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Structural Measurements for Monitoring Change in Glaucoma: Comparing Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness With Minimum Rim Width and Area.

ABSTRACT: Minimum rim width (MRW) and area (MRA) have been introduced as anatomically defensible measures of neuroretinal rim tissue observable using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT). They have been reported to change earlier than retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) in glaucoma. This study sought to determine which is better to distinguish subsequent change from variability, using the previously described longitudinal signal-to-noise ratio (LSNR).Data from 157 eyes of 157 participants with high-risk ocular hypertension or non-end-stage glaucoma (mean deviation [MD] from -22 to +3 dB) were used. Participants were tested approximately every 6 months for at least six visits. For each eye, MRW, MRA, and RNFLT were regressed linearly against time. Longitudinal signal-to-noise ratio for each eye was defined as the rate of change over time (signal) divided by the standard deviation of residuals from this trend (noise). These were compared between parameters using a Wilcoxon signed rank test.The median LSNRs were -0.58y?¹ for RNFLT (bootstrapped 95% confidence interval -0.69 to -0.48y?¹); -0.44y?¹ (-0.59 to -0.32y?¹) for MRW; and -0.23y?¹ (-0.32 to -0.08y?¹) for MRA. Longitudinal signal-to-noise ratios were significantly more negative for RNFLT than for MRW (P = 0.025) or for MRA (P < 0.001).Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness measured by SDOCT had a better LSNR than MRW or MRA. Although MRW and MRA may be more sensitive for early detection of glaucomatous damage, these data suggest that RNFLT may be preferable for monitoring change.

SUBMITTER: Gardiner SK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4627356 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structural Measurements for Monitoring Change in Glaucoma: Comparing Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness With Minimum Rim Width and Area.

Gardiner Stuart K SK Boey Pui Yi PY Yang Hongli H Fortune Brad B Burgoyne Claude F CF Demirel Shaban S

Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 20151001 11

<h4>Purpose</h4>Minimum rim width (MRW) and area (MRA) have been introduced as anatomically defensible measures of neuroretinal rim tissue observable using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT). They have been reported to change earlier than retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) in glaucoma. This study sought to determine which is better to distinguish subsequent change from variability, using the previously described longitudinal signal-to-noise ratio (LSNR).<h4>Methods</h4 ...[more]

PMID: 26501416

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Project description:PurposeConventional optic disc margin-based neuroretinal rim measurements lack a solid anatomic and geometrical basis. An optical coherence tomography (OCT) index, Bruch's membrane opening minimum rim width (BMO-MRW), addresses these deficiencies and has higher diagnostic accuracy for glaucoma. We characterized BMO-MRW and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) in a normal population.DesignMulticenter cross-sectional study.ParticipantsNormal white subjects.MethodsAn approximately equal number of subjects in each decade group (20-90 years of age) was enrolled in 5 centers. Subjects had normal ocular and visual field examination results. We obtained OCT images of the optic nerve head (24 radial scans) and peripapillary retina (1 circular scan). The angle between the fovea and BMO center (FoBMO angle), relative to the horizontal axis of the image frame, was first determined and all scans were acquired and analyzed relative to this eye-specific FoBMO axis. Variation in BMO-MRW and RNFLT was analyzed with respect to age, sector, and BMO shape.Main outcome measuresAge-related decline and between-subject variability in BMO-MRW and RNFLT.ResultsThere were 246 eyes of 246 subjects with a median age of 52.9 years (range, 19.8-87.3 years). The median FoBMO angle was -6.7° (range, 2.5° to -17.5°). The BMO was predominantly vertically oval with a median area of 1.74 mm(2) (range, 1.05-3.40 mm(2)). Neither FoBMO angle nor BMO area was associated with age or axial length. Both global mean BMO-MRW and RNFLT declined with age at a rate of -1.34 μm/year and -0.21 μm/year, equivalent to 4.0% and 2.1% loss per decade of life, respectively. Sectorially, the most rapid decrease occurred inferiorly and the least temporally; however, the age association was always stronger with BMO-MRW than with RNFLT. There was a modest relationship between mean global BMO-MRW and RNFLT (r = 0.35), whereas sectorially the relationship ranged from moderate (r = 0.45, inferotemporal) to nonexistent (r = 0.01, temporal).ConclusionsThere was significant age-related loss of BMO-MRW in healthy subjects and notable differences between BMO-MRW and RNFLT in their relationship with age and between each other. Adjusting BMO-MRW and RNFLT for age and sector is important in ensuring optimal diagnostics for glaucoma.

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Structural Measurements for Monitoring Change in Glaucoma: Comparing Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness With Minimum Rim Width and Area.

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Structural Measurements for Monitoring Change in Glaucoma: Comparing Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness With Minimum Rim Width and Area.

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