Abstract
Purpose
The aim of the study was to evaluate changes in size of Schlemm’s canal (SC) and trabecular meshwork(TM) in response to accommodation stimuli and cycloplegia states in myopia children.
Methods
In total, 34 children were enroled in this study. A −6.0 D accommodation stimulus was achieved by looking at an optotype through a mirror. Cycloplegia state was induced with 1% tropicamide. Two states were confirmed by measuring the central lens thickness (CLT), anterior chamber depth and pupil diameter. The size of SC and TM was measured using swept-source optical coherence tomography. The association between changes in SC size and CLT was analysed.
Results
Compared with that in the relaxation state, SC size increased significantly under −6.0 D accommodation stimuli. SC area (SCA) increased from 6371 ± 2517 μm2 to 7824 ± 2727 μm2, SC length (SCL) from 249 ± 10 μm to 295 ± 12 μm and SC width (SCW) from 27 ± 9 μm to 31 ± 8 μm. Under the cycloplegia state, SCA decreased to 5009 ± 2028 μm2; SCL to 212 ± 14 μm, and SCW to 22 ± 5 μm. Changes in SCA (r = 0.35, P = 0.0007), SCL (r = 0.251, P = 0.0172) and SCW (r = 0.253, P = 0.016) were significantly correlated with changes in CLT. TM size was not significantly altered compared to that in the relaxation state. TM length (TML) increased from 562 ± 45 μm to 587 ± 47 μm after exposure to −6.0 D accommodation stimulus.
Conclusion
SC size enlarged in response to −6.0 D accommodation stimuli and shrunk under cycloplegia. TM length increased under the accommodation stimulus state.
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Introduction
Glaucoma has a high global incidence and is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is a major risk factor for glaucoma, which appears to result from increased resistance to aqueous humour outflow. Trabecular meshwork (TM) and Schlemm’s canal (SC) are key structures involved in pathways of aqueous humour flow [1, 2]. Clinically, surgical or pharmacological treatments targeting SC and TM alleviate elevated IOP [3]. Therefore, SC and TM have been considered promising therapeutic targets for the treatment of glaucoma. Accommodation stimulation promotes aqueous humour outflow and decreases IOP [4,5,6]. Conversely, paralysis of accommodation by cycloplegia raises aqueous outflow resistance and IOP [7, 8]. The mechanisms underlying these changes are unclear. Most researchers suggest that the mechanical effects of ciliary muscles under different accommodation states mediate structural changes in TM and SC. However, to date, the effects of accommodation on structural changes in SC and TM have not been observed in vivo in humans. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides non-invasive cross-sectional imaging techniques of the eye and produces static and dynamic anterior segment images. Myopia is a known risk factor, especially for primary open-angle glaucoma [9, 10]. The aim of this study was to explore changes in TM and SC structures in different accommodation states (accommodation stimulus, relaxation of accommodation and paralysis of accommodation) in myopia patients by adopting OCT imaging, in order to provide deeper understanding of IOP regulation and glaucoma.
Methods
Ethics approval was obtained from the local institute’s ethics committee (Huazhong University of Science and Technology). The study protocol was registered with chictr.org.cn (ChiCTR-ROC-16008832). Written informed consent was obtained from parents. In total, 34 children at a refraction outpatient clinic of Tongji Hospital were recruited for the study over a period of 4 months between June 2017 and September 2017. Children were aged from 7 to 14 years old, experienced refractive error (≥−6.0 D and ≤−0.5 D with corrected visual acuity of at least 20/20 in Snellen equivalent), and required cycloplegic refraction testing. Exclusion criteria included presence or history of other ocular diseases, amplitude of accommodation <6.0 D, and/or the presence of central nervous system or systemic diseases.
Experimental procedures
Serial regular ocular examinations were performed to screen patients with ocular diseases other than refractive error. These included slit lamp, fundus examination, IOP, axial length check and subjective optometry. Subsequently, amplitude of accommodation was measured using minus lens test as reported by León et al. [11]. Patients were excluded if their accommodation amplitude was <6.0 D.
Patients were subjected to an OCT test. The first test was under relaxation state of accommodation, which was achieved by far point staring. Next, subjects were tested under −6.0 D accommodation stimulation state. This state was achieved by watching mirrored optotypes, which were placed at a distance calculated for each individual based on the formula: 100/−(−6 + X) cm, where X was the patient’s refractory error value in dioptres. Finally, subjects were tested under the state of cycloplegia. This was achieved by administering 1% tropicamide eye drops on the corneal surface of patients five times with a 5-min interval in each eye. Measurements were performed 5 min after the last drops of tropicamide were administered.
