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She Z, Beach KM, Hung LF, Ostrin LA, Smith EL, Patel NB. Optic Nerve Head Morphology and Macula Ganglion Cell Inner Plexiform Layer Thickness in Axially Anisometropic Rhesus Monkeys. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2024; 65:44. [PMID: 39207298 PMCID: PMC11364186 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.65.10.44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 08/09/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of axial elongation on optic nerve head morphology and macula inner retinal thickness in young rhesus monkeys. Methods Both eyes of 26 anisometropic, 1-year-old rhesus monkeys were imaged using optical coherence tomography (OCT). Before imaging, the animals were sedated, their eyes were dilated, and axial length was measured using an optical biometer. OCT imaging included a 20 degrees, 24-line radial scan centered on the optic nerve head (ONH) and two 20 degrees × 20 degrees raster scans, one centered on the ONH and the other on the macula. Radial scans were analyzed using programs written in MATLAB to quantify the Bruch's membrane opening (BMO) area and position, minimum rim width (MRW), anterior lamina cribrosa surface (ALCS) position, size of any scleral crescent, circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), and choroid thickness (pCh). Macula total retinal thickness (mTRT) and ganglion cell inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) thicknesses were quantified from macula scans. Linear least square regression was determined for OCT measures and axial length of the right eye, and for inter-eye differences. Results Animals were 341 ± 18 days old at the time of imaging. BMO area (R2 = 0.38), ALCS position (R2 = 0.45), scleral crescent area (R2 = 0.35), pCh thickness (R2 = 0.21), mTRT (R2 = 0.24), and GCIPL thickness (R2 = 0.16) were correlated with the axial length (all P < 0.05). For each of these parameters, the right-eye regression slope did not differ from the slope of the interocular difference (P > 0.57). Conclusions There are posterior segment morphological differences in anisometropic rhesus monkeys related to axial length. Whether these differences increase the risk of pathology remains to be investigated.
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- Zhihui She
- University of Houston College of Optometry, Houston, Texas, United States
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- University of Houston College of Optometry, Houston, Texas, United States
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- University of Houston College of Optometry, Houston, Texas, United States
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- University of Houston College of Optometry, Houston, Texas, United States
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- University of Houston College of Optometry, Houston, Texas, United States
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- University of Houston College of Optometry, Houston, Texas, United States
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Kiciński K, Gawęcki M. Choroidal and Retinal Thicknesses in Healthy Eyes Measured with Ultra-Wide-Field Optical Coherence Tomography. Diagnostics (Basel) 2024; 14:1114. [PMID: 38893640 PMCID: PMC11171910 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14111114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2024] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Ultra-wide-field optical coherence tomography (UWF-OCT) has been recently introduced into clinical ophthalmological practice. To date, there are few data on the reference values of the retinal thickness (RT) and choroidal thickness (CT) measured with this technique. This study aimed to analyze the variance in RT and CT in the healthy eyes of white Caucasian patients with UWF-OCT tests performed with the largest available scan size of 23 × 20 mm. The data were analyzed with reference to the patients' age and gender and the axial length of the eyeball. The results of UWF-OCT scanning enabled us to visualize the shape of the retina and choroid in a large portion of the eyeball. Both anatomical entities became significantly thinner at the periphery. The peripheral CT was greater in the upper and temporal sectors; the RT was higher in the nasal compared to the temporal sectors. Both the choroid and retina showed a reduced thickness with age; however, the CT and RT did not show a statistically significant correlation with the axial length after adjusting for age and gender. Age-related variations in thickness were especially prominent in the choroid. The CT in UWF-OCT testing was significantly greater in females, while the RT was greater in males. UWF-OCT testing provides additional information on the anatomical structure of the retina and choroid compared to standard-field OCT.
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- Krzysztof Kiciński
- Department of Ophthalmology, Pomeranian Hospitals, 84-120 Wejherowo, Poland;
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Pomeranian Hospitals, 84-120 Wejherowo, Poland;
- Dobry Wzrok Ophthalmological Clinic, 80-822 Gdansk, Poland
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Sotiropulos K, Kourkoutas D, Chatzistefanou KI, Droutsas K, Moschos MM. Early Postoperative Changes in Macular Choroidal Thickness After Uncomplicated Phacoemulsification in Patients With and Without Glaucoma: A Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Study. Cureus 2023; 15:e45822. [PMID: 37745736 PMCID: PMC10517709 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.45822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
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Purpose The objective of this study was to examine the impact of uncomplicated phacoemulsification on macular choroidal thickness (CT) within the first three postoperative months and to investigate its relationship with postoperative cystoid macular edema (CME) in both glaucomatous and healthy subjects, utilizing swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT). Methods The non-randomized prospective study involved 82 patients, selected via convenience sampling from the First Department of Ophthalmology, Medical School of Athens, "G. Gennimatas" Hospital, Athens, Greece, between May 2018 and May 2022, undergoing phacoemulsification and intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. The inclusion criteria encompassed patients aged 50 years or above, with or without glaucoma. Patients with ocular pathologies that could influence macula or CT measurements were excluded. Data collection focused on retinal and CT variables of the macular area, measured using SS-OCT. Baseline measurements were established preoperatively, with follow-up assessments at one week, one month, and three months postoperatively to monitor CT and macular edema onset. Results A total of 82 eyes from 82 patients with a mean age of 79.1±8.3 years were included. The study population was divided into a glaucoma group (n=28 eyes) and a control group (n=54 eyes). Our findings indicate a consistently significant increase in macular CT measurements one month after cataract surgery, observed in both glaucomatous and non-glaucomatous eyes. In the first postoperative week, statistically significant changes in CT were observed only in patients with CME. Subsequently, at one-month interval, both patient groups, those with and without CME, exhibited statistically significant changes in CT across all macular sectors. CME was detected in 10 out of 28 eyes in the glaucoma group and in 16 out of 54 eyes in the control group. When evaluating the impact of postoperative CME on groups of glaucomatous and non-glaucomatous eyes, it was observed that glaucomatous eyes exhibited a significantly larger magnitude of change in subfoveal CT (SFCT) (p=0.03) at one month (relative to baseline) compared to non-glaucomatous eyes. There was also a 31% increase in the odds of developing CME for glaucoma patients; this result was not statistically significant (odds ratio {OR}, 1.31; 95% confidence interval {CI}, 0.50-3.47; p=0.57). Conclusions During the early postoperative period, the study revealed a significant increase in CT at one month after phacoemulsification in both glaucomatous and non-glaucomatous eyes. When CME was present, a significantly more pronounced magnitude of change in SFCT was observed at one month in glaucomatous eyes, as opposed to non-glaucomatous eyes. This observation suggests a possible selective susceptibility of glaucomatous eyes in the early postoperative period that requires further research.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, Athens, GRC
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- First Department of Ophthalmology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC
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- First Department of Ophthalmology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC
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- First Department of Ophthalmology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC
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Lu Y, Zhou H, Zhou X, Chen Y, Wang RK. Correlation Between Laser Speckle Flowgraphy and OCT-Derived Retinal and Choroidal Metrics in Healthy Human Eye. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2022; 11:15. [PMID: 35704328 PMCID: PMC9206497 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.11.6.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Purpose To investigate the correlation between laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG) signals and the quantitative metrics derived from optical coherence tomography (OCT) in normal eyes. Methods LSFG, OCT, and OCT angiography (OCTA) imaging were performed on normal participants using a custom-designed LSFG system and a commercial swept-source OCT system. Mean (PWM) and amplitude (PWA) of the LSFG pulse waveform were selected to quantify the LSFG signals. Retinal and choroidal maps were obtained using the standard 6 × 6 mm OCT and OCTA scans. Structural and vascular metrics maps, including thickness, vessel area density, vessel skeleton density, and vessel diameter index of the retina, and choroidal thickness (CT), choroidal vessel volume (CVV) and choroidal vessel index (CVI), were employed to quantify the retinal and choroidal properties. Correlation analysis was then performed between the LSFG, retinal, and choroidal metrics maps. Results Twelve healthy participants aged 23 to 36 years were enrolled in this study. The spatial distribution of the PWM and PWA values was highly correlated with that of the CT and CVV metrics. On average, Spearman correlation coefficients (ρ) were 0.80 and 0.78 (all P < 0.001) for the correlations between PWM and CT and CVV, respectively, and were 0.61 and 0.63 (all P < 0.05) for the correlations between PWA and CT and CVV, respectively. In comparison, both PWM and PWA were generally weak or not correlated with all the retinal metrics and CVI. Conclusions LSFG signals were positively correlated with the choroidal thickness and vessel volume, suggesting choroidal blood flows dominate the LSFG signals at the area absent of large retinal vessels. Translational Relevance This study illustrates the dominant source of the LSFG signals in the eye.
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- Yiming Lu
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Karalis Johnson Retina Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Na JH, Agrawal R, Suh MH. Association between Choroidal Vascularity and Prelaminar Tissue Thickness in Healthy and Glaucomatous Eyes. JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 2022. [DOI: 10.3341/jkos.2022.63.4.380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Purpose: To assess the association between the choroidal vascularity index (CVI) and prelaminar tissue thickness (PTT) in healthy and glaucomatous eyes.Methods: The study included 86 eyes with perimetric glaucoma (PG), 86 with pre‐perimetric glaucoma (PPG), and 43 agematched healthy eyes. Total choroidal area (TCA) and CVI were measured by image binarization of spectral‐domain optical coherence tomography (SD‐OCT) 3.5 mm from the center of Bruch’s membrane opening. The CVI was the percentage of choroidal vasculature to choroidal tissue. The association between CVI and PTT measured on a center‐horizontal scan of enhanced depth imaging SD‐OCT was assessed.Results: The CVI was lowest in PG (61.67% ± 4.11%), followed by PPG (63.36% ± 3.54%), and healthy (64.84% ± 3.13%) eyes (p < 0.001). PG (102.05 ± 44.01 μm) had a significantly thinner PTT than PPG (106.16 ± 38.03 μm) and the healthy (154.98 ± 79.46 μm) eyes (p < 0.001). In a multivariate regression analysis, CVI was associated with PTT and TCA in all subjects, including healthy and glaucomatous eyes (p < 0.05).Conclusions: The CVI and PTT had significantly lower values in glaucomatous eyes than in healthy eyes, and the two parameters were positively associated in all subjects, including healthy and glaucomatous eyes.
