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Abstract #60742 Published in IGR 16-4
Macular structure-function relationship at various spatial locations in glaucoma
Kim S; Lee JY; Kim SO; Kook MSBritish Journal of Ophthalmology 2015; 99: 1412-1418
BACKGROUND/AIMS: To study whether the structure-function (S-F) relationship in glaucoma differs according to macular location using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and standard automated perimetry 10-2 and 24-2 visual fields (VFs). METHODS: We enrolled 151 eyes of 151 healthy, preperimetric and perimetric glaucomatous subjects. Macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer thicknesses at different parafoveal locations were measured using Cirrus SD-OCT. The mean sensitivity of 10-2 and 24-2 VFs was recorded in the decibel and 1/L scales. The topographic relationships between structure and function were assessed at different parafoveal and hemimacular locations using 'weighted' correlation coefficients. The strength of S-F relationships between macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer thickness measurements and VF mean sensitivity in various parafoveal locations and in superior and inferior hemimacula was compared using Steiger's test. RESULTS: The temporal parafoveal sector showed a significantly greater S-F relationship in each hemimacula compared with other parafoveal sectors (p<0.05). The inferior hemimacula showed a significantly greater S-F relationship than superior hemimacula (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The strength of the S-F associations at the temporal parafoveal location is significantly greater than that of the central or nasal parafoveal location in each hemimacula. The strength of the S-F association is significantly greater in the inferior hemimacula than in the superior hemimacula.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Full articleClassification:
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)
6.6.2 Automated (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.6 Visual field examination and other visual function tests)
