Journal List > J Korean Ophthalmol Soc > v.57(6) > 1010614

Lee, Yum, Lee, and Lee: Diagnostic Availability of Blind Spot Mapping for Ocular Torsion

Abstract

Purpose

To evaluate diagnostic the usefulness of blind spot mapping in measuring ocular torsion changes and to investigate the correlations of inferior oblique muscle overaction (IOOA) and excyclotorsion measurements using fundus photographs and blind spot mapping in patients with secondary IOOA.

Methods

Eleven patients (12 eyes; IOOA group) diagnosed with secondary IOOA were evaluated for ocular movement, fundus photograph and Humphrey standard automated perimetry, and 10 patients (20 eyes; control group) were subjected to the same tests. An ocular movement examination was performed to evaluate IOOA, and fundus photograph and Humphrey standard automated perimetry were used to measure the ocular torsion. Inferior oblique myectomy or recession was performed along with horizontal strabismus surgery, and preoperative and postoperative IOOA and ocular torsion measurements were compared between the groups.

Results

In the IOOA group after surgery, the IOOA decreased from +2.42 ± 0.63 to +0.50 ± 0.52, the ocular torsion decreased from +14.15 ± 3.60° to +7.47 ± 1.65° (p < 0.001) on fundus photographs, and from +12.19 ± 1.62° to +9.69 ± 1.75° (p = 0.061) in Humphrey standard automated perimetry. The control group showed a mean ocular torsion of 7.44 ± 1.62° on fundus photographs and +7.24 ± 1.28° on Humphrey standard automated perimetry.

Conclusions

The usefulness of blind spot mapping when the ocular torsion was measured in IOOA patients was considered low, due to the weak correlation between IOOA and extorsion; preoperative and postoperative ocular torsion amount values were not significantly different.

References

1. Knapp P. Vertically incomitant horizontal strabismus: the so-called “A” and “V” syndromes. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 1959; 57:666–99.
2. Bixenman WW, von Noorden GK. Apparent foveal displacement in normal subjects and in cyclotropia. Ophthalmology. 1982; 89:58–62.
crossref
3. Locke JC. Heterotopia of the blind spot in ocular vertical muscle imbalance. Am J Ophthalmol. 1968; 65:362–74.
crossref
4. Morton GV, Lucchese N, Kushner BJ. The role of funduscopy and fundus photography in strabismus diagnosis. Ophthalmology. 1983; 90:1186–91.
crossref
5. Lee HJ, Lim KH. The range of ocular torsion in mass screening. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 2005; 46:1684–9.
6. Versino M, Newman-Toker DE. Blind spot heterotopia by abdominal static perimetry to assess static ocular torsion: centro-cecal axis rotation in normals. J Neurol. 2010; 257:291–3.
7. Von Noorden GK, Campos EC. Binocular Vision and Ocular Motility: Theory and Management of Strabismus. 6th ed.St Louis: St Louis;2002. p. 55–6.
8. Rosenbaum AL, Santiago AP. Clinical Strabismus Management. 1st ed.Philadelphia: Philadelphia;1999. p. 55–9.
9. Kim EH, Lee SJ, Choi HY. Ocular torsion according to fixation in fundus photograph. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 2006; 47:449–54.
10. Guyton DL. Clinical assessment of ocular torsion. Am Orthopt J. 1983; 33:85.
crossref
11. Eustis HS, Nussdorf JD. Inferior oblique overaction in infantile esotropia: fundus extorsion as a predictive sign. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 1996; 33:85–8.
crossref
12. Cho HH, Sohn MA. The ocular cyclotorsion induced by the abdominalal change. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 1999; 40:2911–7.
13. Yim JH, Min BM, Xu YG. Surgical results of classic Harada-Ito procedure with intraoperative adjustment for excyclotorsion. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 2002; 43:2227–33.
14. Sim JH, Lee SY. The effect of inferior oblique weakening abdominal on the correction of ocular torsion. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 2005; 46:1020–6.
15. Lee DH, Lee SJ, Park SH. Ocular torsion in normal Korean population. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 2004; 45:797–802.
16. Park SW. The torsional status of normal Koreans. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc. 2004; 45:1906–11.
17. Ramat S, Nesti A, Versino M, et al. A new device to assess static ocular torsion. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2011; 1233:226–30.
crossref

Figure 1.
Determination of the optic disc center. We drew two horizontal lines at the superior and inferior borders of the optic disc and two vertical lines at the temporal and nasal borders. Next, we drew the central lines that pass through the middle of the horizontal and vertical lines. We set the optic disc center at the point where the two center lines cross each other. θ = tan−1(b/a); a = horizontal optic disc center-foveal distance; b = vertical optic disc center-foveal distance.
jkos-57-957f1.tif
Figure 2.
A construction example of the centro-cecal axis for the purpose of centro-cecal axis rotation (CCAR) torsion measurement from the visual field chart. A straight line was drawn connecting the center of the blind spot to the fixation point. Next, we measured the CCAR manually (using a mag-nifying lens and protractor).
jkos-57-957f2.tif
Figure 3.
The correlation between the inferior oblique overaction and extorsion by the fundus photograph and blind spot mapping. (A) Based on fundus photograph, a statistically significant positive correlation was found between the inferior oblique overaction and extorsion. (B) Based on blind spot mapping, a weak positive correlation was observed between the inferior oblique overaction and extorsion, but without statistical significance.
jkos-57-957f3.tif
Table 1.
Demographic data of patients
  Patient group Control group
Number of patients 11 10
Number of eyes 12 20
Average age (years) 21.4 ± 3.60 24.4 ± 2.87
Sex (n, %)    
 Male 6 (54.5) 6 (60)
 Female 5 (45.5) 4 (40)
Unilateral IOOA (n, %) 11 (100) 0 (0)
Associated strabismus (n, %)    
 Exotropia 4 (36.4) 0 (0)
 IOOA only 7 (63.6) 0 (0)

Values are presented as number (%) or mean ± SD.

IOOA = inferior oblique overaction.

Table 2.
Comparison of preoperative and postoperative IOOA and extorsion
  IOOA
Fundus photography
Blind spot mapping
  Preop Postop p-value Preop Postop p-value Preop Postop p-value
Patient                  
 OP eye + 2.42 ± 0.63 +0.50 ± 0.52 p<0.001 +14.15 ± 3.60° +7.47 ± 1.65° p<0.001 +12.19 ± 1.62° +9.69 ± 1.75° p=0.061
 TOE <1 <1   +7.07 ± 1.21° +6.16 ± 2.31° p=0.193 +8.01 ± 1.32° +7.72 ± 1.44° p=0.723
Control <1 <1   +7.44 ± 1.62°   p<0.001 +7.24 ± 0.32°   p=0.048

Values are presented as mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated.

IOOA = inferior oblique overaction; Preop = preoperative state; Postop = postoperative state; OP = operation; TOE = the other eye.

TOOLS
Similar articles