Purpose: To determine whether peripapillary atrophy (PPA) area is an indicator of glaucomatous structural and functional damage and progression.

Methods: In this retrospective longitudinal analysis from ongoing prospective study we qualified 71 eyes (50 subjects) with glaucoma. All subjects had a comprehensive ophthalmic examination, visual field (VF), and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) testing in at least three visits. PPA was manually delineated on en face OCT optic nerve head scans, while observing the corresponding cross-sectional images, as the hyper-reflective area contiguous with the optic disc.

Results: The mean follow-up duration was 4.4 ± 1.4 years with an average of 6.8 ± 2.2 visits. At baseline, PPA area was significantly associated only with VF's mean deviation (MD; P = 0.041), visual field index (VFI; P = 0.041), superior ganglion cell inner plexiform layer (GCIPL; P = 0.011), and disc area (P = 0.011). Longitudinally, PPA area was negatively and significantly associated with MD (P = 0.015), VFI (P = 0.035), GCIPL (P = 0.009), superior GCIPL (P = 0.034), and disc area (P = 0.007, positive association).

Conclusions: Longitudinal change in PPA area is an indicator of glaucomatous structural and functional progression but PPA area at baseline cannot predict future progression.

Translational Relevance: Longitudinal changes in peripapillary atrophy area measured by OCT can be an indicator of structural and functional glaucoma progression.

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