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Racial Differences in Rate of Change of Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography-Measured Minimum Rim Width and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:To compare race-related differences in estimated rate of change of Bruch's membrane opening-minimum rim width (BMO-MRW) and circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) in healthy, glaucoma suspect, and glaucoma eyes of individuals of European (ED) and African descent (AD). DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. METHODS:This study investigated rate of change of BMO-MRW and RNFLT in 124 healthy, 227 glaucoma suspect, and 177 glaucoma eyes followed for approximately 3 years and tested with optical coherence tomography every 6 months. Suspect eyes had a history of untreated intraocular pressure (IOP) ? 22 mm Hg or suspicion of glaucoma by optic disc photograph assessment without repeatable abnormal standard automated perimetry (SAP) results. Glaucoma eyes had repeatable abnormal SAP results (GHT ONL or PSD ? 5%). Mixed-effects models were used to estimate the rate of change after controlling for age, mean follow-up IOP, central corneal thickness, axial length, and BMO area. RESULTS:A race-related difference in rate of change of global BMO-MRW but not average RNFLT in suspect eyes was observed. Rate of change of BMO-MRW was -1.82 ?m/year and -2.20 ?m/year in ED and AD suspect eyes, respectively (P = .03). Rate of change of RNFLT was -0.64 ?m/year and -0.75 ?m/year in ED and AD suspect eyes, respectively (P = .75). No race-related differences in change rate were found in healthy or glaucoma eyes. CONCLUSION:Race is an important consideration when assessing structural change, particularly minimum rim width, in glaucoma suspect eyes. Differences in rate of structural change may help explain racial disparities in glaucoma susceptibility.

SUBMITTER: Bowd C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6258318 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Racial Differences in Rate of Change of Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography-Measured Minimum Rim Width and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness.

Bowd Christopher C Zangwill Linda M LM Weinreb Robert N RN Girkin Christopher A CA Fazio Massimo A MA Liebmann Jeffrey M JM Belghith Akram A

American journal of ophthalmology 20180907

<h4>Purpose</h4>To compare race-related differences in estimated rate of change of Bruch's membrane opening-minimum rim width (BMO-MRW) and circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) in healthy, glaucoma suspect, and glaucoma eyes of individuals of European (ED) and African descent (AD).<h4>Design</h4>Prospective cohort study.<h4>Methods</h4>This study investigated rate of change of BMO-MRW and RNFLT in 124 healthy, 227 glaucoma suspect, and 177 glaucoma eyes followed for approx ...[more]

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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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Racial Differences in Rate of Change of Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography-Measured Minimum Rim Width and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness.

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Racial Differences in Rate of Change of Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography-Measured Minimum Rim Width and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness.

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