Relating retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and functional estimates of ganglion cell sampling density in healthy eyes and in early glaucoma

Redmond, Tony ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6997-5231, Anderson, Roger S., Russell, Richard A. and Garway-Heath, David F. 2013. Relating retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and functional estimates of ganglion cell sampling density in healthy eyes and in early glaucoma. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 54 (3) , pp. 2153-2162. 10.1167/iovs.12-10342

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Abstract

Purpose. To investigate the relationship between retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and peripheral grating resolution acuity (PGRA) as well as differential light sensitivity (DLS) in healthy subjects and patients with early glaucoma. The agreement between estimates of retinal ganglion cell (GC) density from each functional test is explored. Methods. PGRA was measured in 24 patients with early glaucoma (mean deviation [MD] > −8 dB) and 26 healthy subjects using achromatic Gabor stimuli in 4 diagonal visual field locations at 10° eccentricity. DLS for a Goldmann size III equivalent was obtained from individual spatial summation functions and expressed in Humphrey Field Analyzer-equivalent decibel values. RNFL thickness was measured around the optic nerve head using Zeiss Stratus optical coherence tomography and related to functional measures using a retinotopic map. Functional GC density was estimated using structure/function models for both tests. Passing-Bablok regression was used to investigate the structure/function relationships. Results. A positive and statistically significant association was found between PGRA and RNFL thickness, and separately between DLS and RNFL thickness, for combined glaucoma and healthy data (both P < 0.05). The slope of the structure/function association in healthy subjects was not significantly different to that in glaucoma patients using either functional measure (both P > 0.05). Agreement between estimates of GC density from psychophysical data was moderate. Conclusions. The relationship between PGRA and RNFL thickness is at least as great in magnitude as that between DLS and RNFL thickness; a significant structure/function association is also observed in healthy subjects alone.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Optometry and Vision Sciences
Subjects:	R Medicine > RE Ophthalmology
Additional Information:	Confirmation received by publisher on 21 February 2014 that publisher's pdf can be self-archived 6 months after publication.
Publisher:	Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
ISSN:	0146-0404
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	10 May 2023 14:50
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/45492

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