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Objective To compare the differences of optic disc morphology and optic nerve head parameters between Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome and optic neuritis (ON) with optic disc edema. Methods This is a retrospective study including 21 first-onset VKH patients (35 eyes) as VKH group and 22 first-onset ON patients with optic disc edema (27 eyes) as ON group. The differences of age (t=-1.11) and gender (χ2=0.20) between two groups were not significant (P>0.05). Sixty-two eyes of 43 age and gender-matched healthy subjects were enrolled in this study as control group. All subjects underwent three dimensional optical coherence tomography (3D-OCT) examinations. The difference of optic disc morphology between two groups was observed. The parameters included average thickness of entire circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (CP-RNFL), thickness of nasal, superior, temporal and inferior quadrant of CP-RNFL, disc area, disc cup area, rim area, cup/disc (C/D) area ratio, C/D horizontal diameter ratio and C/D vertical diameter ratio. The disc retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) angle was observed too. Results Among 35 eyes in VKH group, 31 eyes (88.57%) had retinal detachment next to the disc, 3 eyes (8.57%) had serrated inner limiting membranes of the disc. Twenty eyes (64.52%) had highly reflective points, lines, or membrane-like structures in the retinal detachment areas. No such signs appeared in ON patients. Compared with ON group, the optic cup area, C/D area ratio, C/D horizontal diameter ratio and C/D vertical diameter ratio were bigger, the thickness of mean CP-RNFL and the superior, inferior quadrants of CP-RNFL were thinner, disc RPE angles was smaller in VKH group (P<0.05). Compared with control group, the disc area, optic cup area, rim area were bigger, C/D vertical diameter ratio was smaller, the mean CP-RNFL and 4 quadrants CP-RNFL were thicker, disc RPE angles was smaller in VKH group (P<0.05); the disc area, optic cup area, C/D area ratio, C/D horizontal diameter ratio and C/D vertical diameter ratio were smaller, the mean CP-RNFL and 4 quadrants CP-RNFL were thicker, disc RPE angles was bigger in VKH group (P<0.05). Conclusions VKH patients have smaller disc RPE angles and more chance to develop retinal detachment next to disc than ON patients. The C/D area ratio, C/D horizontal diameter ratio and C/D vertical diameter ratio are bigger, the mean CP-RNFL and the superior, inferior quadrants of CP-RNFL are thinner in VKH eyes.
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Objective To compare the differences of optic disc parameters and the thickness of circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (CP-RNFL) in acute uveitis Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome with different degrees of optic disc edema. Methods This is a retrospective study including 40 eyes of 23 VKH patients. The eyes were divided into 2 groups according to the results of fluorescein fundus angiography (FFA). The discs with hyperfluorescence but no leakage were in mild optic disc edema group (group A, 13 patients and 25 eyes), and the discs with hyperfluorescence and leakage were in severe optic disc edema group (group B, 10 patients and 15 eyes). The patients were significantly older in group B than in group A (t=-2.17, P<0.05). The differences of gender, diseased time (t=-1.67) and corrected visual acuity (t=-0.76) between 2 groups were not significant (P>0.05). Eighty eyes of 46 normal healthy subjects, matching group A and group B with age and gender, were divided into group C (26 subjects and 50 eyes) and group D (20 subjects and 30 eyes) respectively.All subjects underwent three dimensional optical coherence tomography examinations. The parameters included average thickness of entire circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (CP-RNFL), thickness of nasal, superior, temporal and inferior quadrant of CP-RNFL, disc area, disc cup area, rim area, cup/disc (C/D) area ratio, C/D horizontal diameter ratio and C/D vertical diameter ratio. Results The disc area, disc cup area and rim area were bigger, the thickness of mean CP-RNFL and the nasal and temporal quadrants of CP-RNFL were thicker in group A than those in group C (P<0.05). The disc area and rim area were bigger, the thickness of mean CP-RNFL and the nasal, superior, temporal and inferior quadrant of CP-RNFL were thicker, C/D area ratio and C/D diameter ratio were smaller in group B than those in group D (P<0.05). The disc area was bigger, disc cup area, C/D area ratio and C/D diameter ratio were smaller, the thickness of mean CP-RNFL and the nasal , superior and inferior quadrants of CP-RNFL were thicker in group B than those in group A (P<0.05). Conclusions Acute VKH uveitis with mild optic disc edema has thicker CP-RNFL in the nasal and temporal quadrants; with severe optic disc edema has thicker CP-RNFL in all 4 quadrants. Acute VKH uveitis also has smaller C/D area ratio and C/D diameter ratio.
