Microvascular and Structural Alterations of the Macula in Early to Moderate Glaucoma: An Optical Coherence Tomography-Angiography Study

Autor: Lever, Mael, Glaser, Moritz, Chen, Ying, Halfwassen, Christian, Unterlauft, Jan Darius, Bechrakis, Nikolaos E, B��hm, Michael R R
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 5017, p 5017 (2021)
Journal of Clinical Medicine
Volume 10
Issue 21
Lever, Mael; Glaser, Moritz; Chen, Ying; Halfwassen, Christian; Unterlauft, Jan Darius; Bechrakis, Nikolaos E; Böhm, Michael R R (2021). Microvascular and Structural Alterations of the Macula in Early to Moderate Glaucoma: An Optical Coherence Tomography-Angiography Study. Journal of clinical medicine, 10(21) MDPI 10.3390/jcm10215017
ISSN: 2077-0383
Popis: In glaucoma, macular optical coherence tomography (OCT) typically shows a thinning of the three inner segments and OCT-angiography (OCTA) a reduction of the vascular density (VD). It is still unclear if glaucoma directly affects macular VD. This retrospective study included 31 glaucoma patients of early and moderate stage (GS1, GS2, Mills et al.) and 39 healthy individuals. Macular segments’ thickness and superficial and deep plexus vascular density (VD) were obtained using spectral-domain OCT and OCTA, respectively. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare healthy controls and glaucoma patients according to their glaucoma stage. Using correlation analyses, the association between glaucoma and either OCT or OCTA parameters was evaluated. A glaucoma stage-stratified linear regression analysis was then performed. Inner macular segment and whole retinal thickness were reduced in GS1 and GS2 patients compared to healthy controls (e.g., ganglion cell layer GCL: controls: 47.9 ± 7.4, GS1: 45.8 ± 5.1, GS2: 30.6 ± 9.4, ANOVA: p <
0.0001). Regarding OCTA-parameters, the VD of both segmentation levels was reduced in glaucoma patients, particularly when comparing GS2 patients with controls (superficial plexus: p = 0.004) and GS2 with GS1 (p = 0.0008). Linear regression revealed an association between these parameters and the presence of glaucoma (for superior plexus: R2 = 0.059, p = 0.043). Finally, a correlation between macular segment thickness and VD was observed, but with a strength increasing with glaucoma severity (GCL and superior plexus VD: controls: R2 = 0.23, GS1 R2 = 0.40, GS2 R2 = 0.76). Despite the glaucoma-independent correlation between macular segment thickness and VD, disease severity strengthens this correlation. This consideration suggests that glaucoma directly influences OCT and OCTA parameters individually.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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