTASIA TYPE 2 (MacTel)

PURPOSE: Fluorescence lifetime imaging ophthalmoscopy (FLIO) shows characteristic patterns in macular telangiectasia Type 2 (MacTel). This study investigates FLIO changes over time to better understand disease progression.

METHODS: Thirty-three patients with MacTel (age 60 ± 15 years) were followed at the Moran Eye Center with a prototype Heidelberg Engineering FLIO. The mean follow-up time was 19 ± 8 months (range 6-34 months). Fundus autofluorescence was excited at 473 nm, and FLIO lifetimes were recorded in in short (498-560 nm) and long (560-720 nm) spectral wavelengths channels.

RESULTS: Autofluorescence lifetimes imaging ophthalmoscopy lifetimes from the MacTel area prolonged significantly over time (subfield T1, baseline: short spectral channel 210 ± 54 ps, long spectral channel 269 ± 58 ps; follow-up: short spectral channel 225 ± 59 ps, P < 0.001, long spectral channel 282 ± 64 ps, P < 0.01). The average 12-months prolongation of FLIO lifetimes was 9 ps (short spectral channel) and 8 ps (long spectral channel). Autofluorescence lifetimes changes correlated positively with ellipsoid zone loss and negatively with changes in retinal thickness.

CONCLUSION: Autofluorescence lifetimes in MacTel slowly prolong over time, and temporal patterns progress to full rings. Detailed knowledge about FLIO changes will aid in understanding disease development and progression.

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2021

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2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

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Retina (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 41(2021), 7 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 1416-1427

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sauer, Lydia [VerfasserIn]
Vitale, Alexandra S [VerfasserIn]
Modersitzki, Natalie K [VerfasserIn]
Bernstein, Paul S [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 10.12.2021

Date Revised 14.12.2021

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Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1097/IAE.0000000000003055

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NLM326849661