Abstract
Trabecular meshwork (TM) pigmentation is not correlated with angiographically determined aqueous humor outflow (AHO) in an ex vivo perfusion model using human eyes. Purpose: To evaluate whether segmental TM pigmentation is correlated to segmental AHO in human eyes. Methods: Postmortem human eyes were acquired, and anterior segments were dissected. TM pigmentation was photographed 360-degrees around the eye. The anterior segments were then mounted onto a perfusion apparatus and perfused with Dulbecco's phosphate buffered saline (DPBS) until a stabile baseline outflow facility was achieved. Aqueous angiography (AHO angiography) was performed using fluorescein (2%), and segmental AHO was documented around the limbus using an angiographic camera (Spectralis HRA+OCT). Circumferential and nasal TM pigmentation were compared with respective angiographic outflow imaging using a Pearson correlation analysis. Results: Segmental TM pigment distribution and segmental AHO were seen. TM pigment was statistically greatest in the inferior quadrant. AHO angiographic outflow was numerically greatest in the nasal quadrant, but this was not statistically significant. No statistically significant correlation was observed (r=-0.083, P=0.06) between segmental TM pigmentation and segmental AHO angiographic signal. Analyzing just the nasal quadrant, a significant weak negative correlation was found (r=-0.296, P=0.001). Discussion: Segmental TM pigmentation circumferentially around the eye is not a good proxy for segmental AHO circumferentially around the eye and should not be used to guide trabecular minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 355-360 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Glaucoma |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2024 |
Funding
Funding for this work came from National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (Grant Numbers R01EY030501 [A.S.H.], R01EY029058 [R.N.W.]; an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness (New York, NY) [UCSD]; the Conrad Prebys Foundation (San Diego Eye Bank); the Advanced Clinician Scientist Program/Johannes Kepler University (C.A.S.) and the Adele Rabensteiner Foundation (C.A.S.).
Keywords
- aqueous angiography
- aqueous humor outflow
- segmental outflow
- trabecular meshwork pigment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology