Publications by authors named "Cindy Albert"
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to evaluate how effectively the thickness of different macular retinal layers can differentiate glaucomatous eyes and glaucoma suspects from healthy eyes using optical coherence tomography (OCT).
- The findings reveal that the nerve fiber layer (NFL) and ganglion cell layer (GCL) have the best diagnostic accuracy, with the ganglion cell complex (GCC) performing similarly, while the inner plexiform layer (IPL) is less effective. The combination of NFL or GCL yields the highest sensitivity and overall diagnostic performance.
- The results underscore the necessity of assessing individual retinal layers rather than relying solely on combined metrics, as the best-performing layers can vary based on the specific area of the retina
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study evaluated the ability of topographically correspondent (TC) minimum rim width (MRW) and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (pRNFLT) criteria to detect optical coherence tomography (OCT) structural abnormality in glaucoma (GL) and glaucoma suspect (GLS) eyes.
Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study.
Methods: A total of 196 GL eyes, 150 GLS eyes, and 303 heathy eyes underwent pRNFL and 24 radial optic nerve head OCT imaging and manual correction of the internal limiting membrane, Bruch's membrane opening (BMO), and outer pRNFL segmentations.