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ArticleOphthalmology2024

Short-term Detection of Fast Progressors in Glaucoma: The Fast Progression Assessment through Clustered Evaluation (Fast-PACE) Study.

Felipe A Medeiros, Davina A Malek, Henry Tseng, Swarup S Swaminathan, Michael V Boland, David S Friedman, Alessandro A Jammal

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Felipe A MedeirosBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida; Duke Eye Center and Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic address: fmedeiros@med.miami.edu.
Davina A MalekBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
Henry TsengDuke Eye Center and Department of Ophthalmology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Swarup S SwaminathanBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
Michael V BolandMass Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
David S FriedmanMass Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Alessandro A JammalBascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.

Funding

The BCI (Brain Computer Interface) Glaucoma Study: Objective Home-Based Detection of Progressive Visual Function Loss in GlaucomaR01EY029885 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI ASRANI, SANJAY, MEDEIROS, FELIPE · 2019 to 2022
$2.2M
Improving Individualized Assessments of Glaucoma Progression with Population-Based Electronic Health Record DataK23EY033831 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Swarup Sai Swaminathan · 2022 to 2026
$1.1M
NEI NIH HHS K23 EY033831NEI NIH HHS R01 EY029885
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the performance of an intensive, clustered testing approach in identifying eyes with rapid glaucoma progression over 6 months in the Fast Progression Assessment through Clustered Evaluation (Fast-PACE) Study.

designProspective cohort study.

participantsA total of 125 eyes from 65 primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) subjects.

methodsSubjects underwent 2 sets of 5 weekly visits (clusters) separated by an average of 6 months and then were followed with single visits every 6 months for an overall mean follow-up of 25 months (mean of 17 tests). Each visit consisted of testing with standard automated perimetry (SAP) 24-2 and 10-2, and spectral-domain OCT (SD-OCT). Progression was assessed using trend analyses of SAP mean deviation (MD) and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness. Generalized estimating equations were applied to adjust for correlations between eyes for confidence interval (CI) estimation and hypothesis testing.

main outcome measuresDiagnostic accuracy of the 6-month clustering period to identify progression detected during the overall follow-up.

resultsA total of 19 of 125 eyes (15%, CI, 9%-24%) progressed based on SAP 24-2 MD over the 6-month clustering period. A total of 14 eyes (11%, CI, 6%-20%) progressed on SAP 10-2 MD, and 16 eyes (13%, CI, 8%-21%) progressed by RNFL thickness, with 30 of 125 eyes (24%, CI, 16%-34%) progressing by function, structure, or both. Of the 35 eyes progressing during the overall follow-up, 25 had progressed during the 6-month clustering period, for a sensitivity of 71% (CI, 53%-85%). Of the 90 eyes that did not progress during the overall follow-up, 85 also did not progress during the 6-month period, for a specificity of 94% (CI, 88%-98%). Of the 14 eyes considered fast progressors by SAP 24-2, SAP 10-2, or SD-OCT during the overall follow-up, 13 were identified as progressing during the 6-month cluster period, for a sensitivity of 93% (CI, 66%-100%) for identifying fast progression with a specificity of 85% (CI, 77%-90%).

conclusionsClustered testing in the Fast-PACE Study detected fast-progressing glaucoma eyes over 6 months. The methodology could be applied in clinical trials investigating interventions to slow glaucoma progression and may be of value for short-term assessment of high-risk subjects. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE(S): Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found after the references in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.

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Disease ProgressionGlaucoma, Open-AngleIntraocular PressureNerve FibersRetinal Ganglion CellsTomography, Optical CoherenceVisual FieldsVisual Field TestsAgedFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedOptic DiskOptic Nerve DiseasesClinical trialGlaucomaOCTPerimetryProgressionVisual field

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