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Verticchio Vercellin A, Harris A, Stoner AM, Oddone F, Mendoza KA, Siesky B. Choroidal Thickness and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma-A Narrative Review. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11051209. [PMID: 35268300 PMCID: PMC8911149 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11051209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The choroid provides the majority of blood flow to the ocular tissues and structures that facilitate the processes of retinal metabolism responsible for vision. Specifically, the choriocapillaris provides a structural network of small blood vessels that supplies the retinal ganglion cells and deep ocular tissues. Similar to retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, choroidal thickness (CT) has been suggested to represent a quantifiable health biomarker for choroidal tissues. Glaucoma is a disease with vascular contributions in its onset and progression. Despite its importance in maintaining ocular structure and vascular functionality, clinical assessments of choroidal tissues have been historically challenged by the inaccessibility of CT biomarker targets. The development of optical coherence tomography angiography and enhanced depth imaging created a framework for assessing CT and investigating its relationship to glaucomatous optic neuropathy onset and progression. Pilot studies on CT in glaucoma are conflicting-with those both in support of, and against, its clinical utility. Complicating the data are highly customized analysis methods, small sample sizes, heterogeneous patient groups, and a lack of properly designed controlled studies with CT as a primary outcome. Herein, we review the available data on CT and critically discuss its potential relevance and limitations in glaucoma disease management.
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- Alice Verticchio Vercellin
- Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; (A.V.V.); (A.H.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; (A.V.V.); (A.H.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA;
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; (A.V.V.); (A.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-212-241-2831
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Park DH, Park SW, Sung MS. Choroidal Thickness in Advanced Glaucoma Patients. JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 2021. [DOI: 10.3341/jkos.2021.62.12.1626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Purpose: We investigated choroidal thickness according to the classification of glaucoma and related factors in patients with advanced glaucoma.Methods: The present study included 133 eyes of 133 advanced glaucoma patients with a mean deviation of <-12 dB. Patients were classified into primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) groups. Factors related to the subfoveal and peripapillary choroidal thickness were analyzed using linear regression analysis.Results: The mean peripapillary choroid thickness was 99.20 ± 46.85 µm in the NTG group, which was significantly thinner than in the POAG group (121.85 ± 45.39 µm, p = 0.006). Additionally, in the sectoral comparison, the NTG group had thinner choroids than the POAG group in all areas (p < 0.05 for all). In the linear regression analysis, glaucoma class (p = 0.007), age (p = 0.005), and intraocular pressure (IOP) (p = 0.024) significantly affected the peripapillary choroid thickness. Moreover, age (p = 0.029) and macular thickness (p = 0.002) were significantly associated with subfoveal choroid thickness.Conclusions: In advanced glaucoma, low baseline IOP, NTG, and old age were significantly associated with a thin peripapillary choroid, suggesting an association between thin peripapillary choroid and the etiology of NTG. Further studies are needed to clarify the significance of a thin choroid in the pathogenesis of glaucoma.
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Marenco M, Rissotto F, Palamini A, Cutolo CA, Agosto G, Ferreras A, Traverso CE, Iester M. Macular choroidal thickness: evaluation of variability among measurements and assessment of predictive value of glaucomatous visual field damage. Ophthalmic Res 2021; 65:417-424. [PMID: 34808615 DOI: 10.1159/000520834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION To investigate the relationship between the choroidal circulation and glaucoma, assessing macular choroidal thickness (MCT) as a predictive value of glaucomatous visual field damage. METHODS Twenty primary open-angle glaucoma patients were recruited. Patients underwent two SS-OCTs scans: one with DRI OCT (Topcon) and the other with PLEX Elite 9000 (Zeiss). Standard OCT parameters were acquired by DRI OCT, while MCT was manually measured in 5 points on Plex ELITE 9000 images. The relationship among MCT, standard OCT parameters and visual field indices were evaluated. Pearson's r correlation was calculated to evaluate these relationships. Reproducibility of measurements was analyzed. RESULTS MCT measurements showed a good intra- and inter-observer repeatability. A negative correlation appeared between MCT and body mass index (BMI) (r = -0.518, p=0.023). Mean deviation showed a statistically significant correlation with MCT measured at sub-foveal and at 1000 µm nasally (r = 0.50, p=0.03 and r = 0.52, p=0.023). A correlation was found between the two MCT (Zeiss vs Topcon) measurements and between MCT and peripapillary choroidal thickness (r = 0.944 and r = 0.740, p<0.001, respectively). CONCLUSIONS A good intra- and inter-observer reproducibility was found. MCT showed a weak predictive value of glaucomatous visual field damage. A significant correlation was found between MCT and BMI.
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- Maria Marenco
- Eye Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa and Ospedale Policlinico San Martino IRCCS, Genoa, Italy
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- Eye Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa and Ospedale Policlinico San Martino IRCCS, Genoa, Italy
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- Eye Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa and Ospedale Policlinico San Martino IRCCS, Genoa, Italy
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- Eye Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa and Ospedale Policlinico San Martino IRCCS, Genoa, Italy
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- Eye Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa and Ospedale Policlinico San Martino IRCCS, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, IIS-Aragon, Miguel Servet University Hospital, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Eye Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa and Ospedale Policlinico San Martino IRCCS, Genoa, Italy
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- Eye Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa and Ospedale Policlinico San Martino IRCCS, Genoa, Italy
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Chen Z, Liang X, Chen W, Wang P, Wang J. Decreased iris thickness on swept-source optical coherence tomography in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma. Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2021; 49:696-703. [PMID: 34383365 DOI: 10.1111/ceo.13981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the iris thickness (IT) of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and older adults using anterior segment swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT). METHODS In this comparative cross-sectional study, 154 participants were enrolled, including 40 patients with POAG and 114 healthy individuals. Nasal-angle SS-OCT images were analysed using callipers to measure the thickness of the iris, including the anterior border layer, stromal, and pigmented epithelial layer, at 1 and 2 mm from the pupil edge. The relationship between IT and glaucoma severity was analysed, and receiver operating characteristic curves were constructed to assess the ability of each IT parameter to distinguish patients with glaucoma from healthy controls. RESULTS The IT parameters and iris area were lower in the POAG group than in the age-matched control group (p < 0.05). In the POAG group, the thickness of the pigmented epithelial layer at 1 and 2 mm was significantly correlated with the severity of glaucoma (p < 0.05). Iris area, with a cut-off of 1.43 mm2 , exhibited the highest sensitivity (85%) and specificity (64.81%; area under the curve = 0.783) for distinguishing patients with POAG from healthy controls. Older adults tended to have the thinnest IT, children had the smallest iris area (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS In patients with POAG, the severity of iris atrophy was associated with glaucoma severity. The results of IT measurements by SS-OCT may help in the clinical evaluation of POAG.
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- Zhiqi Chen
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Renhe Hospital of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Li F, Huo Y, Ma L, Yan X, Zhang H, Geng Y, Zhang Q, Tang G. Clinical observation of macular choroidal thickness in primary chronic angle-closure glaucoma. Int Ophthalmol 2021; 41:4217-4223. [PMID: 34333686 DOI: 10.1007/s10792-021-01988-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE To comparatively analyze differences in macular choroidal thickness and volume in primary chronic angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) eyes. METHODS Thirty-one PACG patients were sequentially selected for this case-control study. Thirty-one eyes with PACG were included in group A, 31 fellow eyes were included in group B, and group C included 67 normal eyes. Enhanced-depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) was used to measure choroidal thickness and volume. RESULTS The choroidal thicknesses and volumes of the central subfield macula (CSM), nasal inner macula (NIM), temporal inner macula (TIM), inferior inner macula (IIM), temporal outer macula (TOM), inferior outer macula (IOM), and mean macula (MM) in group A were all higher than those in group C (P < 0.05). The choroidal thicknesses and volumes of the NIM, superior inner macula (SIM), IIM, nasal outer macula (NOM), and MM in group B were all higher than those in group C (P < 0.05). No statistically significant differences were found between groups A and B (P > 0.05). The choroidal thicknesses of different macular regions in group A were not correlated with the mean defect (MD). CONCLUSION Increased macular choroidal thickness may be a common anatomical characteristic of PACD eyes. Macular choroidal thickness is not a good marker for assessing PACG severity.
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- Fan Li
- Department of Ophthalmology, Shijiazhuang People's Hospital, No. 365 Jianhua Street, Shijiazhuang city, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shijiazhuang People's Hospital, No. 365 Jianhua Street, Shijiazhuang city, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shijiazhuang People's Hospital, No. 365 Jianhua Street, Shijiazhuang city, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shijiazhuang People's Hospital, No. 365 Jianhua Street, Shijiazhuang city, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shijiazhuang People's Hospital, No. 365 Jianhua Street, Shijiazhuang city, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shijiazhuang People's Hospital, No. 365 Jianhua Street, Shijiazhuang city, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shijiazhuang People's Hospital, No. 365 Jianhua Street, Shijiazhuang city, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Shijiazhuang People's Hospital, No. 365 Jianhua Street, Shijiazhuang city, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China.
