Pub Date : 2024-10-17DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2024.10.008
Hashem Abu Serhan , Abdullah Ahmed , Mahrukh Chaudhry , Zain Ali Nadeem , Fakiha Ahmed , Usama Hussain Kamal , Ameen Alkhateeb , Ayman G. Elnahry
Purpose
Myopic traction maculopathy (MTM) is a major cause of visual impairment and blindness, particularly in Asian populations. With the global burden of myopia on the rise, understanding effective treatment options is crucial. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluate the efficacy of macular buckling in the management of MTM.
Design
A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Methods
A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. PubMed, Cochrane Library, and EMBASE databases were searched for relevant studies up to July 2024. Inclusion criteria encompassed studies reporting outcomes of macular buckling for MTM. Primary outcomes included changes in best-corrected visual acuity and axial length, retinal reattachment rate, and macular hole closure rate. Random-effect models were used for statistical analysis, with heterogeneity assessed using the I² statistic. The pooled results were reported as mean difference or proportion with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for each outcome.
Results
Thirteen studies (482 eyes) met the inclusion criteria. Significant improvements in best-corrected visual acuity were observed across all follow-up periods, with the most substantial improvement in long-term outcomes (mean difference: 0.38 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution; 95% CI: 0.28-0.47). Axial length showed consistent reductions, with a mean long-term reduction of 2.88 mm (95% CI: 2.54-3.21). The pooled long-term retinal reattachment rate was 94% (95% CI: 86%-97%), while the long-term full thickness macular hole closure rate was 72% (95% CI: 55%-85%). Heterogeneity varied across outcomes and follow-up periods, ranging from low to high.
Conclusions
Macular buckling demonstrates promising outcomes for MTM, including improved visual acuity, reduced axial length, high retinal reattachment rates, and favorable macular hole closure rates. These findings support the efficacy of macular buckling as a treatment option for MTM. However, further standardized, long-term studies are needed to confirm these results and explore potential combination therapies.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-17DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2024.10.007
JUNHAO HU , QINYING MU , FUHAO MA , HAO WANG , LIYI CHI , MING SHI
Purpose
To compare the efficacy of two botulinum toxin (BoNT) injection methods, pretarsal (PT) combined with preseptal (PS) injection (PT-PS) and conventional PT injection, in the treatment of benign essential blepharospasm (BEB).
Design
Prospective nonrandomized clinical trial.
Methods
From January 2023 to April 2024, 95 BoNT injections into orbicularis oculi were performed in 45 BEB patients, including 52 PT-PS injections s and 43 PT injections. Jankovic Rating Scale (JRS) and Blepharospasm Disability Index (BSDI) were used to assess motor symptoms. The efficacy of two injection methods for BEB was compared in terms of latency to response (LTR), latency to the peak response (LPR), duration of peak response (DPR), duration of response (DOR), satisfaction degree, and possible complications.
Results
Both injection methods significantly improved JRS and BSDI scores in patients with BEB. However, PT-PS injections showed a shorter LTR ([4.00 (3.00, 6.00] vs 5.00 [4.00, 7.00] days, P = .024) and LPR (23.50 [16.00, 26.00] vs 26.00 [20.00, 30.00] days, P = .040), a longer DPR (88.00 [80.50, 104.75] vs 75.00 [65.00, 92.00] days, P = .003) and DOR (135.00 [118.50, 153.75] vs 121.00 [107.00, 135.00] days, P = .003) than PT injections. Patients with PT-PS injections were more satisfied than those with PT injections (9.50 [8.50, 10.00] vs 8.00 [7.50, 9.00], P < .001), and around 2/3 of patients were more willing to receive the combined injection method later. Among patients receiving PT-PS injections, only one case experienced ptosis, and there were no significant differences in other complications such as lacrimation, dry eyes, and blurred vision between the two injection methods.
Conclusions
PT-PS injections of BoNT showed more advantages in the treatment of BEB than PT injections in terms of both their efficacy and patients’ satisfactions.
