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Purpose To assess the relationship between Humphrey visual field data and optic disc topographical data collected by the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT) scanning laser ophthalmoscope in chronic glaucoma patients.
Methods The mean deviation (MD) and corrected pattern standard deviation (CPSD) from Humphrey visual fields of 106 eyes of 106 patients with glaucoma were analysed for correlation with the multiple topographical measures calculated by the HRT.
Results Significant correlations were found between MD of the visual field and several optic disc measurements. These included neuroretinal rim volume, mean nerve fibre layer thickness and cross-sectional area, and the cup shape measure. CPSD correlated significantly only with mean nerve fibre layer cross-sectional area. This pattern was common to the whole circumference of the disc with the exception of the directly temporal segment.
Conclusion Optic disc topography performed by HRT reflects the optic disc pathology in correlation with perimetry.
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Tole, D., Edwards, M., Davey, K. et al. The correlation of the visual field with scanning laser ophthalmoscope measurements in glaucoma. Eye 12, 686–690 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1998.169
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