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Hoseini‐yazdi H, Vincent SJ, Collins MJ, Read SA, Alonso‐caneiro D. Repeatability of wide‐field choroidal thickness measurements using enhanced‐depth imaging optical coherence tomography. Clin Exp Optom 2021; 102:327-334. [DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Revised: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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- Hosein Hoseini‐yazdi
- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,
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- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,
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- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,
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- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,
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- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,
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FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL EFFECTS OF NONDAMAGING RETINAL LASER THERAPY FOR MACULAR TELANGIECTASIA TYPE 2: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial. Retina 2021; 41:487-494. [PMID: 33370517 DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000002882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Macular telangiectasia (MacTel) Type 2 is a progressing neurovascular disease of the macula, currently lacking effective treatment. This study assessed the effect of nondamaging retinal laser therapy (NRT) compared with sham. METHODS Twelve MacTel patients were enrolled in this double-masked, controlled, randomized clinical trial. For the nine patients with both eyes eligible, one eye was randomized to NRT or sham and the other received alternate treatment. For three patients with only one eye eligible, that eye was randomly assigned either NRT or sham. Ellipsoid zone disruption, best-corrected visual acuity, and macular automated perimetry at 12 months served as structural and functional measures. RESULTS Eleven eyes were randomized to sham and 10 to NRT. Baseline best-corrected visual acuity was 66 letters (20/50) for sham and 72 letters (20/40) for NRT (P = 0.245). Ellipsoid zone disruption area was 298 µm2 in sham and 368 µm2 in NRT (P = 0.391). At 12 months, ellipsoid zone disruption increased by 24% in sham and decreased by 34% in NRT (P < 0.001). Best-corrected visual acuity measures remained stable during follow-up compared with baseline. At 1 year, the mean macular sensitivity was 28 dB in the NRT group, compared with 26 dB in sham. CONCLUSION Nondamaging retinal laser therapy was safe and well tolerated in patients with MacTel and resulted in structural and functional improvements, which could represent a protective effect of laser-induced hyperthermia. Longer follow-up and larger number of patients should help corroborate these effects.
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Kim HR, Weinreb RN, Zangwill LM, Suh MH. Characteristics of Focal Gamma Zone Parapapillary Atrophy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2020; 61:17. [PMID: 32176268 PMCID: PMC7401693 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.61.3.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of focal γ-zone parapapillary atrophy (focal γPPA) in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Methods Three groups of POAG eyes (n = 214) were defined according to the circumferential extent of Bruch's membrane (BM) within the β-zone PPA, as follows: (1) no γPPA (intact BM; n = 81), (2) conventional γPPA (γPPA involving the fovea-BM-opening axis; n = 89), and (3) focal γPPA (γPPA not involving the fovea-BM-opening axis; n = 44). Clinical and ocular characteristics, including age, axial length (AXL), and focal lamina cribrosa (LC) defects were compared among the three groups. Results The focal γPPA group was significantly older (60.6 ± 11.0 years) and had shorter AXL (24.10 ± 1.34 mm) than those of the conventional γPPA group (46.2 ± 13.8 years and 26.53 ± 1.61 mm, respectively; P < 0.001). These values of the focal γPPA group were similar to those of the no γPPA group (23.73 ± 0.97 mm for AXL and 64.0 ± 13.0 years for age). The focal γPPA group had a significantly higher prevalence of focal LC defects than did the other two groups (70.5% [31/44] for the focal γPPA group versus 46.1% [41/89] for the conventional γPPA group versus 37.0% [30/81] for the no γPPA group; P = 0.002). Conclusions Focal γPPA was differentiated from conventional γPPA by older age and shorter AXL. Further, focal γPPA was frequently accompanied by focal LC defects. Longitudinal studies elucidating whether focal LC defects and focal γPPA share common pathogenesis are warranted.
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Kojima H, Hirooka K, Nitta E, Sonoda S, Sakamoto T, Kiuchi Y. Assessment of primary open-angle glaucoma peripapillary and macular choroidal area using enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0231214. [PMID: 32251459 PMCID: PMC7135285 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Purpose The current study investigated differences in the peripapillary and macular choroidal areas between patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and healthy controls because the choroid may potentially play a role in glaucoma pathophysiology. Methods We assessed 57 healthy controls and 42 POAG patients in a cross-sectional comparative study. We used enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT) and then converted the luminal and interstitial areas to binary images using the Niblack method to obtain peripapillary and macular choroidal images. The relationship between the choroidal area and demographic and ocular characteristics were determined with univariate and multivariate linear regression analysis. Results Regarding the peripapillary choroidal area, no significant differences were noted between healthy controls and POAG patients (1,836,336 ± 605,617 μm2 vs. 1,775,566 ± 477,317 μm2, respectively, P = 0.60). There were also no differences found for the macular choroidal area (controls: 347,220 ± 115,409 μm2, patients: 342,193 ± 104,356 μm2, P = 0.83). Multivariate regression analysis in the POAG patients revealed there was a significant relationship between the macular choroidal area and age (β = −0.525, P = 0.002) and axial length (β = −0.458, P = 0.005). In contrast, no correlation was found between peripapillary choroidal areas and various attributes in the POAG patients. Conclusions EDI-OCT showed no differences in the peripapillary or macular choroidal area in healthy individuals compared to POAG patients.
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- Hirokazu Kojima
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Yang X, Zhao L, Campos MM, Abu-Asab M, Ortolan D, Hotaling N, Bharti K, Wong WT. CSF1R blockade induces macrophage ablation and results in mouse choroidal vascular atrophy and RPE disorganization. eLife 2020; 9:55564. [PMID: 32234210 PMCID: PMC7156269 DOI: 10.7554/elife.55564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The choroid, which provides vascular supply to the outer retina, demonstrates progressive degeneration in aging and age-related macular degeneration (AMD). However mechanisms that maintain or compromise choroidal homeostasis are obscure. We discovered that the ablation of choroidal macrophages via CSF1R blockade was associated with choroidal vascular atrophy and retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) changes including structural disruption, downregulation of visual cycle genes, and altered angiogenic factor expression. Suspending CSF1R blockade following ablation enabled spontaneous macrophage regeneration, which fully restored original macrophage distributions and morphologies. Macrophage regeneration was accompanied by arrested vascular degeneration and ameliorated pathological RPE alterations. These findings suggest that choroidal macrophages play a previously unappreciated trophic role in maintaining choroidal vasculature and RPE cells, implicating insufficiency in choroidal macrophage function as a factor in aging- and AMD-associated pathology. Modulating macrophage function may constitute a strategy for the therapeutic preservation of the choroid and RPE in age-related retinal disorders.
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- Xiao Yang
- Section on Neuron-Glia Interactions in Retinal Disease, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States
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- Section on Neuron-Glia Interactions in Retinal Disease, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States
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- Section on Histopathology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States
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- Section on Histopathology, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States
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- Section on Ocular and Stem Cell Translational Research, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States
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- Section on Ocular and Stem Cell Translational Research, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States
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- Section on Ocular and Stem Cell Translational Research, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States
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- Section on Neuron-Glia Interactions in Retinal Disease, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States
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Moghimi S, Zangwill LM, Manalastas PIC, Suh MH, Penteado RC, Hou H, Hasenstab K, Ghahari E, Bowd C, Weinreb RN. Association Between Lamina Cribrosa Defects and Progressive Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Loss in Glaucoma. JAMA Ophthalmol 2020; 137:425-433. [PMID: 30730530 DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.6941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Importance Certain features of the lamina cribrosa may be associated with increased risk of glaucoma progression. Objectives To compare the rates of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thinning in patients with open-angle glaucoma with or without lamina cribrosa (LC) defects and to evaluate factors associated with the rate of glaucoma progression in eyes with LC defects. Design, Setting, and Participants This longitudinal cohort study designed in September 2017 and conducted at a tertiary glaucoma center in California included 51 eyes of 43 patients with LC defects and 83 eyes of 68 patients without LC defects followed up for a mean (SD) of 3.5 (0.8) years from April 2012 to May 2017. Main Outcomes and Measures Focal LC defects were detected using swept-source optical coherence tomographic images. All participants underwent visual field testing and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography for RNFL thickness measurements every 6 months. Univariate and multivariable random-effects models were used to compare the rate of local and global RNFL loss. Results The mean (95% CI) age at baseline for individuals with LC defects was 69.5 (65.4 to 73.6) years, and for those without LC defects, it was 69.6 (67.2-72.0) years; 18 individuals (41%) with LC defects and 35 individuals (51%) without LC defects were men; 6 individuals (14%) with LC defects and 17 individuals (25%) without were African American. The mean (95% CI) rate of global RNFL loss in eyes with LC defects was 2-fold faster than that in eyes without LC defects (-0.91 [-1.20 to -0.62] vs -0.48 [-0.65 to -0.31] μm/y; difference, -0.43 [-0.76 to -0.09] μm/y; P = .01). The rate of RNFL thinning was faster in the LC defect sectors than that in the unaffected sectors (difference, -0.90 [95% CI, -1.68 to -0.12] μm/y, P = .02). Thinner corneal thickness was the only factor that was associated with a faster rate of RNFL loss in eyes with LC defects (β2 = -0.09 [95% CI, -0.14 to -0.04], P = .001). No association was found between mean intraocular pressure during follow-up and the mean rate of RNFL thinning in eyes with LC defects (β2, -0.05 [95% CI, -0.17 to 0.06], P = .36). Conclusions and Relevance These data suggest that LC defects are an independent risk factor for RNFL thinning and that glaucoma progression may correspond topographically to the LC defect location. Thinner corneal thickness in eyes with LC defects was associated with faster further glaucoma progression. In the management of open-angle glaucoma, LC findings may inform the likelihood and rate of glaucoma progression.
