Double-pass technique and compensation-comparison method in eyes with cataract

PURPOSE To clinically assess the objective scatter index (OSI) obtained from double-pass images and the log(s) parameter measured with the direct compensation-comparison psychophysical technique in eyes with cataract. SETTING Ophthalmology Service, Terrassa Hospital, Barcelona, Spain. DESIGN Prospec...

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Autores: Martínez Roda, Juan Antonio|||0000-0003-0222-7164, Vilaseca Ricart, Meritxell|||0000-0001-8166-1617, Ondategui Parra, Juan Carlos|||0000-0001-8090-6731, Almudí Cortés, Lorena, Asaad Ammaar, Mouafk, Mateos Pena, Lorena, Arjona Carbonell, Mª Montserrat|||0000-0001-9040-8410, Pujol Ramo, Jaume|||0000-0003-0811-9244
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/96650
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/96650
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrs.2016.08.015
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cataract
cataract
optical quality
scattering
retinal straylight
double-pass technique
compensation-comparation method
contrast sensitivity
Cataractes (Oftalmologia)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ciències de la salut::Medicina::Oftalmologia
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ciències de la visió::Optometria
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Sumario:PURPOSE To clinically assess the objective scatter index (OSI) obtained from double-pass images and the log(s) parameter measured with the direct compensation-comparison psychophysical technique in eyes with cataract. SETTING Ophthalmology Service, Terrassa Hospital, Barcelona, Spain. DESIGN Prospective observational case series. METHODS The analysis comprised eyes diagnosed with nuclear, cortical, or posterior subcapsular cataracts and healthy eyes (control group). Patient examinations included assessment of the manifest subjective refraction, corrected distance visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and cataract grade using the Lens Opacities Classification System III (LOCS III) score. The protocol also included the straylight (log[s]) measured by the C-Quant device, measurement of the objective optical quality (Strehl ratio and modulation transfer function cutoff frequency), and the OSI (HD Analyzer). RESULTS Significant correlations with LOCS III classification were found in terms of log(s) and OSI, although they were slightly stronger with OSI for all cataract types, which could be attributable to higher-order aberrations. The OSI and log(s) shared approximately 44% of the scattering estimation and to coincide on the visual function decline with scattering for the 3 cataract types evaluated. Limits to discriminate between healthy and cataractous eyes and sensitivity and specificity values were 1.15 (sensitivity 91%, specificity 100%) for log(s) and 1.18 (sensitivity 89%, specificity 100%) for OSI (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS Both instruments provide complementary information to diagnose cataracts and follow patients. Although backscattered light from deeper retinal layers can have an effect on OSI, the double-pass image provides information to grade different types of cataract when assessing cataractous eyes for treatment.