April 2011
Volume 52, Issue 14
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   April 2011
Macular Ganglion Cell Thickness Measurements Using Fourier-Domain OCT for Prediction of Glaucomatous Progression
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Namita Bhardwaj
    Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
  • Mitra Sehi
    Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
  • Wei Shi
    Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
  • David S. Greenfield
    Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
  • Advanced Imaging in Glaucoma Study Group
    Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  Namita Bhardwaj, None; Mitra Sehi, None; Wei Shi, None; David S. Greenfield, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc (C, R), Optovue Inc (C, R)
  • Footnotes
    Support  RO1-EY013516, Bethesda, Maryland and an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness P30-EY14801, New York, New York.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science April 2011, Vol.52, 4163. doi:
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      Namita Bhardwaj, Mitra Sehi, Wei Shi, David S. Greenfield, Advanced Imaging in Glaucoma Study Group; Macular Ganglion Cell Thickness Measurements Using Fourier-Domain OCT for Prediction of Glaucomatous Progression. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2011;52(14):4163.

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Abstract

Purpose: : To assess whether baseline macular ganglion cell loss thickness measured with fourier-domain OCT (FDOCT) is associated with glaucoma progression.

Methods: : Glaucoma suspect and glaucomatous eyes with ≥30 months of follow-up meeting eligibility criteria were prospectively enrolled. All eyes underwent standard automated perimetry (SAP; SITA Standard 24-2), and FDOCT imaging (RTVue, Optovue Inc., Fremont, CA) every six months. Progression was assessed using pointwise linear regression (PLR) of SAP sensitivity values using Progressor TM software, and was defined as ≥ 2 contiguous locations in the same hemifield with sensitivity loss of >1dB/year at p<0.01. Macular imaging was performed over a 7x6 mm region and ganglion cell complex (GCC) measurements, consisting of nerve fiber, ganglion cell, and inner plexiform layers, were obtained. Baseline GCC, SAP mean and pattern standard deviation, IOP, and central corneal thickness were included in a logistic regression model.

Results: : One eye of 33 glaucoma suspects (mean age 63±9 yrs) and 20 patients with glaucoma (mean age 65± 11 yrs) were enrolled with a mean follow-up of 2.7 ± 0.21 yrs. Average baseline SAP mean deviation was -3.77±3.9 dB in glaucomatous eyes. Three eyes (6%) consisting of 2 glaucoma suspects and 1 glaucomatous eye demonstrated SAP progression. Average GCC (84.9 and 83.2 µM), superior GCC (84.3 and 84.0 µM), inferior GCC (85.4 and 82.5 µM), superior-inferior difference (-1.2 and 1.5 µM), focal loss volume (4.8 % and 4.8%), and global loss volume (13.7% and 14.8%) were similar (p>0.3) in progressing and non-progressing eyes, respectively. Multiple logistic regression models demonstrated no significant association between glaucoma progression and baseline macular GCC thickness.

Conclusions: : Baseline macular ganglion cell thickness measures were not predictive of glaucomatous progression in this cohort.

Keywords: imaging/image analysis: clinical • macula/fovea 
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