Ability of a neuro-ophthalmologist to estimate retinal nerve fiber layer thickness

John H Pula,1 Jorge C Kattah,1 Hauping Wang,1 John Marshall,1 Eric R Eggenberger21University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Illinois Neurologic Institute, Peoria, IL, USA; 2Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USABackground: Qualitative description of the optic disc has clinical...

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Autores principales:	Pula JH, Kattah JC, Wang H, Marshall J, Eggenberger ER
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2012
Materias:	Ophthalmology RE1-994
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:60bd475e0a374e2892e351bbfaa35eeb2021-12-02T02:01:56ZAbility of a neuro-ophthalmologist to estimate retinal nerve fiber layer thickness1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/60bd475e0a374e2892e351bbfaa35eeb2012-09-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/ability-of-a-neuro-ophthalmologist-to-estimate-retinal-nerve-fiber-lay-a10964https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483John H Pula,1 Jorge C Kattah,1 Hauping Wang,1 John Marshall,1 Eric R Eggenberger21University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Illinois Neurologic Institute, Peoria, IL, USA; 2Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USABackground: Qualitative description of the optic disc has clinical value, but optical coherence tomography (OCT) has provided the ability to quantify retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness.Methods: We asked three neuro-ophthalmologists of at least 20 years&rsquo; experience to estimate the average OCT RNFL thickness of 37 eyes based on fundus photos.Results: The overall correlation coefficient for RNFL thickness estimation variance between two physicians and between physician and OCT was 0.53. The likelihood that the RNFL thickness estimation between physicians, or between physician and OCT, was within 10 &micro;m of each other was 47%&ndash;62%. All physicians had disparities in RNFL thickness estimation greater than 30 &micro;m.Conclusion: This study provides information on the ability of an experienced neuro- ophthalmologist to estimate the RNFL thickness based on fundus photos.Keywords: optical coherence tomography, OCT, RNFL, retinal nerve fiber, estimationPula JHKattah JCWang HMarshall JEggenberger ERDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2012, Iss default, Pp 1477-1481 (2012)
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description	John H Pula,1 Jorge C Kattah,1 Hauping Wang,1 John Marshall,1 Eric R Eggenberger21University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Illinois Neurologic Institute, Peoria, IL, USA; 2Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USABackground: Qualitative description of the optic disc has clinical value, but optical coherence tomography (OCT) has provided the ability to quantify retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness.Methods: We asked three neuro-ophthalmologists of at least 20 years&rsquo; experience to estimate the average OCT RNFL thickness of 37 eyes based on fundus photos.Results: The overall correlation coefficient for RNFL thickness estimation variance between two physicians and between physician and OCT was 0.53. The likelihood that the RNFL thickness estimation between physicians, or between physician and OCT, was within 10 &micro;m of each other was 47%&ndash;62%. All physicians had disparities in RNFL thickness estimation greater than 30 &micro;m.Conclusion: This study provides information on the ability of an experienced neuro- ophthalmologist to estimate the RNFL thickness based on fundus photos.Keywords: optical coherence tomography, OCT, RNFL, retinal nerve fiber, estimation
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title	Ability of a neuro-ophthalmologist to estimate retinal nerve fiber layer thickness
title_short	Ability of a neuro-ophthalmologist to estimate retinal nerve fiber layer thickness
title_full	Ability of a neuro-ophthalmologist to estimate retinal nerve fiber layer thickness
title_fullStr	Ability of a neuro-ophthalmologist to estimate retinal nerve fiber layer thickness
title_full_unstemmed	Ability of a neuro-ophthalmologist to estimate retinal nerve fiber layer thickness
title_sort	ability of a neuro-ophthalmologist to estimate retinal nerve fiber layer thickness
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2012
url	https://doaj.org/article/60bd475e0a374e2892e351bbfaa35eeb
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Ability of a neuro-ophthalmologist to estimate retinal nerve fiber layer thickness

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