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Scientific Publications

You’ll find on this page scientific publications from ERN-EYE members from 2019.

As a reminder, publications should be PubMed accredited scientific journals and involve as major contributors Health Care Providers from at least two different Member States within ERN-EYE, and which include an explicit acknowledgement of ERN-EYE such as “This work is generated/supported within the European Reference Network for Rare Eye Diseases ERN-EYE”.

Study results

Paraproteinemic keratopathy associated with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS): clinical findings in twelve patients including recurrence after keratoplasty

To describe the ocular findings of 12 subjects with paraproteinemic keratopathy associated with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance...

Professional(s) : Petra Liskova

Center(s) : Center of Clinical Ophthalmic Genetics, Department of Ophthalmology, General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic

Working group(s) : Anterior Segment Rare Eye Diseases (WG4)

Study results

An ontological foundation for ocular phenotypes and rare eye diseases

To our knowledge, this is the first effort of such scale to provide terminology standards for the rare eye disease...

Professional(s) : Hélène Dollfus

Center(s) : CARGO, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France

Opinion

Case for a new corticosteroid treatment trial in optic neuritis: review of updated evidence

In this opinion piece, we have reviewed published evidence on the use of corticosteroids for the treatment of...

Professional(s) : Axel PETZOLD, Russell Wheeler

Center(s) : Amsterdam University Medical Center / Leiden University Medical Center

Working group(s) : Neuro-Ophthalmology Rare Diseases (WG2)

Retinal layer segmentation in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The largest and most robust differences between the eyes of people with multiple sclerosis and control eyes were found in the peripapillary RNFL...

Professional(s) : Axel PETZOLD, Paul Friedemann

Center(s) : Amsterdam University Medical Center / Leiden University Medical Center ; Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

Working group(s) : Retinal Rare Eye Diseases (WG1)

Study results

Homozygous stop mutation in AHR causes autosomal recessive foveal hypoplasia and infantile nystagmus

Herein we present a consanguineous family with three children affected by foveal hypoplasia with infantile nystagmus, following an autosomal...

Professional(s) : Elfride DE BAERE, Susanne KOHL

Center(s) : Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium ; Centre for Ophthalmology, University Eye Hospital, Tübingen, Germany

Working group(s) : Genetic Diagnostics (TWG6) , Research (TWG8)

Analysis of KERA in four families with cornea plana identifies two novel mutations

To identify the molecular genetic cause in four families of various ethnic backgrounds with cornea...

Professional(s) : Petra Liskova, Bart LEROY

Center(s) : Center of Clinical Ophthalmic Genetics, Department of Ophthalmology, General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic ; Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

Working group(s) : Anterior Segment Rare Eye Diseases (WG4)

Study results

The utility of massively parallel sequencing for posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy type 3 molecular diagnosis

The aim of this study was to identify the molecular genetic cause of disease in posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy (PPCD) probands of...

Professional(s) : Petra Liskova

Center(s) : Center of Clinical Ophthalmic Genetics, Department of Ophthalmology, General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic

Working group(s) : Anterior Segment Rare Eye Diseases (WG4)

Study results

CUGC for posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy (PPCD)

Review of the analytical and clinical validity as well as of the clinical utility of DNA-based testing for variants in theOVOL2,...

Professional(s) : Petra Liskova

Center(s) : Center of Clinical Ophthalmic Genetics, Department of Ophthalmology, General University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic

Working group(s) : Anterior Segment Rare Eye Diseases (WG4)

Study results

CENTRAL RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION IN OTHERWISE HEALTHY CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: Association With Multigenetic Variants of Thrombophilia

The genotyping analysis identified combined genetic variants of thrombophilia in each patient. Mutations for MTHFR (C677T) and GPIIIa PlA1/A2 were...

Professional(s) : Dominique BREMOND-GIGNAC, Alejandra Daruich-Matet, Katarzyna Nowomiejska, Robert REJDAK

Center(s) : OPHTARA - AP-HP, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France ; Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland

Working group(s) : Pediatric Ophthalmology Rare Diseases (WG3)

Study results

Vascular Changes in the Macula of Patients after Previous Episodes of Vision Loss Due to Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy and Non-Arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

The superficial perfusion and structure of the macula assessed with OCT-A are affected both in chronic LHON and NA-AION, but more in LHON eyes,...

Professional(s) : Katarzyna Nowomiejska, Robert REJDAK

Center(s) : Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland

Working group(s) : Retinal Rare Eye Diseases (WG1)