Glaucoma Screening in Nepal: Cup-to-Disc Estimate With Standard Mydriatic Fundus Camera Compared to Portable Nonmydriatic Camera

Sarah E. Miller, Suman Thapa, Alan L. Robin, Leslie M. Niziol, Pradeep Y. Ramulu, Maria A. Woodward, Indira Paudyal, Ian Pitha, Tyson N. Kim, Paula Anne Newman-Casey

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Abstract

Purpose To compare cup-to-disc ratio (CDR) measurements from images taken with a portable, 45-degree nonmydriatic fundus camera to images from a traditional tabletop mydriatic fundus camera. Design Prospective, cross-sectional, comparative instrument validation study. Methods SETTING: Clinic-based. STUDY POPULATION: A total of 422 eyes of 211 subjects were recruited from the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology (Kathmandu, Nepal). Two masked readers measured CDR and noted possible evidence of glaucoma (CDR ≥ 0.7 or the presence of a notch or disc hemorrhage) from fundus photographs taken with a nonmydriatic portable camera and a mydriatic standard camera. Each image was graded twice. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Effect of camera modality on CDR measurement; inter- and intraobserver agreement for each camera for the diagnosis of glaucoma. Results A total of 196 eyes (46.5%) were diagnosed with glaucoma by chart review; 41.2%–59.0% of eyes were remotely diagnosed with glaucoma over grader, repeat measurement, and camera modality. There was no significant difference in CDR measurement between cameras after adjusting for grader and measurement order (estimate = 0.004, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.003–0.011, P =.24). There was moderate interobserver reliability for the diagnosis of glaucoma (Pictor: κ = 0.54, CI, 0.46–0.61; Topcon: κ = 0.63, CI, 0.55–0.70) and moderate intraobserver agreement upon repeat grading (Pictor: κ = 0.63 and 0.64, for graders 1 and 2, respectively; Topcon: κ = 0.72 and 0.80, for graders 1 and 2, respectively). Conclusions A portable, nonmydriatic, fundus camera can facilitate remote evaluation of disc images on par with standard mydriatic fundus photography.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)99-106
Number of pages8
JournalAmerican journal of ophthalmology
Volume182
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ophthalmology

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