Lid-parallel conjunctival fold (LIPCOF) morphology imaged by optical coherence tomography and its relationship to LIPCOF grade

Bandlitz, Stefan, Purslow, Christine, Murphy, Paul J. and Pult, Heiko ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4371-8007 2019. Lid-parallel conjunctival fold (LIPCOF) morphology imaged by optical coherence tomography and its relationship to LIPCOF grade. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye 42 (3) , pp. 299-303. 10.1016/j.clae.2018.10.025

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Abstract

Purpose Lid-parallel conjunctival folds (LIPCOF) are a well-accepted clinical sign in dry eye diagnosis. Commonly, LIPCOF is classified by grading the number of folds observed by slit-lamp microscope. This study investigated the relationship between subjective grading scale and LIPCOF morphology imaged by optical coherence tomography (OCT). Methods Temporal and nasal LIPCOF of 42 subjects (mean age 27.3 ± 8.4 (SD) years; 13 M, 29 F) were observed and classified by an experienced optometrist using the Pult LIPCOF grading scale (0: no permanent, lid-parallel conjunctival fold; 1: one fold; 2: two folds, 3: three or more folds). Additionally, LIPCOF cross-sectional area (LIPCOF-A) and fold count (LIPCOF-C), as imaged by OCT (Cirrus HD; Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany), were analysed with ImageJ 1.50 (http://rsbweb.nih.gov/ij). Correlations between subjective grading and LIPCOF-A and LIPCOF-C were analysed by Spearman correlation, differences between subjective grading and LIPCOF-C were analysed by Wilcoxon test. Results For temporal and nasal sectors, mean subjective LIPCOF grade was 1.43 ± 0.86 grade units and 0.57 ± 0.80 grade units, mean LIPCOF-C was 1.67 ± 0.82 folds and 0.69 ± 0.78 folds, and mean LIPCOF-A was 0.0676 ± 0.0236mm2 and 0.0389 ± 0.0352 mm2, respectively. Subjective temporal and nasal LIPCOF grade was significantly correlated to LIPCOF-C (r = 0.610, p < 0.001 and r = 0.645, p < 0.001, respectively), and to LIPCOF-A (r = 0.612, p < 0.001 and r = 0.583, p < 0.001, respectively). LIPCOF-C was not statistical different to subjective LIPCOF grade (p = 0.07 and p = 0.239; temporal and nasal sectors, respectively). Conclusions OCT allows for better imaging of finer details of LIPCOF morphology, and especially of LIPCOF area. OCT evaluation of LIPCOF area correlated well with subjective grading and appears to be a promising objective method for LIPCOF classification.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Optometry and Vision Sciences
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	1367-0484
Date of Acceptance:	31 October 2018
Last Modified:	01 Dec 2023 12:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/164141

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