@phdthesis{1c9924db96ea46379bb4b0f838bc7d66,
title = "Monitoring disease progression in retinitis pigmentosa",
abstract = "Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the most common form of inherited blindness. The aim of this thesis was to investigate genotype-phenotype correlations, natural history, and endpoints for monitoring disease progression in RP. Adaptive optics imaging detected cone loss in asymptomatic patients with CRB1- and RPGR-associated retinopathies and disease progression over a6-month period in patients with rod-cone dystrophy. Residual ellipsoid zone span and hyperautofluorescent ring area detected disease progression over 2-year follow up in patients with PRPF31-associated retinopathy. Perifoveal-to-foveal retinal volume ratio was useful for quantifying retinal thickening in CRB1-associated retinopathy. Our findings have significant implications for future studies in RP.",
keywords = "retinitis pigmentosa, natural history, trial endpoint, multimodal imaging, adaptive optics, microperimetry",
author = "Danial Roshandel",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.26182/jwbb-ex90",
language = "English",
school = "The University of Western Australia",
}