<p>Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je da se utvrdi razlika u debljini sloja retinalnih nervnih vlakana (RNFL) i parametara glave očnog živca kod pacijenata sa preperimetrijskim glaukomom i pacijenata sa glaukomom otvorenog ugla (POAG) u odnosu na zdravu populaciju, kao i da se utvrdi razlika u debljini RNFL i parametara glave očnog živca kod pacijenata sa POAG u odnosu na stepen progresije bolesti. Materijal i metode: U ovu kliničku, analitičku i opservacionu, po tipu &bdquo;slučaj-kontrola&ldquo; studiju, bilo je uključeno 120 pacijenata. Na osnovu kliničkog nalaza formirane su četiri grupe. Prva grupa (grupa zdravih): 30 pacijenata bez glaucoma i drugih očnih bolesti. Druga grupa (grupa sa početnim POAG): 30 pacijenata sa POAG, sa karakterističnim o&scaron;tećenjem glave očnog živca i RNFL, kod kojih je srednja vrednost devijacije standardizovane automatske perimetrije MD&lt;-6dB (prema Hodap klasifkaciji) sa karakterističnim glaukomskim ispadima u vidnom polju. Treća grupa (grupa sa srednje uznapredovalim POAG): 30 pacijenata sa POAG, kod kojih je srednja vrednost devijacije standardizovane automatske perimetrije MD od -6dB do -12dB (prema Hodap klasifkaciji). Četvrta grupa (grupa sa preperimetrijskim glaukom): 30 pacijenata sa promenama na glavi očnog živca karakterističnim za glaukomsku neuropatiju, kod kojih ne postoje funkcionalni ispadi tj. standardna automatizovana perimetrija pokazuje normalne vrednosti MD parametara (od -2 dB do +2dB). Kod svih pacijenata bio je urađen kompletan oftalmolo&scaron;ki pregled, kompjuterizovano vidno polje i optička koherentna tomografija peripapilarne regije RNFL i glave očnog živca (na aparatu Stratus OCT 3000, Carl Zeiss Meditec). Rezultati su pokazali da je debljina RNFL-a kod pacijenata sa početnim POAG manja u odnosu na zdravu populaciju. Najveće sniženje debljine RNFL je u sektorima 1,6,7 i 8h. Jedino u sektoru 4h i 9h ne dolazi do smanjenja debljine RNFL-a. Najveće smanjenje debljine RNFL je u gornjem i donjem kvadrantu, te oni imaju visoku specifičnost za diskriminaciju između zdravih i pacijenata sa početnim POAG. Parametri glave očnog živca: volumen ekskavacije, vertikalni C/D, horizontalni C/D i ukupni C/D odnos kod pacijenata sa početnim POAG povećani su u odnosu na zdravu populaciju. Parametri glave očnog živca: povr&scaron;ina neuroretinalnog oboda i volumen neuroretinalnog oboda, kod pacijenata sa početnim POAG smanjeni su u odnosu na zdravu populaciju. Debljina RNFL kod pacijenata sa srednje uznapredovalim POAG smanjena je i u odnosu na pacijente sa početnim POAG i u odnosu na zdravu populaciju (59,69&plusmn;10,63 &mu;m vs 73,44&plusmn;12,16&mu;m vs 105,57&plusmn;11,34 &mu;m). Parametri glave očnog živca prate ove promene. Ukupna povr&scaron;ina glave očnog živca se statistički značajno ne menja između zdravih osoba, pacijenata sa početnim i srednje uznapredovalim glaukomom otvorenog ugla i kod pacijenata sa preperimetrijskim glaukomom, te ovaj parametar ne determini&scaron;e glaukomsku bolest. Postojanje i napredovanje glaukoma kod pacijenata dovodi do istanjenja&nbsp; peripapilarnog RNFL &scaron;to je praćeno povećanjem ekskavacije glave očnog živca. Sa smanjenjem MD vrednosti dolazi do sledstvenih promena većine parametara. Postoji pozitivna korelacija između uznapredovalosti galukoma i srednje vrednosti debljine RNFL. Promena ove vrednosti najbolje pokazuje da dolazi do progresije POAG. Parametri glave očnog živca koji najbolje oslikavaju progresiju glaukoma su: ukupni C/D, vertikalni C/D i horizontalni C/D odnos. Debljina RNFL-a kod pacijenata sa preperimetrijskim glaukomom je značajno manja u od nosu na zdravu populaciju (83,65&plusmn;9,24&mu;m vs 105,57&plusmn;11,34&mu;m). To se posebno izražava u gornjem kvadrantu, dok u temporalnom kvadrantu ne dolazi do promena. Parametar S zajedno sa srednjom vrednosti debljine RNFL predstavljaju najbolje pokazatelje nastajanja preperimetrijskog glaukoma. Sektor 1h je sektor sa visokom specifično&scaron;ću za diskriminaciju izmeĎu zdravih i pacijenata sa preperimetrijskim glaukomom. Parametri glave očnog živca: volumen ekskavacije, vertikalni C/D, horizontalni C/D i srednji C/D odnos, kod pacijenata sa preperimetrijskim glaukomom statistički su značajno povećavani i u odnosu na zdravu populaciju. Parametri glave očnog živca: povr&scaron;ina neuroretinalnog oboda i volumen neuroretinalnog oboda, kod pacijenata sa