MRI-Based Texture Analysis of the Extraocular Optic Nerve in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease.

Cohort studyJournal of clinical medicine· Jul 2026

MRI-Based Texture Analysis of the Extraocular Optic Nerve in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease.

Seda Nida Karakucuk, Murat Baykara, Cemile Buket Tugan Yıldız

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OphthalmologyCohort studyQ2IF 3.5

Optic nerve sheath diameter is larger in Parkinson's disease patients than in healthy controls

MRI-Based Texture Analysis of the Extraocular Optic Nerve in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease.

Seda Nida Karakucuk … Cemile Buket Tugan Yıldız

Journal of clinical medicine · Jul 2026 · Q2 in General Medicine

Purpose

To evaluate microstructural and morphological alterations of the extraocular optic nerve in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (IPD) using MRI-based texture analysis and to compare these findings with those of healthy controls.

Methods

This retrospective study included 74 participants (37 IPD patients and 37 age- and sex-matched controls).

n = 74 participants

Results

sheath around the optic nerve measured wider in Parkinson's than in healthy eyes

5.2mm

IPD

3.2mm

Controls

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No significant differences were observed between groups regarding age or sex ( p > 0.05).

Histogram analysis demonstrated significantly lower entropy values in patients with IPD ( p < 0.05).

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In GLRLM analysis, short-run emphasis and high gray-level run emphasis were significantly lower, whereas long-run emphasis and low gray-level run emphasis were significantly higher in the IPD group ( p < 0.05).

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Conclusion

MRI-based texture analysis reveals significant structural and microstructural alterations in the extraocular optic nerve in IPD, supporting its potential role as a non-invasive imaging biomarker for subclinical visual pathway involvement.

MRI-Based Texture Analysis of the Extraocular Optic Nerve in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease.

MRI-Based Texture Analysis of the Extraocular Optic Nerve in Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease.

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