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      Comparação entre o polarímetro de varredura a laser, a tomografia de coerência óptica 1 e o Stratus-oct na detecção da perda axonal da atrofia em banda do nervo óptico Translated title: Comparison of scanning laser polarimetry, optical coherence tomography 1 and Stratus optical coherence tomography for the detection of axonal loss in band atrophy of the optic nerve

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          OBJETIVO: Comparar a capacidade do polarímetro de varredura a laser (GDx), do tomógrafo de coerência óptica (OCT) 1 e do Stratus-OCT em diferenciar olhos normais de olhos com atrofia em banda do nervo óptico e hemianopsia temporal. MÉTODOS: Vinte e três olhos de pacientes com atrofia em banda do nervo óptico e 23 olhos de indivíduos normais foram incluídos em estudo prospectivo observacional caso-controle. Todos foram submetidos à análise da camada de fibras nervosas retiniana (CFNR) utilizando GDx, OCT-1 e Stratus-OCT. As médias dos valores obtidos em cada aparelho foram comparadas entre olhos com atrofia em banda e controles normais. Curvas ROC (receiver operating characteristic) e sensibilidade para especificidades fixas (80% e 95%) foram calculadas para cada parâmetro produzido pelos três instrumentos e comparadas entre si. RESULTADOS: Quando comparados aos indivíduos normais, os resultados dos pacientes referentes à camada de fibras nervosas retiniana (média global e quatro quadrantes estudados) foram significativamente menores (p<0,05) em todos os aparelhos estudados, com exceção do parâmetro referente ao setor temporal quando avaliado pelo GDx. A comparação das áreas sob a curva ROC (AROC) dos parâmetros referentes aos três aparelhos mostrou valores significativamente maiores para o Stratus-OCT quando comparados ao OCT-1 na média global e no setor temporal. O Stratus-OCT foi significativamente mais sensível do que o GDx na média global e nos quadrantes temporal, nasal e inferior. Por sua vez, o OCT-1 foi superior ao GDx na discriminação dos defeitos apenas no quadrante temporal, não mostrando diferença significativa na média global e nos demais quadrantes. Os três aparelhos mostraram capacidade semelhante na identificação dos defeitos referentes ao quadrante superior. CONCLUSÃO: O Stratus-OCT demonstrou a maior capacidade em diferenciar olhos com atrofia em banda do nervo óptico de olhos normais embora todos os três aparelhos consigam identificar a maioria dos olhos anormais. O OCT-1 se mostrou inferior ao Stratus-OCT e superior ao GDx no quadrante temporal. Embora o GDx tenha sido capaz de identificar algum tipo de alteração na maioria dos olhos estudados, este aparelho se mostrou pouco sensível na detecção da perda axonal nos quadrantes nasal e temporal do disco óptico, devendo ser utilizado com cuidado no estudo de afecções neuroftalmológicas que acometem estas regiões do disco óptico.

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          PURPOSE: To compare the abilitiy of scanning laser polarimetry (GDx), optical coherence tomography (OCT) 1 and Stratus- optical coherence tomography to discriminate between healthy eyes and eyes with band atrophy of the optic nerve and temporal hemianopsia. METHODS: Twenty-three eyes with band atrophy of the optic nerve and 23 eyes from healthy subjects were included in this observational prospective case-control study. All eyes underwent retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness analysis using GDx, optical coherence tomography-1 and Stratus-optical coherence tomography. Mean values obtained with each equipment were compared between band atrophy and normal eyes. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and sensitivities at fixed specificities (80% e 95%) were calculated for each parameter calculated with each equipment and compared. RESULTS: When compared with healthy subjects, the parameters corresponding to the global average as well as each of the four quadrant retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in eyes with band atrophy were significantly smaller (p<0.05), than in normal eyes, with the exception of GDx's temporal thickness parameter. Comparison of the areas under ROC curves (AUCs) of the parameters from the three equipments revealed significantly greater values for the Stratus-OCT when compared to the OCT-1 in the global average and in the temporal quadrant thickness measurement. Stratus-OCT was significantly more sensitive than GDx in the global average as well as in the temporal, nasal and inferior quadrant. OCT-1 was superior to GDx only in the temporal quadrant. All three equipments revealed a similar ability to identify retinal nerve fiber layer reduction in the superior quadrant. CONCLUSIONS: The Stratus OCT showed the best ability to discriminate between eyes with band atrophy of the optic nerve and healthy eyes although all three equipments were able do identify most of the abnormal eyes. OCT-1 was inferior to Stratus-OCT and superior do GDx in the temporal quadrant. Although GDx was able identify some abnormality in most studied eyes, the equipment showed poor sensitivity in the detection of axonal loss in the nasal and temporal aspect of the optic disc and should be used with caution in neuro-ophthalmic diseases that cause retinal nerve fiber layer loss in those areas of the optic disc.

