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  • Medical Imaging
  • Glaucoma Research

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  • Glaucoma diagnosis relies on correlating visual field sensitivity with optic nerve head structure.
  • Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides detailed structural information of the optic nerve head.
  • Virtual reality (VR) perimetry offers a novel approach to visual field testing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the structure-function relationship between OCT parameters and VR perimetry sensitivity in the optic nerve head.
  • To assess the correlation between peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) and Bruch's membrane opening-minimum rim width (BMO-MRW) with VR visual field sensitivity.

Main Methods:

  • A post hoc analysis of a cross-sectional study involving 147 eyes from 86 glaucoma patients.
  • Patients underwent spectral-domain OCT and VR headset-based perimetry (PalmScan VF2000).
  • Structure-function correlations were analyzed using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient based on the Garway-Heath map.

Main Results:

  • Significant correlations were found between VR perimetry and both BMO-MRW and pRNFL parameters across multiple optic nerve head sectors.
  • Correlation strengths were comparable between BMO-MRW and pRNFL parameters.
  • All tested sectors showed statistically significant correlations, indicating a reliable structure-function relationship.

Conclusions:

  • VR-based perimetry demonstrates a reliable structure-function relationship with optic nerve head morphometry in glaucoma.
  • The findings support VR perimetry as a valuable functional diagnostic tool for glaucoma.
  • This technology has potential for accessible, portable, and patient-friendly visual field testing.