目的比较两种肉毒杆菌毒素(BoNT)注射方法--跗前注射(PT)联合眶前注射(PT-PS)和常规PT注射治疗良性眼睑痉挛(BEB)的疗效。方法2023年1月至2024年4月,对45例BEB患者进行了95次眼轮匝肌BoNT注射,包括52次PT-PS注射和43次PT注射。采用扬科维奇评分量表(JRS)和眼轮匝肌痉挛残疾指数(BSDI)评估运动症状。从反应潜伏期(LTR)、峰值反应潜伏期(LPR)、峰值反应持续时间(DPR)、反应持续时间(DOR)、满意度和可能出现的并发症等方面比较了两种注射方法对 BEB 的疗效。然而,PT-PS 注射的 LTR [4.00(3.00,6.00) vs 5.00(4.00,7.00) 天,P=0.024] 和 LPR [23.50(16.00,26.00) vs 26.00(20.00,30.00) 天,P=0.040],DPR[88.00(80.50,104.75) vs 75.00(65.00,92.00)天,p=0.003]和DOR[135.00(118.50,153.75) vs 121.00(107.00,135.00)天,p=0.003]长于PT注射。接受 PT-PS 注射的患者比接受 PT 注射的患者更满意[9.50(8.50,10.00) vs 8.00(7.50,9.00),P<0.001],约 2/3 的患者更愿意以后接受联合注射方法。在接受PT-PS注射的患者中,仅有1例出现上睑下垂,其他并发症如流泪、眼干、视力模糊等在两种注射方法中无明显差异。
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Pub Date : 2024-10-17DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2024.10.009
AARON T. ZHAO , JOCELYN HE , YUQING LEI , YONG CHEN , GUI-SHUANG YING
Purpose
To determine the association between dry eye disease (DED) and mental health conditions in a sociodemographically diverse nationwide population of Americans.
Design
Cross-sectional study.
Methods
We used the National Institute of Health's All of Us Research Program database to identify 18257 participants with DED who were propensity score matched in a 1:3 ratio to participants without DED. Univariate and multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess associations between DED and mental health conditions (i.e., depressive disorders, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenic spectrum disorder).
Results
Participants with DED had a significantly higher prevalence of depressive disorders (31.6% vs. 10.7%; P < .001), anxiety disorders (34.8% vs. 14.7%; P < .001), bipolar disorder (5.5% vs. 2.3%; P < .001), and schizophrenia spectrum disorders (2.3% vs. 0.9%; P < .001) than controls. Adjusted for medical comorbidities (i.e., hypothyroidism, Sjögren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus), participants with DED had higher odds than controls in having a depressive disorder (odds ratio [OR]: 3.47; 95% CI: 3.32-3.62), anxiety (OR: 2.74; 95% CI: 2.63-2.85), bipolar disorder (OR: 2.23; 95% CI: 2.04-2.44), and schizophrenia spectrum disorder (OR: 2.48; 95% CI: 2.17-2.84). The association between DED and mental health conditions was stronger in Black participants than White participants (OR: 3.68 vs. 3.09, P < .001).
Conclusions
Participants with DED were significantly more likely to have mental health conditions than matched participants without DED; this association was stronger in Black participants than White participants. Greater efforts should be undertaken to screen DED patients for mental health conditions, particularly in historically medically underserved populations.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-16DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2024.10.012
Hao Tian , Hanhan Shi , Jie Chen , Tianyu Zhu , Ziyue Huang , Chunyan Zong , Shichong Jia , Jing Ruan , Shengfang Ge , Haihua Yuan , Yanjie Zhang , Bin Jiang , Rong Liu , Renbing Jia , Xianqun Fan , Shiqiong Xu
Purpose
To evaluate the surveillance value of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) for detecting distant metastasis and indicating systemic therapeutic efficacy in conjunctival melanoma (CoM).
Design
Retrospective, observational case series.
Methods
From July 2021 to June 2023, 30 CoM patients in our center underwent plasma ctDNA assessment, out of which 12 individuals presented with distant metastases. We employed a 437-gene panel containing common mutations in CoM and common drug-sensitive mutations using next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology to analyze ctDNA mutations in plasma. Clinical and radiological records were used to assess tumor status. The relationship between ctDNA characteristics, tissue gene mutations, and clinical manifestations were explored.
