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. 2024 Oct 9;14:23629. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-74088-y

Table 5.

Discrete hyper-reflective foci in participants with Stargardt disease.

Participant Eye Eccentricity (degrees) SW-FAF NIR/NI-FAF SD-OCT Mean FWHM [SD] (µm)
Min Max
S02 OD 0.3 6.0 Heterogeneous and hypo-AF Heterogeneous NI reflectance Disruption and/or loss of ELM and EZ 4.4 [0.2]
S03 OS 4.0 4.0 Heterogeneous AF Heterogeneous NI reflectance Loss of ELM and EZ 4.3 [0]
S05 OD 3.4 7.0 Heterogeneous AF Reduced NI reflectance Disruption and/or loss of ELM and EZ 4.4 [0.4]
S06 OD 0.5 1.0 Hypo-AF Heterogeneous NI reflectance Loss of ELM and EZ 3.6 [0.2]
S09 OS 0.3 6.2 Normal and hypo-AF Heterogeneous NI reflectance in areas of normal SW-FAF ONL thinning in areas of normal SW-FAF or hyper-reflective ELM and EZ loss 4.3 [0.1]
S11 OS 13.4 18.4 Heterogeneous AF Heterogeneous AF Loss of ELM and EZ 3.4 [0.2]
S12 OS 5.9 8.0 Hypo-AF Hypo-AF Hyper-reflective foci within ONL 3.5 [0.2]
S14 OS 7.6 7.6 Heterogeneous AF Heterogeneous AF Disruption of ELM and EZ 4.3 [0]
S15 OS 10.5 10.9 Heterogeneous AF Hypo-AF Disruption of ELM and EZ 4.0 [0.1]

NIR near infrared reflectance imaging. NI-FAF near-infrared fundus autofluorescence, OD right eye, OS left eye, SD-OCT spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, SW-FAF short-wavelength fundus autofluorescence.