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Objective To compare the differences of optic disc morphology and optic nerve head parameters between Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome and optic neuritis (ON) with optic disc edema. Methods This is a retrospective study including 21 first-onset VKH patients (35 eyes) as VKH group and 22 first-onset ON patients with optic disc edema (27 eyes) as ON group. The differences of age (t=-1.11) and gender (χ2=0.20) between two groups were not significant (P>0.05). Sixty-two eyes of 43 age and gender-matched healthy subjects were enrolled in this study as control group. All subjects underwent three dimensional optical coherence tomography (3D-OCT) examinations. The difference of optic disc morphology between two groups was observed. The parameters included average thickness of entire circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (CP-RNFL), thickness of nasal, superior, temporal and inferior quadrant of CP-RNFL, disc area, disc cup area, rim area, cup/disc (C/D) area ratio, C/D horizontal diameter ratio and C/D vertical diameter ratio. The disc retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) angle was observed too. Results Among 35 eyes in VKH group, 31 eyes (88.57%) had retinal detachment next to the disc, 3 eyes (8.57%) had serrated inner limiting membranes of the disc. Twenty eyes (64.52%) had highly reflective points, lines, or membrane-like structures in the retinal detachment areas. No such signs appeared in ON patients. Compared with ON group, the optic cup area, C/D area ratio, C/D horizontal diameter ratio and C/D vertical diameter ratio were bigger, the thickness of mean CP-RNFL and the superior, inferior quadrants of CP-RNFL were thinner, disc RPE angles was smaller in VKH group (P<0.05). Compared with control group, the disc area, optic cup area, rim area were bigger, C/D vertical diameter ratio was smaller, the mean CP-RNFL and 4 quadrants CP-RNFL were thicker, disc RPE angles was smaller in VKH group (P<0.05); the disc area, optic cup area, C/D area ratio, C/D horizontal diameter ratio and C/D vertical diameter ratio were smaller, the mean CP-RNFL and 4 quadrants CP-RNFL were thicker, disc RPE angles was bigger in VKH group (P<0.05). Conclusions VKH patients have smaller disc RPE angles and more chance to develop retinal detachment next to disc than ON patients. The C/D area ratio, C/D horizontal diameter ratio and C/D vertical diameter ratio are bigger, the mean CP-RNFL and the superior, inferior quadrants of CP-RNFL are thinner in VKH eyes.
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Objective To compare the differences of optic disc parameters and the thickness of circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (CP-RNFL) in acute uveitis Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome with different degrees of optic disc edema. Methods This is a retrospective study including 40 eyes of 23 VKH patients. The eyes were divided into 2 groups according to the results of fluorescein fundus angiography (FFA). The discs with hyperfluorescence but no leakage were in mild optic disc edema group (group A, 13 patients and 25 eyes), and the discs with hyperfluorescence and leakage were in severe optic disc edema group (group B, 10 patients and 15 eyes). The patients were significantly older in group B than in group A (t=-2.17, P<0.05). The differences of gender, diseased time (t=-1.67) and corrected visual acuity (t=-0.76) between 2 groups were not significant (P>0.05). Eighty eyes of 46 normal healthy subjects, matching group A and group B with age and gender, were divided into group C (26 subjects and 50 eyes) and group D (20 subjects and 30 eyes) respectively.All subjects underwent three dimensional optical coherence tomography examinations. The parameters included average thickness of entire circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (CP-RNFL), thickness of nasal, superior, temporal and inferior quadrant of CP-RNFL, disc area, disc cup area, rim area, cup/disc (C/D) area ratio, C/D horizontal diameter ratio and C/D vertical diameter ratio. Results The disc area, disc cup area and rim area were bigger, the thickness of mean CP-RNFL and the nasal and temporal quadrants of CP-RNFL were thicker in group A than those in group C (P<0.05). The disc area and rim area were bigger, the thickness of mean CP-RNFL and the nasal, superior, temporal and inferior quadrant of CP-RNFL were thicker, C/D area ratio and C/D diameter ratio were smaller in group B than those in group D (P<0.05). The disc area was bigger, disc cup area, C/D area ratio and C/D diameter ratio were smaller, the thickness of mean CP-RNFL and the nasal , superior and inferior quadrants of CP-RNFL were thicker in group B than those in group A (P<0.05). Conclusions Acute VKH uveitis with mild optic disc edema has thicker CP-RNFL in the nasal and temporal quadrants; with severe optic disc edema has thicker CP-RNFL in all 4 quadrants. Acute VKH uveitis also has smaller C/D area ratio and C/D diameter ratio.
