[Measurement of the disc area by indirect ophthalmoscopy].
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of measuring the optic disc area by indirect ophthalmoscopy.


METHODS
In a prospective clinical trial, 57 eyes of 29 subjects (age 57.3+/-12.1 years) were examined. The refractive error was -0.67+/-2.69D (+3.75D to -8D).The vertical and horizontal disc diameters (DD) were measured using a Haag-Streit slit lamp and 60D-, 78D-, 90D-, and Super Field lenses (Volk Optical, Mentor, USA). Afterwards the disc area was calculated by an ellipse formula (horizontal DD x vertical DD x pi/4). The magnification factor given by the manufacturer was taken into account for each lens: 1.15x (60D lens), 0.93x (78D lens), 0.76x (90D lens), and 0.76x (Super Field lens), respectively. As reference for the disc size, the same eyes were examined by HRT II (Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany). Bland-Altman plots were used to assess the agreement between measurements obtained by indirect ophthalmoscopy and HRT.


RESULTS
The results of the disc estimate compared with the HRT measurements were as follows: 0.119+/-0.51 mm(2) (60D lens), 0.224+/-0.57 mm(2) (78D lens), 0.10+/-0.51 mm(2) (90D lens), and -0.07 s+/-0.47 mm(2) (Super Field lens). Differences were not statistically significant for the 60D (p=0.083), 90D (p=0.147), or Super Field lenses (p=0.257). However, the difference between the 78D lens and HRT was statistically significant (Student's t-test; P=0.004).


CONCLUSIONS
Measuring the disc size by indirect ophthalmoscopy is possible. The 90D lens showed the smallest and the 78D lens the largest deviation.
Universitätsaugenklinik der TU Dresden, Fetscher Strasse 74, 01307 Dresden, Deutschland. michael.haustein@uniklinikum-dresden.de
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D000465:Algorithms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009929:Organ Size; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity