August 2021
Volume 62, Issue 11
Open Access
ARVO Imaging in the Eye Conference Abstract  |   August 2021
Depth-wise lamina cribrosa deformation while modulating intracerebral pressure
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Anse Vellappally
    Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States
  • Yoav Glidai
    Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States
  • Palaiologos Alexopoulos
    Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States
  • Mengling Liu
    Department of Population Health and Environmental Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States
  • Ian A. Sigal
    UPMC Eye Center, Eye and Ear Institute, Ophthalmology and Visual Science Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Matthew A. Smith
    UPMC Eye Center, Eye and Ear Institute, Ophthalmology and Visual Science Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Joel Schuman
    Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York, United States
  • Hiroshi Ishikawa
    Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York, United States
  • Gadi Wollstein
    Department of Ophthalmology, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, United States
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York, United States
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships   Anse Vellappally, None; Yoav Glidai, None; Palaiologos Alexopoulos, None; Mengling Liu, None; Ian Sigal, None; Matthew Smith, None; Joel Schuman, Zeiss (P); Hiroshi Ishikawa, None; Gadi Wollstein, None
  • Footnotes
    Support  NIH Grant R01-EY030770 and unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science August 2021, Vol.62, 74. doi:
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      Anse Vellappally, Yoav Glidai, Palaiologos Alexopoulos, Mengling Liu, Ian A. Sigal, Matthew A. Smith, Joel Schuman, Hiroshi Ishikawa, Gadi Wollstein; Depth-wise lamina cribrosa deformation while modulating intracerebral pressure. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2021;62(11):74.

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Abstract

Purpose : Previous research by our group has shown that both intraocular pressure (IOP) and intracerebral pressure (ICP) modulation have an important role in deformation of the lamina cribrosa (LC). Considering that these forces are acting in different locations and direction (IOP -anterior posterior, ICP -circumferential) it is important to determine the effect and primary location of each of these forces. In this project we examine the deformation of the LC in response to ICP modulation while maintaining a fixed IOP.

Methods : Six eyes of 5 healthy adult rhesus macaques (3 males and 2 females, aged 7.9-14.4 years) were used in the study. The anterior chamber of the eye and the lateral ventricle of the brain were cannulated and the pressure was modulated through gravity-based perfusion system. In-vivo optic nerve head (ONH) spectral-domain OCT scans (Leica, Chicago, IL) were obtained at a fixed IOP of 15mmHg and 3 ICP settings: baseline, 20 and 35mmHg. Qualified scans were registered in 3D, and LC microstructure measurement of the beam-to-pore ratio (BPR) was obtained from shared regions and depths using a previously described segmentation algorithm.

Results : The pattern, magnitude and location of LC deformation markedly varied between eyes in response to ICP modulation (Figure). Eyes were grouped based on the SD of the difference in BPR in the varying pressure settings with eyes > 0.11 defined as deforming and those equal or lower defined as non-deformer (Table). Three deforming eyes exhibited BPR change in different locations within the LC depth (Figure, A-C), whereas the remaining three showed only minimal response (Figure, D-F). The baseline mean BPR was 1.63 for the deforming eyes and 1.39 for the non-deforming eyes. The mean depth-wise, slice-by-slice BPR difference between the pressure settings in the 3 deforming eyes (A-C) was 0.58±0.43 (range 0.29-1.08), and 0.14±0.03 (range 0.11-0.17) in the non-deforming eyes (D-F).

Conclusions : Under raised ICP levels and fixed IOP, the LC showed inconsistent pattern of deformation along its depth among the different eyes. It is highlighting the importance of analyzing the full depth of the LC in order to fully capture the pressure effects. Eyes with larger beams (or smaller pores) tend to be more resistant to the ICP pressure modulation. The association between the LC response to pressure modulation and sensitivity to glaucomatous damage require further investigation.

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