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Objective To determine the long-term changes in optic disc parameter and the thickness of circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (CP-RNFL) and macular retina after acute primary angle closure.Methods Prospective clinical case-control study.A total of 26 patients (30 eyes) with acute primary angleclosure glaucoma (APACG) were in the APACG group,whose intraocular pressure were control after a single episode acute primary angle closure;30 age-and sex-matched healthy subjects (30 eyes) in the control group.All subjects underwent three dimensional optical coherence tomography (3D-OCT) examination with 3D optic disk scanning or circle optic disk scanning and 6 mm× 6 mm macular scanning.The parameters included average thickness of entire CP-RNFL,thickness of nasal,superior,temporal and inferior quadrant of CP-RNFL,disc area,disc cup area,rim area,cup/disc (C/D) area ratio,C/D horizontal diameter ratio and C/D vertical diameter ratio.The foveal retinal thickness,center retinal thickness (≤ 1 mm from the fovea),4 quadrants of macular inner-ring (＞ 1 mm but ≤3 mm from the fovea) retinal thickness,4 quadrants of macular outer-ring (＞3 mm but ≤6 mm from the fovea) retinal thickness,average thickness of macular retinal thickness and macular volume were measured and analyzed.Results The disc area,disc cup area,C/D area ratio,C/D horizontal diameter ratio and C/D vertical diameter ratio in APACG group were significantly bigger than the control group (t=3.22,4.12,3.90,3.00,3.23;P＜0.05),rim area was smaller than the control group (t=-2.63,P＜0.05).The average thickness (t=-6.68) and the thickness of superior (t =-5.90),temporal (t =-11.64) and inferior (t =-5.06) quadrants of CP-RNFL,center retinal thickness (t=-2.50),4 quadrants of macular inner-ring retinal thickness (t=-4.91,-4.88,-2.83,-3.59),nasal (t=-2.13) and superior (t=-2.49) quadrants of macular outerring retinal thickness as well as average thickness of macular retinal thickness (t=-2.65) were significantly thinner than the control group (P＜0.05),and the macular volume (t=-2.69) was significantly smaller than the control group (P＜0.05).There was no statistically difference at nasal CP-RNFL (t=-0.11),foveal retinal thickness (t=-0.59),temporal (t=-0.67) and inferior (t=-1.02) quadrants of macular outer-ring retinal thickness between two groups (P＞0.05).Conclusions In comparison with the healthy subjects,the disc area,disc cup area,C/D area ratio,C/D horizontal diameter ratio,C/D vertical diameter ratio in APACG eyes were bigger,while rim area was smaller;the CP-RNFL and macular retinal thickness were thinner except nasal CP-RNFL,fovea,temporal and inferior quadrants of macular outer-ring retinal.
