| Factors affecting the variability of the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph III measurements in newly diagnosed glaucoma patients. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20944940 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: To determine factors associated with the test-retest variability of optic nerve head (ONH) topography measurements with confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (CSLO) in newly diagnosed glaucomatous patients. METHODS: Consecutive patients with newly diagnosed primary open-angle glaucoma were prospectively enrolled. Patients presenting with any ocular disease other than glaucoma were excluded. All patients underwent CSLO using the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph III (HRT-III) in one randomly selected eye (three consecutive scans; performed by the same examiner). For each Heidelberg Retina Tomograph III parameter, repeatability was assessed using within subject standard deviation (Sw) and coefficient of variation (CVw), repeatability coefficient (RC) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Scatter plots and regression lines were constructed to identify which factors influenced test-retest measurement variability. RESULTS: A total of 32 patients were included (mean age, 65.4 ± 13.8 years). Most patients were female (65%) and white (50%). Among all Heidelberg Retina Tomograph III parameters evaluated, rim area and mean cup depth had the best measurement repeatability. Vertical cup-to-disc ratio (CDR, as determined by optic disc stereophotograph examination) was significantly associated (R²=0.21, p<0.01) with test-retest measurement variability. Eyes with larger CDR showed less variable measurements. Other factors, including age, disc area, central corneal thickness and intraocular pressure were not significant (p>0.14). CONCLUSION: Heidelberg Retina Tomograph III showed good test-retest repeatability for all ONH topographic measurements, mainly for rim area and mean cup depth. Test-retest repeatability seemed to improve with increasing CDR. These findings suggest that HRT-III topographic measurements should be cautiously interpreted when evaluating longitudinally glaucoma patients with early structural damage (small CDR). |
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Authors:
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Tiago Santos Prata; Daniel Meira-Freitas; Verônica Castro Lima; Lia Manis Guedes; Fernanda Pedreira Magalhães; Augusto Paranhos Junior |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia Volume: 73 ISSN: 1678-2925 ISO Abbreviation: Arq Bras Oftalmol Publication Date: 2010 Jul-Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-10-14 Completed Date: 2011-08-12 Revised Date: 2012-01-31 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400645 Medline TA: Arq Bras Oftalmol Country: Brazil |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 354-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Ophthalmology Department, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. tiagoprata@ig.com.br |
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Age Factors Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Female Glaucoma, Open-Angle / diagnosis* Humans Male Microscopy, Confocal Middle Aged Ophthalmoscopes / standards Ophthalmoscopy / methods* Optic Disk / anatomy & histology* Optic Nerve Diseases / diagnosis Reproducibility of Results Sex Factors Tomography / methods* |
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