preperimetrijskim glaukomom statistički su značajno manji u odnosu na zdravu populaciju. Najbolji prediktori nastanka i napredovanja glaukomske bolesti su sledeći parametri: AvgThic, debljina RNFL po kvadrantima-S,I,N; parametric debljine RNFL: Smax, Savg, Iavg; kao i parametri PNO: RimArea, RimVol, DiscArea, CupAear, C/DHorRat, C/DVertRat, C/DAreaRat. ROC kriva je pokazala da su sledeću parametri lo&scaron;i marker za progresiju bolesti: debljine RNFL kavdranta T, Imax i upVol. Zaključak: Određivanje parametara glave očnog živca i debljine peripapilarnih RNFL kod pacijenata sa glaukomom, optičkom koherentnom tomografijom, predstavlja metodu koja izdvaja pacijente sa preperimetrijskim glaukomom od zdrave populacije. Ono posebno ukazuje na sektore, kvadrante i parametre koji su najosetljiviji na glaukomsku noksu i koji prvi postaju patolo&scaron;ki pri nastanku glaukoma. Takođe, ukazuje i na razliku između pojedinih stepena glaukomske bolesti. Na ovaj način se omogućuje sigurna i rana dijagnoza glaukoma, njegovo pravovremeno lečenje i bolja prognoza kod pacijenata sa POAG.</p> / <p>Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the difference in thickness of retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) and parameters of optic nerve head in patients with preperimetric glaucoma and in patients with open angle glaucoma (POAG) in comparison to healthy population, as well as to determine the difference in thickness of RNFL and parameters of optic nerve head in patients with POAG according to progression of the disease. Material and methods: This clinical study was analytical and opservational, &bdquo;case-control&ldquo; type of study. 120 patients were included. On the basis of clinical finding 4 groups were formed. First group (healthy): 30 patients without glaucoma and with no other ocular disease. Second group (group of patients with mild POAG): 30 patients with POAG, with characteristical optic nerve head and RNFL damage, in whom the value of standard deviation of standardised automatic perimetry is MD&lt;-6dB (according to Hodap classification) with typical glaucomatous visual field defects. Third group (group of patients with moderate POAG): 30 patients with POAG in whom the mean value of standard deviation of standardised automatic perimetry, MD is from -6dB to -12dB (according to Hodap classification). Fourth group (group of patients with preperimetric glaucoma): 30 patients with changes of optic nerve head that are typical of glaucomatous neuropathy in whom there are no functional changes and with normal values of MD parameters of standardised automatic perimetry. In all patients complete ophthalmological examination, complete visual field and optic coherent tomography of peripapillar region of RNFL and optic nerve head (using Stratus OCT 3000, Carl Zeiss Meditec) were performed.The results showed that thickness of RNFL in patients with mild POAG is lesser than in healthy subjects. The greatest decrease in RNFL thickness is in sectors 1,6,7 and 8h. Only in sectors 4h and 9h there is no decrease in RNFL thickness. The greatest decrease in RNFL thickness is in upper and lower quadrant, so they are highly specific in determination between healthy subjects and patients with mild POAG. Parameters of optic nerve head such as: excavation volume, vertical C/D, horisontal C/D and total C/D ratio in patients with mild POAG are higher comparing to healthy population. Parameters of optic nerve head such as: neuroretinal rim area and neuroretinal rim volume in patients with mild POAG are lower than in healthy population. RNFL thickness in patients with moderate POAG is lesser than in patients with mild POAG, as well as in healthy subjects. Optic nerve head parameters follow these changes. Total optic nerve head area does not change in healthy subjects, in patients with mild and moderate open angle glaucoma and in patients with preperimetric glaucoma, so this parameter does not determine glaucomatous disease. The existence and progression of glaucoma in patients leads to thinning of peripapillar RNFL which is followed by increase of excavation of optic nerve head. With decrease of MD value there are consecutive changes in most parameters. There is positive correlation between progression of glaucoma and average thickness of RNFL. The change of this value shows the best if there is progression of POAG. Paremeters of optic nerve head