Optical coherence tomography indicates disease activity prior to clinical onset of central nervous system demyelination
Background: Establishing biomarkers for predicting disease activity in demyelinating disease of the central nervous system is crucial for designing appropriate disease modifiying treatment strategies. Objective: To investigate retinal findings and disease activity in patients with radiologically isolated and clinically isolated syndromes. Methods: We performed retinal optical coherence tomography and cerebral magnetic resonance imaging in healthy control individuals ( n =19), in individuals with non-specific white matter lesions ( n =18), and in patients with clinically isolated syndromes ( n =18) and radiologically isolated syndromes ( n =20). Results: Reduced volume of retinal nerve fibre layer and increased volume of inner nuclear layer at baseline ...
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