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Integrated Photoacoustic Ophthalmoscopy and Spectral-domain Optical Coherence Tomography
Published on: January 15, 2013
Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in children with primary congenital glaucoma measured by spectral domain optical
Lucía Perucho-González1, José María Martínez de la Casa2, Federico Sáenz-Francés1
1Ophthalmology Service, Institute of Sanitary Research of the San Carlos Clinical Hospital, Madrid, Spain; Glaucoma Department, Institution of Sanitary Research of the San Carlos Clinical Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Purpose:
To evaluate retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) in a population of children diagnosed with primary congenital glaucoma (PCG).
Methods:
In this cross-sectional study, 59 eyes of 59 children diagnosed with PCG and 87 eyes of 87 healthy children were evaluated by SD-OCT to measure the RNFL. The global average peripapillary RNFL thickness and sectional RNFL thickness were evaluated in both groups. Differences in global average and sectional thickness were analyzed.
Results:
Mean age in the PCG group was 9.61 ± 3.23 years; in the control group, 8.47 ± 2.99 years (P = 0.0516). There were statistically significant differences (P < 0.007) in all sectors between both groups.
Conclusions:
SD-OCT is a promising tool for evaluating the eyes of children diagnosed with PCG. Future research should examine the test-retest variability of SD-OCT parameters and their ability to diagnose progression in these children.
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