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Evaluation of Structure-Function Relationships in Longitudinal Changes of Glaucoma using the Spectralis OCT Follow-Up Mode.

ABSTRACT: The detection of glaucoma progression is an essential part of glaucoma management. Subjectivity of standard automated perimetry (SAP) prevents the accurate evaluation of progression, thus the detection of structural changes by optical coherence tomography (OCT) is attracting attention. Despite its objectivity, there is controversy about the appropriateness of the use of OCT, because many previous studies have indicated OCT results may not reflect the deterioration of visual field. A reason for this dissociation may be the test-retest variability of OCT, a major cause of which is misplacement of the measurement location. Recent advantages of spectral-domain OCT (SD-OCT), especially Spectralis OCT with an eye-tracking system (follow-up mode) enable measurement at approximately the same location as previous examinations. In addition to utilizing Spectralis follow-up mode, we introduced structure-function relationship map and nonlinear relationship between SAP and OCT results in considering structure-function relationship in longitudinal changes. The introduction of these two ideas in our study population improved the correlation between the SAP and OCT (R?=?0.589 at most). The results of this study support the practical use of OCT in glaucoma progression but also stress the importance of focus on the corresponding focal changes and the consideration of disease severity.

SUBMITTER: Suda K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6249277 | biostudies-other | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Evaluation of Structure-Function Relationships in Longitudinal Changes of Glaucoma using the Spectralis OCT Follow-Up Mode.

Suda Kenji K Akagi Tadamichi T Nakanishi Hideo H Noma Hisashi H Ikeda Hanako Ohashi HO Kameda Takanori T Hasegawa Tomoko T Tsujikawa Akitaka A

Scientific reports 20181121 1

The detection of glaucoma progression is an essential part of glaucoma management. Subjectivity of standard automated perimetry (SAP) prevents the accurate evaluation of progression, thus the detection of structural changes by optical coherence tomography (OCT) is attracting attention. Despite its objectivity, there is controversy about the appropriateness of the use of OCT, because many previous studies have indicated OCT results may not reflect the deterioration of visual field. A reason for t ...[more]

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Project description:PurposeTo investigate the relationship between longitudinal changes in macular thickness measurements from OCT and changes in central visual field (VF) in patients with glaucoma with central or advanced damage at baseline.DesignLongitudinal cohort study.ParticipantsA total of 116 eyes with ≥3 years of follow-up and ≥5 macular OCT images and central 10° VF tests were selected.MethodsOCT superpixels and VF locations were matched correcting for retinal ganglion cell (RGC) displacement. Superpixel thickness and VF total deviation (TD) values, in both logarithmic and linear scales, were averaged within 3 eccentricities (3.4°, 5.6°, and 6.8°) and superior and inferior hemiretinas and hemifields. We estimated pointwise TD rates of change and rates of change at superpixels for full macular thickness (FMT), ganglion cell complex (GCC), ganglion cell inner plexiform layer (GCIPL), and ganglion cell layer (GCL). Correlation of structure-function (SF) rates of change was investigated with parametric tests. We compared the proportion of worsening and positive slopes for superpixels and VF test locations (negative vs. positive rates of change with P < 0.05) throughout the follow-up period. Permutation analyses were used to control specificity.Main outcome measuresMagnitude of correlation between structural and functional rates of change and proportion of worsening and positive slopes as a function of follow-up time.ResultsThe median (interquartile range) follow-up and number of exams were 4.2 (3.7-4.6) years and 8 (7-9), respectively. The highest correlation of change rates was observed at 3.4° and 5.6° eccentricities (r = 0.24, 0.41, 0.40, and 0.40 for FMT, GCC, GCIPL, and GCL for 3.4° eccentricity and r = 0.28, 0.32, 0.31, and 0.32 for FMT, GCC, GCIPL, and GCL for 5.6° eccentricity, respectively). Although GCC measures demonstrated the highest overall longitudinal SF correlations, the differences were not statistically significant. Significant structural worsening was more frequently detected than functional deterioration at 3- and 5-year time points (P < 0.025). Permutation analyses also confirmed this finding.ConclusionsCorrelations between central structural and functional rates of change were weak to fair in this cohort. Structural changes were detected more frequently than functional changes. Measurements of both structure and function are required for optimal detection of central progression.

Project description:PURPOSE:To review central structure-function (SF) relationships in glaucoma; to compare contributions of within-session and between-session variability to total variability of macular optical coherence tomography (OCT) thickness measurements; and to test the hypothesis that longitudinal within-eye variability of central SF relationships is smaller than between-individual variability. METHODS:We reviewed the pertinent literature on central SF relationships in glaucoma. Thirty-eight eyes (20 normal or glaucoma subjects) had ×3 macular images per session over 3 sessions, and superpixels thickness measurements for ganglion cell layer (GCL), ganglion cell/inner plexiform layer (GCIPL), ganglion cell complex (GCC), and full macular thickness (FMT) were exported. Linear mixed models were used for estimating contributions of between- and within-session variability to total thickness variability. One hundred twenty eyes with ?3 10° visual fields (VFs)/OCT images were enrolled for the longitudinal study. We investigated within-eye longitudinal SF relationships (GCIPL thickness vs VF total deviations) with a change-point regression model and compared within-eye to between-individual variabilities with components-of-variance models. RESULTS:In the cross-sectional study, the between-session component contributed 8%, 11%, 11%, and 36% of total variability for GCL, GCIPL, GCC, and FMT, respectively. In the longitudinal study, between-individual variability explained 78%, 77%, and 67% of total SF variability at 3.4°, 5.6°, and 6.8° eccentricities, respectively (P < .05). SF relationships remained stable over time within individual eyes. CONCLUSIONS:Within-session variability accounts for most of macular thickness variability over time. Longitudinal within-eye SF variability is smaller than between-individual variability. Study of within-eye SF relationships could help clinicians better understand SF linking in glaucoma and help refine progression algorithms. NOTE: Publication of this article is sponsored by the American Ophthalmological Society.

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Evaluation of Structure-Function Relationships in Longitudinal Changes of Glaucoma using the Spectralis OCT Follow-Up Mode.

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Evaluation of Structure-Function Relationships in Longitudinal Changes of Glaucoma using the Spectralis OCT Follow-Up Mode.

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