Assessment of glaucoma with retinal nerve fiber layer optical density ratios from volumetric optical coherence tomography across various analytical radii.

Expert review of medical devices Pub Date : 2025-01-02 DOI:10.1080/17434440.2024.2448337

Binyao Chen, Shirong Chen, Jianling Yang, Mingzhi Zhang

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Abstract

Objective: To explore the impact of glaucoma on the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) optical density ratio (ODR) by volumetric optical coherence tomography (OCT) under different analytical radii.

Methods: Twenty-five eyes identified as healthy and 57 eyes with a glaucoma diagnosis (23 mild and 34 moderate-advanced cases) underwent volumetric OCT scans centered at the optic nerve head. Cross-sectional images were obtained through 5 distinct analytical circles with varying radii. The distribution of RNFL ODRs was analysis and compared between normal eyes and glaucomatous eyes.

Results: RNFL ODRs displayed significant variation in relation to their location across all examined eyes and respected the ISTN rule (inferior > superior > nasal > temporal, all p < 0.05). The ODRs differed significantly between normal and glaucomatous groups (all p < 0.001), decreasing as glaucoma progresses, both on average and in each quadrant of all analytical circles (all p < 0.001). The RNFL ODRs correlated significantly with the MD (R² ranging from 0.553 to 0.585, all p < 0.001), with the most pronounced difference noted in the inferior-temporal sector between groups.

Conclusions: RNFL ODRs by OCT imaging could serve as a valuable tool for detecting retinal nerve fiber defects in glaucomatous eyes.

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