Misguided progression analysis by optical coherence tomography: a report of two cases

Case Rep Ophthalmol. 2014 Jul 16;5(2):217-21. doi: 10.1159/000365170. eCollection 2014 May.

Abstract

Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SOCT) is an important tool for the diagnosis and management of glaucoma. In an effort to help automate the detection of progressive structural glaucomatous optic nerve damage, Carl Zeiss Meditec has developed Guided Progression Analysis (GPA) software in conjunction with the Cirrus SOCT (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, Calif., USA). Here, we report a case in which the GPA merged information from 2 different patients, and another case in which data from alternate eyes was compared, making the final analysis invalid.

Keywords: Glaucoma diagnosis; Guided Progression Analysis; Nerve fibers; pathology; Optic nerve diseases; diagnosis; Spectral domain optical coherence tomography.

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