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PURPOSE: To determine the diagnostic capability of PULSAR-T30W, FDT-Threshold-N30 and HRT-II in glaucoma suspects. METHODS: Forty-seven eyes from 47 referred glaucoma suspects (GS) were examined twice with each technique. Cases with TOP-WW-MD > 6dB were excluded. Results were compared with those of 70 eyes from 70 normal controls (C). RESULTS: Mean MD value using TOP-WW in the GS group (0.96dB, SD = 1.7) was not significantly different from C (0.8dB, SD = 1.77) (p > 0.05). Disc area in GS group (2.12 mm2, SD = 0.34) was significantly greater than in C (1.97 mm2>, SD = 0.45) (p < 0.01). For 95.7% specificity, PULSAR-sLV showed the highest sensitivity of 30.9% in individual examinations. The highest reproducible sensitivity in the two examinations was obtained using HRT-II maximum contour elevation (23.4%) and reference height (23.4%), and was 14.9% for various indices after correcting for the influence of disc area (cup area, cup/disc area ratio, maximum contour depression and mean RNFL thickness). Reproducible sensitivity of the perimetric indices was: PULSAR-MD = 8.5%, PULSAR-sLV = 17%, FDT-MD = 6.4%, FDT-PSD = 4.3%. The association of perimetric and HRT-II indices achieved high sensitivity but low diagnostic reproducibility. CONCLUSIONS: The most effective indices were maximum contour elevation, reference height and PULSAR-sLV, although the inclusion of the optic nerve head assessment in the selection of the GS sample may have favored the HRT-II results. LA: Spanish
Dr. M. Gonzalez-de-la-Rosa, Servicio de Oftalmologia, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna, Islas Canarias, Espana. mgdelarosa@jet.es
6.6.2 Automated (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.6 Visual field examination and other visual function tests)
6.9.1.1 Confocal Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.9 Computerized image analysis > 6.9.1 Laser scanning)
6.6.3 Special methods (e.g. color, contrast, SWAP etc.) (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.6 Visual field examination and other visual function tests)