Adjusting Circumpapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Profile Using Retinal Artery Position Improves the Structure-Function Relationship in Glaucoma.
Fujino Yuri, Yamashita Takehiro, Murata Hiroshi, Asaoka Ryo
AI Summary
Adjusting cpRNFL profiles based on retinal artery position significantly strengthens the glaucoma structure-function relationship, potentially improving diagnostic accuracy and monitoring.
Abstract
Purpose
To investigate whether correcting the circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (cpRNFL) thickness profile, using retinal artery position and papillomacular bundle tilt, can improve the structure-function relationship in glaucoma patients.
Methods
Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and visual field measurements were conducted in 142 eyes of 90 subjects with open angle glaucoma. The SD-OCT cpRNFL thickness profile was corrected for retinal artery position and/or papillomacular tilt in all twelve 30° sectors of the optic disc, and the structure-function relationship against corresponding 30° sectorial retinal sensitivity was investigated by using linear mixed model.
Results
Applying a correction to the cpRNFL thickness profile for retinal artery position resulted in a stronger structure-function relationship in all 12 sectors of the optic disc. Furthermore, applying a further adjustment for papillomacular tilt resulted in a further improvement in 9 of 12 sectors.
Conclusions
Correcting cpRNFL profile, using the retinal artery position significantly strengthened the structure-function relationship. In most optic disc sectors, using the papillomacular bundle tilt improved cpRNFL thickness measurements.
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Key Concepts3
Correcting the circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (cpRNFL) thickness profile using retinal artery position significantly strengthened the structure-function relationship in all 12 sectors of the optic disc in 142 eyes of 90 subjects with open angle glaucoma.
Applying a further adjustment to the circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (cpRNFL) thickness profile for papillomacular tilt, in addition to retinal artery position correction, resulted in a further improvement in the structure-function relationship in 9 of 12 sectors of the optic disc in 142 eyes of 90 subjects with open angle glaucoma.
Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and visual field measurements were conducted in 142 eyes of 90 subjects with open angle glaucoma to investigate the structure-function relationship.
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