June 2013
Volume 54, Issue 15
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   June 2013
Reproducibility of photoreceptor imaging by Adaptive Optics Retinal Camera
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Mélanie Bidaut-Garnier
    Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
  • Mathieu Flores
    Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
  • Perle TUMAHAI
    Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
  • meillat mathieu
    Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
  • Guillaume Debellemaniere
    Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
  • Marc Puyraveau
    Methodology center, Besançon, France
  • Bernard Delbosc
    Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
  • Michel Montard
    Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
  • Maher Saleh
    Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
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    Commercial Relationships Mélanie Bidaut-Garnier, None; Mathieu Flores, None; Perle TUMAHAI, None; meillat mathieu, None; Guillaume Debellemaniere, None; Marc Puyraveau, None; Bernard Delbosc, None; Michel Montard, None; Maher Saleh, None
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science June 2013, Vol.54, 3440. doi:
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      Mélanie Bidaut-Garnier, Mathieu Flores, Perle TUMAHAI, meillat mathieu, Guillaume Debellemaniere, Marc Puyraveau, Bernard Delbosc, Michel Montard, Maher Saleh; Reproducibility of photoreceptor imaging by Adaptive Optics Retinal Camera. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2013;54(15):3440.

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Abstract

Purpose: To report the reproducibility and the repeatability of photoreceptor imaging in healthy human eyes, using the RTx-1™ Adaptive Optics (AO) Retinal Camera, (Imagine Eyes, Orsay, France) and AOdetect v0.1 cone counting software.

Methods: Three healthy emmetropic adults of 30, 42 and 42 years old, were imaged. Mean cone density (cells/mm2) at a fixed distance from the fovea (0.3 x 0.3 degree square located at 1° temporally), spacing between cells (µ) and percentage of hexagonal cells calculated on Voronoi diagrams, were also measured using the proprietary software of the device. Intersession repeatability was assessed by imaging both eyes of each subject, 5 consecutive days, by the same operator. Intrassession repeatability was assessed by comparing 10 consecutive acquisitions, obtained by the same operator from the right eye of each subject. Inter-operator variability was evaluated by comparing the images acquired by three different operators. The cone counts were blind measured by 2 graders using AOdetect v0.1. Pearson Coefficient (r) and coefficients of variation (COVs) were calculated.

Results: The mean cone counts were 25475 ± 2983/mm2 and 26396 ±3174 cells/mm2 for the first and the second grader, respectively (t test, p <0.05). All the parameters evaluated were highly reproducible: Pearson's r reached 0.90 (CI 95%: 0.84; 0.94) between both graders and 0.96 (CI 95%:0.57 ; 0.96) for the inter-operator variability. The intra-session and intersession COVs were 6% and 4%, respectively. The measurements of percentage of hexagonal cells and spacing between cells also varied in the same proportion (COV range from 3 to 9 %).

Conclusions: Photoreceptor counts using the RTx-1™ Adaptive Optics Retinal Camera showed good reproducibility and repeatability in normal human eyes. Further studies on the use of AO in the normal clinical setting are needed.

Keywords: 689 retina: distal (photoreceptors, horizontal cells, bipolar cells) • 585 macula/fovea • 465 clinical (human) or epidemiologic studies: systems/equipment/techniques  
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