Georgiou, M;
Fujinami, K;
Vincent, A;
Nasser, F;
Khateb, S;
Vargas, ME;
Thiadens, AAHJ;
... Michaelides, M; + view all
(2021)
KCNV2-Associated Retinopathy: Detailed Retinal Phenotype and Structural Endpoints—KCNV2 Study Group Report 2.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
, 230
pp. 1-11.
10.1016/j.ajo.2021.03.004.
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Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe the detailed retinal phenotype of KCNV2-associated retinopathy. STUDY DESIGN: Multicenter international retrospective case series. METHODS: Review of retinal imaging including fundus autofluorescence (FAF) and optical coherence tomography (OCT), including qualitative and quantitative analyses. RESULTS: Three distinct macular FAF features were identified: i) centrally increased signal (n=35, 41.7%), ii) DAF (n=27, 31.1%), and iii) ring of increased signal (n=37, 44.0%). Five distinct FAF groups were identified based on combinations of those characteristics, with 23.5% of patients changing FAF group over a mean (range) follow-up of 5.9 years (1.9-13.1 years). Qualitative assessment was performed by grading OCT into five grades: (i) continuous EZ (20.5%), (ii) EZ disruption (26.1%), (iii) EZ absence, without optical gap and with preserved retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) complex (21.6%); iv) loss of EZ and an hyporeflective zone at the foveola (6.8%); and (v) outer retina and RPE complex loss (25.0%). Eighty-six patients had scans available from both eyes, with 83 (96.5%) having the same grade in both eyes, and 36.1% changed OCT grade over a mean follow-up of 5.5 years. The annual rate of ONL thickness change was similar for right and left eyes. CONCLUSION: KCNV2-associated retinopathy is a slowly progressive disease with early retinal changes, which are predominantly symmetric between eyes. The identification of a single OCT or FAF measurement as an endpoint to determine progression that applies to all patients may be challenging; although ONL thickness is a potential biomarker. Findings suggest a potential window for intervention until 40 years of age.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | KCNV2-Associated Retinopathy: Detailed Retinal Phenotype and Structural Endpoints—KCNV2 Study Group Report 2 |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ajo.2021.03.004 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2021.03.004 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2021 the authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | CDSRR, Clinical trials, Cone dystrophy with supernormal rod response, Endpoints, FAF, Gene therapy, Genetics, KCNV2, Natural history, OCT, Retinal dystrophy |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Institute of Ophthalmology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10124716 |
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