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Changes in the Optic Nerve Head and Choroid Over 1 Year of Spaceflight.
Macias, Brandon R; Ferguson, Connor R; Patel, Nimesh; Gibson, C; Samuels, Brian C; Laurie, Steven S; Lee, Stuart M C; Ploutz-Snyder, Robert; Kramer, Larry; Mader, Thomas H; Brunstetter, Tyson; Alferova, Irina V; Hargens, Alan R; Ebert, Douglas J; Dulchavsky, Scott A; Stenger, Michael B.
Afiliación
  • Macias BR; NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas.
  • Ferguson CR; MEI Technologies, Houston, Texas.
  • Patel N; University of Houston College of Optometry, Houston, Texas.
  • Gibson C; Coastal Eye Associates, Webster, Texas.
  • Samuels BC; KBR, Houston, Texas.
  • Laurie SS; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham.
  • Lee SMC; KBR, Houston, Texas.
  • Ploutz-Snyder R; KBR, Houston, Texas.
  • Kramer L; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
  • Mader TH; University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston.
  • Brunstetter T; COL (R) Army, Moab, Utah.
  • Alferova IV; NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas.
  • Hargens AR; Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation.
  • Ebert DJ; University of California, San Diego, San Diego.
  • Dulchavsky SA; KBR, Houston, Texas.
  • Stenger MB; Henry Ford Hospital System, Detroit, Michigan.
JAMA Ophthalmol ; 139(6): 663-667, 2021 Jun 01.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33914020
IMPORTANCE: While 6-month data are available regarding spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome, manned missions for 1 year and beyond are planned, warranting evaluation for spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome beyond 6 months. OBJECTIVE: To determine if the manifestation of spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome worsens during International Space Station missions exceeding the present 4- to 6-month duration. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: The One-Year Mission Study used quantitative imaging modalities to investigate changes in ocular structure in 2 crew members who completed a 1-year-long spaceflight mission. This study investigated the ocular structure of crew members before, during, and after their mission on the International Space Station. Two crew members participated in this study from March 2015 to September 2016. Analysis began in March 2015 and ended in May 2020. EXPOSURES: Crew members were tested before, during, and up to 1 year after spaceflight. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: This study compares ocular changes (peripapillary retinal edema, axial length, anterior chamber depth, and refraction) in two 1-year spaceflight mission crew members with cohort crew members from a 6-month mission (n = 11). Minimum rim width (the shortest distance between Bruch membrane opening and the internal limiting membrane) and peripapillary total retinal thickness were measured using optical coherence tomography. RESULTS: Both crew members were men. Minimum rim width and total retinal thickness increased in both participants throughout the duration of spaceflight exposure to the maximal observed change from preflight (minimum rim width: participant 1, 561 [+149 from preflight] µm at flight day 270; participant 2, 539 [+56 from preflight] µm at flight day 270; total retinal thickness: participant 1, 547 [+135 from preflight] µm at flight day 90; participant 2, 528 [+45 from preflight] µm at flight day 210). Changes in peripapillary choroid engorgement, axial length, and anterior chamber depth appeared similar between the 1-year mission participants and a 6-month mission cohort. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: This report documents the late development of mild optic disc edema in 1 crew member and the progressive development of choroidal folds and optic disc edema in another crew member over the duration of 1 year in low Earth orbit aboard the International Space Station. Previous reports characterized the ocular risk associated with 4 to 6 months of spaceflight. As future spaceflight missions are planned to increase in duration and extend beyond low Earth orbit, further observation of astronaut ocular health on spaceflight missions longer than 6 months in duration may be warranted.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Disco Óptico / Vuelo Espacial / Papiledema Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies Límite: Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: JAMA Ophthalmol Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Disco Óptico / Vuelo Espacial / Papiledema Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies Límite: Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: JAMA Ophthalmol Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos