Schizophrenia
is a complex chronic mental disorder, which affects 24 million people worldwide
and is responsible for significant functional impairment. Several studies have
tried to understand this disease and the involvement of the central nervous
system. Neuro-imaging studies have shown structural brain changes inschizophrenia, already evident in the first psychotic episode. It is essential
to realize how the neurodevelopment and the neurodegenerative domains influence
this disease.
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| Retina and Schizophrenia |
In our manuscript, entitled
"Evaluation of Structural Changes in the Retina of Patients with
Schizophrenia", we try to understand how a non-invasive exam, as Optical
Coherence Tomography (OCT), can also be useful in schizophrenia, to evaluate
the thickness of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and macular volume and
thickness. In the second part of this study, we try to realize the correlation
of these data with cognitive functioning in schizophrenic patients, abstract
previously published (entitled “Correlation between macular OCT and cognitive
function in patients with schizophrenia”).
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