Results
CoM-related driver mutations were detected in ctDNA of 11 patients with distant metastasis. The ctDNA were highly consistent with tissue sequencing, mutual driver mutation including BRAF, NRAS, KRAS, NF1, CTNNB1, and TP53 mutation. those with a higher VAF had shorter progression-free survival (PFS, p = .0475) and overall survival (OS, p = .0043). The ctDNA variant allele fraction (VAF) was not correlated with the sum of the longest diameters (SLD, p = .8192) in distant metastasis patients.
Conclusions
Positive plasma ctDNA reflected the presence of metastases. The ctDNA could be used as a complement or alternative to tissue sequencing. High VAF ctDNA might indicate rapid disease progression in distant metastasis patients.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-16DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2024.10.011
Guihua Liu , Lin Liu , Hua Rong , Li Li , Xuan Liu , Zhiyang Jia , Hua Zhang , Biying Wang , Desheng Song , Jiamei Hu , Xinrui Shi , Bei Du , Ruihua Wei
PURPOSE
To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of repeated low-level red-light (RLRL) in delaying the progression of high myopes with –6.00 diopters (D) or worse.
DESIGN
Multicenter, randomized, parallel-group, single-blind clinical trial. A total of 202 high myopic children aged 7 to 12 years with cycloplegia spherical equivalent (SE) refraction ≤–6.00 D, astigmatism less than 2.50 D, and anisometropia of 1.50 D or less were enrolled from March 2022 to December 2022. Follow-up was completed in December 2023.
METHODS
Eligible participants were randomly allocated to the intervention (RLRL + single vision spectacle) or the control group (single vision spectacle). The RLRL treatment was administered every day for 3 minutes, twice a day, with an interval of at least 4 hours. The primary outcome was the change in axial length (AL) at 12 months compared with baseline. Secondary outcomes included changes in SE, changes in choroidal thickness (ChT), and changes in retinal thickness (RT) in different circle sectors. Outcomes were analyzed by means of intention-to-treat and per-protocol methods.
RESULTS
After 12 months of treatment, AL and SE changes were –0.11 ± 0.25 mm and 0.18 ± 0.63 D for the RLRL group and 0.32 ± 0.09 mm and –0.80 ± 0.42 D for the control group, respectively. Axial shortening >0.05 mm was 59% in the RLRL and 0% in the control group at 12 months. ChT and RT from a single center were analyzed. In the RLRL group, ChT was thickened in all sectors at 12 months. RT was increased in parafoveal and perifoveal circles. In the control group, all sectors of ChT and only perifoveal RT were significantly thinner at 12 months. The multivariate linear regression model revealed significant correlations between changes in the ChT central foveal circle and RT perifoveal circle at 1 month and AL changes at 12 months. No fundus structure changes, afterimage exceeding 6 minutes, or best-corrected visual acuity decrease were reported.
CONCLUSIONS
RLRL could effectively shorten the AL and inhibit the progression of myopia in high myopic patients with –6.00 D or worse. AL shortening is sustained over 12 months of treatment. These observed changes appeared to be associated with increases in ChT and RT.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-15DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2024.10.004
Sandra Hoyek , Melissa Yuan , Romy Bejjani , David N. Zacks , Joan W. Miller , Demetrios G. Vavvas , Nimesh A. Patel
Purpose
To characterize a large modern cohort of patients with central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) by describing presenting features and outcomes relating to manually segmented optical coherence tomography (OCT) features, angiographic reperfusion, and visual recovery.
Design
Retrospective clinical cohort study.
Methods
Patients with CRAO (ICD-10: H34.1) initially presenting to a tertiary referral center between January 2017 and December 2021 were included. Demographics, eye exam findings, fundus photographs, OCT, and fluorescein angiography were analyzed. Main outcome measures included total and inner retinal thickness on macular OCT, reperfusion, visual outcomes, and development of neovascularization.
