Characteristics of morphologic macular abnormalities in neuroimmunology practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Morphologic macular abnormalities (MMAs) are frequently seen on macular optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging in neuroimmunology practice, yet studies pragmatically assessing prevalence and risk factors of MMAs to date are limited.

Objective

To describe the characteristics of MMAs in a neuroimmunology-based academic practice.

Methods

Cross-sectional study of 1450 patients (2900 eyes) who underwent spectral-domain macular OCT between June 2010 and June 2012. The association between MMAs and demographic variables was analyzed using mixed-effects logistic regression. Odds ratios (ORs) were calculated per 5-year age increments.

Results

MMAs were observed in 338/2872 eyes (11.7%) of 232/1445 participants (16.1%). The most common abnormalities identif

SUBMITTER: Al-Louzi O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6929206 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature