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ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2022

Cluster Formation for Analyses of Glaucomatous Visual Field Defects in Central 10-2 Visual Field in Normal Tension Glaucoma Eyes.

Hirotaka Suzumura, Keiji Yoshikawa, Tairo Kimura, Mami Nanno, Toyoaki Tsumura

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Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2022. 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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Hirotaka SuzumuraSuzumura Eye Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7360-7861
Keiji YoshikawaYoshikawa Eye Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2320-0745
Tairo KimuraUeno Eye Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.
Mami NannoMinamino Eye Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.
Toyoaki TsumuraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Fussa Municipal Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Minamiaoyama Eye Clinic · JP

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Abstract

Purpose: To develop a cluster system to analyze the retinal sensitivity loss of 68 test points in the central 10 degrees of standard automated perimetry (SAP) in eyes with normal tension glaucoma (NTG). Patients and Methods: Patients with NTG who met the following criteria were included: visual acuity ≥0.7, SAP-derived mean deviation ≥-15 dB, and pattern deviation probability plots with at least one point with a probability of <0.5% and/or two or more contiguous points with a probability of <1% that did not cross the horizontal meridian in the central 12 points of the 24-2 test points. SAP with the Swedish Interactive Threshold Algorithm Standard (SITA-S) 10-2 program (10-2) was performed within 6 months of the SITA-S 24-2. The averaged total deviation (TD) for each of the 68 test points in the 10-2 was calculated. Hierarchical cluster analyses were performed based on the deviation of the TDs of the test points, and a dendrogram was created. The number of clusters was determined following the Sturges' rule. Results: One hundred and twenty-six eyes of 126 patients (61.9±11.4 years) were studied. Hierarchical cluster analysis of the TD values statistically obtained a dendrogram that divided the 68 test points into 7 clusters. Of these 7 clusters, 21 points belonging to the clusters in the papillomacular region included cluster 5. Cluster 5 was distributed above and below the horizontal meridian, which does not agree with the course of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL). Conclusion: The hierarchical cluster analysis of the TD values stratified the 68 test points of the 10-2 into seven clusters. Considering the course of the RNFL, cluster 5 was divided into clusters of 5a and 5b, and consequently eight clusters were considered to be appropriate for detecting glaucomatous visual field defects in the central 10 degrees in NTG eyes.

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10-2 visual fieldcluster formationnormal tension glaucomaretinal nerve fiber layer flowretinal sensitivity

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