机构:[1]Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hosp, Ctr Eye Res Australia, East Melbourne 3002, Australia[2]Univ Melbourne, Dept Surg Ophthalmol, Melbourne, Australia[3]Univ Calif San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Ctr, Viterbi Family Dept Ophthalmol, La Jolla, CA USA[4]Univ Calif San Diego, Shiley Eye Inst, La Jolla, CA USA[5]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Tongren Eye Ctr, Beijing Tongren Hosp, Beijing 100730, Peoples R China首都医科大学附属北京同仁医院首都医科大学附属同仁医院[6]Univ Melbourne, Dept Optometry & Vis Sci, Melbourne, Australia[7]Guangdong Acad Med Sci, Guangdong Prov Peoples Hosp, Guangdong Eye Inst, Dept Ophthalmol, Guangzhou 510080, Peoples R China广东省人民医院[8]Monash Univ, Fac Med Nursing & Hlth Sci, Cent Clin Sch, Melbourne, Australia[9]Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Sch Optometry, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China[10]Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Res Ctr SHARP Vis, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China[11]Ctr Eye & Vis Res CEVR, 17W Hong Kong Sci Pk, Hong Kong, Peoples R China[12]Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Sch Optometry, Hung Hom, Kowloon, 11 Yuk Choi Rd, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Purpose: To investigate structural relationships between retinal vasculometry from color fundus photography (CFP) and neural layers obtained from Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) scans. Methods: This cross-sectional study used the Retina-based Microvascular Health Assessment System (RMHAS) to extract retinal vascular measurements in the 6*6 mm area centered on the macular region and analyzed their associations with OCT parameters. We investigated both pairwise correlations between individual retinal layers and vascular parameters and associations between sets of variables. Mendelian randomization was employed to investigate potential causality. Results: Data from 67,918 eyes of 43,029 participants were included. Among neural layers, Ganglion Cell-Inner Plexiform Layer (GC-IPL) showed the most notable correlations with vascular Density and Complexity (r = 0.199 for arterial Vessel Area Density and r = 0.175 for Number of Segments). Inner Nuclear Layer (INL) thickness correlated with Width (r = 0.122) and arterial Vessel Area Density (r = 0.127). Mendelian randomization indicated a bidirectional causal relationship. Genetically predicted higher Vessel Density was associated with increased thickness across various retinal layers, with standardized effect size of 1.50 on Inner Segment/Outer Segment + Photoreceptor Segment thickness. Genetically predicted increases in retinal layer thicknesses, particularly the Outer Plexiform Layer, were linked to higher Vessel Density (standardized effect size 0.45) and Fractal Dimension (standardized effect size 0.48). Conclusions: GC-IPL and INL were positively associated with vascular Density and Caliber. Multidimensional relationships indicate a complementary nature between retinal vascular and neural parameters, highlighting their value as a composite biomarker. Mendelian Randomization uncovered a bidirectional causal relationship, providing insights into novel therapeutic approaches targeting vascular and neuronal components.
基金:
Global STEM Professorship Scheme [P0046113]; Melbourne Research Scholarship - University of Melbourne
第一作者机构:[1]Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hosp, Ctr Eye Res Australia, East Melbourne 3002, Australia[2]Univ Melbourne, Dept Surg Ophthalmol, Melbourne, Australia
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通讯机构:[9]Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Sch Optometry, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China[10]Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Res Ctr SHARP Vis, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China[11]Ctr Eye & Vis Res CEVR, 17W Hong Kong Sci Pk, Hong Kong, Peoples R China[12]Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Sch Optometry, Hung Hom, Kowloon, 11 Yuk Choi Rd, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Yusufu Mayinuer,Weinreb Robert N.,Kang Mengtian,et al.Structural and causal links between retinal vascular geometry and neural layer thickness[J].MICROVASCULAR RESEARCH.2025,161:doi:10.1016/j.mvr.2025.104834.
APA:
Yusufu, Mayinuer,Weinreb, Robert N.,Kang, Mengtian,Vingrys, Algis J.,Shang, Xianwen...&He, Mingguang.(2025).Structural and causal links between retinal vascular geometry and neural layer thickness.MICROVASCULAR RESEARCH,161,
MLA:
Yusufu, Mayinuer,et al."Structural and causal links between retinal vascular geometry and neural layer thickness".MICROVASCULAR RESEARCH 161.(2025)