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              Comparison of the GDx VCC scanning laser polarimeter, HRT II confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope, and stratus OCT optical coherence tomograph for the detection of glaucoma.

              To compare the abilities of current commercially available versions of 3 optical imaging techniques: scanning laser polarimetry with variable corneal compensation (GDx VCC), confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (HRT II [Heidelberg Retina Tomograph]), and optical coherence tomography (Stratus OCT) to discriminate between healthy eyes and eyes with glaucomatous visual field loss. We included 107 patients with glaucomatous visual field loss and 76 healthy subjects of a similar age. All individuals underwent imaging with a GDx VCC, HRT II, and fast retinal nerve fiber layer scan with the Stratus OCT as well as visual field testing within a 6-month period. Receiver operating characteristic curves and sensitivities at fixed specificities (80% and 95%) were calculated for parameters reported as continuous variables. Diagnostic categorization (outside normal limits, borderline, or within normal limits) provided by each instrument after comparison with its respective normative database was also evaluated, and likelihood ratios were reported. Agreement on categorization between methods (weighted kappa) was assessed. After the exclusion of subjects with unacceptable images, the final study sample included 141 eyes of 141 subjects (75 with glaucoma and 66 healthy control subjects). Mean +/- SD mean deviation of the visual field test result for patients with glaucoma was -4.87 +/- 3.9 dB, and 70% of these patients had early glaucomatous visual field damage. No statistically significant difference was found between the areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUCs) for the best parameters from the GDx VCC (nerve fiber indicator, AUC = 0.91), Stratus OCT (retinal nerve fiber layer inferior thickness, AUC = 0.92), and HRT II (linear discriminant function, AUC = 0.86). Abnormal results for each of the instruments, after comparison with their normative databases, were associated with strong positive likelihood ratios. Chance-corrected agreement (weighted kappa) among the 3 instruments ranged from moderate to substantial (0.50-0.72). The AUCs and the sensitivities at high specificities were similar among the best parameters from each instrument. Abnormal results (as compared with each instrument's normative database) were associated with high likelihood ratios and large effects on posttest probabilities of having glaucomatous visual field loss. Calculation of likelihood ratios may provide additional information to assist the clinician in diagnosing glaucoma with these instruments.
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                Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
                Arq. Bras. Oftalmol.
                Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia (São Paulo, SP, Brazil )
                0004-2749
                1678-2925
                August 2006
                : 69
                : 4
                : 531-537
                Affiliations
                [02] São Paulo SP orgnameUSP orgdiv1Faculdade de Medicina orgdiv2Hospital das Clínicas Brasil
                [01] São Paulo SP orgnameUniversidade de São Paulo orgdiv1Faculdade de Medicina orgdiv2Hospital das Clínicas Brasil
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                S0004-27492006000400014 S0004-2749(06)06900414
                10.1590/S0004-27492006000400014
                9038a0c1-a94d-4c1d-93e6-031ac5a25f23

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : 20 August 2005
                : 10 April 2006
                : 17 March 2006
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                Sensitivity and specificity,Comparative study,Tomografia de coerência óptica,Nervo óptico,Retina,Tomography, optical coherence,Optic nerve,Perimetry,Lasers,Nerve fibers,Optic atrophy,Microscopy, confocal,Optic chiasm,Axons,Diagnostic techniques, ophthalmological,Perimetria,Fibras nervosas,Atrofia óptica,Microscopia confocal,Quiasma óptico,Axônios,Técnicas de diagnóstico oftalmológico,Sensibilidade e especificidade,Estudo comparativo

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