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    Area of Science:

    • Ophthalmology
    • Medical Imaging
    • Computer Vision

    Background:

    • Angle-closure glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible vision loss.
    • Accurate measurement of the anterior chamber angle (ACA) is crucial for diagnosis.
    • Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) provides clear ACA visualization, but variations in imaging modalities complicate analysis.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a data-driven approach for automated segmentation, measurement, and screening of AS-OCT images.
    • To overcome challenges posed by varying imaging characteristics across different AS-OCT modalities.
    • To enhance the accuracy and efficiency of glaucoma detection.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized label transfer from a hand-labeled exemplar dataset to estimate initial markers.
    • Employed a graph-based smoothing method guided by AS-OCT structural information for marker refinement.
    • Integrated segmented structures to derive standard clinical parameters for anatomical assessment and glaucoma screening.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully segmented major clinical structures in AS-OCT images.
    • Recovered standard clinical parameters essential for glaucoma assessment.
    • Demonstrated effectiveness on Visante AS-OCT and Cirrus high-definition-OCT datasets.
    • Validated the approach for automatic glaucoma screening algorithms.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed data-driven method effectively automates AS-OCT image analysis for glaucoma screening.
    • This technique facilitates accurate anatomical assessments and supports early detection of angle-closure glaucoma.
    • The approach addresses variability in AS-OCT modalities, improving diagnostic reliability.