that are the best determinants of progression of glaucoma are: total C/D, vertical C/D and horisontal C/D ratio. Thickness of RNFL in patients with preperimetric glaucoma is significantly lesser than in healthy subjects. It is particularly seen in upper quadrant, while in temporal quadrant there are no changes. Parameter S together with mean value of RNFL thickness is the best parameter of appearance of preperimetric glaucoma. Sector 1h is the sector that is highly specific in discrimination between healthy subjects and patients with preperimetric glaucoma. Optic nerve head parameters such as: volume of excavation, vertical C/D, horizontal C/D and C/D mean ratio in patients with preperimetric glaucoma are statistically significantly higher than in healthy population. Optic nerve head parameters such as: neuroretinal rim area and neuroretinal rim volume in patients with preperimetric glaucoma are statistically significantly lower than in healthy population. The best predictors of appearance and progression of glaucomatous disease are: AvgThic, RNFL thickness in quadrants: S,I,N; RNFL:Smax, Savg, Iavg; as well as PNO: RimArea, RimVol, DiscArea, CupAear, C/DHorRat, C/DVertRat, C/DAreaRat. ROC curve has shown that the following parameters are bad markers for progression of the disease: RNFL thickness in quadrant T, Imax and CupVol. Conclusion: Determination of parameters of optic nerve head and peripapillar RNFL in patients with glaucoma using optical coherent tomography represents the method that distinguishes the patients with preperimetric glaucoma from healthy subjects. It particularly points the sectors, quadrants and parameters that are the most sensitive to glaucomatous disease and that first become pathological when disease appears. It also indicates the difference between certain levels of glaucomatous disease. In this way safe and early diagnosis of glaucoma is provided, as well as adequate therapy and better prognosis in patients with POAG.</p>

La microscopie par cohérence optique (OCM) est une technique d'imagerie tomographique basée sur l'interférométrie en lumière blanche permettant d'imager les milieux biologiques à l'échelle microscopique. L'OCM est une méthode particulièrement adaptée à l'imagerie dermatologique, en particulier pour le diagnostic du cancer de la peau, car elle permet d'obtenir des images similaires aux images histologiques sans nécessiter d'effectuer de biopsie.Ces travaux de thèse portent sur le développement de la microscopie par cohérence optique pour l'imagerie de la peau, dans le but de fournir au dermatologue un outil d'imagerie compact, adapté à l'imagerie dermatologique in vivo, et permettant d'obtenir des images à la fois structurelles et fonctionnelles.Un dispositif de microscopie par cohérence optique plein champ (FF-OCM) compact, à éclairage par LED blanche, a tout d'abord été développé, permettant d'obtenir des images tomographiques à très haute résolution (0.7 μm × 1.8 μm) jusqu’à ∼200 μm de profondeur dans la peau. En utilisant une LED de haute puissance, des images de peau in vivo ont pu être obtenues.A partir de ce dispositif de FF-OCM, des méthodes d'imagerie fonctionnelle permettant de cartographier les écoulements sanguins (angiographie) ont été mises en oeuvre. Quatre méthodes, basées sur une analyse du signal interférométrique (temporelle ou fréquentielle), d'images de phase ou d'images d'amplitude ont permis d'imager de l'intralipide s'écoulant dans un modèle de capillaire sanguin.L'imagerie fonctionnelle polarimétrique a aussi été explorée en FF-OCM. Une optimisation du contraste des images polarimétriques a été obtenue en modifiant les composants polarisants d'un montage conventionnel de FF-OCM polarimétrique en fonction de l'échantillon imagé. Cette méthode a été testée sur un échantillon polarisant simple.Finalement, une nouvelle méthode d'OCM, la microscopie par cohérence optique confocale à éclairage « ligne » (LC-OCM) a été étudiée, dans le but de développer un système permettant d'imager la peau in vivo, avec une plus grande profondeur de pénétration dans les tissus que la FF-OCM. Ce système, combinant un filtrage interférométrique et un filtrage confocal, a permis d'obtenir des images de peau in vivo en coupe verticale et en coupe en face, avec une résolution spatiale similaire à celle de la FF-OCM, mais à une profondeur supérieure atteignant 300 μm. / Optical coherence microscopy (OCM) is a technique for tomographic imaging based on white light interferometry, making it possible to image biological media with micrometer-scale spatial resolution. OCM is particularly well-suited to dermatological imaging, especially skin cancer diagnosis, since it provides images that are similar to histological images without the need for biopsy.This PhD thesis focuses on the development of OCM for skin imaging, with the aim of providing a compact, in vivo imaging tool for the dermatologist, capable of acquiring structural and functional images of the skin.A compact, full-field OCM (FF-OCM) system illuminated by a white LED was first developed, making it possible to obtain tomographic images at an ultra-high resolution (0.7 μm × 1.8 μm), up to ∼200 μm in depth within the skin. Using a high power LED, in vivo skin images could be obtained.Using this FF-OCM setup, functional imaging methods for blood flow mapping (angiography) were implemented. Four methods, based on temporal or frequency analysis of the interferometric signal, phase images or amplitude images, have been shown to be able to image intralipid flow within a model blood capillary.Functional polarimetric imaging has also been explored in FF-OCM. Contrast optimization in polarimetric images has been obtained by modifying the polarizing components of the conventional polarization sensitive FF-OCM setup depending on the sample to be imaged. This method has been tested on a simple polarizing sample.Finally, a new OCM method, line-field confocal OCM (LC-OCM), has been studied. The goal here was to develop a system capable of imaging the skin in vivo, with a tissue penetration depth greater than what is possible for FF-OCM. This system, which combines interferometric filtering and confocal filtering, makes it possible to obtain in vivo skin images in vertical and en face slices, with a spatial resolution similar to that of FF-OCM, but with a greater penetration depth of 300 μm.

Insight Photonic Solutions Inc. has continued to develop their patented VT-DBR laser design; these wavelength tunable lasers promise marked image-quality and acquisition time improvements in SS-OCT applications. To be well suited for SS-OCT, tunable lasers must be capable of producing a highly linear wavelength sweep across a tuning range well-matched to the medium being imaged; many different tunable lasers used in SS-OCT are compared to identify the optimal solution. This work electrically and spectrally characterizes two completely new all-semiconductor VT-DBR designs to compare, as well. The Neptune VT-DBR, an O-band laser, operates around the 1310 nm range and is a robust solution for many OCT applications. The VTL-2 is the first 1060 nm VT-DBR laser to be demonstrated. It offers improved penetration through water over earlier designs which operate at longer wavelengths (e.g. - 1550 nm and 1310 nm), making it an optimal solution for the relatively deep imaging requirements of the human eye; the non-invasive nature of OCT makes it the ideal imaging technology for ophthalmology. Each laser has five semiconductor P-N junction segments that collectively enable precise akinetic wavelength-tuning (i.e. - the tuning mechanism has no moving parts). In an SS-OCT system utilizing one of these laser packages, the segments are synchronously driven with high speed current signals that achieve the desired wavelength, power, and sweep pattern of the optical output. To validate the laser’s fast tuning response time necessary for its use in SS-OCT, a circuit model of each tuning section is created; each laser section is modeled as a diode with a significant lead inductance. The dynamic resistance, effective capacitance, and lead inductance of this model are measured as a function of bias current and the response time corresponding to each bias condition is determined. Tuning maps, spectral linewidths, and side-mode suppression ratio (SMSR) measurements important to SS-OCT performance are also collected. Measured response times vary from 700 ps to 2 ns for the Neptune and 1.2 to 2.3 ns for the VTL-2. Linewidth measurements range from 9 MHz to 124 MHz for the Neptune and 300 kHz to 2 MHz for the VTL-2. SMSR measurements greater than 38 dB and 40 dB were observed for the Neptune and VTL-2, respectively. Collectively, these results implicate the VT-DBR lasers as ideal tunable sources for use in SS-OCT applications.

