Macrophages in close proximity to the vitreoretinal interface are potential biomarkers of inflammation during retinal vascular disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusion are vision threatening retinal vascular diseases. Current first-line therapy targets the vascular component, but many patients are treatment-resistant due to unchecked inflammation. Non-invasive inflammatory imaging biomarkers are a significant unmet clinical need for patients. Imaging of macrophage-like cells on the surface of the retina using clinical optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an emerging field. These cells are increased in patients with retinal vascular disease, and could be a potential inflammatory biomarker. However, since OCT is limited by an axial resolution of 5-10 microns, the exact location and identity of these retinal cells is currently unknown.

Methods

We performed OCT followed by confocal im

SUBMITTER: Rajesh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9361599 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature