Analysis of the retinal nerve fiber layer after indocyanine green-assisted vitrectomy for idiopathic macular holes
Analysis of the retinal nerve fiber layer after indocyanine green-assisted vitrectomy for idiopathic macular holes
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ophtha.2005.10.046
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发表时间:
2006-02-01
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13.7
通讯作者:
Sakamoto, T
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作者:
Yamashita, T;Uemura, A;Sakamoto, T
Purpose: To analyze retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in eyes with or without visual field (VF) defects after indocyanine green-assisted vitrectomy for idiopathic macular holes using optical coherence tomography (OCT) and to investigate the relationship between postoperative VF defects and RNFL damage.Design: Retrospective interventional case series.Participants: Thirty-four eyes of 32 patients with idiopathic macular holes that underwent vitrectomy between January 2001 and March 2003 were included in this study. Eyes were divided into 3 groups according to the occurrence of postoperative VF defects and the use of indocyanine green for internal limiting membrane peeling during surgery: 11 eyes with VF defects after indocyanine green-assisted vitrectomy (group 1), 9 eyes without VF defects despite the use of indocyanine green (group 2), and 14 eyes without VF defects that underwent vitrectomy without indocyanine green (group 3).Methods: Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in each of 4 quadrants (superior, inferior, nasal, temporal) was measured with OCT.Main Outcome Measure: Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness around the optic disc.Results: The mean RNFL thickness in 3 of 4 quadrants (superior, nasal, inferior) in group 1 was significantly less than that in the corresponding quadrant in groups 2 and 3 (P < 0.01). In the temporal quadrant, there was a significant difference between groups 1 and 3 (P = 0.02), but not between groups 1 and 2. The RNFL thickness in group 1 was significantly less in 3 quadrants in operated eyes than in fellow eyes (P < 0.05).Conclusions: The RNFL thickness was reduced in eyes with VF defects after indocyanine green-assisted vitrectomy for macular holes, suggesting that the postoperative VF defects may have been caused by RNFL damage relating to the use of indocyanine green.