Evaluation of Optic Disc Edema in Long-Duration Spaceflight Crewmembers Using Retinal Photography. 2023

William E Valencia, and Sara S Mason, and Tyson J Brunstetter, and Ashot E Sargsyan, and Caroline M Schaefer, and William J Tarver, and Mary G Van Baalen, and Charles R Gibson, and Andrew G Lee, and Sergey N Danilichev, and Patricia V Hinton, and Igor A Makarov, and Vladimir P Matveev, and Claudia H Stern, and Ari Taniguchi-Shinojima, and Steven E Feldon
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (WV), Galveston, Texas; MEI Technologies Inc (SM), Houston, Texas; NASA Johnson Space Center (TB, WT, MVB), Houston, Texas; KBR (AS), Houston, Texas; The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health (CS), Houston, Texas; Coastal Eye Associates (CG), Webster, Texas; Department of Ophthalmology (AL), Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; Gagarin Research and Test Cosmonaut Training Center (SD, VM), Star City, Russian Federation; Canadian Space Agency (PH), Chapman Space Centre, Longueuil, Canada; Institute of Biomedical Problems (IM), Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russian Federation; German Aerospace Center (CS), Cologne, Germany; Department of Ophthalmology (AT-S), Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; and School of Medicine and Dentistry (SF), Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.

Long-duration spaceflight crewmembers are at risk for spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS). One of the earliest manifestations of SANS is optic disc edema (ODE), which could be missed using the subjective Frisén scale. The primary objective of this study is to determine the inter-rater and intrarater reliability of Frisén grade for SANS-induced ODE among a trained observer cohort. The secondary objective is to propose a standardized evaluation process for SANS-induced ODE across International Space Station Partner Agencies. Retrospective, double-blinded diagnostic study. Preflight and postflight fundus photographs were presented to subject matter experts who identified and graded ODE. Pairs of images were also compared side-by-side for disc ranking. Grader concordance was assessed for Frisén grading and disc ranking. Expert graders identified Grade 1 ODE in 17.35% of images from 62 crewmembers (9 female, mean [SD] age, 47.81 [5.19] years). Grades 2 and 3 were identified less than 2% of the time. Concordance in Frisén grades among pairs of graders was 70.99%. Graders identified a difference in preflight and postflight fundus photographs 17.21% of the time when using disc ranking. Pairs of graders had complete concordance in disc ranking 79.79% of the time. Perfect intrarater agreement between Frisén grade and disc ranking occurred 77.7% of the time. These findings demonstrate intergrader and intragrader variability when using the Frisén scale to identify SANS-induced ODE, which is typically milder in presentation than terrestrial cases of idiopathic intracranial hypertension. It is possible to miss early ODE on fundoscopy alone, making it insufficient as a sole criterion for the diagnosis of SANS. A more sensitive and objective method of surveillance is necessary to monitor international crewmembers for ODE, perhaps using a multimodal approach that includes technology such as optical coherence tomography.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009898 Optic Disk The portion of the optic nerve seen in the fundus with the ophthalmoscope. It is formed by the meeting of all the retinal ganglion cell axons as they enter the optic nerve. Blind Spot,Optic Disc,Optic Nerve Head,Optic Papilla,Blind Spots,Disc, Optic,Disk, Optic,Head, Optic Nerve,Nerve Head, Optic,Optic Discs,Optic Disks,Optic Nerve Heads,Optic Papillas,Papilla, Optic,Papillas, Optic,Spot, Blind
D010211 Papilledema Swelling of the OPTIC DISK, usually in association with increased intracranial pressure, characterized by hyperemia, blurring of the disk margins, microhemorrhages, blind spot enlargement, and engorgement of retinal veins. Chronic papilledema may cause OPTIC ATROPHY and visual loss. (Miller et al., Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, p175) Choked Disk,Edema of the Optic Disc,Edema of the Optic Disk,Optic Disc Edema,Optic Disk Edema,Optic Papilla Edema,Papillitis, Optic,Decreased Intraocular Pressure-Associated Papilledema,Increased Intracranial Pressure-Associated Papilledema,Optic Nerve Papillitis,Papilledema Associated with Decreased Intraocular Pressure,Papilledema Associated with Increased Intracranial Pressure,Papillitis,Retinal Edema,Choked Disks,Decreased Intraocular Pressure Associated Papilledema,Disk, Choked,Edema, Optic Disc,Edema, Optic Disk,Edema, Optic Papilla,Edema, Retinal,Edemas, Optic Disc,Edemas, Optic Disk,Edemas, Retinal,Increased Intracranial Pressure Associated Papilledema,Optic Papillitis,Papillitis, Optic Nerve,Retinal Edemas
D010781 Photography Method of making images on a sensitized surface by exposure to light or other radiant energy. Photographies
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D013026 Space Flight Travel beyond the earth's atmosphere. Space Exploration,Space Travel,Spaceflight,Exploration, Space,Explorations, Space,Flight, Space,Flights, Space,Space Explorations,Space Flights,Space Travels,Spaceflights,Travel, Space,Travels, Space
D015203 Reproducibility of Results The statistical reproducibility of measurements (often in a clinical context), including the testing of instrumentation or techniques to obtain reproducible results. The concept includes reproducibility of physiological measurements, which may be used to develop rules to assess probability or prognosis, or response to a stimulus; reproducibility of occurrence of a condition; and reproducibility of experimental results. Reliability and Validity,Reliability of Result,Reproducibility Of Result,Reproducibility of Finding,Validity of Result,Validity of Results,Face Validity,Reliability (Epidemiology),Reliability of Results,Reproducibility of Findings,Test-Retest Reliability,Validity (Epidemiology),Finding Reproducibilities,Finding Reproducibility,Of Result, Reproducibility,Of Results, Reproducibility,Reliabilities, Test-Retest,Reliability, Test-Retest,Result Reliabilities,Result Reliability,Result Validities,Result Validity,Result, Reproducibility Of,Results, Reproducibility Of,Test Retest Reliability,Validity and Reliability,Validity, Face

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