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- Sasan Moghimi
- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego.,Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego
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Iris Thickness and Severity of Neovascular Glaucoma Determined Using Swept-Source Anterior-segment Optical Coherence Tomography. J Glaucoma 2019; 27:415-420. [PMID: 29485476 DOI: 10.1097/ijg.0000000000000921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the iris thickness (IT) in neovascular glaucoma (NVG) using swept-source anterior-segment optical coherence tomography (ASOCT). PATIENTS AND METHODS In this retrospective, clinic-based, comparative study, we enrolled 20 NVG patients [11 with 360-degree angle-closure (AC)-NVG and 9 with NVG without AC] and 14 healthy age-matched controls. Horizontal scanning images of swept-source ASOCT were analyzed using software calipers in temporal and nasal angle areas. ITs at 1 and 2 mm from the pupil edge were measured using ASOCT. The relation between IT and the severity of NVG, the effects of intraocular pressure (IOP), intravitreal antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injection, and panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) were assessed using linear regression analysis based on the corrected Akaike information criteria index. RESULTS The IT was thinner in 360-degree AC-NVG patients, followed by NVG patients without AC and controls (0.33 vs. 0.48 vs. 0.57 mm at 1 mm and 0.31 vs. 0.43 vs. 0.49 mm at 2 mm; P<0.001 by ANOVA). Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that 360-degree AC-NVG patients-NVG patients without AC and controls (coefficient: -0.16), NVG patients without AC-control (-0.13) and underwent PRP (0.23) at 1 mm, 360-degree AC-NVG patients-NVG patients without AC and controls (-0.12), NVG patients without AC-controls (-0.08), underwent PRP (0.16), received anti-VEGF injection (0.05) and IOP (-0.001) at 2 mm were selected predictors to explain IT. CONCLUSIONS IT decreases with the progression of the NVG stage and is thinnest in 360-degree AC-NVG patients. Our study suggests a new morphologic feature of NVG.
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Association Between the Deep-layer Microvasculature Dropout and the Visual Field Damage in Glaucoma. J Glaucoma 2019; 27:543-551. [PMID: 29613982 DOI: 10.1097/ijg.0000000000000961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare the visual field (VF) sensitivity according to the presence of parapapillary deep-layer microvasculature dropout (MvD_P) and focal lamina cribrosa (LC) defect. MATERIALS AND METHODS Among 158 open-angle glaucoma patients, 4 groups were formed according to the presence of MvD_P and focal LC defect determined by optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography and by enhanced depth imaging spectral-domain OCT, respectively: (1) eyes without either focal LC defect or MvD_P (group 1); (2) eyes with focal LC defect but no MvD_P (group 2); (3) eyes without focal LC defect but with MvD_P (group 3); (4) eyes with both focal LC defect and MvD_P (group 4). VF sensitivity and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness were compared among the 4 groups for global area and 6 sectors. RESULTS Both RNFL thickness and VF sensitivity differed among the 4 groups in all areas other than the nasal and superonasal sectors for RNFL thickness. On post hoc analysis, eyes with MvD_P (groups 3 and 4) had significantly worse VF sensitivity than group 2 [P<0.05, 1-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)] in all areas except the superotemporal and temporal sectors, whereas the RNFL thicknesses did not differ (P>0.05, 1-way ANOVA) in any areas except the superotemporal sector. CONCLUSIONS Eyes with MvD_P had worse VF sensitivity than those without MvD_P, and VF difference was more distinguished than differences of axonal loss and focal LC change. Further studies on the temporal relationship between the MvD_P and glaucomatous VF progression are warranted.
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Komma S, Chhablani J, Ali MH, Garudadri CS, Senthil S. Comparison of peripapillary and subfoveal choroidal thickness in normal versus primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) subjects using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and swept source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT). BMJ Open Ophthalmol 2019; 4:e000258. [PMID: 31414052 PMCID: PMC6668609 DOI: 10.1136/bmjophth-2018-000258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2018] [Revised: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Objective To elucidate the difference between choroidal thickness (CT) in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and normal subjects and to compare the CT measured using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and swept source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT). Methods and analysis This cross-sectional observational study included 25 eyes of 17 POAG subjects (cases) and 31 eyes of 20 normal subjects (controls). All the patients underwent complete ophthalmologic examination, enhanced depth imaging, SD-OCT and SS-OCT. In both controls and cases, the CT was measured in seven predetermined points in macular and peripapillary area and were compared. Results Choroid was significantly thicker on SS-OCT compared with SD-OCT in peripapillary and macular area in both cases and controls, except for inferior peripapillary in controls. The CT was not different from glaucoma and controls in peripapillary or macular area on SD-OCT (p>0.05), however, the CT was significantly thicker in glaucoma compared with controls in peripapillary area on SS-OCT (p<0.05) except inferior peripapillary (p=0.13). There was good intraobserver (±20 µm) and interobserver (±55 µm and ±45 µm) agreement on both SD-OCT and SS-OCT respectively. On SD-OCT, choroid was thinnest at the temporal peripapillary and thickest at subfoveal location in controls. In POAG, choroid was thinnest at inferior peripapillary region and thickest (500 µm) nasal to the fovea. On SS-OCT, choroid was thinnest at inferior peripapillary and thickest at the temporal peripapillary area in both cases and controls. Conclusion CT measurements on SS-OCT were higher than the SD-OCT measurements possibly due to better delineation of the sclerochoroidal junction on SS-OCT. CT was significantly thicker in glaucoma subjects compared with controls in peripapillary area on SS-OCT but not in macular area.
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- Swetha Komma
- VST Center for Glaucoma, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- Vitreo-Retina, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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- VST Center for Glaucoma, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India
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Park Y, Kim HK, Cho KJ. Comparison of peripapillary and macular choroidal thickness and ganglion cell complex thickness in glaucomatous and healthy eyes. Int J Ophthalmol 2019; 12:603-606. [PMID: 31024814 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2019.04.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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AIM To assess choroidal thickness (CT) and its association with ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer thickness (GCIPLT) and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) in open angle glaucoma (OAG) comparing with preperimetric glaucoma (PPG) and normal eyes. METHODS Totally 55 eyes of OAG, 40 eyes of PPG, and 40 eyes of age-matched normal eyes were studied. Peripapillary CT (PCT), macular CT (MCT), RNFLT, and GCIPLT were evaluated. Relationship between the CT with RNFLT and GCIPLT were studied. The correlation between CT and confounding variables as gender, age, intraocular pressure, and visual field mean deviation were analyzed. RESULTS Mean PCT were 113.6±39.1 µm in OAG, 116.3±42.7 µm in PPG, and 148.9±41.7 µm in normal eyes. PCT and MCT was thinner in OAG compared to healthy eyes. There was a significant correlation for PCT and mean RNFLT in 1, 2, 6, and 7 clock hours of OAG eyes. The difference in PCT remained after adjusting for axial length, age, and disc area (P=0.003). No significant correlation was shown between MCT and mean GCIPLT in all eyes. CONCLUSION PCT is thinner in OAG and PPG compared with healthy eyes. The correlation of RNFLT and PCT found in OAG and PPG is not revealed in normal eyes.
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- Yuli Park
- Department of Ophthalmology, Dankook University Hospital, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan 31116, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dankook University Hospital, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan 31116, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Dankook University Hospital, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan 31116, Korea
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Suh MH, Zangwill LM, Manalastas PIC, Belghith A, Yarmohammadi A, Akagi T, Diniz-Filho A, Saunders L, Weinreb RN. Deep-Layer Microvasculature Dropout by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography and Microstructure of Parapapillary Atrophy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2019; 59:1995-2004. [PMID: 29677362 PMCID: PMC5907515 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.17-23046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Purpose To investigate the association between the microstructure of β-zone parapapillary atrophy (βPPA) and parapapillary deep-layer microvasculature dropout assessed by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A). Methods Thirty-seven eyes with βPPA devoid of the Bruch's membrane (BM) (γPPA) ranging between completely absent and discontinuous BM were matched by severity of the visual field (VF) damage with 37 eyes with fully intact BM (βPPA+BM) based on the spectral-domain (SD) OCT imaging. Parapapillary deep-layer microvasculature dropout was defined as a dropout of the microvasculature within choroid or scleral flange in the βPPA on the OCT-A. The widths of βPPA, γPPA, and βPPA+BM were measured on six radial SD-OCT images. Prevalence of the dropout was compared between eyes with and without γPPA. Logistic regression was performed for evaluating association of the dropout with the width of βPPA, γPPA, and βPPA+BM, and the γPPA presence. Results Eyes with γPPA had significantly higher prevalence of the dropout than did those without γPPA (75.7% versus 40.8%; P = 0.004). In logistic regression, presence and longer width of the γPPA, worse VF mean deviation, and presence of focal lamina cribrosa defects were significantly associated with the dropout (P < 0.05), whereas width of the βPPA and βPPA+BM, axial length, and choroidal thickness were not (P > 0.10). Conclusions Parapapillary deep-layer microvasculature dropout was associated with the presence and larger width of γPPA, but not with the βPPA+BM width. Presence and width of the exposed scleral flange, rather than the retinal pigmented epithelium atrophy, may be associated with deep-layer microvasculature dropout.
