title: Optical Coherence Tomography as a Biomarker for Diagnosis, Progression, and Prognosis of Neurodegenerative Diseases.
abstract: Neurodegenerative diseases present a current challenge for accurate diagnosis and for providing precise prognostic information. Developing imaging biomarkers for multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson disease (PD), and Alzheimer's disease (AD) will improve the clinical management of these patients and may be useful for monitoring treatment effectiveness. Recent research using optical coherence tomography (OCT) has demonstrated that parameters provided by this technology may be used as potential biomarkers for MS, PD, and AD. Retinal thinning has been observed in these patients and new segmentation software for the analysis of the different retinal layers may provide accurate information on disease progression and prognosis. In this review we analyze the application of retinal evaluation using OCT technology to provide better understanding of the possible role of the retinal layers thickness as biomarker for the detection of these neurodegenerative pathologies. Current OCT analysis of the retinal nerve fiber layer and, specially, the ganglion cell layer thickness may be considered as a good biomarker for disease diagnosis, severity, and progression.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain; IIS Aragon, Institute for Health Sciences of Aragon (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1609-5994
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Satue
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain; IIS Aragon, Institute for Health Sciences of Aragon (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3369-1269
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authors.lastname: Obis
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain; IIS Aragon, Institute for Health Sciences of Aragon (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria J
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4009-3075
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rodrigo
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain; IIS Aragon, Institute for Health Sciences of Aragon (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Otin
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain; IIS Aragon, Institute for Health Sciences of Aragon (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Fuertes
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain; IIS Aragon, Institute for Health Sciences of Aragon (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vilades
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain; IIS Aragon, Institute for Health Sciences of Aragon (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Hector
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gracia
authors.affiliation: IIS Aragon, Institute for Health Sciences of Aragon (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain; Neurology Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ara
authors.affiliation: IIS Aragon, Institute for Health Sciences of Aragon (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain; Neurology Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alarcia
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain; IIS Aragon, Institute for Health Sciences of Aragon (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Polo
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain; IIS Aragon, Institute for Health Sciences of Aragon (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Larrosa
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain; IIS Aragon, Institute for Health Sciences of Aragon (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Luis E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Pablo
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain; IIS Aragon, Institute for Health Sciences of Aragon (IACS), Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6258-2489
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garcia-Martin