Outcome measures: OCT data acquisition and processing
The primary outcome measure in this study was SC area (SCA) in different accommodation states. Participants underwent examinations of swept-source OCT (CASIA SS-1000; Tomey Corporation, Nagoya, Japan), which is specifically designed for anterior segment imaging using a 1310 nm wavelength with a scan speed of 30,000 A-scans per second and an axial resolution of <10 μm. To enable measurements indifferent states, we employed the procedure reported by Esteve-Taboada [12] by using a tilted first-surface mirror to fix stimuli at different vergences in the left eye. The tilted mirror with a frame carrying a rotation axis was fixed to the OCT machine (see simulated diagram, Fig. 1a). Subjects were instructed to look at optotypes in the mirror with the left eye while measurements were obtained for the right eye. The tilting angle of the mirror was adjusted for every patient according to the particular interpupillary distance, testing items and side. Subjects were instructed to look at an optotype through the tilted mirror, and the optotype was placed at the required distance (far point for the relaxation and cycloplegic states, with an individually calculated distance for the −6.0 D accommodation state). The angle analysis mode (dimension, a raster of 128B-scans each with 512 A-scans over 8 mm) was used to capture images of the ACD, PD and CLT. Then, the 3D-angle high-definition mode (dimension, a raster of 64 B-scans each with 512 A-scans over 8 mm) was selected to capture images of the SC, TM and ciliary muscle at 9 o’clock positions. Conjunctival vessels were used as landmarks to scan the same site under different states. During image acquisition, blinking was not permitted. Each measurement was taken 4 s later, as the patient’s last blink allowed the tear film to spread over the cornea.
Image analysis
Each image was quantified manually using ImageJ software (http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/; provided in the public domain by the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA). Measured items were determined based on two-dimensional images (for examples of measured items, see Fig. 1b–f). Anterior chamber depth (ACD) was defined as the perpendicular distance between the corneal endothelium at the corneal apex to the anterior lens surface. Central lens thickness (CLT) was defined as the distance between the midpoint of the front and back of the crystal lens. Pupil diameter (PD) was defined as the distance between the edges of the iris. Scleral spur was defined as the point between the TM and ciliary body. Thickness of the ciliary muscle at 2 (CM2) and 3 (CM3) mm posterior to the scleral spur was assessed (limited by OCT scan depth, we did not analyse data of ciliary muscle width at 1 mm posterior to the scleral spur). SC area was drawn freehand and depicted the area surrounded by the outline of the SC. SC length was measured from the posterior to anterior SC end point. SC width was calculated by obtaining the two average values of one-third points. TM length was defined as the distance between the scleral spur and Schwalbe’s line. According to our previous reports [13, 14], each TM width measurement was performed perpendicular to the inner layer of the meshwork. TM width was calculated as the average of two measurements made at the anterior end point of SC and halfway down the SC.
Quality control
Researchers were trained before conducting the study. All measurements were performed by a skilled operator who was blinded to treatments. Scans for each site were repeated three times. The ambient lighting conditions were kept constant during the whole procedure to avoid significant variations in pupil diameter. The right eye of each subject was selected for OCT scanning, while the left eye was used for vergence. All measurement items were sequentially measured in three different accommodation conditions (−6.0 D accommodation, relaxation and cycloplegia states). The images of these eyes were independently evaluated by two observers blinded to treatments, as previously reported [14]. To measure intraobserver repeatability, each image was measured by one observer two separate times with an interval of 3 days, and agreement between the two observations was analysed. To measure interobserver reproducibility, the same images were evaluated by two observers, and the agreement between them was determined. Intraclass correlation coefficients were calculated using a two-way mixed effects model.
Statistical analyses
Results were evaluated using SPSS software package version19.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA). Sample size estimation was based on the assumption that there was a difference in SCA between different accommodation states. We computed the sample size needed for a repeated measures analysis of variance (rANOVA). A medial level of partial eta square of 0.06 was adopted, which yielded an effect size of about 0.25. A sample size of at least 28 participants was deemed sufficient for a power of 0.80 with 95% confidence. The final sample size was adjusted to 34 based on the 20% participant loss. Quantitative data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Repeated measures ANOVA were performed to assess differences among different accommodation states. Prior to repeated measures ANOVA, the sphericity assumption was checked using Mauchly’s sphericity test. When the sphericity test was not statistically significant, Greenhouse-Geisser correction was applied. Bonferroni post-hoc test was used for comparisons between groups. P < 0.05 was deemed statistically significant for all cases.
Results
A total of 34 children aged between 7 and 14 years old were recruited. Four children were excluded due to poor patient cooperation or low quality of OCT images. Thus, a total of 30 patients (16 male; 14 female) were eventually included in the analyses. The mean values for various variables were as follows: age, 12.07 ± 2.27 years; best corrected visual acuity, 1.08 ± 0.12; AL, 24.61 ± 1.33 mm; refraction, –3.05 ± 2.53 dioptres; intraocular pressure, 15.24 ± 2.65 mmHg; and amplitude of accommodation, 10.23 ± 2.12 dioptres.
