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Abstract #82340 Published in IGR 20-4

Characteristics of Patients Showing Discrepancy Between Bruch's Membrane Opening-Minimum Rim Width and Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness

Cho HK; Kee C
Journal of clinical medicine 2019; 8:


To investigate clinical characteristics of patients showing discrepancy between Bruch's membrane opening minimum rim width (BMO-MRW) and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness. Correlation with the visual field (VF) was also inspected. In this prospective, cross-sectional study, 106 eyes (106 subjects) showing normal BMO-MRW classification but abnormal RNFL classification were included. All patients underwent confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, and standard automated perimetry. Clinical characteristics were as follows: mean age: 52.79 ± 14.75 years; spherical equivalent (SE), -2.52 ± 3.48 diopter (D); SE < -5.0 D, 34 (32.1%) eyes; large disc (>2.43 mm), 40.6%; small disc (<1.63 mm), 12.5%; VF index, 96.72 ± 9.58%; mean deviation, -1.74 ± 3.61 dB; β-peripapillary atrophy (PPA), 96.2%; γ-PPA, 75.5%. Majority (86.1%) of these cases demonstrated normal (71.3%) or borderline (14.9%) on VF. Temporal and nasal RNFL showed significant differences among disc size subgroups (all < 0.05). Nasal RNFL was significantly thicker in a large disc group than other subgroups. Temporal, superotemporal, inferotemporal, inferonasal RNFL, and superior RNFL peak location showed significant differences (all < 0.05) among SE subgroups. Temporal RNFL was significantly thicker in the high myopia group than other subgroups. Temporalization of RNFL peaks in myopia and nasalization of RNFL peaks in large disc that display abnormal classifications might show normal classification of BMO-MRW. These findings of discrepancy between classifications should be considered in the diagnosis of early glaucoma.

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Classification:

2.12 Choroid, peripapillary choroid, peripapillary atrophy (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
2.14 Optic disc (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
2.13 Retina and retinal nerve fibre layer (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
6.6.2 Automated (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.6 Visual field examination and other visual function tests)



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