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Use of a Binocular Optical Coherence Tomography System to Evaluate Strabismus in Primary Position

Chopra, R; Mulholland, PJ; Tailor, VK; Anderson, RS; Keane, PA; (2018) Use of a Binocular Optical Coherence Tomography System to Evaluate Strabismus in Primary Position. JAMA Ophthalmology , 136 (7) pp. 811-817. 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.1973.

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Abstract

Importance Current clinical methods for assessing strabismus can be prone to error. Binocular optical coherence tomography (OCT) has the potential to assess and quantify strabismus objectively and in an automated manner. Objective To evaluate the use of a binocular OCT prototype to assess the presence and size of strabismus. Design, Setting, and Participants Fifteen participants with strabismus were recruited in 2016 as part of the EASE study from Moorfields Eye Hospital National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, England, and 15 healthy volunteers underwent automated anterior segment imaging using the binocular OCT prototype. All participants had an orthoptic assessment, including alternating prism cover test (APCT), before undergoing imaging. Simultaneously acquired pairs of OCT images, captured with 1 eye fixating, were analyzed using ImageJ (National Institutes of Health) to assess the presence and angle of strabismus. Main Outcomes and Measures The direction and size of strabismus measured using binocular OCT was compared with that found using APCT. Results The median age for participants with strabismus was 55 years (interquartile range [IQR], 33-66.5 years) and for the healthy group, 50 years (IQR, 41-59 years); 15 participants (50%) were women, and 25 participants (83.3%) were white. The median magnitude of horizontal deviation was 20∆ (IQR, 13-35∆) and for vertical deviation, 3∆ (IQR, 0-5∆). Binocular OCT imaging correctly revealed the type and direction of the deviation in all 15 participants with strabismus, including horizontal and vertical deviations. The APCT and OCT measurements were strongly correlated for the horizontal (Pearson r = 0.85; 95% CI, 0.60-0.95; P < .001) and vertical (r = 0.89; 95% CI, 0.69-0.96; P < .001) deviations. In the healthy cohort, 9 of 15 participants (60%) had a latent horizontal deviation on APCT results (median magnitude 2∆, range 2-4∆). Six (40%) had orthophoria. Horizontal deviations were observed on OCT imaging results in 12 of the 15 participants (80%), and a vertical deviation was visible in 1 participant (6.7%). Conclusions and Relevance These findings suggest that binocular anterior segment OCT imaging can provide clinicians with a precise measurement of strabismus. The prototype can potentially incorporate several binocular vision tests that will provide quantitative data for the assessment, diagnosis, and monitoring of ocular misalignments.

Type: Article
Title: Use of a Binocular Optical Coherence Tomography System to Evaluate Strabismus in Primary Position
DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.1973
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.1973
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Ophthalmology, ALTERNATE COVER TEST, PRISM, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AGREEMENT
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Experimental Psychology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Institute of Ophthalmology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10056244
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