Parapapillary Deep-Layer Microvasculature Dropout and Visual Field Progression in Glaucoma
Parapapillary Deep-Layer Microvasculature Dropout and Visual Field Progression in Glaucoma
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ajo.2018.12.007
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发表时间:
2019-04-01
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4.2
通讯作者:
Suh, Min Hee
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作者:
Kwon, Ji Min;Weinreb, Robert N.;Suh, Min Hee
PURPOSE: To evaluate the association between optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A)-derived parapapillary deep-layer microvasculature dropout and glaucomatous visual field (VF) progression.DESIGN: Retrospective, cohort study.METHODS: A total of 138 eyes of 138 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (mean follow-up, 5.5 years) and with >= 5VFs prior to OCT-A imaging were included. VF progression was defined as either a Guided Progression Analysis-based "likely progression" event or a significant VF index (VFI) slope. Microvasculature dropout was defined as parapapillary deep-layer microvasculature dropout based on a qualitative analysis of OCT-A. Prevalence of dropout was compared between eyes with and without VF progression.RESULTS: Fifty-five eyes (39.9%) demonstrated VF progression. A higher proportion of eyes with dropout progressed than those without dropout (50/84 eyes [59.5%] vs 5/54 eyes [9.3%]; P < .001). In multivariable logistic regression analysis, mean and standard deviation intraocular pressure, optic disc hemorrhage, focal lamina cribrosa defect, and dropout were significantly associated with prior VF progression (P < .05). The VFI progression rate was significantly faster in eyes with dropout than in those without dropout ( - 2.23% +/- 3.22%/year vs -0.05% +/- 1.24%/year, respectively; P < .001), and the location of dropout and VF progression were spatially correlated.CONCLUSIONS: Eyes with parapapillary deep-layer microvasculature dropout detected by OCT-A had a significantly higher rate of VF progression than eyes without dropout. These findings implicate dropout as a structural parameter suggestive of past glaucomatous VF progression. Further prospective longitudinal studies are needed to elucidate the role of deep-layer microvasculature damage in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. (C) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.