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Abstract #60392 Published in IGR 16-4
Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness is Decreased in Patients With Hematologic Malignancy
Han J; Kim JH; Yoo H; Han SH; Hong S; Seong GJ; Kim CYJournal of Glaucoma 2016; 25: e175-e181
PURPOSE: To investigate whether retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness is decreased in patients with hematologic malignancy using optical coherence tomography (OCT). PATIENTS AND METHODS: This prospective, observational cross-sectional study included 65 eyes from 34 patients with hematologic malignancy and 72 healthy control eyes. OCT-measured RNFL thickness parameters (average, 4 quadrants, and 12 clock-hour thickness) and RNFL defect in red-free photo were compared between patients with hematologic malignancy and controls. RESULTS: Among average, quadrant, and clock-hour map, the only 11-o'clock RNFL in patients with hematologic malignancy was statistically thinner than in controls (P=0.021). The RNFL defect was detected in 21/65 (32.3%) patients with hematologic malignancy and in 5/72 (6.9%) controls (P<0.001). In patients with hematologic malignancy, the mean RNFL thickness was significantly lower in the severe and moderate anemia groups compared with the mild anemia group (P=0.011). In the generalized estimating equations model, the mean hemoglobin level was associated with RNFL thickness while correcting for inter-eye correlation, age, and refraction error (coefficient=3.685, P=0.006). CONCLUSIONS: The RNFL defect was frequently observed, and the RNFL was thinner in severe anemic patients with hematologic malignancy. These results suggest that chronic anemia may be a factor of RNFL loss.
*Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Vision Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine †Siloam Eye Center ‡Biostatistics Collaboration Lab, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Full articleClassification:
9.4.15 Glaucoma in relation to systemic disease (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
6.9.2.2 Posterior (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.9 Computerized image analysis > 6.9.2 Optical coherence tomography)
2.13 Retina and retinal nerve fibre layer (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
