Clinical Ophthalmology (Jan 2021)
Microperimetry as Part of Multimodal Assessment to Evaluate and Monitor Myopic Traction Maculopathy
Abstract
Pedro Manuel Baptista,1 Nisa Silva,1 João Coelho,1 Diana José,1 Daniel Almeida,1 Angelina Meireles1,2 1Ophthalmology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Porto, Portugal; 2Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Porto, PortugalCorrespondence: Pedro Manuel BaptistaCentro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Largo Prof. Abel Salazar, Porto 4099-001, PortugalTel +351 917868372Email [email protected]: To characterize a population of high myopes with myopic traction maculopathy (MTM), to assess their retinal function, and to correlate it with anatomic status.Patients and Methods: This was an observational cross-sectional study including 50 eyes from 27 patients. Demographic and clinical data were analyzed. Macular structure was assessed with spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT, Heidelberg®) and macular function was studied with Microperimeter MP-3, NIDEK®.Results: The average for central foveal thickness (CFT) and choroid thickness (CT) was 213± 151 μm and 36± 23 μm, respectively, in a total of 50 eyes from 27 patients. In the microperimetry analysis, the average sensitivity on the foveal-centered 12º polygon (CPS) was 14.37± 9.1 dB. CT was negatively associated with the bivariate contour ellipse areas (BCEA) 1 (r=− 0.314; p=0.034), 2 (r=− 0.314; p=0.034), and 3 (r=− 0.316; p=0.033). CPS had a strong positive correlation with best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) (r=0.661; p=0.000). We found a trend to worse microperimetric results in eyes with schisis (n=19) (p> 0.05) but eyes with atrophic areas (n=33) presented significant inferior CPS (p< 0.001). The presence of staphyloma showed significant impact on macular sensitivities in eyes with areas of macular atrophy/fibrosis (p< 0.05).Conclusion: Macular microperimetry analysis can have a role as part of a multimodal anatomo-functional assessment for a more precise characterization of the high myopic patients with MTM, optimizing medical and surgical decisions.Keywords: foveoschisis, high myopia, microperimetry, myopic traction maculopathy, retinal atrophy, staphyloma
