Correlation of features on OCT with visual acuity and Gass lesion type in Best vitelliform macular dystrophy

Objective To correlate structural features seen on optical coherence tomography (OCT) with best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and Gass lesion type in patients with Best vitelliform macular dystrophy (BVMD).Methods and analysis This is a retrospective case series of consecutive patients with molecul...

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Main Authors: Elliott H Sohn, EDWIN M STONE, Razek G Coussa, Christopher R Fortenbach, D Brice Critser, Malia M Collins, Budd A Tucker, Robert F Mullins, Ian C Han
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:BMJ Open Ophthalmology
Online Access:https://bmjophth.bmj.com/content/6/1/e000860.full
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author Elliott H Sohn
EDWIN M STONE
Razek G Coussa
Christopher R Fortenbach
D Brice Critser
Malia M Collins
Budd A Tucker
Robert F Mullins
Ian C Han
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Razek G Coussa
Christopher R Fortenbach
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Malia M Collins
Budd A Tucker
Robert F Mullins
Ian C Han
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description Objective To correlate structural features seen on optical coherence tomography (OCT) with best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and Gass lesion type in patients with Best vitelliform macular dystrophy (BVMD).Methods and analysis This is a retrospective case series of consecutive patients with molecularly confirmed BEST1-associated BVMD. OCT scans were reviewed for lesion status and presence of subretinal pillar, focal choroidal excavation (FCE), intraretinal fluid or atrophy. Available OCT angiography images were used to evaluate for the presence of choroidal neovascularisation (CNV). These features were then correlated with BCVA and Gass lesion type.Results 95 eyes from 48 patients (mean age 38.9 years, range 4–87) were included. The presence of a pillar (24.2%), FCE (20.0%) and atrophy (7.4%) were associated with poor BCVA (p<0.05). Gass lesion type 1 eyes were correlated with good BCVA (LogMAR <0.4) whereas type 5 eyes had poor BCVA (LogMAR >0.4). Among 65 eyes with longitudinal data (mean follow-up 5.1 years), 7 eyes (10.8%) reverted from higher to lower Gass lesion type; of these, 4 eyes (57.1%) had CNV responsive to intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment.Conclusion OCT-based structural features are readily identifiable in patients with BVMD and have prognostic importance due to their correlation with BCVA.
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spelling doaj-art-c8521434257a4c199550d56d376c841b2025-08-20T02:11:35ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open Ophthalmology2397-32692021-09-016110.1136/bmjophth-2021-000860Correlation of features on OCT with visual acuity and Gass lesion type in Best vitelliform macular dystrophyElliott H Sohn0EDWIN M STONE1Razek G Coussa2Christopher R Fortenbach3D Brice Critser4Malia M Collins5Budd A Tucker6Robert F Mullins7Ian C Han8Institute for Vision Research, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USADepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USADepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USAInstitute for Vision Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USADepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USADepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USADepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USADepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USADepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USAObjective To correlate structural features seen on optical coherence tomography (OCT) with best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and Gass lesion type in patients with Best vitelliform macular dystrophy (BVMD).Methods and analysis This is a retrospective case series of consecutive patients with molecularly confirmed BEST1-associated BVMD. OCT scans were reviewed for lesion status and presence of subretinal pillar, focal choroidal excavation (FCE), intraretinal fluid or atrophy. Available OCT angiography images were used to evaluate for the presence of choroidal neovascularisation (CNV). These features were then correlated with BCVA and Gass lesion type.Results 95 eyes from 48 patients (mean age 38.9 years, range 4–87) were included. The presence of a pillar (24.2%), FCE (20.0%) and atrophy (7.4%) were associated with poor BCVA (p<0.05). Gass lesion type 1 eyes were correlated with good BCVA (LogMAR <0.4) whereas type 5 eyes had poor BCVA (LogMAR >0.4). Among 65 eyes with longitudinal data (mean follow-up 5.1 years), 7 eyes (10.8%) reverted from higher to lower Gass lesion type; of these, 4 eyes (57.1%) had CNV responsive to intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment.Conclusion OCT-based structural features are readily identifiable in patients with BVMD and have prognostic importance due to their correlation with BCVA.https://bmjophth.bmj.com/content/6/1/e000860.full
spellingShingle Elliott H Sohn
EDWIN M STONE
Razek G Coussa
Christopher R Fortenbach
D Brice Critser
Malia M Collins
Budd A Tucker
Robert F Mullins
Ian C Han
Correlation of features on OCT with visual acuity and Gass lesion type in Best vitelliform macular dystrophy
BMJ Open Ophthalmology
title Correlation of features on OCT with visual acuity and Gass lesion type in Best vitelliform macular dystrophy
title_full Correlation of features on OCT with visual acuity and Gass lesion type in Best vitelliform macular dystrophy
title_fullStr Correlation of features on OCT with visual acuity and Gass lesion type in Best vitelliform macular dystrophy
title_full_unstemmed Correlation of features on OCT with visual acuity and Gass lesion type in Best vitelliform macular dystrophy
title_short Correlation of features on OCT with visual acuity and Gass lesion type in Best vitelliform macular dystrophy
title_sort correlation of features on oct with visual acuity and gass lesion type in best vitelliform macular dystrophy
url https://bmjophth.bmj.com/content/6/1/e000860.full
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