Let me tell you, we’ve made a huge discovery in the world of eye health. We’re talking about a groundbreaking finding in optical coherence tomography (OCT) – it’s all about these outer retina microcavitations in RP1-related retinopathy and other retinal degenerations. It’s big, folks. We looked at the medical charts and OCT images of 28 patients, and what we found was incredible. These microcavitations, they’re like little hypo-reflective structures, at least 30μm in diameter, sitting right there between the ellipsoid zone and the retinal pigment epithelium.

And guess what? We compared them, we really did. We looked at everything – how well these patients could see, how they could tell colors apart, the thickness of their macula, you name it. And we used the best tests, the Mann-Whitney tests, because we only go for the best. The results? Absolutely clear. These microcavitations, they’re a big deal. They’re like a signature, a specific signature for RP1-related retinopathy, with a specificity of 0.92. That’s almost perfect, folks.

And here’s the kicker – if you’ve got these microcavitations, your eyesight, not so great. The central part of your retina, more affected. It’s tougher, it really is. But we’re on it. We’re finding ways to spot these problems early, to make a difference. This discovery, it’s going to change how we look at retinal degenerations. We’re doing great things, and we’re just getting started.