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01-02-2013 | Original Article

GDx VCC measurements and blue-on-yellow perimetry in ocular hypertension

Authors: Yisheng Zhong, Liping Chen, Yu Cheng, Fangzhi Yu

Published in: Lasers in Medical Science | Issue 2/2013

Abstract

The aim of this work was to investigate the correlation between scanning laser polarimetry with variable corneal compensation (GDx VCC) parameters and blue-on-yellow perimetry (B/YP) indices in ocular hypertension (OHT). One eye each of 52 patients with OHT (with a normal visual field, a normal optic nerve, and an untreated IOP > 21 mmHg) was chosen. All patients were examined with the Octopus 101 automated perimetry dG2 program using the dynamic/normal strategy (white-on-white perimetry, W/WP), with the dG2 program using the dynamic strategy/BY method (blue-on-yellow perimetry, B/YP), and with GDx VCC. Seven of the 52 OHT patients had both B/YP visual field loss and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) defects with the GDx VCC measurements, and four patients demonstrated regions of B/YP visual field defects with corresponding RNFL defects on GDx VCC examination. A mild significant correlation was found between B/YP mean sensitivity (MS) and the superior average (R ² =0.138, p = 0.049). No significant correlation was found between the W/WP indices and GDx VCC parameters. B/YP MS correlated with the superior average of GDx VCC in OHT patients. The findings brought up the possibility of using both techniques for clinical examination to yield converging data.

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Title: GDx VCC measurements and blue-on-yellow perimetry in ocular hypertension
Authors: Yisheng Zhong
Liping Chen
Yu Cheng
Fangzhi Yu
Publication date: 01-02-2013
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Lasers in Medical Science / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 0268-8921
Electronic ISSN: 1435-604X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-012-1055-x

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