Background:To compare clinical features in young(18-44 years)and older patients(>44 years)with optic neuritis(ON).Methods:This is a retrospective case series study.One hundred thirty-three young cases and 51 older ...Background:To compare clinical features in young(18-44 years)and older patients(>44 years)with optic neuritis(ON).Methods:This is a retrospective case series study.One hundred thirty-three young cases and 51 older cases diagnosed with ON were reviewed.Results:The older patients had lower proportion of disc swelling(37.3%vs.57.1%,P=0.016),but higher proportion of brain plaques(21.6%vs.7.5%,P=0.007)compared with the young patients.The proportion of patients suffered from hypertension or hyperglycemia was nearly 6 times higher in the older patients than in the young patients(29.4%vs.5.3%,P<0.001).There were no significant differences in other clinical parameters[including gender,eye pain,clinical evidence of multiple sclerosis and best corrected visual acuity(BCVA)]between the older and young patients.Conclusions:There are some distinct differences between young patients(18-44 years)and older patients(>44 years).Physicians should pay attention to the side effects of corticosteroids in elderly patients in clinical practice,although they are generally safe.展开更多
AIM:To describe the characteristics of peripapillary hyperreflective ovoid mass-like structure(PHOMS)in myopic children and to investigate factors associated with PHOMS.METHODS:This retrospective observational study i...AIM:To describe the characteristics of peripapillary hyperreflective ovoid mass-like structure(PHOMS)in myopic children and to investigate factors associated with PHOMS.METHODS:This retrospective observational study included 101 eyes of 101 children(age≤17y)with myopia.All included patients underwent comprehensive clinical examination.Optic nerve canal parameters,including disc diameter,optic nerve head(ONH)tilt angle,and border tissue angle were measured using serial enhanced-depth imaging spectral-domain optical coherence tomography(EDI-OCT).Based on the optic disc drusen consortium’s definition of PHOMS,eyes were classified as PHOMS group and non-PHOMS group.PHOMS was categorized according to height.RESULTS:Sixty-seven(66.3%)eyes were found with PHOMS.Small PHOMS could only be detected by optical coherence tomography(OCT).Medium PHOMS could be seen with blurred optic disc borders corresponding to OCT.The most frequent location of PHOMS was at the nasosuperior(91%,61 of 67 eyes)to ONH disc.The axial length and spherical equivalent were more myopic in the PHOMS group than in the non-PHOMS group(both P<0.001).ONH tilt angle was also significantly greater in PHOMS group than in non-PHOMS group[8.90(7.16-10.54)vs 3.93(3.09-5.25),P<0.001].Border tissue angle was significantly smaller in PHOMS group than in non-PHOMS group[29.70(20.90-43.81)vs 45.62(35.18-60.45),P<0.001].In the multivariable analysis,spherical equivalent(OR=3.246,95%CI=1.209-8.718,P=0.019)and ONH tilt angle(OR=3.275,95%CI=1.422-7.542,P=0.005)were significantly correlated with PHOMS.There was no disc diameter associated with PHOMS.In the linear regression analysis,border tissue angle was negatively associated with PHOMS height(β=-2.227,P<0.001).CONCLUSION:PHOMS is associated with optic disc tilt and optic disc nasal shift in myopia.Disc diameter is not a risk factor for PHOMS.The changes in ONH caused by axial elongation facilitated an understanding of the mechanism of PHOMS.展开更多
基金The study was approved by the institutional review board of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University(No.2017(KY-E-031)).
文摘Background:To compare clinical features in young(18-44 years)and older patients(>44 years)with optic neuritis(ON).Methods:This is a retrospective case series study.One hundred thirty-three young cases and 51 older cases diagnosed with ON were reviewed.Results:The older patients had lower proportion of disc swelling(37.3%vs.57.1%,P=0.016),but higher proportion of brain plaques(21.6%vs.7.5%,P=0.007)compared with the young patients.The proportion of patients suffered from hypertension or hyperglycemia was nearly 6 times higher in the older patients than in the young patients(29.4%vs.5.3%,P<0.001).There were no significant differences in other clinical parameters[including gender,eye pain,clinical evidence of multiple sclerosis and best corrected visual acuity(BCVA)]between the older and young patients.Conclusions:There are some distinct differences between young patients(18-44 years)and older patients(>44 years).Physicians should pay attention to the side effects of corticosteroids in elderly patients in clinical practice,although they are generally safe.
基金Supported by Wuhan Central Hospital Discipline Fund(No.2021XK017).
文摘AIM:To describe the characteristics of peripapillary hyperreflective ovoid mass-like structure(PHOMS)in myopic children and to investigate factors associated with PHOMS.METHODS:This retrospective observational study included 101 eyes of 101 children(age≤17y)with myopia.All included patients underwent comprehensive clinical examination.Optic nerve canal parameters,including disc diameter,optic nerve head(ONH)tilt angle,and border tissue angle were measured using serial enhanced-depth imaging spectral-domain optical coherence tomography(EDI-OCT).Based on the optic disc drusen consortium’s definition of PHOMS,eyes were classified as PHOMS group and non-PHOMS group.PHOMS was categorized according to height.RESULTS:Sixty-seven(66.3%)eyes were found with PHOMS.Small PHOMS could only be detected by optical coherence tomography(OCT).Medium PHOMS could be seen with blurred optic disc borders corresponding to OCT.The most frequent location of PHOMS was at the nasosuperior(91%,61 of 67 eyes)to ONH disc.The axial length and spherical equivalent were more myopic in the PHOMS group than in the non-PHOMS group(both P<0.001).ONH tilt angle was also significantly greater in PHOMS group than in non-PHOMS group[8.90(7.16-10.54)vs 3.93(3.09-5.25),P<0.001].Border tissue angle was significantly smaller in PHOMS group than in non-PHOMS group[29.70(20.90-43.81)vs 45.62(35.18-60.45),P<0.001].In the multivariable analysis,spherical equivalent(OR=3.246,95%CI=1.209-8.718,P=0.019)and ONH tilt angle(OR=3.275,95%CI=1.422-7.542,P=0.005)were significantly correlated with PHOMS.There was no disc diameter associated with PHOMS.In the linear regression analysis,border tissue angle was negatively associated with PHOMS height(β=-2.227,P<0.001).CONCLUSION:PHOMS is associated with optic disc tilt and optic disc nasal shift in myopia.Disc diameter is not a risk factor for PHOMS.The changes in ONH caused by axial elongation facilitated an understanding of the mechanism of PHOMS.
