Characteristics of morphologic macular abnormalities in neuroimmunology practice

Omar Al-Louzi; Elias S. Sotirchos; Angela Vidal-Jordana; Shin C Beh; Julia Button; Howard S. Ying; Laura J. Balcer; Elliot Frohman; Shiv Saidha; Peter A. Calabresi; Scott D. Newsome

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Characteristics of morphologic macular abnormalities in neuroimmunology practice

Omar Al-Louzi, Elias S. Sotirchos, Angela Vidal-Jordana, Shin C Beh, Julia Button, Howard S. Ying, Laura J. Balcer, Elliot Frohman, Shiv Saidha, Peter A. Calabresi, Scott D. Newsome

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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 identified, included drusen (6.0%), epiretinal membrane (ERM; 5.5%), and microcystoid macular pathology (MMP; 1.9%). Overall, patients with MMAs were older (OR: 1.79, p = 5 × 10 ^–5 ) and more likely to be males (OR: 2.45, p = 0.014). In particular, advancing age was associated with higher risk of drusen and ERM (OR: 1.80 and 4.26, p = 2 × 10 ^–5 and 7 × 10 ^–3 , respectively). MMP prevalence declined with age (OR: 0.73, p = 0.015) and was associated with African-American ethnicity (OR: 15.0, p = 5 × 10 ^–5 ). Conclusion: Unexpected or incidental MMAs are common in patients assessed with OCT in neuroimmunology practice, emphasizing the importance of comprehensive OCT image review for risk stratification and appropriate ophthalmology referral.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	361-371
Number of pages	11
Journal	Multiple Sclerosis Journal
Volume	25
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1352458517741206
State	Published - Mar 1 2019

Keywords

Multiple sclerosis
drusen
epiretinal membrane
microcystoid macular pathology
neuromyelitis optica
optical coherence tomography

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Neurology
Clinical Neurology

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