“六要素,三个一”是眼底影像基础阅片工作中进行眼底疾病临床创新性研究的模式要点,即在眼底阅片过程中捕捉到1个异常的病例后,通过积累病例、提炼特征、文献检索、寻同查异,进而扩展到1组病例,最后通过思辨创新,提出或完善1种新的疾病或疾病表征。近二十年来,在此模式的指导下,团队在眼底疾病研究工作中取得了一些原创性的成果:比如息肉状脉络膜血管病变的认识及其在国人新生血管性年龄相关性黄斑变性中发病比例第一,提出点状内层脉络膜病变病灶国际分期和命名新亚型,年龄相关的吲哚菁绿血管造影晚期散在弱荧光点揭示潴留性视网膜色素上皮脱离的发病机制,发现急性黄斑神经视网膜病变是登革热患者视力下降的主要原因,在全球最大的持续性鳞状黄斑病变的病例系列中明确病灶层次等创新性成果。“六要素”框架规范眼底影像研究流程,强调研究过程的严谨性与渐进性,且多次循环后衍生发散出更多研究线索和思路,极大拓展研究深度和广度。“三个一”路径体现了研究的层次性,从个体现象(点)到群体规律(线),最终构建疾病认知的立体网络(面);指导眼底异常影像征象、罕见病、新病种研究,加速疾病谱系完善。以“六要素”为纲,以“三个一”为略,将继续推动眼底疾病临床研究的创新与突破。
The "6 Elements, 3 Ones" constitutes a methodological framework for conducting innovative clinical research of ocular fundus diseases in foundational fundus imaging interpretation. This model emphasizes: 1) identifying a single abnormal case during routine fundus evaluation; 2) systematically expanding this observation into a case series through case accumulation, feature extraction, literature review, and comparative analysis; and 3) ultimately proposing or refining novel disease entities or manifestations through critical thinking and innovation. Over the past two decades, guided by this paradigm, our research team has achieved several original breakthroughs in fundus imaging studies, including: establishing polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy as the predominant subtype of neovascular age-related macular degeneration in Chinese populations; proposing an international staging system and novel subtypes for punctate inner choroidopathy; elucidating the pathogenesis of retentional retinal pigment epithelial detachment through the sign of age-related scattered hypofluorescent spots on late-phase indocyanine green angiography; identifying acute macular neuroretinopathy as the primary cause of vision loss in dengue fever patients; and precisely localizing lesion in the world's largest case series of persistent placoid maculopathy. The "6 Elements" framework standardizes fundus disease research protocols, emphasizing methodological rigor and progressive investigation while generating multiple research trajectories through iterative cycles, thereby expanding both the depth and breadth of scientific inquiry. The "3 Ones" pathway embodies hierarchical research progression - transitioning from individual phenomena (point observations) to population-level patterns (linear correlations), ultimately constructing a multidimensional disease cognition network (planar integration). This approach guides investigations ranging from signs of common disease to rare disorders and novel disease entities, accelerating the refinement of disease taxonomies. By adhering to the "6 Elements" as the structural framework and implementing the "3 Ones" as the strategic pathway, we will continue to advance innovation and achieve breakthroughs in clinical fundus disease researches.