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- Min Hee Suh
- Department of Ophthalmology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States
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Călugăru D, Călugăru M. Anti-VEGF Treatment for Diabetic Macular Edema in a Real-World Clinical Setting. Am J Ophthalmol 2018; 196:208-209. [PMID: 30269874 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2018.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Revised: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Peripapillary and macular choroidal area in patients with normal-tension glaucoma. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0204183. [PMID: 30212565 PMCID: PMC6136824 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Purpose To evaluate normal and normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) eyes for differences in peripapillary and macular choroidal area measurements. Methods This cross-sectional comparative study enrolled 52 normal subjects and 35 NTG patients. Peripapillary and macular choroidal images were recorded by enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT), with conversion of the luminal and interstitial areas to binary images performed using the Niblack method. Results While there was a significant difference between normal subjects and NTG patients for the peripapillary choroidal area (1,853,672 ± 626,501 μm2 vs. 1,606,448 ± 418,214 μm2, P = 0.047), there were no significant differences between the normal subjects and NTG patients observed for the macular choroidal area (345,365 ± 119,248 μm2 vs. 316,442 ± 85,732 μm2, P = 0.23). In the NTG patients, multivariate regression analysis demonstrated a correlation between the macular choroidal area and the axial length (β = -0.345, P = 0.04). Furthermore, there was also a significant correlation between the peripapillary choroidal area and the age of the NTG patients (β = -0.469, P = 0.004). In addition, there was no relationship between the glaucoma severity and the peripapillary and macular choroidal areas in the NTG patients. Conclusions There was no correlation between the peripapillary choroidal area and glaucoma severity in NTG patients, even though the area was smaller in these patients.
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Călugăru D, Călugăru M. Choroidal thickness changes stratified by outcome in real-world treatment of diabetic macular edema. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2018; 257:241-242. [PMID: 30187129 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-018-4126-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Revised: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Dan Călugăru
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Medicine Cluj-Napoca/Romania, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Medicine Cluj-Napoca/Romania, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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Optic disc microvasculature dropout in primary open-angle glaucoma measured with optical coherence tomography angiography. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0201729. [PMID: 30086177 PMCID: PMC6080778 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Purpose To evaluate microvasculature dropout in the optic disc (Mvd-D) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and investigate factors associated with Mvd-D in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) eyes. Methods One hundred twenty-three eyes of 123 POAG patients were included from the Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study. The 3.0×3.0-mm optic nerve head OCTA scans were acquired using a spectral-domain OCT instrument. Images with whole-signal-mode were evaluated. Eyes were classified into 3 categories (Mvd-D, pseudo-Mvd-D, and no Mvd-D). Mvd-D and pseudo-Mvd-D had complete loss of OCTA signals on the temporal side of the optic disc on the en face projection image. They were distinguished base on the visualization of the anterior lamina cribrosa in the horizontal B-scans of that area. No Mvd-D was defined when no complete signal loss of OCTA signals was observed. Covariates including focal lamina cribrosa defects assessed by swept-source OCT and microvasculature dropout in the parapapillary region (Mvd-P) were analyzed. Results Forty-two, 37, and 44 eyes were identified as having Mvd-D, pseudo-Mvd-D, and no Mvd-D, respectively. The eyes with Mvd-D showed significantly lower intraocular pressure, worse visual field mean deviation, larger cup-to-disc ratio, thinner circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (cpRNFL), and lower circumpapillary vessel density within the RNFL than the eyes with pseudo-Mvd-D or the eyes without Mvd-D. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed significant associations of Mvd-D with larger cup-to-disc ratio (OR, 1.08; P = 0.001), worse visual field mean deviation (OR, 1.09; P = 0.048), higher prevalence of focal lamina cribrosa defect (OR, 9.05; P = 0.002), and higher prevalence of Mvd-P (OR, 10.33; P <0.001). Conclusions OCTA-derived Mvd-D was strongly associated with the presences of Mvd-P and focal lamina cribrosa defects, and these 3 findings were topographically associated with each other.
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Park JW, Suh MH, Agrawal R, Khandelwal N. Peripapillary Choroidal Vascularity Index in Glaucoma—A Comparison Between Spectral-Domain OCT and OCT Angiography. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 59:3694-3701. [DOI: 10.1167/iovs.18-24315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Jun Woo Park
- Department of Ophthalmology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- Nanyang Technology University, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
- Nanyang Technology University, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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- Timothy E. Yap
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT), The Western Eye Hospital, London, UK
- The Imperial College Ophthalmic Research Group (ICORG), Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT), The Western Eye Hospital, London, UK
- The Imperial College Ophthalmic Research Group (ICORG), Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT), The Western Eye Hospital, London, UK
- The Imperial College Ophthalmic Research Group (ICORG), Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Visual Neuroscience, Glaucoma and Retinal Neurodegeneration Group, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, UK
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Wang W, He M, Zhong X. Sex-Dependent Choroidal Thickness Differences in Healthy Adults: A Study Based on Original and Synthesized Data. Curr Eye Res 2018; 43:796-803. [PMID: 29451995 DOI: 10.1080/02713683.2018.1428995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of sex on choroidal thickness (CT) in healthy adults. METHODS Healthy Chinese adults were recruited and complete ophthalmic examinations were performed. The choroid was imaged by swept-source optical coherence tomography and the macular CT in Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study grids was obtained by the intrinsic automated segmentation software. CT in males and females was compared after controlling other factors. All of the published studies in PubMed were systemically tracked, and a syntheses analysis of the combined data of the present study and previous studies was performed to address this issue further. RESULTS A total of 104 healthy adults were included, of whom 38 (37%) were male and 66 (63%) were female. Older age and longer axial length (AL) each were significantly associated with thinner CT. After controlling for age and AL, the foveal CT and average macular CT were 25.5 μm (95% CI: 0.5-50.4 μm) and 22.1 μm (95% CI: 2.7-41.4 μm) thicker in men than in women, respectively. Significant differences in CT between males and females were also observed in inner and outer rings after controlling for age and AL (P < 0.05). After strict screening, 15 previously reported studies were determined to be eligible for inclusion. The combination of data collected from 2821 males and 3389 females provided further evidence that the choroid is thicker in males, with a pooled mean difference of 19.5 μm (95% CI: 11.4 to 27.6) for foveal CT and 14.7 μm (95% CI: 6.8 to 22.6) for average CT. CONCLUSION Our study of Chinese subjects, along with the syntheses analysis, strengthens the evidence that CT is greater in males than in females, based on OCT measurements. This observation may be pertinent for the sex disparities in some clinical conditions related to CT.
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- Wei Wang
- a Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center and State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou China.,b Hainan Eye Hospital, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center , Sun Yat-sen University , Haikou China
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- a Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center and State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou China.,b Hainan Eye Hospital, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center , Sun Yat-sen University , Haikou China
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- a Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center and State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou China.,b Hainan Eye Hospital, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center , Sun Yat-sen University , Haikou China
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Mundae RS, Zangwill LM, Kabbara SW, Hammel N, Bowd C, Medeiros FA, Girkin CA, Liebmann JM, Weinreb RN, Belghith A. A Longitudinal Analysis of Peripapillary Choroidal Thinning in Healthy and Glaucoma Subjects. Am J Ophthalmol 2018; 186:89-95. [PMID: 29103960 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2017.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2017] [Revised: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/26/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the rate of peripapillary choroidal thinning in glaucoma patients and healthy controls using spectral domain optical coherence tomography. DESIGN Cohort study. METHODS Participants from the multicenter African Descent and Glaucoma Evaluation Study and Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study were included. The San Diego Automated Segmentation Algorithm was used to automatically segment and measure peripapillary choroidal thickness (PCT) from circle scans centered on the optic nerve head. The rate of PCT thinning was calculated using mixed effects models. RESULTS Two hundred ninety-seven eyes with a median follow-up of 2.6 years were included. At baseline, the global mean PCT was significantly thinner in glaucoma patients than healthy control subjects (141.7 ± 66.3 μm vs 155.7 ± 64.8 μm, respectively; P < .001). However, when age was included in the model, this difference was no longer significant (P = .38). Both healthy controls and glaucoma patients had a significant decrease in mean (95% confidence interval) PCT change over time (-2.18 [-2.97 to -1.40 μm/year] and -1.88 [-3.08 to -0.67 μm/year], respectively) and mean PCT percent change over time (-3.32% [-4.36 to -2.27 μm/year] and -2.85% [-4.64 to -0.99 μm/year], respectively). No significant difference was found between healthy control subjects and glaucoma patients in the mean rate of PCT change (P = .28) or PCT percentage change over time (P = .23). CONCLUSIONS The rate of peripapillary choroidal thinning was not significantly different between healthy and glaucoma eyes during this relatively short follow-up period. Longer follow-up is needed to determine whether monitoring the rate of PCT change has a role in glaucoma management.
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Lin Z, Huang S, Huang P, Guo L, Shen X, Zhong Y. The diagnostic use of choroidal thickness analysis and its correlation with visual field indices in glaucoma using spectral domain optical coherence tomography. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0189376. [PMID: 29236748 PMCID: PMC5728562 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the quantitative characteristics of choroidal thickness in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), normal tension glaucoma (NTG) and in normal eyes using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). To evaluate the diagnostic ability of choroidal thickness in glaucoma and to determine the correlation between choroidal thickness and visual field parameters in glaucoma. METHODS A total of 116 subjects including 40 POAG, 30 NTG and 46 healthy subjects were enrolled in this study. Choroidal thickness measurements were acquired in the macular and peripapillary regions using SD-OCT. All subjects underwent white-on-white (W/W) and blue-on-yellow (B/Y) visual field tests using Humphrey Field Analyzer. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and the area under curve (AUC) were generated to assess the discriminating power of choroidal thickness for glaucoma. Pearson's correlation coefficients were calculated to assess the structure function correlation for glaucoma patients. RESULTS No significant differences were observed for macular choroidal thickness among the different groups (all P > 0.05). Regarding the peripapillary choroidal thickness (PPCT), significant differences were observed among the three groups (all P < 0.05). Post hoc tests for multiple comparisons revealed a significant difference in the NTG-normal comparison group (all P < 0.01). The inferior and temporal PPCT in POAG patients were significantly thinner than those in normal subjects (P = 0.007, P = 0.002, respectively). Different parameters of PPCT showed significantly low diagnostic values to detect POAG from normal subjects (AUC: 0.555 to 0.652) and to discriminate NTG from POAG (AUC: 0.462 to 0.702), but moderate diagnostic power to detect NTG from normal subjects (AUC: 0.708 to 0.771). Regarding the diagnosis of early glaucoma, different parameters of PPCT showed relatively low diagnostic power (AUC: 0.606 to 0.698). In all the glaucoma subjects, PPCT was not significantly correlated with W/W mean deviation (MD) (all P > 0.05), but showed significant correlations with B/Y MD (all P < 0.05). In the early glaucomatous eyes, PPCT showed significant correlations with W/W MD and B/Y MD (all P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS In our study, peripapillary choroidal thickness measured on OCT showed a low to moderate but statistically significant diagnostic power and a significant correlation with blue-on-yellow visual field indices in glaucoma. This may indicate a potential adjunct for peripapillary choroidal thickness in glaucoma diagnosis.