In dental research, the morphometric assessment of restorations is a challenge. This also applies to the assessment of the length of interfacial adhesive defects in composite restorations as a measure of tooth-restoration bond failure. The determined mean fractions of interfacial gap length on enamel and dentin interfaces deviate from the true means (N → ∞), depending on the number (Ni) of object layers assessed. Cervical composite restorations were imaged with spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). The mean fractions of interfacial gap length on enamel and dentin were determined for an increasing number of OCT cross-sectional images (B-scans) per restoration and were graphically displayed as a function of the number of B-scans. As the number of B-scans increased, the calculated object means approached a range of ±2.5%. This analysis is appropriate for displaying the relationship between the determined mean fraction of interfacial gap length at the enamel/dentin-restoration interface and the number of B-scans.

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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Adaptive-optics optical coherence tomography (AOOCT) is a technology that has been rapidly advancing in recent years and offers amazing capabilities in scanning the human eye in vivo. In order to bring the ultra-high resolution capabilities to clinical use, however, newer technology needs to be used in the image reconstruction process. General purpose computation on graphics processing units is one such way that this computationally intensive reconstruction can be performed in a desktop computer in real-time. This work shows the process of AOOCT image reconstruction, the basics of how to use NVIDIA's CUDA to write parallel code, and a new AOOCT image reconstruction technology implemented using NVIDIA's CUDA. The results of this work demonstrate that image reconstruction can be done in real-time with high accuracy using a GPU.

<p>Cilj ovog istraživanja je bio da se utvrdi da li postoji razlika u debljini makule kod pacijenata sa glaukomom otvorenog ugla (POAG) u odnosu na zdravu populaciju i u zavisnosti od stepena progresije bolesti, kao i da se utvrdi da li postoji povezanost između promene debljine makule i stepena o&scaron;tećenja vidnog polja i debljine peripapilarnog sloja nervnih vlakana u zavisnosti od stepena progresije bolesti. Materijal i metode: U ovu kliničku prospektivnu studiju je uključeno 186 pacijenata. Na osnovu kliničkog nalaza formirane su tri grupe. Prva grupa (kontrolna &ndash; grupa zdravih): 68 pacijenata bez očnih oboljenja, sa najboljom korigovanom vidnom o&scaron;trinom &ge; 0.9, intraokularnim pritiskom (IOP) &le; 21 mmHg, normalnim odnosom ekskavacije i povr&scaron;ine glave vidnog živca i normalnim nalazom vidnog polja. Druga grupa (rani glaukom): 78 pacijenata sa klinički dijagnostikovanim primarnim glaukomom otvorenog ugla (sa karakterističnim o&scaron;tećenjem glave vidnog živca i sloja nervnih vlakana retine i kod kojih je srednja vrednost devijacije standardne automatske perimetrije MD &gt; -6 dB, prema Hodap klasifikaciji), bez drugih očnih ili sistemskih oboljenja, koja bi imala uticaj na nastanak glaukoma i sa najboljom korigovanom vidnom o&scaron;trinom &ge; 0.5. Treća grupa (glaukom srednjeg stepena): 40 pacijenata sa klinički dijagnostikovanim primarnim glaukomom otvorenog ugla (sa karakterističnim