Reproducibility of optic nerve head topographic measurements with the glaucoma-scope. 1997

Y Lachkar, and H Cohn
Rothschild Eye Foundation, Paris, France.

OBJECTIVE Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy in which optic nerve changes are important in diagnosis and progression, because the visual field may remain normal even while the optic nerve is undergoing significant damage. Accurate methods to objectively document the appearance of the optic nerve are necessary. In order for an optic disc imaging system to be clinically useful for detecting change, its reproducibility must be established. METHODS We measured the reproducibility of duplicate measurements in 59 eyes of 31 consecutive patients, grouped into glaucoma subjects (n = 29) and eyes with glaucoma (n = 30), with the 3.10 OIS Glaucoma-Scope. In order to simulate two visits on one day, sets of three optic disc images were obtained first, followed by a repeat set, and the best disc images of each (chosen by the computer) were compared. RESULTS The coefficients of variation of duplicate measurements for glaucoma suspects and patients with glaucoma were respectively: vertical cup/disc (c/d) ratio, 6.3% and 3.47%; horizontal c/d ratio, 4.61% and 2.97%; c/d area, 3.29% and 1.37%; cup area, 1.82% and 1.72%; mean position (MP) disc, 13.3% and 10.42%; MP total, 10.1% and 13.2%. For three eyes the examination was not possible (opacification of posterior capsule, miosis). CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the 3.10 version of the OIS Glaucoma-Scope allows reproducible measurements in living eyes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007091 Image Processing, Computer-Assisted A technique of inputting two-dimensional or three-dimensional images into a computer and then enhancing or analyzing the imagery into a form that is more useful to the human observer. Biomedical Image Processing,Computer-Assisted Image Processing,Digital Image Processing,Image Analysis, Computer-Assisted,Image Reconstruction,Medical Image Processing,Analysis, Computer-Assisted Image,Computer-Assisted Image Analysis,Computer Assisted Image Analysis,Computer Assisted Image Processing,Computer-Assisted Image Analyses,Image Analyses, Computer-Assisted,Image Analysis, Computer Assisted,Image Processing, Biomedical,Image Processing, Computer Assisted,Image Processing, Digital,Image Processing, Medical,Image Processings, Medical,Image Reconstructions,Medical Image Processings,Processing, Biomedical Image,Processing, Digital Image,Processing, Medical Image,Processings, Digital Image,Processings, Medical Image,Reconstruction, Image,Reconstructions, Image
D008297 Male Males
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
D010780 Photogrammetry Making measurements by the use of stereoscopic photographs. Stereophotogrammetry,Photogrammetries,Stereophotogrammetries
D002908 Chronic Disease Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2). Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D005260 Female Females
D005901 Glaucoma An ocular disease, occurring in many forms, having as its primary characteristics an unstable or a sustained increase in the intraocular pressure which the eye cannot withstand without damage to its structure or impairment of its function. The consequences of the increased pressure may be manifested in a variety of symptoms, depending upon type and severity, such as excavation of the optic disk, hardness of the eyeball, corneal anesthesia, reduced visual acuity, seeing of colored halos around lights, disturbed dark adaptation, visual field defects, and headaches. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) Glaucomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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