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- Zhongjing Lin
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated Medical School, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated Medical School, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated Medical School, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated Medical School, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated Medical School, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
- * E-mail: (YSZ); (XS)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated Medical School, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China
- * E-mail: (YSZ); (XS)
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Mahajan D, Votruba M. Can the retina be used to diagnose and plot the progression of Alzheimer's disease? Acta Ophthalmol 2017; 95:768-777. [PMID: 29220126 DOI: 10.1111/aos.13472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2016] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease and the most common cause of senile dementia. It impairs the quality of life of a person and their family, posing a serious economic and social threat in developed countries. The fact that the diagnosis can only be definitively made post-mortem, or when the disease is fairly advanced, presents a serious problem if novel therapeutic interventions are to be devised and used early in the course of the disease. There is therefore a pressing need for more sensitive and specific diagnostic tests with which we can detect AD in the preclinical stage. The tau proteins and beta-amyloid proteins start to accumulate 20 years before the symptoms begin to manifest. Detecting them in the preclinical stage would be a potential breakthrough in the management of AD. A high degree of clinical suspicion is needed to correlate problems in cognition with the changes in the eye, particularly the retina, pupil and ocular movements, so that the disease can be detected early and managed in the prodromal phase. In this systematic review, we ask the question whether the retina can be used to make a specific and early diagnosis of AD.
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- Deepti Mahajan
- School of Optometry and Vision Sciences; Cardiff University; Cardiff UK
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- School of Optometry and Vision Sciences; Cardiff University; Cardiff UK
- University Hospital of Wales; Cardiff UK
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Yilmaz I, Saracoglu Yilmaz B, Guleryuz NB, Perente I, Ozkaya A, Taskapili M. Assessment of the macula and choroid in pediatric keratoconus patients. Saudi J Ophthalmol 2017; 32:126-129. [PMID: 29942181 PMCID: PMC6010598 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjopt.2017.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Revised: 11/05/2016] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Purpose To present choroidal and macular thickness measurements in pediatric patients with keratoconus and to evaluate a possible correlation between anterior and posterior segment parameters. Methods 50 eyes of 50 patients and 50 eyes of 50 age-matched controls were included in this cross-sectional comparative study. The participants underwent ophthalmologic examination including; refraction, visual acuity, biomicroscopy, corneal topography and optical coherence tomography. The choroidal thickness (CT) was measured at subfoveal area and at 500 microns intervals to the nasal and temporal to the fovea up to 1500 microns. Results The mean age of the patients and controls were 12.4 ± 1.9 and 12.0 ± 2.1 years. The mean thinnest corneal pachimetry was 456 ± 57 μm, the mean central macular thickness (CMT) was 258 ± 24 μm and the mean subfoveal choroidal thickness was 342 ± 30 μm for the patients. There was no significant difference between the patients and controls in regards of CMT and CT at any measured points (p > 0.05 for all). There was no correlation between anterior segment parameters and CMT. There was no correlation between anterior segment parameters and subfoveal choroidal thickness. Conclusions We may conclude that keratoconus does not affect the CMT and CT of pediatric keratoconus patients, and we may propose that we do not need a correction for this group of patients when we need to evaluate the CMT and CT.
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- Ihsan Yilmaz
- University of Health Sciences Beyoglu Eye Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Beyoglu Eye Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Beyoglu Eye Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Beyoglu Eye Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Beyoglu Eye Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- University of Health Sciences Beyoglu Eye Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Li M, Guo JM, Xu XL, Wang JM. Diurnal macular choroidal area fluctuation in normal and primary open angle glaucoma groups. Int J Ophthalmol 2017; 10:1233-1238. [PMID: 28861348 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2017.08.08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2016] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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AIM To assess and compare the diurnal macular choroidal area fluctuation in normal and primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) groups using enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT). METHODS Twenty-eight normal and 27 POAG eyes were enrolled in this study. EDI-OCT was used to measure the macular choroidal area every 3h from 9:00 a.m. to 21:00 p.m. RESULTS Significant diurnal fluctuations of macular choroidal area were observed in both normal (P=0.003) and POAG groups (P<0.001). But no significant macular choroidal area difference has been found between the two groups at all the five measurement time-points (512778±166242 vs 455079±207278 µm2, P=0.195 at 9:00 a.m.; 501526±168953 vs 447846±211147 µm2, P=0.245 at 12:00 a.m.; 501982±173158 vs 448024±206653 µm2, P=0.239 at 15:00 p.m.; 508912±174589 vs 457783±207081 µm2, P=0.252 at 18:00 p.m.; 503787±171241 vs 453230±205955 µm2, P=0.274 at 21:00 p.m.; respectively). Furthermore, neither the fluctuation manners nor the change in macular choroidal area between the two adjacent measurement time points showed significant difference between normal and POAG groups (all P>0.05). In the meantime, significant diurnal intraocular pressure fluctuations were also observed in normal and POAG groups (both P<0.001). CONCLUSION In diurnal time, the macular choroidal area in both normal and POAG groups fluctuated significantly; moreover, neither the value of macular choroidal area, nor the fluctuation of macular choroidal area in POAG group is significantly different from that in normal group.
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- Mu Li
- Department of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, China.,Department of Ultrasound, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, Hubei Province, China
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Choroidal thickness and structural glaucoma parameters in glaucomatous, preperimetric glaucomatous, and healthy eyes using swept-source OCT. Eur J Ophthalmol 2017; 27:548-554. [PMID: 28106238 DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate choroidal thickness (CT) and its relationship with retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer thickness (GCIPLT) in glaucomatous, preperimetric glaucomatous, and healthy eyes using swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT). METHODS Fifty eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma, 20 eyes with preperimetric glaucoma, and 20 age-matched healthy eyes were enrolled. Three-dimensional wide-field (12 × 9 mm) images were obtained using a SS-OCT instrument. Peripapillary CT and RNFL thickness, as well as macular CT and GCIPLT, were recorded. The correlation of the CT with nerve fiber layer and GCIPLT measurements was assessed. The association between CT and potential confounding variables including age, sex, axial length, intraocular pressure, and central corneal thickness was also examined. RESULTS Mean peripapillary CTs were 111.7 ± 41.7, 127.7 ± 40.1, and 120.8 ± 35.4 μm in glaucomatous, preperimetric glaucomatous, and normal eyes, respectively. There was statistically significant but weak correlation for the mean RNFL and mean peripapillary CT in glaucomatous subjects (r = 0.341, p = 0.04). There was a significant correlation between RNFL thickness and peripapillary CT in 1, 2, 5, and 6 clock hours of glaucomatous eyes (r = 0.410, p = 0.005; r = 0.316, p = 0.03; r = 0.346, p = 0.02; r = 0.35, p = 0.04, respectively). Mean macular CT was 181.5 ± 70.5, 187.4 ± 65.5, and 185.4 ± 76.4 μm in glaucomatous, preperimetric glaucomatous, and healthy eyes, respectively (p = 0.7). There was no statistically significant correlation between the mean GCIPLT and mean macular CT in all subjects (p>0.05). CONCLUSIONS Choroidal thinning and its correlation with other parameters in patients with glaucoma should be further investigated with the proprietary software of SS-OCT.
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Validation of Macular Choroidal Thickness Measurements from Automated SD-OCT Image Segmentation. Optom Vis Sci 2017; 93:1387-1398. [PMID: 27668634 DOI: 10.1097/opx.0000000000000985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging permits in vivo visualization of the choroid with micron-level resolution over wide areas and is of interest for studies of ocular growth and myopia control. We evaluated the speed, repeatability, and accuracy of a new image segmentation method to quantify choroid thickness compared to manual segmentation. METHODS Two macular volumetric scans (25 × 30°) were taken from 30 eyes of 30 young adult subjects in two sessions, 1 hour apart. A single rater manually delineated choroid thickness as the distance between Bruch's membrane and sclera across three B-scans (foveal, inferior, and superior-most scan locations). Manual segmentation was compared to an automated method based on graph theory, dynamic programming, and wavelet-based texture analysis. Segmentation performance comparisons included processing speed, choroid thickness measurements across the foveal horizontal midline, and measurement repeatability (95% limits of agreement (LoA)). RESULTS Subjects were healthy young adults (n = 30; 24 ± 2 years; mean ± SD; 63% female) with spherical equivalent refractive error of -3.46 ± 2.69D (range: +2.62 to -8.50D). Manual segmentation took 200 times longer than automated segmentation (780 vs. 4 seconds). Mean choroid thickness at the foveal center was 263 ± 24 μm (manual) and 259 ± 23 μm (automated), and this difference was not significant (p = 0.10). Regional segmentation errors across the foveal horizontal midline (±15°) were ≤9 μm (median) except for nasal-most regions closest to the nasal peripapillary margin-15 degrees (19 μm) and 12 degrees (16 μm) from the foveal center. Repeatability of choroidal thickness measurements had similar repeatability between segmentation methods (manual LoA: ±15 μm; automated LoA: ±14 μm). CONCLUSIONS Automated segmentation of SD-OCT data by graph theory and dynamic programming is a fast, accurate, and reliable method to delineate the choroid. This approach will facilitate longitudinal studies evaluating changes in choroid thickness in response to novel optical corrections and in ocular disease.
