Optical coherence tomography in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Petzold, JF de Boer, S Schippling… - The Lancet …, 2010 - thelancet.com
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a new method that could aid analysis of
neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis (MS) by capturing thinning of the retinal nerve fibre …

Neuromyelitis optica and multiple sclerosis: seeing differences through optical coherence tomography

JL Bennett, J de Seze, M Lana-Peixoto… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease of the central nervous
system that preferentially targets the optic nerves and spinal cord. The clinical presentation …

The OSCAR-IB consensus criteria for retinal OCT quality assessment

P Tewarie, L Balk, F Costello, A Green, R Martin… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Retinal optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging biomarker for
neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis (MS). In order to become validated as an outcome …

Retinal layer segmentation in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Petzold, LJ Balcer, PA Calabresi, F Costello… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Structural retinal imaging biomarkers are important for early recognition and
monitoring of inflammation and neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis. With the …

Microcystic macular oedema in multiple sclerosis is associated with disease severity

JM Gelfand, R Nolan, DM Schwartz, J Graves… - Brain, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Macular oedema typically results from blood–retinal barrier disruption. It has recently been
reported that patients with multiple sclerosis treated with FTY-720 (fingolimod) may exhibit …

Retinal nerve fiber layer is associated with brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis

E Gordon-Lipkin, B Chodkowski, DS Reich, SA Smith… - Neurology, 2007 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) noninvasively quantifies retinal nerve fiber
layer (RNFL) thickness. Studies show RNFL thinning in multiple sclerosis (MS), and we …

Multiple sclerosis in children: clinical diagnosis, therapeutic strategies, and future directions

B Banwell, A Ghezzi, A Bar-Or, Y Mikaeloff… - The Lancet …, 2007 - thelancet.com
The onset of multiple sclerosis (MS) in childhood poses diagnostic and therapeutic
challenges, particularly if the symptoms of the first demyelinating event resemble acute …

MRI in multiple sclerosis: current status and future prospects

R Bakshi, AJ Thompson, MA Rocca, D Pelletier… - The Lancet …, 2008 - thelancet.com
Many promising MRI approaches for research or clinical management of multiple sclerosis
(MS) have recently emerged, or are under development or refinement. Advanced MRI …

Optical coherence tomography: a window into the mechanisms of multiple sclerosis

EM Frohman, JG Fujimoto, TC Frohman… - Nature clinical practice …, 2008 - nature.com
The pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by demyelination, which
culminates in a reduction in axonal transmission. Axonal and neuronal degeneration seem …

Optic neuritis as an early sign of multiple sclerosis

N Kale - Eye and brain, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Optic neuritis (ON) is an acute inflammatory demyelinating disorder of the optic nerve. The
general characteristics of isolated ON include unilateral, subacute, and painful visual loss …