Purpose: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been used to monitor papilledema. This study aims to determine which OCT-derived measures of the optic nerve head (ONH) detect resolving papilledema in children faster than standard OCT measures.
Methods: Children (≤18 years of age) with papilledema who completed optic nerve SD-OCT pretreatment and had evidence of treatment response on one or more follow-up OCTs within 4 months were included. Standard (mean circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer [cpRNFL] thickness), device-derived (per-quadrant cpRNFL) and custom (ONH height, maximum Bruch's membrane displacement [BMD], ONH volume [ONHV], and BMD volume) OCT measures were calculated. Per-eye generalized estimating equations (GEEs) modelled changes in device-derived and custom measures as a function of mean cpRNFL to identify those measures that resolved faster during early (0-2 months) follow-up. Mean cpRNFL coefficients of greater than 1 indicated faster resolving papilledema.
Results: We included 52 eyes of 29 children (mean age, 12.8 years; 72.4% female). In analysis of early follow-up visits (38 eyes from 22 children), nasal cpRNFL and maximum BMD in each quadrant resolved faster than mean cpRNFL (GEE coefficients range, 1.14-3.37). Inferior cpRNFL, superior, nasal, and inferior ONH heights and ONHV resolved slower than mean cpRNFL (GEE coefficients range, 0.67-0.87).
Conclusions: Nasal cpRNFL is a promising device-derived OCT measure for the early detection of resolving papilledema in children compared with mean cpRNFL. Maximum BMD, a custom measure, also shows promise, but its calculation has not yet been incorporated into commercial OCT devices.
Translational Relevance: This study guides the optimal use of OCT in capturing resolving papilledema in children.
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