May 2005
Volume 46, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2005
Agreement Between Structural Measures of Glaucoma Progression Using Heidelberg Retina Tomograph Topographic Change Analysis and Stereoscopic Optic Disc Photography in the Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study (DIGS)
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • R.R. Bourne
    University of California San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, San Diego, CA
  • C. Bowd
    University of California San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, San Diego, CA
  • R.N. Weinreb
    University of California San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, San Diego, CA
  • P. Amini
    University of California San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, San Diego, CA
  • K. Jahanbakhsh
    University of California San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, San Diego, CA
  • E.M. Hoffmann
    University of California San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, San Diego, CA
  • F.A. Medeiros
    University of California San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, San Diego, CA
  • L.M. Zangwill
    University of California San Diego, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, San Diego, CA
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  R.R. Bourne, Heidelberg Engineering F; C. Bowd, None; R.N. Weinreb, Carl Zeiss Meditec F; Laser Diagnostic Technologies F; Heidelberg Engineering F; P. Amini, None; K. Jahanbakhsh, None; E.M. Hoffmann, None; F.A. Medeiros, None; L.M. Zangwill, Carl Zeiss Meditec F; Laser Diagnostic Technologies F; Heidelberg Engineering F.
  • Footnotes
    Support  TFC Frost, UK; NIH EY11008; A Einstein Coll Med; DFG
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2005, Vol.46, 2475. doi:
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      R.R. Bourne, C. Bowd, R.N. Weinreb, P. Amini, K. Jahanbakhsh, E.M. Hoffmann, F.A. Medeiros, L.M. Zangwill; Agreement Between Structural Measures of Glaucoma Progression Using Heidelberg Retina Tomograph Topographic Change Analysis and Stereoscopic Optic Disc Photography in the Diagnostic Innovations in Glaucoma Study (DIGS) . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2005;46(13):2475.

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Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose:To investigate agreement for glaucoma progression using Heidelberg Retina Tomograph Topographic Change Analysis (HRT–TCA) and stereoscopic optic disc photography. Methods: 131 subjects with ≥4 years of follow–up with good quality 15o HRT images were selected. Subjects who had undergone a trabeculectomy were excluded. A randomly selected eye of each subject was chosen. Using the HRT–TCA, eyes with a cluster of ≥20 superpixels of topographic change compared with baseline in 3 consecutive sets of follow–up images were considered to have confirmed progression. The location of these changes was recorded. Stereoscopic optic disc photographs were assessed for glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON) by 2 observers in masked fashion, at baseline and for glaucomatous progression, with consensus achieved by an adjudicator in cases of disagreement. Results:Mean age of subjects at baseline was 59.8 (+/–11.2) years and average length of follow–up was 82 months (SD:24; Range:48 to 136), with an average of 6 HRT images per patient. Photographic evidence of progression was observed in 10 (7.6%) eyes, and in 42 (32.1%) eyes by HRT–TCA (change within the disc margin (WDM); agreement (kappa, k= 0.08)). 67 (51.1%) of the subjects had GON at baseline. Of these, 8 (11.9%) progressed on photographs and 21 (31.3%) progressed by HRT–TCA (WDM; k=0.12). Of the 64 subjects (48.8%) with no GON at baseline, 2 (3.1%) progressed on photographs, and 21(32.8%) by HRT–TCA (WDM; k=0.03). Among all subjects, HRT–TCA changes inside the disc margin had a sensitivity of 50.0% (95% CI, 20.1–79.9) and specificity of 69.4% (60.3–77.3) for detecting stereophotographic progression. If changes outside but contiguous with the disc margin were also included, the sensitivity and specificity was 50.0% and 59.5% (50.2–68.2), respectively (k=0.03).Of those that did show photographic progression, there were no significant differences between those detected and missed by HRT–TCA in terms of mean disc size, neuroretinal rim area or cup/disc ratio. Conclusions:Using recommended measures of progression with the HRT–TCA, the specificity for detection of photographic progression was relatively high but sensitivity was low. While ‘false positives’ with the HRT–TCA may indicate areas of unrecognized photographic change, the sensitivity is disappointingly low. Modifications to the HRT–TCA may be needed to improve sensitivity for detection of GON progression.

Keywords: imaging methods (CT, FA, ICG, MRI, OCT, RTA, SLO, ultrasound) • optic disc 
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