Yuji Hara1, Shigeki Machida2, Satoshi Ebihara1, Masahiko Ishizuka1, Atsushi Tada1, Tomoharu Nishimura1. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center, 2-1-50 Minamikoshiagya, Koshigaya, Saitama, 343-8555, Japan. 2. Department of Ophthalmology, Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center, 2-1-50 Minamikoshiagya, Koshigaya, Saitama, 343-8555, Japan. machidas@dokkyomed.ac.jp.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare the clinical significance of the photopic negative response (PhNRs) elicited by different stimuli from glaucomatous eyes. STUDY DESIGN: Single-center observational study METHOD: Eighty-four eyes of 84 patients with open angle glaucoma (OAG) and 40 eyes of 40 normal subjects were studied. Cone electroretinograms (ERGs) were elicited by white stimuli on a white background (W/W) or red stimuli on a blue background (R/B). The luminance of the stimuli was 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0 cd-s/m2, and of the background light was 10 cd/m2. The first and second troughs of the ERGs that appeared following the b-wave were designated as PhNR1 and PhNR2, respectively. The thickness of the circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (cpRNFL) was measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. The mean deviation (MD) was determined by standard automated perimetry. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUCs) was created to determine the diagnostic ability of the PhNRs elicited by the different stimulus conditions. RESULTS: The correlation coefficients of the amplitudes of the PhNR1 elicited by W/W stimuli to the MDs and cpRNFL thickness were generally stronger, and the regression lines steeper than for the amplitudes of the PhNR1 elicited by R/B stimuli. In contrast, the correlation coefficients of the amplitudes of the PhNR2 elicited by R/B stimuli to the MDs and cpRNFL thickness were generally stronger, and the regression lines were steeper than the amplitudes of the PhNR2 elicited by W/W stimuli. With both types of stimuli, the slopes of the regression lines became steeper when the ERG recorded with higher stimulus intensities. The AUCs were significantly larger for the PhNR2 elicited by the R/B stimuli at 3.0 cd-s/m2 than for PhNR1 and PhNR2 elicited by W/W stimuli at the same intensity when the PhNRs were used for diagnosing advanced glaucoma. CONCLUSION: The PhNR1 and PhNR2 elicited by the W/W and R/B stimuli are suitable measures to assess the function of the RGCs in eyes with OAG. The PhNR2 elicited by R/B stimuli at higher stimulus intensities is most effective in detecting functional and structural changes of the RGCs with the highest diagnostic capacity in discriminating advanced glaucoma.
PURPOSE: To compare the clinical significance of the photopic negative response (PhNRs) elicited by different stimuli from glaucomatous eyes. STUDY DESIGN: Single-center observational study METHOD: Eighty-four eyes of 84 patients with open angle glaucoma (OAG) and 40 eyes of 40 normal subjects were studied. Cone electroretinograms (ERGs) were elicited by white stimuli on a white background (W/W) or red stimuli on a blue background (R/B). The luminance of the stimuli was 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 or 3.0 cd-s/m2, and of the background light was 10 cd/m2. The first and second troughs of the ERGs that appeared following the b-wave were designated as PhNR1 and PhNR2, respectively. The thickness of the circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (cpRNFL) was measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography. The mean deviation (MD) was determined by standard automated perimetry. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUCs) was created to determine the diagnostic ability of the PhNRs elicited by the different stimulus conditions. RESULTS: The correlation coefficients of the amplitudes of the PhNR1 elicited by W/W stimuli to the MDs and cpRNFL thickness were generally stronger, and the regression lines steeper than for the amplitudes of the PhNR1 elicited by R/B stimuli. In contrast, the correlation coefficients of the amplitudes of the PhNR2 elicited by R/B stimuli to the MDs and cpRNFL thickness were generally stronger, and the regression lines were steeper than the amplitudes of the PhNR2 elicited by W/W stimuli. With both types of stimuli, the slopes of the regression lines became steeper when the ERG recorded with higher stimulus intensities. The AUCs were significantly larger for the PhNR2 elicited by the R/B stimuli at 3.0 cd-s/m2 than for PhNR1 and PhNR2 elicited by W/W stimuli at the same intensity when the PhNRs were used for diagnosing advanced glaucoma. CONCLUSION: The PhNR1 and PhNR2 elicited by the W/W and R/B stimuli are suitable measures to assess the function of the RGCs in eyes with OAG. The PhNR2 elicited by R/B stimuli at higher stimulus intensities is most effective in detecting functional and structural changes of the RGCs with the highest diagnostic capacity in discriminating advanced glaucoma.
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