Results
A total of 145 eyes of 144 patients with mean age at of 69.4 ± 13.6 years were included. The mean time to presentation was 1.6 ± 4.2 days, with 19% examined within 4.5 hours and 26% within 6 hours of vision loss. 19% had cilioretinal artery (CLRA) sparing. Mean initial visual acuity (VA) was 1.68 ± 1.10 Logarithm of the Minimum Angle of Resolution (LogMAR) (CLRA sparing) compared to 2.53 ± 0.58 LogMAR (non-CLRA sparing), P < .001. 32% had elevated inflammatory makers. Out of 47 eyes with final fluorescein angiography, one-third showed some reperfusion. Final vision was 1.40 ± 1.16 LogMAR (CLRA sparing) compared to 2.46 ± 0.81 (non-CLRA sparing), P < .001. A third of patients improved in VA in both groups, 27% of patients gained more than 2 lines of vision in the CLRA-sparing group and 36% in the non-CLRA-sparing group. 17% improved to better than 20/200 in CLRA-sparing and 4% in non-CLRA sparing. Overall, 11% developed neovascularization all in non-CLRA sparing. In a multiple linear regression, VA at presentation was associated with regaining vision of 2 lines or more (OR = 2.603, P = .007). OCT showed progressive thinning over time, reaching lowest measurements at 6 months, and stabilizing thereafter.
Conclusions
In this modern cohort of acute CRAO patients, presentation to a tertiary facility within 12 hours of symptoms was seen in almost half of the patients. Final VA improved in almost a third of the patients, however, vision better than the legal blindness limit was rare (∼5%). Interestingly, a third of patients had some mild elevation of systemic inflammatory markers. Better VA at presentation was associated with visual gain, while baseline OCT values had poor correlation with final outcome.
{"title":"Multimodal Imaging Characteristics and Correlation to Outcomes in Patients With Central Retinal Artery Occlusion Presenting to a Large Academic Center","authors":"Sandra Hoyek , Melissa Yuan , Romy Bejjani , David N. Zacks , Joan W. Miller , Demetrios G. Vavvas , Nimesh A. Patel","doi":"10.1016/j.ajo.2024.10.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajo.2024.10.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>To characterize a large modern cohort of patients with central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) by describing presenting features and outcomes relating to manually segmented optical coherence tomography (OCT) features, angiographic reperfusion, and visual recovery.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Retrospective clinical cohort study.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Patients with CRAO (ICD-10: H34.1) initially presenting to a tertiary referral center between January 2017 and December 2021 were included. Demographics, eye exam findings, fundus photographs, OCT, and fluorescein angiography were analyzed. Main outcome measures included total and inner retinal thickness on macular OCT, reperfusion, visual outcomes, and development of neovascularization.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 145 eyes of 144 patients with mean age at of 69.4 ± 13.6 years were included. The mean time to presentation was 1.6 ± 4.2 days, with 19% examined within 4.5 hours and 26% within 6 hours of vision loss. 19% had cilioretinal artery (CLRA) sparing. Mean initial visual acuity (VA) was 1.68 ± 1.10 Logarithm of the Minimum Angle of Resolution (LogMAR) (CLRA sparing) compared to 2.53 ± 0.58 LogMAR (non-CLRA sparing), <em>P</em> < .001. 32% had elevated inflammatory makers. Out of 47 eyes with final fluorescein angiography, one-third showed some reperfusion. Final vision was 1.40 ± 1.16 LogMAR (CLRA sparing) compared to 2.46 ± 0.81 (non-CLRA sparing), <em>P</em> < .001. A third of patients improved in VA in both groups, 27% of patients gained more than 2 lines of vision in the CLRA-sparing group and 36% in the non-CLRA-sparing group. 17% improved to better than 20/200 in CLRA-sparing and 4% in non-CLRA sparing. Overall, 11% developed neovascularization all in non-CLRA sparing. In a multiple linear regression, VA at presentation was associated with regaining vision of 2 lines or more (OR = 2.603, <em>P</em> = .007). OCT showed progressive thinning over time, reaching lowest measurements at 6 months, and stabilizing thereafter.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>In this modern cohort of acute CRAO patients, presentation to a tertiary facility within 12 hours of symptoms was seen in almost half of the patients. Final VA improved in almost a third of the patients, however, vision better than the legal blindness limit was rare (∼5%). Interestingly, a third of patients had some mild elevation of systemic inflammatory markers. Better VA at presentation was associated with visual gain, while baseline OCT values had poor correlation with final outcome.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7568,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Ophthalmology","volume":"270 ","pages":"Pages 35-51"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142448027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-15DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2024.09.036
Ana Banc , George Muntean , Valérie Biousse , Mark J. Kupersmith , Nancy J. Newman , Beau B. Bruce
PURPOSE
Prior studies have shown that nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is uncommon in persons of Black race compared with those of White race, but the reasons behind this discrepancy remain unknown. Our goal was to analyze the systemic and ocular features of Black patients with NAION compared with White patients.
