Andrew Tirsi1,2,3, Derek Orshan4,5, Benny Wong6,5, Vasiliki Gliagias6,5, Joby Tsai6,5, Stephen A Obstbaum7,6,5, Celso Tello7,6,5. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA. atirsi@northwell.edu. 2. Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA. atirsi@northwell.edu. 3. Diopsys Inc., Pine Brook, New York, NJ, USA. atirsi@northwell.edu. 4. New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glen Head, NY, USA. 5. Diopsys Inc., Pine Brook, New York, NJ, USA. 6. Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA. 7. Department of Ophthalmology, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To estimate retinal ganglion cell (RGC) count in glaucoma suspects (GS) and ascertain its relationships with steady-state pattern electroretinography (ssPERG) parameters. METHODS: In this prospective cross-sectional study, 22 subjects (44 eyes) were recruited at the Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital. Subjects underwent complete eye examinations, optical coherence tomography, standard automated perimetry, and ssPERG testing. Eyes were divided into two groups based upon clinical data: healthy subjects and GS. RGC count was estimated using the combined structure-function index. RESULTS: Estimated RGC count, average retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (ARNFLT), and average ganglion cell layer and inner plexiform layer thickness (GCIPLT) were reduced in GS eyes (p ≤ 0.001 for all parameters). Pearson correlations revealed that ssPERG magnitude and magnitudeD correlated with ARNFLT (r ≥ 0.53, p < 0.001), GCIPLT (r > 0.38, p < 0.011), and estimated RGC count (r > 0.46, p < 0.002). Six mediation analyses revealed that estimated RGC count mediated the relationships among ssPERG parameters, ARNFLT, and GCIPLT. CONCLUSION: Steady-state PERG parameters demonstrated linear correlations with estimated RGC count. The associations among ssPERG parameters and structural measures were mediated by estimated RGC count.
PURPOSE: To estimate retinal ganglion cell (RGC) count in glaucoma suspects (GS) and ascertain its relationships with steady-state pattern electroretinography (ssPERG) parameters. METHODS: In this prospective cross-sectional study, 22 subjects (44 eyes) were recruited at the Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital. Subjects underwent complete eye examinations, optical coherence tomography, standard automated perimetry, and ssPERG testing. Eyes were divided into two groups based upon clinical data: healthy subjects and GS. RGC count was estimated using the combined structure-function index. RESULTS: Estimated RGC count, average retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (ARNFLT), and average ganglion cell layer and inner plexiform layer thickness (GCIPLT) were reduced in GS eyes (p ≤ 0.001 for all parameters). Pearson correlations revealed that ssPERG magnitude and magnitudeD correlated with ARNFLT (r ≥ 0.53, p < 0.001), GCIPLT (r > 0.38, p < 0.011), and estimated RGC count (r > 0.46, p < 0.002). Six mediation analyses revealed that estimated RGC count mediated the relationships among ssPERG parameters, ARNFLT, and GCIPLT. CONCLUSION: Steady-state PERG parameters demonstrated linear correlations with estimated RGC count. The associations among ssPERG parameters and structural measures were mediated by estimated RGC count.
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