Abstract

AYALA FUENTES, ME; ANDRADA MARQUEZ, MT  and  ANTON, A. Comparison of optic nerve head measurements obtained with the slit lamp and with CSLO. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol [online]. 2004, vol.79, n.6, pp.273-279. ISSN 0365-6691.

Purpose: To evaluate the accuracy of disk size and cup/disk ratio (C/D) estimation by measuring the vertical diameter and cup/disk ratio at the slit lamp. Methods: Two hundred and thirty eight eyes of 185 people, 82 glaucomas and 156 normal subjects were included. All underwent slit lamp examination, tonometry, optic nerve photographs, scanning laser tomography (HRT) and standard perimetry (Humphrey). Correlation between slit lamp measurements (vertical diameter and C/D ratio) and HRT parameters was evaluated. Results: There is a significant correlation between the disk diameter measured at the slit lamp and the disk area measured with HRT (Pearson Test, r: 0.52, p<0.001). Additionally, there is significant correlation between the semi-quantitative estimation of C/D ratio at the slit lamp and the C/D area ratio from the HRT (r: 0.83, p<0.001). Conclusion: Measuring the vertical diameter and the C/D ratio at the slit lamp is a useful method for estimating the real disk area and C/D ratio. It is highly recommended that disk size be estimated when attempting to interpret clinical findings in the optic nerve head.

Keywords : Optic disc; vertical and horizontal disk diameter; area; cup/disk ratio.