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ArticleTranslational vision science & technology2024

The Temporal Relation Between Rates of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer and Minimum Rim Width Changes in Glaucoma.

Bethany E Higgins, Hongli Yang, Stuart K Gardiner

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Bethany E HigginsDevers Eye Institute, Legacy Health, Portland, OR, USA.
Hongli YangDevers Eye Institute, Legacy Health, Portland, OR, USA.
Stuart K GardinerDevers Eye Institute, Legacy Health, Portland, OR, USA.

Funding

Optic Nerve Head SDOCT Imaging in GlaucomaR01EY021281 · NEI · LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER · PI BURGOYNE, CLAUDE F · 2011 to 2018
$3.7M
Functional Testing for GlaucomaR01EY020922 · NEI · LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER · PI GARDINER, STUART · 2011 to 2021
$3.2M
Functional Testing and Quality of Life in GlaucomaR01EY034554 · NEI · LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER · PI Stuart Gardiner · 2023 to 2026
$2.5M
Blood flow and hemodynamics in glaucomaR01EY031686 · NEI · LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER · PI GARDINER, STUART · 2020 to 2023
$1.8M
NEI NIH HHS R01 EY020922NEI NIH HHS R01 EY021281NEI NIH HHS R01 EY031686NEI NIH HHS R01 EY034554
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Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to determine whether OCT-derived rates of change in minimum rim width (MRW) are associated with and can potentially predict corresponding alterations in retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) in people with glaucoma. Methods: The rates of change between six-monthly visits were taken from 568 eyes of 278 participants in the P3 Study. Structural equation models (SEM) assessed whether one parameter was predicted by the concurrent or previous rate of the other parameter, after adjusting for its own rate in the previous time interval. Root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA, with 90% confidence intervals [CI]), Tucker Lewis index (TLI) and the comparative fit index (CFI) assessed goodness of fit. Results: Models without a time lag provided a better fit for the data (RMSEA = 0.101 [CI, 0.089, 0.113]), compared to a model featuring a time lag in RNFLT (RMSEA = 0.114 [CI, 0.102, 0.126]) or MRW (RMSEA = 0.114 [CI, 0.102, 0.127]). The SEMs indicated that rates for both MRW and RNFLT were predicted by their own rate in the previous time interval and by the other measure's change in the concurrent time interval (P > 0.001 for all). No evidence of a clinically significant time lag for either parameter was determined. Conclusions: MRW and RNFLT exhibit concurrent changes over time in patients with glaucoma, with no clinically significant time lag determined. Translational Relevance: RNFLT may be more useful than MRW in early glaucoma assessment because of its previously reported lower variability and reduced sensitivity to intraocular pressure changes.

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GlaucomaOptic DiskHumansNerve FibersRetinaRetinal Ganglion CellsTomography, Optical Coherence

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PMID38578635
PMCPMC11005071

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