Table 1.
Summary of Retinal Functional and Structural Testing
| Subject | Age | Age at Onset | BCVA | GVF | Foveal Threshold | Color | OCT Foveal Thickness | Rod ERG b-Wave Amplitude* | Rod ERG b-Wave Timing† (msec) | Cone ERG Flicker Amplitude‡ | Cone Flicker Timing§ (msec) | mfERG | Cone Spacing Mean Z-Score | T8993C Mutant Heteroplasmy in Blood|| | T8993C Mutant Heteroplasmy in Hair Follicles|| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I-1 | 48 | 34 | 20/50 | Dense paracentral scotoma | 27 dB | 6 crossing errors, tritan axis of confusion | 74 μm | 57 | 103.5 | 42 | 36.5 | Severe reduction centrally | 6.37 | 78 | 87 |
| II-1 | 28 | 12 | 5/125 | Large dense central scotoma | Not done (unstable fixation) | Not able | Not done (unstable fixation) | 29 | 102.5 | 25 | 35.9 | Not done (unstable fixation) | Not done | 78 | 99 |
| II-2 | 26 | None | 20/16 | Full | 38 dB | No errors | 141 μm | 70 | 86.5 | 83 | 28.6 | Normal | −0.09 | 42 | 54 |
| II-3 | 22 | 18 | 20/25 | Slight constriction, 14e target | 35 dB | 1 crossing error, tritan axis | 82 μm | 22 | 99.5 | 22 | 33.7 | Moderate reduction centrally | 6.92 | 95 | 99 |
| II-4 | 16 | 10 | 20/50 | Constriction to 20° centrally | 32 dB | 2 crossing errors, tritan axis | 99 μm | 39 | 102.5 | 46 | 35.1 | Severe reduction centrally | 6.36 | 92 | 99 |
Expressed as a percentage of the normal mean amplitude (272 μV). 2 SD below normal is 65% for rod b-wave.
Expressed as a percentage of the normal mean amplitude (121 μV). 2 SD below normal is 54% for cone flicker.
Normal rod timing is <105 msec.
Normal cone flicker timing is <32 msec.
The degree of T8993C mutant heteroplasmy is expressed as percent of total mitochondrial DNA.