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Characterising the refractive error in paediatric patients with congenital stationary night blindness: a multicentre study

Igelman, Austin D; White, Elizabeth; Tayyib, Alaa; Everett, Lesley; Vincent, Ajoy; Heon, Elise; Zeitz, Christina; ... Pennesi, Mark Edward; + view all (2024) Characterising the refractive error in paediatric patients with congenital stationary night blindness: a multicentre study. British Journal of Ophthalmology 10.1136/bjo-2023-323747. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

BACKGROUND/AAIMS: Congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) is an inherited retinal disease that is often associated with high myopia and can be caused by pathological variants in multiple genes, most commonly CACNA1F, NYX and TRPM1. High myopia is associated with retinal degeneration and increased risk for retinal detachment. Slowing the progression of myopia in patients with CSNB would likely be beneficial in reducing risk, but before interventions can be considered, it is important to understand the natural history of myopic progression. METHODS: This multicentre, retrospective study explored CSNB caused by variants in CACNA1F, NYX or TRPM1 in patients who had at least 6 measurements of their spherical equivalent of refraction (SER) before the age of 18. A mixed-effect model was used to predict progression of SER overtime and differences between genotypes were evaluated. RESULTS: 78 individuals were included in this study. All genotypes showed a significant myopic predicted SER at birth (-3.076D, -5.511D and -5.386D) for CACNA1F, NYX and TRPM1 respectively. Additionally, significant progression of myopia per year (-0.254D, -0.257D and -0.326D) was observed for all three genotypes CACNA1F, NYX and TRPM1, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with CSNB tend to be myopic from an early age and progress to become more myopic with age. Patients may benefit from long-term myopia slowing treatment in the future and further studies are indicated. Additionally, CSNB should be considered in the differential diagnosis for early-onset myopia.

Type: Article
Title: Characterising the refractive error in paediatric patients with congenital stationary night blindness: a multicentre study
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1136/bjo-2023-323747
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjo-2023-323747
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
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/10196790
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