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. 2021 Nov;128(11):1534-1548.
doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2021.04.022. Epub 2021 Apr 23.

Deep Learning Estimation of 10-2 and 24-2 Visual Field Metrics Based on Thickness Maps from Macula OCT

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Deep Learning Estimation of 10-2 and 24-2 Visual Field Metrics Based on Thickness Maps from Macula OCT

Mark Christopher et al. Ophthalmology. 2021 Nov.

Abstract

Purpose: To develop deep learning (DL) systems estimating visual function from macula-centered spectral-domain (SD) OCT images.

Design: Evaluation of a diagnostic technology.

Participants: A total of 2408 10-2 visual field (VF) SD OCT pairs and 2999 24-2 VF SD OCT pairs collected from 645 healthy and glaucoma subjects (1222 eyes).

Methods: Deep learning models were trained on thickness maps from Spectralis macula SD OCT to estimate 10-2 and 24-2 VF mean deviation (MD) and pattern standard deviation (PSD). Individual and combined DL models were trained using thickness data from 6 layers (retinal nerve fiber layer [RNFL], ganglion cell layer [GCL], inner plexiform layer [IPL], ganglion cell-IPL [GCIPL], ganglion cell complex [GCC] and retina). Linear regression of mean layer thicknesses were used for comparison.

Main outcome measures: Deep learning models were evaluated using R2 and mean absolute error (MAE) compared with 10-2 and 24-2 VF measurements.

Results: Combined DL models estimating 10-2 achieved R2 of 0.82 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.68-0.89) for MD and 0.69 (95% CI, 0.55-0.81) for PSD and MAEs of 1.9 dB (95% CI, 1.6-2.4 dB) for MD and 1.5 dB (95% CI, 1.2-1.9 dB) for PSD. This was significantly better than mean thickness estimates for 10-2 MD (0.61 [95% CI, 0.47-0.71] and 3.0 dB [95% CI, 2.5-3.5 dB]) and 10-2 PSD (0.46 [95% CI, 0.31-0.60] and 2.3 dB [95% CI, 1.8-2.7 dB]). Combined DL models estimating 24-2 achieved R2 of 0.79 (95% CI, 0.72-0.84) for MD and 0.68 (95% CI, 0.53-0.79) for PSD and MAEs of 2.1 dB (95% CI, 1.8-2.5 dB) for MD and 1.5 dB (95% CI, 1.3-1.9 dB) for PSD. This was significantly better than mean thickness estimates for 24-2 MD (0.41 [95% CI, 0.26-0.57] and 3.4 dB [95% CI, 2.7-4.5 dB]) and 24-2 PSD (0.38 [95% CI, 0.20-0.57] and 2.4 dB [95% CI, 2.0-2.8 dB]). The GCIPL (R2 = 0.79) and GCC (R2 = 0.75) had the highest performance estimating 10-2 and 24-2 MD, respectively.

Conclusions: Deep learning models improved estimates of functional loss from SD OCT imaging. Accurate estimates can help clinicians to individualize VF testing to patients.

Keywords: Deep learning; Glaucoma; OCT; Structure-function; Visual field.

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