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ArticlePloS one2023

Non-arteritic anterior ischemic and glaucomatous optic neuropathy: Implications for neuroretinal rim remodeling with disease severity.

Brennan D Eadie, Oksana M Dyachok, Jack H Quach, Charles E Maxner, Paul E Rafuse, Lesya M Shuba, Jayme R Vianna, Balwantray C Chauhan, Marcelo T Nicolela

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Brennan D EadieDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6787-3496
Oksana M DyachokDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Canada.
Jack H QuachDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Canada.
Charles E MaxnerDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Canada.
Paul E RafuseDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Canada.
Lesya M ShubaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Canada.
Jayme R ViannaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5302-7950
Balwantray C ChauhanDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Canada.
Marcelo T NicolelaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Dalhousie University, and Nova Scotia Health Authority, Halifax, Canada.

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Abstract

purposePost-acute non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) and glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON) can be difficult to differentiate clinically. Our objective was to identify optical coherence tomography (OCT) parameters to help differentiate these optic neuropathies.

methodsWe compared 12 eyes of 8 patients with NAION and 12 eyes of 12 patients with GON, matched for age and visual field mean deviation (MD). All patients underwent clinical assessment, automated perimetry (Humphrey Field Analyzer II; Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA, USA), and OCT imaging (Spectralis OCT2; Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany) of the optic nerve head and macula. We derived the neuroretinal minimum rim width (MRW), peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness, central anterior lamina cribrosa depth, and macular retinal thickness.

resultsMRW was markedly thicker, both globally and in all sectors, in the NAION group compared to the GON group. There was no significant group difference in RFNL thickness, globally or in any sector, with the exception of the temporal sector that was thinner in the NAION group. The group difference in MRW increased with increasing visual field loss. Other differences observed included lamina cribrosa depth significantly greater in the GON group and significantly thinner central macular retinal layers in the NAION group. The ganglion cell layer was not significantly different between the groups.

conclusionsThe neuroretinal rim is altered in a dissimilar manner in NAION and GON and MRW is a clinically useful index for differentiating these two neuropathies. The fact that the difference in MRW between the two groups increased with disease severity suggests distinct remodelling patterns in response to differing insults with NAION and GON.

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GlaucomaOptic DiskOptic Nerve DiseasesOptic Neuropathy, IschemicHumansPatient AcuityRetinal Ganglion CellsTomography, Optical Coherence

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PMID37200340
PMCPMC10194940

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