目的:观察急性中心性浆液性脉络膜视网膜病变(central serous chorioretinopathy,CSC)的自然病程中渗漏点的形态及变化。方法:本研究为前瞻性研究,使用光学相干断层扫描(optical coherence tomography,OCT)观察从发病到发病后5~13个月的CSC患者的渗漏点的OCT形态,测量并计算Hall层、脉络膜全层各自厚度及比值,并进行比较。结果:共20例患者[男14例,女6例,年龄33~59(中位数41)岁]纳入研究。随访时间为5~13个月。在19例患者中观察到微小视网膜色素上皮脱离(pigment epithelium detachment,PED)。1例患者可见视网膜色素上皮(retinal pigment epithelium, RPE)小凸起。在随访期间,仅1例患者的PED完全恢复,其他19例患者在视网膜下液被完全吸收时,RPE和Bruch膜之间仍存在微小分离。渗漏点处的Haller层/脉络膜厚度显著高于中央凹处(初诊时0.806±0.08 vs 0.863±0.06,P=0.003;最后1次随访时为0.801±0.07 vs 0.851±0.06,P=0.004)。结论:本研究观察到在急性CSC患者自然病程中,即使视网膜下液吸收,OCT显示渗漏点处仍存在持续的PED,更厚的Haller层及更薄的内层脉络膜,这些发现为CSC的发病机制提供了更多线索。
Objective: To observe the morphology and changes of leakage points in the natural course of acute central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). Methods: This study was a prospective study, using optical coherence tomography to observe the OCT morphology of leakage points in CSC patients from onset to 5 to 13 months after onset, measuring the thickness and ratio of Hall layer and the whole choroid, and then compare them. Results: A total of 20 patients were included in the study, including 14 males and 6 females, aged from 33 to 59, with the median being 41 years old. The follow-up time ranged from 5 months to 13 months. Minute retinal pigment epithelial detachments (PED) were observed in 19 patients. A small bulge of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) was observed in 1 patient. During the follow-up, only one patient totally recovered. Small separation between RPE and Bruch membrane still exit even subretinal fluid were absorbed completely in the other 19 patients. The thickness of Haller layer or choroid at the leakage point was significantly higher than that of the fovea (0.806±0.08 vs 0.863±0.06, P=0.003, at the first visit; 0.801±0.07 vs 0.851±0.06, P=0.004, at the last follow-up). Conclusion: This study observed that in the natural course of acute CSC patients, even if the subretinal fluid was absorbed, OCT still showed that there was persistent PED at the leakage point, thicker Haller layer and thinner inner choroid layer. These findings provided more clues to the pathogenesis of CSC.
目的:观察急性中心性浆液性脉络膜视网膜病变(central serous chorioretinopathy,CSC)的自然病程中渗漏点的形态及变化。方法:本研究为前瞻性研究,使用光学相干断层扫描(optical coherence tomography,OCT)观察从发病到发病后5~13个月的CSC患者的渗漏点的OCT形态,测量并计算Hall层、脉络膜全层各自厚度及比值,并进行比较。结果:共20例患者[男14例,女6例,年龄33~59(中位数41)岁]纳入研究。随访时间为5~13个月。在19例患者中观察到微小视网膜色素上皮脱离(pigment epithelium detachment,PED)。1例患者可见视网膜色素上皮(retinal pigment epithelium,RPE)小凸起。在随访期间,仅1例患者的PED完全恢复,其他19例患者在视网膜下液被完全吸收时,RPE和Bruch膜之间仍存在微小分离。渗漏点处的Haller层/脉络膜厚度显著高于中央凹处(初诊时0.806±0.08 vs 0.863±0.06,P=0.003;最后1次随访时为0.801±0.07 vs 0.851±0.06,P=0.004)。结论:本研究观察到在急性CSC患者自然病程中,即使视网膜下液吸收,OCT显示渗漏点处仍存在持续的PED,更厚的Haller层及更薄的内层脉络膜,这些发现为CSC的发病机制提供了更多线索。
Objective: To observe the morphology and changes of leakage points in the natural course of acute central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). Methods: This study was a prospective study, using optical coherence tomography to observe the OCT morphology of leakage points in CSC patients from onset to 5 to 13 months after onset, measuring the thickness and ratio of Hall layer and the whole choroid, and then compare them. Results: A total of 20 patients were included in the study, including 14 males and 6 females, aged from 33 to 59, with the median being 41 years old. The follow-up time ranged from 5 months to 13 months. Minute retinal pigment epithelial detachments (PED) were observed in 19 patients. A small bulge of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) was observed in 1 patient. During the follow-up, only one patient totally recovered. Small separation between RPE and Bruch membrane still exit even subretinal fluid were absorbed completely in the other 19 patients. The thickness of Haller layer or choroid at the leakage point was significantly higher than that of the fovea (0.806±0.08 vs 0.863±0.06, P=0.003, at the first visit; 0.801±0.07 vs 0.851±0.06, P=0.004, at the last follow-up). Conclusion: This study observed that in the natural course of acute CSC patients, even if the subretinal fluid was absorbed, OCT still showed that there was persistent PED at the leakage point, thicker Haller layer and thinner inner choroid layer. These findings provided more clues to the pathogenesis of CSC.