OCT Circle Scans Can Be Used to Study Many Eyes with Advanced Glaucoma.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To examine the utility of optical coherence tomography (OCT) for studying eyes with advanced glaucoma [i.e., eyes with a 24-2 visual field (VF) mean deviation (MD) worse than -15 dB], we tested the hypothesis that if these eyes had a 10-2 total deviation (TD) map with points better than -8 dB, then the topographically corresponding regions on the circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (cpRNFL) should show a preserved region.

Design

Evaluation of technology study.

Participants

39 eyes from 33 patients (mean: 68.8 ± 9.2 years) with a diagnosis of glaucoma had a 24-2 VF with a MD ≤ -15 dB (mean: -18.94 ± 2.95 dB). All eyes additionally had a 10-2 VF and an averaged OCT circle scan.

Methods

Each scan was inspected, and preserved cpRNFL regions of the dis

SUBMITTER: Lee SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6916646 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature