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Detection of progressive retinal nerve fiber layer loss in glaucoma using scanning laser polarimetry with variable corneal compensation.

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Medeiros, FA; Alencar, LM; Zangwill, LM; Bowd, C; Vizzeri, G; Sample, PA; Weinreb, RN
Published in: Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
April 2009

PURPOSE: To evaluate the ability of scanning laser polarimetry with variable corneal compensation to detect progressive retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) loss in glaucoma patients and patients suspected of having the disease. METHODS: This was an observational cohort study that included 335 eyes of 195 patients. Images were obtained annually with the GDx VCC scanning laser polarimeter, along with optic disc stereophotographs and standard automated perimetry (SAP) visual fields. The median follow-up time was 3.94 years. Progression was determined using commercial software for SAP and by masked assessment of optic disc stereophotographs performed by expert graders. Random coefficient models were used to evaluate the relationship between RNFL thickness measurements over time and progression as determined by SAP and/or stereophotographs. RESULTS: From the 335 eyes, 34 (10%) showed progression over time by stereophotographs and/or SAP. Average GDx VCC measurements decreased significantly over time for both progressors as well as non-progressors. However, the rate of decline was significantly higher in the progressing group (-0.70 microm/year) compared to the non-progressing group (-0.14 microm/year; P=0.001). Black race and male sex were significantly associated with higher rates of RNFL loss during follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: The GDx VCC scanning laser polarimeter was able to identify longitudinal RNFL loss in eyes that showed progression in optic disc stereophotographs and/or visual fields. These findings suggest that this technology could be useful to detect and monitor progressive disease in patients with established diagnosis of glaucoma or suspected of having the disease.

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Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci

DOI

EISSN

1552-5783

Publication Date

April 2009

Volume

50

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1675 / 1681

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Fields
  • Visual Field Tests
  • Visual Acuity
  • Retinal Ganglion Cells
  • Prospective Studies
  • Photography
  • Optic Nerve Diseases
  • Optic Disk
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Ocular Hypertension
 

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Medeiros, F. A., Alencar, L. M., Zangwill, L. M., Bowd, C., Vizzeri, G., Sample, P. A., & Weinreb, R. N. (2009). Detection of progressive retinal nerve fiber layer loss in glaucoma using scanning laser polarimetry with variable corneal compensation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 50(4), 1675–1681. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.08-2712
Medeiros, Felipe A., Luciana M. Alencar, Linda M. Zangwill, Christopher Bowd, Gianmarco Vizzeri, Pamela A. Sample, and Robert N. Weinreb. “Detection of progressive retinal nerve fiber layer loss in glaucoma using scanning laser polarimetry with variable corneal compensation.Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 50, no. 4 (April 2009): 1675–81. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.08-2712.
Medeiros FA, Alencar LM, Zangwill LM, Bowd C, Vizzeri G, Sample PA, et al. Detection of progressive retinal nerve fiber layer loss in glaucoma using scanning laser polarimetry with variable corneal compensation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 Apr;50(4):1675–81.
Medeiros, Felipe A., et al. “Detection of progressive retinal nerve fiber layer loss in glaucoma using scanning laser polarimetry with variable corneal compensation.Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, vol. 50, no. 4, Apr. 2009, pp. 1675–81. Pubmed, doi:10.1167/iovs.08-2712.
Medeiros FA, Alencar LM, Zangwill LM, Bowd C, Vizzeri G, Sample PA, Weinreb RN. Detection of progressive retinal nerve fiber layer loss in glaucoma using scanning laser polarimetry with variable corneal compensation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 Apr;50(4):1675–1681.

Published In

Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci

DOI

EISSN

1552-5783

Publication Date

April 2009

Volume

50

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1675 / 1681

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Visual Fields
  • Visual Field Tests
  • Visual Acuity
  • Retinal Ganglion Cells
  • Prospective Studies
  • Photography
  • Optic Nerve Diseases
  • Optic Disk
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Ocular Hypertension