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ArticleInternational journal of ophthalmology2017

Area and volume ratios for prediction of visual outcome in idiopathic macular hole.

Xing-Yun Geng, Hui-Qun Wu, Jie-Hui Jiang, Kui Jiang, Jun Zhu, Yi Xu, Jian-Cheng Dong, Zhuang-Zhi Yan

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Xing-Yun GengThe Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
Hui-Qun WuDepartment of Medical Informatics, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jie-Hui JiangThe Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
Kui JiangDepartment of Medical Informatics, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jun ZhuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Yi XuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jian-Cheng DongDepartment of Medical Informatics, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China.
Zhuang-Zhi YanThe Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.

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aimTo predict the visual outcome in patients undergoing macular hole surgery by two novel three-dimensional morphological parameters on optical coherence tomography (OCT): area ratio factor (ARF) and volume ratio factor (VRF).

methodsA clinical case series was conducted, including 54 eyes of 54 patients with an idiopathic macular hole (IMH). Each patient had an OCT examination before and after surgery. Morphological parameters of the macular hole, such as minimum diameter, base diameter, and height were measured. Then, the macular hole index (MHI), tractional hole index (THI), and hole form factor (HFF) were calculated. Meanwhile, novel postoperative macular hole (MH) factors, ARF and VRF were calculated by three-dimensional morphology. Bivariate correlations were performed to acquire asymptotic significance values between the steady best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) after surgery and 2D/3D arguments of MH by the Pearson method with two-tailed test. All significant factors were analyzed by the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis of SPSS software which were responsible for vision recovery. ROC curves analyses were performed to further discuss the different parameters on the prediction of visual outcome.

resultsThe mean and standard deviation values of patients' age, symptoms duration, and follow-up time were 64.8±8.9y (range: 28-81), 18.6±11.5d (range: 2-60), and 11.4±0.4mo (range: 6-24), respectively. Steady-post-BCVA analyzed with bivariate correlations was found to be significantly correlated with base diameter (

conclusionCompared with MHI and HFF, ARF could effectively express three-dimensional characteristics of macular hole and achieve better sensitivity and specificity. Thus, ARF could be the most effective parameter to predict the visual outcome in macular hole surgery.

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idiopathic macular holemorphological featuresoptical coherent imagingprognostic evaluation

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PMID28861352
PMCPMC5554845

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