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Machoy M, Seeliger J, Szyszka-Sommerfeld L, Koprowski R, Gedrange T, Woźniak K. The Use of Optical Coherence Tomography in Dental Diagnostics: A State-of-the-Art Review. JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING 2017; 2017:7560645. [PMID: 29065642 PMCID: PMC5534297 DOI: 10.1155/2017/7560645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2017] [Revised: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 05/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Optical coherence tomography provides sections of tissues in a noncontact and noninvasive manner. The device measures the time delay and intensity of the light scattered or reflected from biological tissues, which results in tomographic imaging of their internal structure. This is achieved by scanning tissues at a resolution ranging from 1 to 15 μm. OCT enables real-time in situ imaging of tissues without the need for biopsy, histological procedures, or the use of X-rays, so it can be used in many fields of medicine. Its properties are not only particularly used in ophthalmology, in the diagnosis of all layers of the retina, but also increasingly in cardiology, gastroenterology, pulmonology, oncology, and dermatology. The basic properties of OCT, that is, noninvasiveness and low wattage of the used light, have also been appreciated in analytical technology by conservators, who use it to identify the quality and age of paintings, ceramics, or glass. Recently, the OCT technique of visualization is being tested in different fields of dentistry, which is depicted in the article.
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- Monika Machoy
- Division of Orthodontics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Ul. Powstańców Wlkp 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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- Division of Orthodontics, Technical University Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Division of Orthodontics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Ul. Powstańców Wlkp 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Biomedical Computer Systems, Faculty of Computer Science and Materials Science, Institute of Computer Science, University of Silesia, Ul. Będzińska 39, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
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- Division of Orthodontics, Technical University Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Division of Orthodontics, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Ul. Powstańców Wlkp 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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Li M, Yan XQ, Song YW, Guo JM, Zhang H. Choroidal area assessment in various fundus sectors of patients at different stages of primary open-angle glaucoma by using enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography. Medicine (Baltimore) 2017; 96:e6293. [PMID: 28272255 PMCID: PMC5348203 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000006293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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To compare the choroidal area in different eye fundus sectors of subjects with normal eyes, early-stage primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) eyes, and 10° tubular visual field POAG eyes using enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography.Twenty-five normal, 25 early-stage POAG, and 25 ten-degree tubular visual field POAG eyes were recruited. Enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography was used to measure the choroidal area in different fundus sectors (fovea; 10° superior, inferior, temporal, and 24° superior, inferior, temporal, nasal to the fovea) and the peripapillary sector.There were neither significant differences in the choroidal area at any of the 8 measured fundus sectors, nor significant differences in the percentage change between the choroidal area of the fovea and other 7 measured fundus sectors among the 3 groups (all P > 0.05). For the total peripapillary choroidal area, no significant difference was found among the 3 groups (P > 0.05); however, the temporal peripapillary choroidal area of 10° tubular visual field POAG eyes was significantly thicker than that of normal eyes (4,46,213 ± 1,16,267 vs 3,74,164 ± 1,21,658 μm; P = 0.048).Our study showed that there was no significant difference in the choroidal area of the 8 measured fundus sectors among normal, early-stage POAG, and 10° tubular visual field POAG eyes, suggesting that there might be no blood redistribution from the peripheral choroid to the subfoveal choroid. However, the thicker temporal peripapillary choroidal area might play a role in the central visual acuity protection in patients with POAG.
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Repeatability and Agreement of Swept Source and Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Evaluations of Thickness Sectors in Normal Eyes. J Glaucoma 2017; 26:e46-e53. [DOI: 10.1097/ijg.0000000000000536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lee KM, Lee EJ, Kim TW. Juxtapapillary choroid is thinner in normal-tension glaucoma than in healthy eyes. Acta Ophthalmol 2016; 94:e697-e708. [PMID: 27288014 DOI: 10.1111/aos.13086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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PURPOSE To measure the juxtapapillary choroidal thickness in eyes with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) and to compare it with healthy eyes. METHODS Twelve radial B-scan images of the optic nerve head (ONH) were obtained from 96 patients with NTG and 48 healthy subjects matched by age using swept-source (SS) optical coherence tomography (OCT). The juxtapapillary choroidal thickness was defined as the average choroidal thickness within 500 μm from the border tissue of Elschnig. Choroidal thinning in patients with NTG was assessed by calculating the relative choroidal thickness, defined as the ratio of the measured juxtapapillary choroidal thickness in each meridian to the corresponding value in age-matched healthy controls. Retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) damage as reflected by circumpapillary RNFL thickness (measured using spectral-domain OCT) was also assessed. RESULTS The juxtapapillary choroid was significantly thinner in NTG eyes than in healthy control eyes in the inferotemporal and superotemporal sectors. The relative choroidal thinning was topographically associated with the hemispheric location of dominant RNFL damage. The average juxtapapillary choroidal thickness was not associated with either the global RNFL thickness or the visual field mean deviation. Age and untreated intraocular pressure were significantly associated with the juxtapapillary choroidal thickness in NTG eyes in both univariate and multivariate analyses (all p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Decreased microvascular circulation in the ONH as a result of juxtapapillary choroidal thinning could be an important part of the pathogenesis of optic nerve damage in NTG.
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- Kyoung Min Lee
- Department of Ophthalmology; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul National University Bundang Hospital; Seongnam Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul National University Bundang Hospital; Seongnam Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology; Seoul National University College of Medicine; Seoul National University Bundang Hospital; Seongnam Korea
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Lavinsky F, Lavinsky D. Novel perspectives on swept-source optical coherence tomography. Int J Retina Vitreous 2016; 2:25. [PMID: 27847643 PMCID: PMC5088466 DOI: 10.1186/s40942-016-0050-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Technologies for multimodal digital imaging of vitreoretinal diseases have improved the accuracy of diagnosis and the depth of the knowledge of the mechanisms of disease and their response to treatments. Optic coherence tomography (OCT) has become a mandatory tool for the management and for the follow-up of retinal pathologies. OCT technology evolved in the last two decades from time-domain to spectral domain and recently to the swept-source OCTs (SS-OCT). SS-OCT improved the depth of imaging and the scan speed, thus adding novel algorithms and features such as for vitreous and vitreoretinal interface evaluation, choroid segmentation and mapping, OCT angiography and En-face OCT. The multimodal approach using SS-OCT is expected to advance the understanding of retinal pathologies such as age related macular degeneration, diabetic maculopathy, central serous chorioretinopathy, the pachychoroid spectrum and macular telangiectasia. Surgical vitreoretinal diseases such as vitreo-macular traction syndrome, epiretinal membrane, retinal detachment, proliferative vitreoretinal retinopathy and diabetic traction retinal detachment also will be better understood and documented with SS-OCT. This technology also provides great utility for a broad spectrum of ophthalmic pathologies including glaucoma, uveitis, tumors and anterior segment evaluation.
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- Fabio Lavinsky
- Department of Ophthalmology, Paulista School of Medicine, São Paulo Hospital, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Department of Ophthalmology, Instituto de Oftalmologia Lavinsky, Rua Quintino Bocaiuva 673, Porto Alegre, RS 90410-140 Brazil
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Suh MH, Zangwill LM, Manalastas PIC, Belghith A, Yarmohammadi A, Medeiros FA, Diniz-Filho A, Saunders LJ, Weinreb RN. Deep Retinal Layer Microvasculature Dropout Detected by the Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography in Glaucoma. Ophthalmology 2016; 123:2509-2518. [PMID: 27769587 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Revised: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate factors associated with dropout of the parapapillary deep retinal layer microvasculature assessed by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in glaucomatous eyes. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS Seventy-one eyes from 71 primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients with β-zone parapapillary atrophy (βPPA) enrolled in the Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study. METHODS Parapapillary deep-layer microvasculature dropout was defined as a complete loss of the microvasculature located within the deep retinal layer of the βPPA from OCTA-derived optic nerve head vessel density maps by standardized qualitative assessment. Circumpapillary vessel density (cpVD) within the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) also was calculated using OCTA. Choroidal thickness and presence of focal lamina cribrosa (LC) defects were determined using swept-source optical coherence tomography. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Presence of parapapillary deep-layer microvasculature dropout. Parameters including age, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, axial length, intraocular pressure, disc hemorrhage, cpVD, visual field (VF) mean deviation (MD), focal LC defects βPPA area, and choroidal thickness were analyzed. RESULTS Parapapillary deep-layer microvasculature dropout was detected in 37 POAG eyes (52.1%). Eyes with microvasculature dropout had a higher prevalence of LC defects (70.3% vs. 32.4%), lower cpVD (52.7% vs. 58.8%), worse VF MD (-9.06 dB vs. -3.83 dB), thinner total choroidal thickness (126.5 μm vs. 169.1 μm), longer axial length (24.7 mm vs. 24.0 mm), larger βPPA (1.2 mm2 vs. 0.76 mm2), and lower diastolic blood pressure (74.7 mmHg vs. 81.7 mmHg) than those without dropout (P < 0.05, respectively). In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, higher prevalence of focal LC defects (odds ratio [OR], 6.27; P = 0.012), reduced cpVD (OR, 1.27; P = 0.002), worse VF MD (OR, 1.27; P = 0.001), thinner choroidal thickness (OR, 1.02; P = 0.014), and lower diastolic blood pressure (OR, 1.16; P = 0.003) were associated significantly with the dropout. CONCLUSIONS Systemic and ocular factors including focal LC defects more advanced glaucoma, reduced RNFL vessel density, thinner choroidal thickness, and lower diastolic blood pressure were factors associated with the parapapillary deep-layer microvasculature dropout in glaucomatous eyes. Longitudinal studies are required to elucidate the temporal relationship between parapapillary deep-layer microvasculature dropout and systemic and ocular factors.
