Marcelo T. Nicolela

Serial Changes in Lamina Cribrosa Depth and Neuroretinal Parameters in Glaucoma: Impact of Choroidal Thickness.

Lamina cribrosa depth should be measured from an anterior sclera reference plane to reduce the influence of choroidal thickness changes.

Value of 10-2 Visual Field Testing in Glaucoma Patients with Early 24-2 Visual Field Loss.

In this study of glaucoma patients with early damage with the 24-2 test, there was little evidence that adding the 10-2 test revealed additional undetected defects in the central visual field.

Visibility of Optic Nerve Head Structures With Spectral-domain and Swept-source Optical Coherence Tomography.

SD-OCT and SS-OCT had comparable detection rates of deep ONH structures; however, a larger area of ASLC was visible with SS-OCT.

Discrepancy in Loss of Macular Perfusion Density and Ganglion Cell Layer Thickness in Early Glaucoma.

Less than one-third of patients with early glaucoma had more loss of perfusion compared with conventional structural loss in the macula.

Impact of Glaucoma Severity on Rates of Neuroretinal Rim, Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer, and Macular Ganglion Cell Layer Thickness Change.

The rates of MRW, RNFL, and GCL thickness change were not significantly influenced by glaucoma severity at baseline; however, GCL thickness was able to statistically contrast the rate of change between healthy subjects and glaucoma…

Comparing Five Criteria for Evaluating Glaucomatous Visual Fields.

No criteria had uniformly superior performance. Selection of criteria should consider the degree of damage anticipated and the desire for either higher sensitivity or specificity.

Long-term Outcome of Surgical Treatment for Late Intraocular Lens Dislocation Associated With High Intraocular Pressure: A Case Series.

Transscleral IOL fixation associated with Ahmed glaucoma drainage device implantation is a safe and effective surgical option for patients with late IOL dislocation and elevated IOP.

Rates of Visual Field Change in Patients With Glaucoma and Healthy Individuals: Findings From a Median 25-Year Follow-up.

The results of this cohort study suggest that over a median follow-up of more than 25 years, the rate of visual field change in patients receiving treatment for glaucoma was comparable to that of healthy individuals.

Efficacy and Safety of the Susanna Glaucoma Drainage Device After 1 Year of Follow-up.

The SGDD presented a 13.6% failure rate (86.4% success rate) with very few complications, being an efficient and safe alternative for refractory glaucoma.

Influence of Bruch's Membrane Opening Area in Diagnosing Glaucoma With Neuroretinal Parameters From Optical Coherence Tomography.

RNFLT sensitivity was higher in eyes with larger BMOA; however, age and visual field damage may influence that association. MRW diagnostic accuracy was not dependent on BMOA.

Peripapillary Retinal Segmentation in OCT Angiography.

Progressive Changes in the Neuroretinal Rim and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer in Glaucoma: Impact of Baseline Values and Floor Effects.

Significant MRW and RNFLT changes were detected at all levels of baseline damage.

Author Response: Peripapillary Atrophy in Myopic Eyes: Comparison of Gamma to Beta Zone Ratio Between Those With and Without Glaucoma.

Sequence and Detectability of Changes in Macular Ganglion Cell Layer Thickness and Perfusion Density in Early Glaucoma.

A decrease in GCL thickness precedes a measurable decrease in macular PD. Early glaucomatous progression is more frequently detectable with changes in GCL thickness compared to macular PD.

Diagnostic Performance for Detection of Glaucomatous Structural Damage Using Pixelwise Analysis of Retinal Thickness Measurements.

Using pixel-based methods, the diagnostic accuracy of NFL and GCL exceeded that of IPL and TR.

Impact of ageing on progressive thinning of the retinal nerve fibre layer in glaucoma.

Normal aging contributes about half of the retinal nerve fiber layer thinning observed in treated glaucoma patients, with glaucoma itself causing additional significant thinning. This highlights the importance of distinguishing age-related changes from disease progression.

Variability of scan quality and perfusion density in longitudinal optical coherence tomography angiography imaging.

Perfusion density measurements are subject to increasing experience of either the operator or participant, or a combination of both. These findings have implications for the interpretation of longitudinal measurements with OCT-A.

Optic Disc Hemorrhages and Laminar Disinsertions in Glaucoma.

Laminar disinsertions occurred twice as frequently in eyes with ODHs; however, in individual patients, the spatial concordance between ODHs and laminar disinsertions was poor.

Beta and Gamma Peripapillary Atrophy in Myopic Eyes With and Without Glaucoma.

Subclassifying PPA with OCT into beta and gamma zones reveals association with different covariates, but does not enhance the diagnostic performance for glaucoma in a population of predominantly Caucasians myopic subjects.

Diagnostic Accuracy of Optical Coherence Tomography and Scanning Laser Tomography for Identifying Glaucoma in Myopic Eyes.

Bruch's membrane opening MRW is more sensitive than DM-RA and similar to RNFL thickness for the identification of glaucoma in myopic eyes and offers a valuable diagnostic tool for patients with glaucoma with myopic optic…

Neuroretinal Rim Area Change in Glaucoma Patients With Visual Field Progression Endpoints and Intraocular Pressure Reduction. The Canadian Glaucoma Study: 4.

Patients with a VF endpoint had a median rim area rate that was nearly 3 times worse than those without an endpoint.

Diagnostic Accuracy of Glaucoma With Sector-Based and a New Total Profile-Based Analysis of Neuroretinal Rim and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness.

The diagnostic accuracy of sectoral analysis was equivalent to total analysis. These results indicate that BMO-MRW and RNFLT defects were wide and deep enough for detection by conventional sectoral analysis.

Importance of Normal Aging in Estimating the Rate of Glaucomatous Neuroretinal Rim and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Loss.

Age-related loss of neuroretinal parameters may explain a large proportion of the deterioration observed in treated patients with glaucoma and should be carefully considered in estimating rates of change.