Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography for the Differentiation of Glaucoma from Pituitary Macroadenoma Related Optic Disc Measurements.
Semin Ophthalmol
; 38(7): 625-629, 2023 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the potential of optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) to distinguish between glaucoma and pituitary macroadenoma by optic disc appearance.METHODS:
This prospective case-control study comprised 31 patients 23 with glaucoma (18 male, 5 female) and 8 with pituitary macroadenoma and chiasmatic compression (3 male, 5 female). The corresponding mean ages were 72.8 years (range 58-90) and 60.7 years (range 43-73). All participants underwent complete ophthalmological examination, spectral domain OCT and OCTA, and visual field testing. Clinical, imaging, and visual field results were compared between the groups.RESULTS:
On OCT analysis, the glaucoma group had relatively lower peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness (65.79 ± 15.46, 86.0 ± 11.37, respectively, P = .002) and lower rim area (1.00 ± 0.22 mm2 and 1.2 ± 0.15 mm2, respectively, P = .005). On OCTA, peripapillary vessel density was significantly lower in all quadrants in the glaucoma group. The significance of these between-group differences was maintained when patients were stratified by visual field mean deviation.CONCLUSIONS:
This is the first comparative analysis of optic disc morphology between glaucoma and pituitary macroadenoma using combined OCT and OCTA. The results yielded lower peripapillary RNFL thickness, lower rim area, and lower peripapillary vessel density in the glaucoma group. These parameters may aid in the initial differentiation between these two optic neuropathies.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Disco Óptico
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Neoplasias Hipofisarias
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Glaucoma
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Semin Ophthalmol
Asunto de la revista:
OFTALMOLOGIA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Israel