DESIGN
Retrospective, cross-sectional study.
METHODS
Self-reported race was collected from all patients with NAION seen between 2014 and 2022 from a single US neuro-ophthalmology service. All Black patients with NAION and a randomly selected sample of White patients with NAION were included. We collected information on hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, obesity, ischemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, pacemaker insertion, chronic kidney disease, dialysis, anemia, obstructive sleep apnea, deep vein thrombosis, stroke, use of phosphodiesterase inhibitors, and smoking status. We reviewed color fundus photographs and optic nerve OCT images to assess cup-to-disc ratio and document the presence of optic disc drusen. Counterfactual random forest was used to estimate associations for each characteristic of interest by race controlling for the other exposures.
RESULTS
We included 32 Black patients with NAION (mean age 57 ± 11 years, 38% men) and 69 of 432 White patients (mean age 57 ± 15 years, 59% men). Time between NAION onset and neuro-ophthalmic examination was significantly longer in Black patients (1.5 to <3 months: odds ratio [OR], 4.07, P = .03; 6 to <12 months: OR, 6.05, P = .007). Chronic kidney disease (OR, 7.53, P = .003) and hemodialysis (OR, 13.69, P = .02) were significantly more frequent in Black patients. No significant differences in cup-to-disc ratio were present (0.15 to <0.25: OR, 2.83, P = .09; 0.25 to <0.35: OR, 0.56, P = .46; ≥0.35: OR, 0.66, P = .44).
CONCLUSIONS
Referral delay occurs in Black patients with NAION, likely due to its relative rarity and concern for alternate diagnoses. Black patients with NAION were substantially more likely to have chronic kidney disease and be on dialysis than White patients. Despite known racial differences in cup-to-disc ratio, we found no difference between Black and White patients with NAION, suggesting that the underlying proposed compartment mechanism is the same between races.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-11DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2024.10.005
Fikret Ucar , Muhammed Sagdic
Purpose
To compare clinical outcomes, reverse pupillary block (RPB) findings, and anterior segment parameters in patients with and without intraoperative peripheral iridectomy during sutureless flattened flange intrascleral intraocular lens (IOL) fixation.
Design
Retrospective comparative case series.
Participants
This study included 94 eyes of 82 patients who underwent IOL explantation due to vitreous-dislocated IOL at our clinic between March 2020 and September 2023, followed by flattened haptic-tipped IOL intrascleral fixation combined with pars plana vitrectomy. The patients were divided into two groups: Group 1 (n = 54) underwent peripheral iridectomy during surgery, while Group 2 (n = 40) did not undergo surgical peripheral iridectomy. Anterior chamber depth (ACD), anterior chamber angle (ACA), and white-to-white distance were measured with Scheimpflug imaging.
Main outcomes
Visual outcomes, ACD, ACA, spherical equivalent (SE), intraocular pressure (IOP), complications, and secondary interventions were evaluated.
Results
There was no significant difference between the two groups preoperatively in terms of IOP, ACD, ACA, white-to-white distance, and axial length (P > .05). Postoperatively, the mean ACD was significantly less in Group 1 (3.79 ± 0.67 mm) than in Group 2 (4.11 ± 0.75 mm) (P = .03). Postoperative IOP was 15.51 ± 2.48 mm Hg in group 1 and 18.20 ± 4.51 mm Hg in group 2 (P < .001). The postoperative ACA was statistically significantly shallower in Group 1 (41.72 ± 3.47 degrees) than in Group 2 (52.45 ± 17.93 degrees) (P < .001). Postoperatively, RPB developed in 10 eyes (25.0%) in Group 2, while it was not observed in any patient in Group 1 (P < .001). In Group 2, pupillary capture developed in 4 cases (10%) in addition to RPB. Laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) was performed in cases with RPB. After LPI, mean IOP, mean ACA, and ACD also decreased significantly (P < .001).
