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Title: Automated Evaluation of Ellipsoid Zone At-Risk Burden for Detection of Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy.
Author: Talcott KE, Kalra G, Cetin H, Cakir Y, Whitney J, Budrevich J, Reese JL, Srivastava SK, Ehlers JP.
Journal: J Pers Med; 2024 Apr 25; 14(5):. PubMed ID: 38793030.
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Screening for hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) retinopathy is crucial to detecting early disease. A novel machine-learning-based optical coherence tomography (OCT) biomarker, Ellipsoid Zone (EZ) At-Risk, can quantitatively measure EZ alterations and at-risk areas for progressive EZ loss in a fully automated fashion. The purpose of this analysis was to compare the EZ At-Risk burden in eyes with HCQ toxicity to eyes without toxicity. METHODS: IRB-approved image analysis study of 83 subjects on HCQ and 44 age-matched normal subjects. SD-OCT images were reviewed for evidence of HCQ retinopathy. A ML-based, fully automatic measurement of the percentage of the macular area with EZ At-Risk was performed. RESULTS: The mean age for HCQ subjects was 67.1 ± 13.2 years and 64.2 ± 14.3 years for normal subjects. The mean EZ At-Risk macular burden in the "toxic" group (n = 38) was significantly higher (10.7%) compared to the "non-toxic" group (n = 45; 2.2%; p = 0.023) and the "normal" group (1.4%; p = 0.012). Additionally, the amount of EZ At-Risk burden was significantly correlated with the HCQ dose based on the actual (p = 0.016) and ideal body weight (p = 0.033). CONCLUSIONS: The novel biomarker EZ-At Risk was significantly higher in subjects with evidence of HCQ retinopathy as well as significantly associated with HCQ dose. This novel biomarker should be further evaluated as a potential screening tool for subjects on HCQ.

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