An objective structural and functional reference standard in glaucoma

Abstract The current lack of consensus for diagnosing glaucoma makes it difficult to develop diagnostic tests derived from deep learning (DL) algorithms. In the present study, we propose an objective definition of glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON) using clearly defined parameters from optical cohe...

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Main Authors: Eduardo B. Mariottoni, Alessandro A. Jammal, Samuel I. Berchuck, Leonardo S. Shigueoka, Ivan M. Tavares, Felipe A. Medeiros
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-80993-3
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author Eduardo B. Mariottoni
Alessandro A. Jammal
Samuel I. Berchuck
Leonardo S. Shigueoka
Ivan M. Tavares
Felipe A. Medeiros
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Alessandro A. Jammal
Samuel I. Berchuck
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description Abstract The current lack of consensus for diagnosing glaucoma makes it difficult to develop diagnostic tests derived from deep learning (DL) algorithms. In the present study, we propose an objective definition of glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON) using clearly defined parameters from optical coherence tomography and standard automated perimetry. We then use the proposed objective definition as reference standard to develop a DL algorithm to detect GON on fundus photos. A DL algorithm was trained to detect GON on fundus photos, using the proposed objective definition as reference standard. The performance was evaluated on an independent test sample with sensitivity, specificity, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), and likelihood ratios (LR). The test sample had 2118 fundus photos from 585 eyes of 405 individuals. The AUC to discriminate between GON and normal was 0.92 with sensitivity of 77% at 95% specificity. LRs indicated that the DL algorithm provided large changes in the post-test probability of disease for the majority of eyes. A DL algorithm to evaluate fundus photos had high performance to discriminate GON from normal. The newly proposed objective definition of GON used as reference standard may increase the comparability of diagnostic studies of glaucoma across devices and populations.
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spelling doaj.art-4b03754d3aa5456abb70e97f011a00642022-12-21T23:11:04ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222021-01-0111111010.1038/s41598-021-80993-3An objective structural and functional reference standard in glaucomaEduardo B. Mariottoni0Alessandro A. Jammal1Samuel I. Berchuck2Leonardo S. Shigueoka3Ivan M. Tavares4Felipe A. Medeiros5Vision, Imaging and Performance (VIP) Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, Duke Eye Center, Duke UniversityVision, Imaging and Performance (VIP) Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, Duke Eye Center, Duke UniversityVision, Imaging and Performance (VIP) Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, Duke Eye Center, Duke UniversityVision, Imaging and Performance (VIP) Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, Duke Eye Center, Duke UniversityDepartment of Ophthalmology, Federal University of São PauloVision, Imaging and Performance (VIP) Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, Duke Eye Center, Duke UniversityAbstract The current lack of consensus for diagnosing glaucoma makes it difficult to develop diagnostic tests derived from deep learning (DL) algorithms. In the present study, we propose an objective definition of glaucomatous optic neuropathy (GON) using clearly defined parameters from optical coherence tomography and standard automated perimetry. We then use the proposed objective definition as reference standard to develop a DL algorithm to detect GON on fundus photos. A DL algorithm was trained to detect GON on fundus photos, using the proposed objective definition as reference standard. The performance was evaluated on an independent test sample with sensitivity, specificity, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), and likelihood ratios (LR). The test sample had 2118 fundus photos from 585 eyes of 405 individuals. The AUC to discriminate between GON and normal was 0.92 with sensitivity of 77% at 95% specificity. LRs indicated that the DL algorithm provided large changes in the post-test probability of disease for the majority of eyes. A DL algorithm to evaluate fundus photos had high performance to discriminate GON from normal. The newly proposed objective definition of GON used as reference standard may increase the comparability of diagnostic studies of glaucoma across devices and populations.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-80993-3
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title An objective structural and functional reference standard in glaucoma
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