Retina thinning may reveal how rapidly multiple sclerosis is progressing, researchers from Johns Hopkins MS Center reported in the journal Neurology. The scientists explained that they referred to the thinning of “a layer of the retina in the eyes”.
The researchers found that a 42% faster thinning of that portion of the retina was observed in patients with MS relapses, compared to MS patients with no relapses.
Below are some more findings from this research:
- MS patients with gadolinium-enhancing lesions (inflammatory lesions) had 54% faster thinning
- MS patients with new T2 lesions had 36% faster thinning that those with MS who did not have these features of MRI activity
- Participants whose level of disability got worse during the study had 37% more thinning, compared to patients whose level of disability did not change
- Participants who had the disease less than five years showed 43 percent faster thinning than those who had the disease more than five years.
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