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ArticleKorean journal of ophthalmology : KJO2014

Using ImageJ to evaluate optic disc pallor in traumatic optic neuropathy.

Sunah Kang, Ungsoo Samuel Kim

Open access · goldAbstract readControlled Clinical Trial
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Article in Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sunah KangDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kim's Eye Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Ungsoo Samuel KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kim's Eye Hospital, Seoul, Korea. ; Department of Ophthalmology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Kim's Eye Hospital · KRKonyang University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate optic disc pallor using ImageJ in traumatic optic neuropathy (TON).

methodsThis study examined unilateral TON patients. The optic disc was divided into 4 quadrants (temporal, superior, nasal, and inferior), consistent with the quadrants on optical coherence tomography (OCT) retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness maps. Optic disc photography was performed and disc pallor was quantified using gray scale photographic images imported into ImageJ software. The correlation between optic disc pallor and RNFL thickness was examined in each quadrant.

resultsA total of 35 patients (31 male, 4 female) were enrolled in the study. The mean participant age was 34.8 ± 15.0 years (range, 5 to 63 years). Overall RNFL thickness decreased in 6 patients, with thinning most often occurring in the inferior quadrant (28 of 35 eyes). There was a significant correlation between optic disc pallor and RNFL thickness (superior, rho = -0.358, p = 0.04; inferior, rho = -0.345, p = 0.04; nasal, rho = -0.417, p = 0.01; temporal, rho = -0.390, p = 0.02). The highest level of correspondence between disc pallor and RNFL thickness values outside of the normative 95th percentiles was 39.3% and occurred in the inferior quadrant.

conclusionsOptic disc pallor in TON was quantified with ImageJ and was significantly correlated with RNFL thickness abnormalities. Thus, ImageJ evaluations of disc pallor may be useful for evaluating RNFL thinning, as verified by OCT RNFL analyses.

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AdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolColorimetryDiagnosis, Computer-AssistedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOptic AtrophyOptic Nerve DiseasesOptic Nerve InjuriesPhotographyReproducibility of ResultsSoftwareFundus photographyOptical coherence tomographyOptic discOptic nerve injuries

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PMID24688260
PMCPMC3958633
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