Accommodation state changes achieved from accommodation stimulus or cycloplegia
To determine whether artificial accommodation states were established, we analysed changes in CLT, ACD and PD. Significant differences among different accommodation states were observed (FCLT = 112.9, PCLT = 0.00; FACD = 153.8, PACD = 0.00; FPD = 271.4, PPD = 0.00). When provided with −6.0 D accommodation stimulation, CLT increased from 3.62 ± 0.17 mm to 3.89 ± 0.24 mm (P < 0.001), whereas ACD decreased from 3.28 ± 0.23 mm to 3.09 ± 0.26 mm (P < 0.001) and PD decreased from 5.71 ± 0.86 mm to 4.62 ± 0.73 mm (P < 0.001). Under the state of cycloplegia with tropicamide, CLT decreased from 3.62 ± 0.17 mm to 3.57 ± 0.15 mm (P < 0.001), whereas ACD increased from 3.28 ± 0.23 mm to 3.35 ± 0.22 mm (P < 0.001) and PD increased from 5.71 ± 0.86 mm to 7.90 ± 0.51 mm (P < 0.001; Fig. 2).
Ciliary muscle thickness in different accommodation states of the eye
The thickness of ciliary body muscles in different accommodation states was analysed. Two sites of ciliary muscles which were 2 mm and 3 mm from the scleral spur were tested. Ciliary muscle thickness changed at CM2 (F = 12.9, P = 0.00) and CM3 (F = 25.0, P = 0.00). Compared to that in the basal state, ciliary muscle thickness at 2 mm from the scleral spur increased under the cycloplegia state (495.8 ± 68.8 μm vs 468 ± 69 μm, P < 0.05) but not in response to the accommodation stimulus (454.3 ± 63.9 μm vs 468.1 ± 69.3 μm, P > 0.05; Fig. 3). Ciliary muscle thickness at 3 mm from the scleral spur decreased in response to the accommodation stimulus (271.0 ± 7.6 μm vs 292.4 ± 7.8 μm, P < 0.05) and increased under the cycloplegia state (309.6 ± 8.4 μm vs 292.4 ± 7.8 μm, P < 0.05).
Schlemm’s canal changes in different accommodation states of the eye
Compared to those in the relaxation state, mean values of SCA (F = 10.959, P < 0.05), SCL (F = 8.345, P < 0.05) and SCW (F = 5.107, P < 0.05) were significantly changed after −6.0 D accommodation stimulation or cycloplegia with tropicamide was induced. After −6.0 D accommodation stimulation, on average, SCA increased by 22.80% (7824 ± 2727 μm2 vs 6371 ± 2517 μm2, P < 0.05), SCL by 18.76% (295 ± 12 μm vs 249 ± 10 μm, P < 0.05) and SCW by 16.53% (31 ± 8 μm vs 27 ± 9 μm, P < 0.05).After induction of cycloplegia with 1% tropicamide, on average, SCA decreased by 21.37% (5009 ± 2029 μm2 vs 6371 ± 2517 μm2, P < 0.05), SCL by 14.76% (212 ± 14 μm vs 249 ± 10 μm, P < 0.05) and SCW by 17.90% (22 ± 5 μm vs 27 ± 9 μm, P < 0.05; Fig. 4). The changes in SCA (r = 0.35, P = 0.0007), SCL (r = 0. 251, P = 0.0172) and SCW (r = 0.253, P = 0.016) were significantly correlated with changes in CLT (Fig. 4).
Trabecular meshwork changes in different accommodation states of the eye
TM width was not significantly different across different accommodation states (F = 2.48, P = 0.92). TM length was significantly changed (F = 15.8, P = 0.00). Compared to that in the basal state, TM length increased by 4.49% on average (587 ± 46 μm vs 562 ± 45 μm, P < 0.05) after −6.0 D accommodation stimulation, but it did not change significantly after induction of cycloplegia with tropicamide (Fig. 5).
Discussion
To our knowledge, this study is the first in vivo study reporting on the effects of different accommodation states on changes in human TM and SC structure in myopia patients. These findings may deepen our understanding of the mechanisms underlying IOP regulation, aqueous humour outflow and pathology of glaucoma.
In the present study, myopia children were recruited as they required cycloplegia for optometry, and there was no additional burden of pharmacological intervention. Two artificial accommodation states were established. Paralysis of accommodation was achieved by tropicamide which is normally used in clinics and is known to be safe when used in children with myopia. Accommodation stimulation was achieved as reported by Ferrer Blasco and colleagues [12]. To verify these two artificial accommodation states, parameters associated with accommodation, including CLT, ACD and PD were tested. CLT increased after −6.0 D accommodation stimulation but decreased following cycloplegia. In contrast, ACD and PD decreased after −6.0 D accommodation stimulation but increased after induction of cycloplegia with tropicamide. Thus, two typical artificial accommodation states were established in myopia children as previously reported [12, 15, 16].
Ciliary body muscles change with accommodation. Changes in CMs provide direct evidence of accommodation stimulation and cycloplegia. Past research has explored changes in ciliary muscle structure with accommodation using UBM, MRI and OCT [17,18,19,20,21]. The results indicate that changes in shape occurred in the anterior portion of the ciliary muscle with accommodation. Ciliary muscle thickness at 1 mm posterior to the scleral spur increased with accommodation but thinned at CM2 and CM3. In our study, due to limitations of OCT scan depth, we only analysed changes at CM2 and CM3 and observed that their thickness decreased after −6.0 D accommodation stimulation, consistent with past results [17, 18].
In this study, we observed that SC structure changed significantly under different accommodation states. On average, SC area increased by 22.80%, SC length by 18.76% and SC width by 16.53% after −6.0 D accommodation stimulation. Conversely, after induction of cycloplegia with 1% tropicamide, on average, SC area decreased by 21.37%, SC length by 14.76% and SC width by 17.90%. Earlier studies reported that accommodation stimulation or pilocapine decreased aqueous humour outflow resistance and lowered IOP [4, 5, 22]. Paradoxically, cycloplegia increased aqueous humour outflow resistance in monkeys, normal people and POAG patients [7, 8]. The reason for changes in IOP is unclear. However, we speculate that it could be due to changes in SC structure, mainly the SC inner wall and juxtacanalicular tissue (JCT), which are the major sources of aqueous humour outflow resistance under different accommodation states. The power for accommodation derived from ciliary muscle contraction arises from the longitudinal and circularciliary muscles. The longitudinal ciliary muscle is directly connected to the scleral spur in human eyes [23, 24]. Thus, when the ciliary muscle contracts during the accommodation state, it can also posteriorly and internally pull the sclera spur, which produces widening of the spaces between the corneoscleral trabecular and distension of the outer and endothelial meshwork, thus increasing the giant vacuoles in the SC [25]. The ciliary muscle tendon has elastic-like fibres known as the cribriform plexus which connect directly to the inner endothelial wall of the SC [26]. Ciliary muscle tone can therefore directly influence the SC inner wall and JCT structure through the fibre system of the cribriform plexus [26, 27].
The TM, another important structure in aqueous humour outflow, did not change significantly in size after −6.0 D accommodation stimulation and cycloplegia. Only TM length increased by4.49% on average after −6.0 D accommodation stimulation. We speculate that TM may possess contractile ability. Wiederholt et al. reported a direct role of TM contractility in aqueous outflow regulation [28]. Researchers have demonstrated that TM is innervated by cholinergic nerve terminals and α-smooth muscle actin-positive cells in bovine species, mice and primates [1, 29]. In vitro perfusion of the anterior segments (without ciliary muscles) with a cholinergic agonist (pilocapine) induced TM contraction and decreased outflow facility [30]. However, when pilocapine was applied to the entire eye, outflow facility increased in both mice and primates [1, 31]. This evidence indicates that the TM and ciliary muscle are not connected in the same way. Under accommodation stimulation, the TM could be pulled by the ciliary body. However, contraction of the TM itself could offset the stretching effect of the ciliary muscle on TM.
There are some limitations of this study. First, we only observed changes in SC and TM under −6.0 D accommodation stimulation, but not stepwise accommodation (from −2.0 D to −6.0 D). A more detailed assessment of accommodation states could provide more information for daily life situations such as reading, which usually require 2.0–4.0 D accommodation and are known to decrease IOP. Second, we only tested myopia patients. Whether similar differences occur in healthy people or other cases requires further study. Third, this study was limited to children, who are likely to have more compliant tissues. In adults, the effects would likely be smaller, but this requires further confirmation.
In conclusion, SC size increased after −6.0 D accommodation stimulation and decreased after cycloplegia. For TM, only TM length increased under accommodation stimulation. These findings may explain why IOP decreases after accommodation and provides insight into the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the regulation of IOP and glaucoma.
Summary
What was known before
Accommodation stimulation promotes aqueous humour outflow facility and decreases intraocular pressure.
What this study adds
Schlemm’s Canal size enlarges after −6D accommodation stimuli and shrinks under cycloplegia
However, for trabecular meshwork, only the trabecular meshwork length increase under accommodation stimulus state.
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This work was supported by Natural Science Foundation of China (81770921 to H.Z. and 81470632 to J.W.).
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Xiang, Y., Chen, L., Zhao, Y. et al. Measuring changes in Schlemm’s canal and trabecular meshwork in different accommodation states in myopia children: an observational study. Eye 34, 374–382 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-019-0548-2
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