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ArticlePloS one2020

Correlation of retinal sensitivity in microperimetry with vascular density in optical coherence tomography angiography in primary open-angle glaucoma.

Katarzyna Zabel, Przemyslaw Zabel, Martyna Kaluzna, Aleksander Lamkowski, Damian Jaworski, Magdalena Wietlicka-Piszcz, Jakub J Kaluzny

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Katarzyna ZabelDepartment of Sensory Organ Studies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2701-4309
Przemyslaw ZabelDepartment of Sensory Organ Studies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Martyna KaluznaOftalmika Eye Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Aleksander LamkowskiOftalmika Eye Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Damian JaworskiOftalmika Eye Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Magdalena Wietlicka-PiszczDepartment of Biostatistics and Biomedical Systems Theory, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Jakub J KaluznyDepartment of Sensory Organ Studies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Nicolaus Copernicus University · PLUniversity of Bydgoszcz · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the correlation between retinal sensitivity in microperimetry (MP) with vessel density (VD) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).

methodsWe enrolled 30 participants (52 eyes) with POAG and 15 participants (23 eyes) in the healthy control group. All participants were examined for retinal structure using OCTA to assess VD and Spectral domain OCT (SD-OCT) to assess ganglion cell complex (GCC) and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) thickness. Retinal sensitivity was tested with MP and standard automatic perimetry (SAP).

resultsThe VD in moderate/severe POAG was lower than that in mild POAG and healthy control in the macular superficial vascular plexus (SVP) (38.7±6.3% vs. 42.9±5.2%, 49.7±2.6% respectively, P<0.001) and peripapillary radial peripapillary capillaries (pRPC) (36.4±5.7% vs. 43.6±6.6%, 49.1±2.4% respectively, P<0.001). The Pearson's correlations between function-structure parameters were strongest with MP average sensitivity threshold and SVP VD in the area of whole macula (r = 0.68); followed by SAP mean deviation (MD) and pRNFL thickness (r = 0.63); SAP MD and pRPC VD (r = 0.59) and MP average threshold and GCC thickness (r = 0.54). We found the AUROCs for discriminating between glaucomatous and healthy eyes were highest for structural parameters as follows: pRNFL (0.94), macular SVP whole (0.92), pRPC (0.92) and GCC (0.91). Pairwise comparison of the above parameters showed no difference (P>0.05).

conclusionThe relationship between microvascular damage in the macular SVP whole and the decrease of MP average sensitivity threshold is stronger than the pRNFL thickness measurements and SAP parameters. OCTA and MP techniques are valuable methods that allow clinically monitor structural and functional changes in glaucomatous eyes.

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AngiographyTomography, Optical CoherenceAgedCase-Control StudiesFemaleGlaucoma, Open-AngleHumansMaleRetinaRetinal VesselsVisual Fields

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