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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to estimate the correlations between macular optical coherence tomography (OCT)-derived metrics and incident glaucoma risk in myopic eyes.
Methods: This longitudinal observational study included 24,181 individuals with myopia (spherical equivalence [SE] ≤ -0.5 diopters [D]) from the UK Biobank study.
Results: Participants (mean age = 55.5 ± 8.0 years, 54.5% women) were followed up for 13.2 ± 1.2 years and incident glaucoma was diagnosed in 582 eyes. Those who developed glaucoma were significantly older (P < 0.001), more likely to be male participants (P < 0.001), and had more pronounced myopic refractive error (P < 0.001). Cox regression analyses indicated that participants with thinner retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL; hazard ratio [HR] = 0.97, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.96-0.99, P < 0.001), thinner ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL; HR = 0.97, 95% CI = 0.96-0.98, P < 0.001), and thinner ganglion cell complex (GCC; HR = 0.98, 95% CI = 0.97-0.99, P < 0.001) had an increasing risk of incident glaucoma after adjustment for age, sex, ethnic group, and SE. Meanwhile, the thicker inner nuclear layer (INL; HR = 1.03, 95% CI = 1.01-1.05, P = 0.002) and photoreceptor segments (PS; HR = 1.03, 95% CI = 1.01-1.06, P = 0.024) were positive for the incidence of glaucoma.
Conclusions: This longitudinal study suggested that baseline RNFL, GCIPL, GCC, INL, and PS thickness were significant predictors for the incidence of glaucoma among myopic participants, which indicated a pattern of internal layer thinning (except INL) and outer layer thickening in these pre-glaucoma participants.
Translational relevance: Our study highlighted the potential of OCT-derived indicators for early glaucoma risk assessment and clinical monitoring.
期刊介绍:
Translational Vision Science & Technology (TVST), an official journal of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), an international organization whose purpose is to advance research worldwide into understanding the visual system and preventing, treating and curing its disorders, is an online, open access, peer-reviewed journal emphasizing multidisciplinary research that bridges the gap between basic research and clinical care. A highly qualified and diverse group of Associate Editors and Editorial Board Members is led by Editor-in-Chief Marco Zarbin, MD, PhD, FARVO.
The journal covers a broad spectrum of work, including but not limited to:
Applications of stem cell technology for regenerative medicine,
Development of new animal models of human diseases,
Tissue bioengineering,
Chemical engineering to improve virus-based gene delivery,
Nanotechnology for drug delivery,
Design and synthesis of artificial extracellular matrices,
Development of a true microsurgical operating environment,
Refining data analysis algorithms to improve in vivo imaging technology,
Results of Phase 1 clinical trials,
Reverse translational ("bedside to bench") research.
TVST seeks manuscripts from scientists and clinicians with diverse backgrounds ranging from basic chemistry to ophthalmic surgery that will advance or change the way we understand and/or treat vision-threatening diseases. TVST encourages the use of color, multimedia, hyperlinks, program code and other digital enhancements.