Brown, Holly D H, Woodall, Rachel L orcid.org/0000-0002-2569-9810, Kitching, Rebecca E et al. (2 more authors) (2016) Using magnetic resonance imaging to assess visual deficits:a review. Ophthalmic and physiological optics. pp. 240-265. ISSN 0275-5408
Abstract
PURPOSE: Over the last two decades, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been widely used in neuroscience research to assess both structure and function in the brain in health and disease. With regard to vision research, prior to the advent of MRI, researchers relied on animal physiology and human post-mortem work to assess the impact of eye disease on visual cortex and connecting structures. Using MRI, researchers can non-invasively examine the effects of eye disease on the whole visual pathway, including the lateral geniculate nucleus, striate and extrastriate cortex. This review aims to summarise research using MRI to investigate structural, chemical and functional effects of eye diseases, including: macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma, albinism, and amblyopia. RECENT FINDINGS: Structural MRI has demonstrated significant abnormalities within both grey and white matter densities across both visual and non-visual areas. Functional MRI studies have also provided extensive evidence of functional changes throughout the whole of the visual pathway following visual loss, particularly in amblyopia. MR spectroscopy techniques have also revealed several abnormalities in metabolite concentrations in both glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration. GABA-edited MR spectroscopy on the other hand has identified possible evidence of plasticity within visual cortex. SUMMARY: Collectively, using MRI to investigate the effects on the visual pathway following disease and dysfunction has revealed a rich pattern of results allowing for better characterisation of disease. In the future MRI will likely play an important role in assessing the impact of eye disease on the visual pathway and how it progresses over time.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 The The Authors |
Keywords: | ophthalmology,visual deficit,albinism,amblyopia,anophthalmia,functional magnetic resonance imaging,glaucoma,macular degeneration,magnetic resonance imaging,magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Psychology (York) The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Hull York Medical School (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (MRC) G0401339 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 25 May 2016 15:52 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jan 2025 17:21 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/opo.12293 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/opo.12293 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:100175 |
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