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Objective To measure optic disc parameters in Mongolian and Han healthy subjects with or without family history of glaucoma,to explore the causes of the differences and their significance in the diagnosis of early glaucoma.Methods Fifteen healthy Mongolian individuals (30 eyes),30 healthy Han individuals (60 eyes) with a family history of open-angle (30 eyes) or angle-closure (30 eyes) glaucoma,and 45 healthy Han individuals (90 eyes) without a family history of glaucoma were enrolled in this study.The 45 healthy Han individuals without a family history of glaucoma included three age-groups:20 to 29 years old group,30 to 39 years old group and 40 to 49 years old group,each group have 15 subjects (30 eyes).Thirteen parameters were measured by Heidelberg retina tomography (HRT) for all subjects,including disc area,cup area,rim area,cup volume,rim volume,cup/disc area ratio,linear cup/disc ratio,mean cup depth,maximum cup depth,cup shape,disc height variation contour,mean retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and optic nerve fiber layer cross-sectional area.The results were analyzed and compared between the above groups.Results There was no statistically significant (t=0.791,P=0.132) of the height variation contour between Mongolian and Han without a family history of glaucoma (20 to 29 years old) group.The other parameters of Mongolian were smaller than Han without a family history of glaucoma (20 to 29 years old) group,but the difference was not statistically significant (t=-1.039,-0.799,-0.840,-1.108,-0.956,-0.695,-0.931,-1.099,-1.074,-0.580,-0.204,-1.425; P＞ 0.05).The parameters in Han with a family history of open-angle glaucoma group were bigger than Han without a family history of glaucoma (30 to 39 years old) group.The differences were statistically significant for disc area,cup area,rim area,cup volume,rim volume,cup area ratio,linear cup/disc ratio,mean cup depth,cup shape measure,nerve fiber layer cross-sectional area (t =4.758,3.187,2.544,2.674,1.798,3.676,2.721,2.715,2.510,2.373; P＜0.05),but were not statistically significant for maximum cup depth,disc height variation contour and mean RNFL thickness (t=1.649,1.565,0.767; P＞0.05).Most parameters in Han with a family history of angle-closure glaucoma group were the same as that in Han without a family history of glaucoma (40 to 49 years old) group,including cup area,rim area,cup volume,rim volume,cup/disc area ratio,linear cup/disc ratio,mean optic cup depth,maximum cup depth,cup shape,disc height variation contour,mean RNFL thickness,optic nerve fiber layer cross-section (t=1.201,1.697,1.000,0.516,0.740,-0.172,-0.070,-0.972,1.530,-0.390,-0.091,0.659; P＞ 0.05) ; but the difference of disc area between these 2 groups was statistically significant (t=2.224,P＜0.05).Conclusions The family history of glaucoma can change the optic disc parameters of healthy individuals,especially those with a family history of open-angle glaucoma.There is no difference of optic disc parameters between healthy Mongolian and Han subjects.
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Objective To observe the characteristics of morphosis parameter of the optic disc of physiologie large cup. Methods 100 eyes with physiologic large cup and 74 eyes with normal cup were examined by Heidelberg Retina Tomograph(HRT).The differences of morphosis parameters between two groups were analyzed comparatively on disc area(DA),cup volume(CV),cup/disc area ratio(C/DR),rim area(RA),cup volume(CV),rim volume(RV),mean cup depth(MeCD),maximum cup depth (MxCD),cup shape measure(CSM),height variation contour(HVC),mean retinal nerve fiber layer thickness(mRNFLt),and retinal nerve fiber layer cross-section area(RNFLcsa).The characteristics of the inferior.superior,nasal,and temporal quadrants of the physiologic large cups were analyzed.Results DA,CA,C/DR,CV,MeCD,CSM(P=0.00.respectively)and MxCD(P=0.04)were significantly larger in eyes with physiologic large cup than in eyes with normal cup.RA,RV,HVC,mRNFLt,RNFLcsa(P=0.00,respectively)were significantly smaller in eyes with physiologic large cup than in eyes with normal cup.The temporal quadrant of RV of the physiologic large cup is the narrowest.RNFLcsa decreased as the following order:superior,inferior,nasal,and temporal(P＜0.05).Conclusions Morphosis parameter of the optic discs of physiologic large cup has its own representation on characteristics.Compared to normal cups,physiologic large cups had larger discs but smaller mRNFLt.The nasal quadrant of DA was larger than the inferior quadrant.
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Objective To evaluate the clinical features of 18 cases of juxtapapillary capillary hemangioma. Methods In 18 cases of juxtapapillary capillary hemangioma, the clinical data of 19 eyes, the results of fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA) of 16 eyes, and the follow-up observation of 7 eyes were retrospectively analyzed. Results In 18 cases, the sex ratio of male and female is 1∶2 with the average age of 28.9 years. Peripheral retinal angioma was found in 3 cases (4 eyes). In 19 eyes, the center of hemangioma was located beyond the rim of optic, most of which was in inferotemporal quadrant of the optic (7/19) with the size of 1-2.5 disc diameter (DD). Most of the tumors were red in color (12/19). In the result of FFA of 16 eyes, wash-out at the late phase was found in 13 eyes. Decreased acuity was found in all 7 cases that were followed up more than 12 months (including 5 cases treated by laser photocoagulation). Retinal detachment didn′t occur in 6 cases without exudative retinal detachment after being followed-up for 54.5 months of the average term. Conclusions Most of the juxtapapillary capillary hemangioma are orange or red oval tumors. The center of hemangioma are located beyond the rim of the optic. The patients often complain gradually decreased visual acuity when they are in prime of their life with exudation and edema in different degree around the tumor. FFA is helpful for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of this disease.