Abstract | PURPOSE: METHODS: Sixty-four consecutive individuals with XFS and normal office-time intraocular pressure (IOP) and 72 consecutive healthy controls were prospectively enrolled for a cross-sectional analysis in this hospital-based observational study. The GDx-VCC parameters (temporal-superior-nasal-inferior-temporal [TSNIT] average, superior average, inferior average, TSNIT standard deviation (SD), and nerve fiber indicator [NFI]) were compared between groups. Correlation between various clinical parameters and RNFLT parameters was investigated with Spearman coefficient.
RESULTS: The NFI, although within normal limits for both groups, was significantly greater in the XFS group compared to controls: the respective median and interquartile range (IQR) values were 25.1 (22.0-29.0) vs 15.0 (12.0-20.0), p<0.001. In the XFS group, all RNFLT values were significantly lower compared to controls (p<0.001). However, they were all within the normal clinical ranges for both groups: TSNIT average median (IQR): 52.8 (49.7-55.7) vs 56.0 (53.0-59.3) µm; superior average mean (SD): 62.3 (6.7) vs 68.8 (8.2) µm; inferior average mean (SD): 58.0 (7.2) vs 64.8 (7.7) µm, respectively. TSNIT SD was significantly lower in the XFS group, median (IQR): 18.1 (15.4-20.4) vs 21.0 (18.4-23.8), p<0.001. There was no systematic relationship between RNFLT and visual acuity, cup-to-disc ratio, IOP, central corneal thickness, Humphrey mean deviation, and pattern standard deviation in either group.
CONCLUSIONS: Compared to control eyes, polarimetry-determined RNFLT was lower in XFS eyes with normal IOP. Therefore, close monitoring of RNFLT may facilitate early identification of those XFS eyes that convert to exfoliative glaucoma.
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Authors | Antonios T Dimopoulos, Andreas Katsanos, Dimitrios G Mikropoulos, Theodoros Giannopoulos, Theodoros Empeslidis, Miguel A Teus, Gábor Holló, Anastasios G P Konstas |
Journal | European journal of ophthalmology
(Eur J Ophthalmol)
2013 Sep-Oct
Vol. 23
Issue 5
Pg. 743-50
ISSN: 1724-6016 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 23483498
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Aged
- Case-Control Studies
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Exfoliation Syndrome
(pathology)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nerve Fibers
(pathology)
- Prospective Studies
- Retinal Diseases
(pathology)
- Scanning Laser Polarimetry
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