Development of optokinetic tracking software for objective evaluation of visual function in rodents

Segura, Francisco (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Arines, Justo ; Sánchez-Cano, Ana (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Perdices, Lorena ; Orduna-Hospital, Elvira (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Fuentes-Broto, Lorena (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Pinilla, Isabel (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: The aim of this study was to develop software that performs the optokinetic tracking assessment without the involvement of experimenters to increase the objectivity of the test. To check the effectiveness of the software, several videos were analyzed and the results were compared to those produced by two experimenters. Videos consisted of visual acuity and contrast sensitivity tests on normal animals and pigmented P23H rats (animal model of retinitis pigmentosa). Our software showed a reasonably high success rate: in approximately 78% of the cases, both the software program and the experimenters were in agreement, including the direction of rotation. The software detected 7% false positive cases, 10% false negative cases, and it was wrong in 5% of the cases. Decrease in visual function with age in pigmented P23H rats was observed from the first time interval, although minimum thresholds were found in visual parameters at advanced ages. We developed simple software based on current functions included in the Matlab image processing toolbox that was able to recognize, with a reasonably high percentage of success, the subtle head movements of the rodent produced when visual perception of the optokinetic optotype occurs.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-28394-x

Año: 2018

Publicado en: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 8, 1 (2018), 10009 [11 p.]
ISSN: 2045-2322

Factor impacto JCR: 4.011 (2018)

Categ. JCR: MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES rank: 14 / 69 = 0.203 (2018) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.414 - Multidisciplinary (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/B99
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII/PI13-01124
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII/RETICS-RD16-0008
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII/RETICS-RD16-0016
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/FIS2016-77319

Tipo y forma: Artículo (Versión definitiva)

Área (Departamento): Área Fisiología (Dpto. Farmacología y Fisiolog.)
Área (Departamento): Área Oftalmología (Dpto. Cirugía,Ginecol.Obstetr.)
Área (Departamento): Área Óptica (Dpto. Física Aplicada)