March 2012
Volume 53, Issue 14
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   March 2012
Changes in Retinal Capillary Blood Flow are Related to Changes in Optic Nerve Structure in Patients With Glaucoma
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Patrick Egan
    Ophthalmology,
    Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Alon Harris
    Ophthalmology,
    Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Brent A. Siesky
    Ophthalmology,
    Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Rita Ehrlich
    Ophthalmology,
    Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Barbara M. Wirostko
    Ophthalmology, University of Utah, Park City, Utah
  • Chi-Wah R. Yung
    Ophthalmology,
    Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Yara Catoira
    Ophthalmology,
    Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Sandy Ngo
    Ophthalmology,
    Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • George Eckert
    Division of Biostatistics,
    Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Annahita Amireskandari
    Ophthalmology,
    Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  Patrick Egan, None; Alon Harris, Pfizer (C); Brent A. Siesky, None; Rita Ehrlich, None; Barbara M. Wirostko, Altheos (C), Merck (C), Pfizer (C); Chi-Wah R. Yung, None; Yara Catoira, None; Sandy Ngo, None; George Eckert, None; Annahita Amireskandari, None
  • Footnotes
    Support  Unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science March 2012, Vol.53, 258. doi:
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      Patrick Egan, Alon Harris, Brent A. Siesky, Rita Ehrlich, Barbara M. Wirostko, Chi-Wah R. Yung, Yara Catoira, Sandy Ngo, George Eckert, Annahita Amireskandari; Changes in Retinal Capillary Blood Flow are Related to Changes in Optic Nerve Structure in Patients With Glaucoma. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2012;53(14):258.

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Abstract

Purpose: : To examine the associations over a two-year period between retinal capillary blood flow and optic nerve structure in patients with open angle glaucoma (OAG).

Methods: : 50 patients with OAG were analyzed for retinal capillary blood flow and optic nerve structure at baseline and after 2 years follow up. Total retinal capillary blood flow was divided into 10, 25, 50, 75 and 90 percentiles of total flow via scanning laser Doppler flowmetry. Associations between the changes in retinal capillary blood flow and optic nerve structure were evaluated using Pearson correlation coefficients.

Results: : Superior and inferior retinal blood flow were negatively correlated with optic cup depth as measured by HRT3. Specifically, as the superior 25th/ 50th/75th/90th percentile and mean retinal blood flow decreased, the mean optic cup depth increased (r=-0.28, p=0.0487; r=-0.34, p=0.0152; r=-0.38, p=0.0057; r=-0.40, p=0.0035; r=-0.36, p=0.0092). Similarly, as the inferior 10th/25th/ 50th/75th/90th percentile and mean retinal blood flow decreased, the mean optic cup depth increased (r=-0.28, p=0.0450; r=-0.36, p=0.0097; r=-0.38, p=0.0066; r=-0.38, p=0.0054; r=-0.33, p=0.0183; r=-0.37, p=0.0074). Furthermore, as the inferior 10th/25th/ 50th/75th/90th percentile and mean retinal blood flow decreased, the maximum optic cup depth increased (r=-0.30, p=0.0355; r=-0.38, p=0.0057; r=-0.39, p=0.0049; r=-0.41, p=0.0030; r=-0.41, p=0.0027; r=-0.43, p=0.0017).

Conclusions: : Decreased capillary perfusion in the retina is associated with an increase in optic cup depth in this cohort of patients with OAG. This applies to perfusion in both the superior and inferior aspects of the retina. Thus, decreasing retinal blood flow may increase optic nerve damage as defined by optic cup depth in patients with OAG.

Keywords: optic nerve • imaging/image analysis: non-clinical • blood supply 
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