Purpose: To determine the Heidelberg retina tomograph (HRT) parameters that identify glaucomatous changes in optic nerve head (ONH) topography associated with progression of retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) defects.
Methods: A total of 68 eyes with open-angle glaucoma were included in this retrospective study: 34 eyes showed progression of an RNFL defect during the follow-up period and 34 eyes did not. Successful RNFL photographs and scanning laser tomography examinations with the HRT were taken in all patients at each of three visits. The change in HRT parameter values during follow-up was calculated.
Results: Progression of the RNFL defect was statistically significantly correlated (p = 0.049) with only one topographic ONH parameter, the cup shape measure. The best combination of two parameters (p = 0.009) included the maximum cup depth and the linear cup : disc area ratio; the best combination of three parameters (p = 0.007) included the maximum cup depth, the linear cup : disc area ratio and the horizontal cup : disc area ratio. Sensitivity and specificity values were 52.9% and 73.5%, respectively, for the cup shape measure, 70.6% and 73.5%, respectively, for the two-parameter combination, and 76.5% and 79.4%, respectively, for the three-parameter combination. The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve were 0.617, 0.724 and 0.753, respectively.
Conclusions: The results indicate that the HRT parameters may be used to detect small ONH changes associated with progression of the RNFL defect. With the exception of the cup shape measure, the parameters which provide the best correlation with progression differ from those considered optimal for recognizing the presence or absence of glaucoma.
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