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Observational studyGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2023

Automated macular segmentation can distinguish glaucomatous from compressive optic neuropathy.

Ricardo Machado Soares, Joana Figueiredo Braga, Joana da Silva Fernandes, Catarina Cunha Ferreira, Lígia Ribeiro, Hélio Alves, Dália Meira

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Observational study in Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie, 2023. 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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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ricardo Machado SoaresDepartment of Ophthalmology - Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho EPE, Porto, Portugal. ricardo.machado.soares@chvng.min-saude.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2998-6251
Joana Figueiredo BragaDepartment of Ophthalmology - Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho EPE, Porto, Portugal.
Joana da Silva FernandesDepartment of Ophthalmology - Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho EPE, Porto, Portugal.
Catarina Cunha FerreiraDepartment of Ophthalmology - Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho EPE, Porto, Portugal.
Lígia RibeiroDepartment of Ophthalmology - Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho EPE, Porto, Portugal.
Hélio AlvesDepartment of Biomedicine - Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Dália MeiraDepartment of Ophthalmology - Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia e Espinho EPE, Porto, Portugal.
Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia · PTUniversidade do Porto · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo compare macular damage in glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON) and compressive optic neuropathy (CON) and assess its diagnostic accuracy in distinguishing between diseases.

methodsObservational, cross-sectional, single-center study. Patients with GON, CON, and healthy controls were included according to the eligibility criteria. An automated spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) algorithm was used to segment the circumpapilary retinal nerve fiber layer (cpRNFL) and macula. The layer thickness was measured in each sector according to the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study and the 6-sector Garway-Heath-based grids. Data was compared across all study groups, and the significance level was set at 0.05.

resultsSeventy-five eyes of 75 participants, 25 with GON, 25 with CON, and 25 healthy controls (CG), were included. Macular thickness was diminished in the ganglion cell complex of GON and CON patients compared to CG (p<0.05). The best Garway-Heath-based grid parameters for distinguishing GON and CON were the nasal-inferior (NI) and nasal-superior sectors and the NI/temporal inferior (TI) damage ratios in the macular ganglion cell (mGCL) and inner plexiform (IPL) layers. Moreover, the combination of the NI sector and NI/TI damage ratios in both layers had higher discriminative power (AUC 0.909; 95% CI 0.830-0.988; p<0.001) than combining parameters in each layer separately.

conclusionOur findings suggest that the evaluation of macular segmented layers damage by SD-OCT may be a helpful add-on tool in the differential diagnosis between GON and CON.

Indexed as

GlaucomaMacula LuteaOptic DiskOptic Nerve DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesHumansNerve FibersRetinal Ganglion CellsTomography, Optical CoherenceCompressive optic neuropathyGlaucomatous optic neuropathyHypothalamic neoplasmsOptical coherence tomographyOptic atrophy

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PMID36625929
PMCPMC10198839
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