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- Min Hee Suh
- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; Department of Ophthalmology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California.
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Lee SH, Lee EJ, Kim TW. Topographic Correlation Between Juxtapapillary Choroidal Thickness and Microstructure of Parapapillary Atrophy. Ophthalmology 2016; 123:1965-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Revised: 05/04/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Suh MH, Zangwill LM, Manalastas PIC, Belghith A, Yarmohammadi A, Medeiros FA, Diniz-Filho A, Saunders LJ, Yousefi S, Weinreb RN. Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Vessel Density in Glaucomatous Eyes with Focal Lamina Cribrosa Defects. Ophthalmology 2016; 123:2309-2317. [PMID: 27592175 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.07.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate whether vessel density assessed by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) is reduced in glaucomatous eyes with focal lamina cribrosa (LC) defects. DESIGN Cross-sectional, case-control study. PARTICIPANTS A total of 82 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) from the Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study (DIGS) with and without focal LC defects (41 eyes of 41 patients in each group) matched by severity of visual field (VF) damage. METHODS Optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography-derived circumpapillary vessel density (cpVD) was calculated as the percentage area occupied by vessels in the measured region extracted from the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) in a 750-μm-wide elliptical annulus around the disc. Focal LC defects were detected using swept-source OCT images. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Comparison of global and sectoral (eight 45-degree sectors) cpVDs and circumpapillary RNFL (cpRNFL) thicknesses in eyes with and without LC defects. RESULTS Age, global, and sectoral cpRNFL thicknesses, VF mean deviation (MD) and pattern standard deviation, presence of optic disc hemorrhage, and mean ocular perfusion pressure did not differ between patients with and without LC defects (P > 0.05 for all comparisons). Mean cpVDs of eyes with LC defects were significantly lower than in eyes without a defect globally (52.9%±5.6% vs. 56.8%±7.7%; P = 0.013) and in the inferotemporal (IT) (49.5%±10.3% vs. 56.8%±12.2%; P = 0.004), superotemporal (ST) (54.3%±8.8% vs. 58.8%±9.6%; P = 0.030), and inferonasal (IN) (52.4%±9.0% vs. 57.6%±9.1%; P = 0.009) sectors. Eyes with LC defects in the IT sector (n = 33) had significantly lower cpVDs than eyes without a defect in the corresponding IT and IN sectors (P < 0.05 for all). Eyes with LC defects in the ST sector (n = 19) had lower cpVDs in the ST, IT, and IN sectors (P < 0.05 for all). CONCLUSIONS In eyes with similar severity of glaucoma, OCT-A-measured vessel density was significantly lower in POAG eyes with focal LC defects than in eyes without an LC defect. Moreover, reduction of vessel density was spatially correlated with the location of the LC defect.
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- Min Hee Suh
- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California; Department of Ophthalmology, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.
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Song YJ, Kim YK, Jeoung JW, Park KH. Assessment of Open-Angle Glaucoma Peripapillary and Macular Choroidal Thickness Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography (SS-OCT). PLoS One 2016; 11:e0157333. [PMID: 27309734 PMCID: PMC4911141 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2015] [Accepted: 05/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare peripapillary and macular choroidal thickness (PCT and MCT) between open-angle glaucoma (OAG) and normal controls using swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT), and to evaluate global and localized relationships between choroidal thickness and various factors in OAG, also using SS-OCT. METHODS In this cross-sectional comparative study, 134 OAG patients and 73 normal controls were examined. PCT (global, 12 clock-hour sectors), MCT (global, six sectors) were measured by SS-OCT. The difference in choroidal thickness between the OAG patients and the normal controls was analyzed. The relationships between choroidal thickness and various factors including age, sex, spherical equivalent (SE), axial length (AXL), central corneal thickness (CCT), intraocular pressure (IOP), peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (pRNFLT), visual field mean deviation (MD), ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer thickness (GCIPLT), and disc area were analyzed by univariate and multivariate linear regression. Global and regional analyses were performed in 12 segments of the peripapillary circle and in six sectors of the macula. RESULTS There were significant differences in global PCT and MCT between the OAG patients and the normal controls (115.22±41.17 vs. 138.89±44.70, P<0.001), (184.36±57.15 vs. 209.25±61.11, P = 0.004). The difference in global PCT remained, both after adjusting for age, AXL (117.08±3.45 vs. 135.47±4.70, P = 0.002) and also after adjusting for age, AXL, disc area (117.46±3.46 vs. 135.67±4.67, P = 0.002). But the difference in global MCT did not remain after adjusting for age, AXL, SE (188.18±4.46 vs. 202.25±6.08, P = 0.066). PCT showed significant differences between the groups in all of the 12 clock-hour sectors. These differences remained after adjusting for age, AXL and for age, AXL, disc area, with the exception of the 10 o'clock (o/c) sector. MCT in six sectors showed differences between the two groups, but they did not remain after adjusting for age, AXL, SE. In a multivariate regression analysis of the OAG patients, global PCT showed correlations with age (β = -1.18, P = 0.001), AXL (β = -14.01, P<0.001), and disc area (β = -16.67, P = 0.026). Global MCT, meanwhile, showed a significant correlation with age (β = -1.92, P<0.001), AXL. (β = -21.97, P<0.001). Choroidal thickness did not show any global or localized relationship with glaucoma severity in the OAG patients. CONCLUSIONS The global and all 12 clock-hour PCT, with the exception of the 10 o/c sector, were thinner in OAG; however, they did not show any correlation with glaucoma severity. Possible roles of PCT in glaucoma pathogenesis should be investigated further.
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- Yong Ju Song
- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Peripapillary Choroidal Thickness and Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Meta-Analysis. J Ophthalmol 2016; 2016:5484568. [PMID: 27298732 PMCID: PMC4889846 DOI: 10.1155/2016/5484568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Purpose. To investigate the potential relationship between open-angle glaucoma (OAG) and peripapillary choroidal thickness (PPCT). Materials and Methods. Relevant publications were searched systematically through various databases from inception to January 2016. Studies comparing PPCT in OAG patients and healthy controls were retrieved. All qualified articles were analyzed using Stata 14.0 and Revman 5.3 software. Results. A total of 13 studies were identified for inclusion. There was a significant reduction of average PPCT in OAG patients compared to control participants (WMD = −24.07, 95% CI: −34.29, −13.85). Reduction of PPCT was significant in the superior (WMD = −28.87, 95% CI: −44.96, −12.78) and nasal (WMD = −21.75, 95% CI: −41.52, −1.98) sectors, but there was no significant reduction of PPCT in the inferior (WMD = −9.57, 95% CI: −36.55, 17.40) and temporal (WMD = −13.85, 95% CI: −35.40, 7.70) sectors. No obvious publication bias was detected. Conclusions. This meta-analysis suggests that open-angle glaucoma patients have significantly decreased peripapillary choroidal thickness compared to healthy individuals. Peripapillary choroidal thickness measured by optical coherence tomography may be an important parameter to consider in open-angle glaucoma.
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Sullivan-Mee M, Patel NB, Pensyl D, Qualls C. Relationship Between Juxtapapillary Choroidal Volume and Beta-Zone Parapapillary Atrophy in Eyes With and Without Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma. Am J Ophthalmol 2015; 160:637-47.e1. [PMID: 26144700 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2015.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2015] [Revised: 06/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate whether quantity of choroidal tissue directly adjacent to the optic nerve differs between eyes with and without glaucoma and whether beta-zone parapapillary atrophy influences this relationship. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. METHODS Subjects were enrolled in a longitudinal, observational study at our institution. We studied 1 eye of 63 primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), 30 ocular hypertension (OH), and 48 control subjects. Using optical coherence tomography enhanced depth imaging, we acquired 12 radial scans centered on the optic nerve head with 15 degrees of separation between scans. After images were enhanced, segmented, and corrected for ocular magnification, juxtapapillary choroidal volumetric parameters were calculated using raw thickness measurements and standard interpolation techniques. Juxtapapillary choroidal volume was then compared by diagnosis and by beta-zone parapapillary atrophy status. RESULTS Total juxtapapillary choroidal volume was significantly reduced in POAG vs OH and control eyes (1.057 vs 1.228 vs 1.255 μL, P = .04) and it was reduced in eyes with vs without beta-zone parapapillary atrophy (1.076 μL, n = 80 vs 1.306 μL, n = 61, P < .001). Juxtapapillary choroidal volume did not differ between POAG, OH, and control eyes when beta-zone parapapillary atrophy was absent, but juxtapapillary choroidal volume was significantly reduced in POAG vs control eyes when beta-zone parapapillary atrophy was present (0.957 vs 1.196 μL, P = .02). Furthermore, POAG eyes with beta-zone parapapillary atrophy had substantially lower juxtapapillary choroidal volume compared to POAG eyes without beta-zone parapapillary atrophy (0.957 vs 1.356 μL, P < .001). CONCLUSIONS The volume of choroid adjacent to the optic nerve was significantly reduced in POAG eyes when beta-zone parapapillary atrophy was present, suggesting that beta-zone parapapillary atrophy may be a biomarker for juxtapapillary choroidal atrophy and associated vascular compromise in POAG.
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