Conclusions
Intraoperative peripheral iridectomy during scleral fixation surgery combined with pars plana vitrectomy leads to significantly less RPB, a more stable anterior chamber, and fewer complications. LPI was very useful in managing RPB that developed in the postoperative period.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-10DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2024.10.001
Michelle G. Zhang , Ryan A. Gallo , Charissa H. Tan , Matthew Camacho , Sohaib Fasih-Ahmad , Acadia H.M. Moeyersoms , Yoseph Sayegh , Sander R. Dubovy , Daniel Pelaez , Andrew J. Rong
Purpose
Ocular adnexal sebaceous carcinoma (OaSC) is an aggressive malignancy that often necessitates orbital exenteration. Its tumor composition and transcriptional profile remain largely unknown, which poses a significant barrier to medical advances. Here, we report the first in-depth transcriptomic analysis of OaSC at the single-cell resolution and discern mechanisms underlying cancer progression for the discovery of potential globe-sparing immunotherapies, targeted therapies, and biomarkers to guide clinical management.
Design
Laboratory investigation with a retrospective observational case series.
Methods
Single-cell RNA sequencing was performed on six patient specimens: three primary tumors, two tumors with pagetoid spread, and a normal tarsus sample. Cellular components were identified via gene signatures. Molecular pathways underlying tumorigenesis and pagetoid spread were discerned via gene ontology analysis of the differentially expressed genes between specimens. CALML5 immunohistochemistry was performed on an archival cohort of OaSC, squamous cell carcinoma, ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN), and basal cell carcinoma cases.
Results
Analysis of 29,219 cells from OaSC specimens revealed tumor, immune, and stromal cells. Tumor-infiltrating immune cells include a diversity of cell types, including exhausted T-cell populations. In primary OaSC tumors, mitotic nuclear division and oxidative phosphorylation pathways are upregulated, while lipid biosynthesis and metabolism pathways are downregulated. Epithelial tissue migration pathways are upregulated in tumor cells undergoing pagetoid spread. Single-cell RNA sequencing analyses also revealed that CALML5 is upregulated in OaSC tumor cells. Diffuse nuclear and cytoplasmic CALML5 staining was present in 28 of 28 (100%) OaSC cases. Diffuse nuclear and membranous CALML5 staining was present in 5 of 25 (20%) squamous cell carcinoma and OSSN cases, while diffuse nuclear staining was present in 1 of 12 (8%) basal cell carcinoma cases.
Conclusions
This study reveals a complex OaSC tumor microenvironment and confirms that the CALML5 immunohistochemical stain is a sensitive diagnostic marker.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-10DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2024.10.006
Pranav Vasu, Rigel P Hall, Isabella V Wagner, P Connor Lentz, Yazan Abubaker, Aya Shokair, Nithya Boopathiraj, Ibrahim Qozat, Darby D Miller, Syril Dorairaj
Purpose: To evaluate racial and ethnic differences in the use of microinvasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) for the management of mild-moderate primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in the United States.
Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Participants: Patients with a diagnosis of mild or moderate POAG, as defined by Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, were included. The experimental group comprised African American (AA) patients, and the control group consisted of patients without an AA designation in the TriNetX database.
Methods: Propensity scoring was used to match cohorts for age at diagnosis, Charlson Comorbidity Index, sex, nicotine dependence, glaucoma medications, family history of POAG, body mass index, and weight. Outcome was incidence of MIGS over 1 year of follow-up. Odds ratios were calculated between cohorts.
Main outcome measure: Incidence of MIGS over 1 year of follow-up post-POAG diagnosis.
Results: A total of 63,418 POAG patients were included (50% AA, 50% non-AA). AA patients were found to undergo MIGS at a significantly lower rate (1,268 of 31,709) compared with non-AA patients (1,508 of 31,709) (odds ratio 0.834, 95% CI 0.773-0.900).
Conclusion: Although POAG is understood to be more prevalent among African Americans, these patients display lower use of MIGS, suggesting a possible nationwide racial disparity in the management of POAG.
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