Parapapillary Choroidal Microvasculature Dropout Is Associated With the Decrease in Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness: A Prospective Study

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
Sigeng LinYuanbo Liang

Abstract

To explore the correlation between longitudinal changes of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and the presence of parapapillary choroidal microvasculature dropout (MvD). This is a longitudinal cohort study. All patients with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) were recruited from the Wenzhou Glaucoma Progression Study. The presence of MvD was determined using optical coherence tomography (OCT) angiography and the RNFL thickness was evaluated by spectral-domain OCT. All assessments were performed both at baseline and at every 3-month follow-up for at least 18 months. Seventy-one eyes were included. The presence of MvD was observed in 23 NTG eyes (32.4%). Eyes with MvD had a thinner RNFL (68.8 ± 9.6 vs. 76.2 ± 16.7 μm, P = 0.016) and a faster rate of RNFL loss (-1.2 ± 1.5 vs. -0.4 ± 1.4 μm/y, P = 0.036) compared with those without MvD. In a univariate analysis of rates of RNFL loss, the presence of MvD at baseline (β = -0.83 ± 0.38, P = 0.033) was significantly associated with progressive RNFL loss. After adjusting for age, female sex, mean follow-up IOP, axial length, central corneal thickness, and mean deviation, the presence of MvD at baseline (β = -0.85 ± 0.41, P = 0.041) was significantly associated with fast...Continue Reading

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