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Ahn, Rim, and Chung: Diagnostic Availability of Ultra-Wide-field Fundus Imaging in Korean Patient with Retinal Break

Abstract

Purpose

To evaluate the availability of ultrawide-field fundus photography compared to fundus examination after pupil dilatation in Korean patients with retinal break.

Methods

For this retrospective case review of consecutive 160 patients, 230 lesions with retinal breaks were recruited. The ul-tra-wide-field images were taken after fundus examination with pupil dilatation performed by a retinal specialist. We analyzed ul-tra-wide-field images according to patient characteristics and separated area. We divided lesions into anterior and posterior areas, and each area was separated into 4 quadrants (superior, inferior, temporal, and nasal).

Results

The sensitivity of ultrawide-field imaging for detecting retinal break was 72% (95% confidence interval [CI] 65–79%), and the specificity was 94% (95% CI 90–98%). The sensitivity of detection of posterior retina was 89% (95% CI 85–93%), and that of anterior retina was 72% (95% CI 66–78%); this difference was significant (p = 0.007). There was a significant statistical difference at the inferior quadrant between anterior and posterior retina, but not at superior, temporal, or nasal quadrants. The sensitivity of detection in the inferior quadrant in the anterior retina was 43% (95% CI 29–57%).

Conclusions

Ultra-wide-field fundus photography can detect retinal break, but there is limitation in anterior retinal lesions, especially the inferior area. Therefore, ultrawide-field fundus photography cannot be an alternative method instead of fundus examination with pupil dilatation.

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Table 1.
The patient demographics and the comparison of two patient groups
Demographics Total (N = 160) Positive (N = 115) Negative (N = 45) p-value
Age (years, range) 53.8 ± 14.0 55.2 ± 12.6 50.3 ± 16.6 0.079*
  (14 to 81) (14 to 81) (16 to 75)  
Male/Female sex (%) 96/64 (60/40) 69/46 (60/40) 27/18 (60/40) 1.000†‡
Right/Left eye (%) 80/80 (50/50) 59/56 (51.3/48.7) 21/24 (46.7/53.3) 0.725†‡
Spherical equivalent (D, range) –2.76 ± 3.36 –2.81 ± 4.21 –2.64 ± 3.54  
  (−10.25 to +3.75) (−10.25 to +3.75) (−8.25 to +3.50)  
Previous Cataract surgery       0.235†‡
 No (N = 26) 26 (16%) 16 (61%) 10 (39%)  
 Yes (N = 134) 134 (84%) 99 (74%) 35 (26%)  

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD) unless otherwise indicated. Patient groups are classified by ultrawide fundus photo image which shows total retinal break lesions or not. For example, if three retinal break lesions are found in dilated fundoscopy but only two lesions are found at ultrawide fundus photo image then this patient is under negative group, otherwise, the three lesions are found at the image then this patient is under positive group. p-value was calculated by difference between positive group and negative group.

* Student's t-test

Chai-squared test

Fisher's exact test.

Table 2.
The sensitivities and specificity of ultrawide field fundus photography by patient characteristics
Patients Percentage (95% confidence interval)
Total  
 Sensitivity (N = 160) 72% (65–79%)
 Specificity (N = 135) 94% (90–98%)
Sex (sensitivity)  
 Male 72% (66–78%)
 Female 72% (63–81%)
Right/Left eye (sensitivity)  
 Right 74% (67–81%)
 Left 70% (63–77%)
Previous cataract surgery (sensitivity)  
 No 61% (52–70%)
 Yes 74% (70–78%)
Table 3.
Identified retinal breaks of retinal areas
Area Number (%)
Total 230 (100)
 Anterior 161 (70)
  Temporal 49 (21)
  Superior 38 (17)
  Nasal 24 (10)
  Inferior 48 (21)
 Posterior 69 (30)
  Temporal 30 (13)
  Superior 12 (5)
  Nasal 18 (8)
  Inferior 10 (4)

Wide fundus photo image was divided into eight sectors. Anterior and posterior retina was separated by equator. And each anterior and posterior retina was localized into four quadrants, temporal, superior, nasal, and inferior by two virtual lines centered on fovea.

Table 4.
The sensitivities of ultrawide field fundus photography divided by the areas of the lesions
  Sensitivity (95% confidence interval)
p-value
Total Antethioth Postethioth
Quadrants 77% (72–82%) 72% (66–78%) 89% (85–93%) 0.007
 Temporal   95% (88–100%) 100% 0.262*
 Superior   72% (61–83%) 73% (52–94%) 0.791
 Nasal   84% (72–96%) 88% (76–100%) 0.611
 Inferior   43% (29–57%) 80% (61–99%) 0.031

p-value was calculated by Chai-squared test for identifying statistic difference between each anterior and posterior sector.

* Chi-squared test

Fisher's exact test

p-value < 0.05.

Table 5.
Intraclass correlation coefficient between retina specialist and ophthalmology resident
  Investigator Percentile (95% CI) p-value ICC (95% CI)
Sensitivity (N = 160) Retinal specialist 72% (65–79%) 0.985 0.98 (0.98–0.99)
  Ophthalmology Resident 73% (66–80%)    
Specificity (N = 135) Retinal specialist 94% (90–98%) 0.756 0.90 (0.87–0.93)
  Ophthalmology Resident 91% (87–95%)    

The sensitivities and specificities by patient of ultrawide fundus photo images were analyzed by one retinal specialist and one senior ophthalmology resident. There were high Intraclass correlation coefficient in both sensitivity and specificity between retina specialist and ophthalmology resident.

CI = confidence interval; ICC = intraclass correlation coefficient (%).

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