o&scaron;tećenjem glave vidnog živca i sloja nervnih vlakana retine i kod kojih je srednja vrednost devijacije standardne automatske perimetrije -6 dB &gt; MD &gt; -12 dB, prema Hodap klasifikaciji), bez drugih očnih ili sistemskih oboljenja, koja bi imala uticaj na nastanak glaukoma i sa najboljom korigovanom vidnom o&scaron;trinom &ge; 0.5. Svim pacijentima je bio urađen kompletan oftalmolo&scaron;ki pregled, kompjuterizovano vidno polje (Humphrey Field Analyzer, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany, SITA Standard, test C 24-2) i optička koherentna tomografija sloja nervnih vlakana peripapilarno i u predelu makule (SOCT Copernicus HR, Optopol Tech. SA, Zawiercie, Poland). Rezultati: Perifovea i parafovea, pokazuju statistički značajno smanjenje debljine i zapremine sloja nervnih vlakana u odnosu na stepen progresije glaukoma otvorenog ugla, pri čemu je ono nagla&scaron;enije u perifovei (p&lt;0,05). U svim segmentima makule (TPeriF, IPeriF, SPeriF, NPeriF, TParaF, SParaF, IParaF i NParaF) dolazi do smanjenja debljine i zapremine sloja nervnih vlakana sa progresijom bolesti (p&lt;0,05). Segmenti makule TPeriF, IPeriF, a potom i SPeriF, prema navedenom redosledu, predstavljaju segmente sa najvećim potencijalom za predikciju ranih glaukomskih o&scaron;tećenja s obzirom na uočeno najveće smanjenje debljine i zapremine nervnih vlakana (p&lt;0,05). Segmenti makule SParaF i NParaF predstavljaju segmente sa najvećim potencijalom za predikciju napredovanja glaukomskih o&scaron;tećenja srednjeg stepena s obzirom na uočeno najveće smanjenje debljine i zapremine nervnih vlakana (p&lt;0,05). Debljina RNFL glave vidnog živca se statistički značajno smanjuje sa progresijom bolesti u svim posmatranim segmentima (p&lt;0,05). Međusobni odnos između grupe zdravih i grupe pacijenata sa ranim glaukomom ukazuje da je statistički značajno smanjenje debljine RNFL prisutno u svim segmentima osim u segmentima P3 i P4 (p&gt;0,05). Merenja debljine RNFL u segmentu P6 imaju najbolji potencijal za predikciju ranog glaukoma s obzirom na najizraženije smanjenje debljine nervnih vlakana upravo u ovom segmentu (p&lt;0,05). Merenja debljine RNFL u segmentu P1 ima najbolji potencijal za predikciju dalje progresije bolesti. Debljina sloja nervnih vlakana makule srazmerna je smanjenju debljine RNFL na glavi vidnog živca, pri čemu je ona uočljivija na nivou segmenata koji su okarakterisani kao dobri prediktori za nastanak, odnosno progresiju bolesti (P6 sa IPeriF i TPeriF, odnosno P1 sa SPeriF), &scaron;to dodatno nagla&scaron;ava njihovu važnost u dijagnostici glaukoma otvorenog ugla. Debljina makule kod pacijenata sa glaukomom otvorenog ugla je opisana umerenom do dobrom povezano&scaron;ću sa stepenom o&scaron;tećenja vidnog polja, pri čemu je ona najjača kod TPeriF, IPeriF i SPeriF segmenata i srazmerna je stepenu o&scaron;tećenja vidnog polja. Koeficijenti korelacije između vrednosti srednje devijacije vidnog polja i debljine RNFL, odnosno&nbsp; sloja nervnih vlakana makule, pokazuju snažniju povezanost u odnosu na parametre dobijenog smanjenja debljine nervnih vlakana u makuli, &scaron;to otvara mogućnost za dalja istraživanja. Segmenti glave vidnog živca i makule, koji su pokazali najbolju diskriminaciju u smislu predikcije nastanka POAGa, kao i oni koji sugeri&scaron;u na njegovu progresiju, sme&scaron;teni su na lokacijama koje su međusobno povezane opisanim prirodnim tokom nervnih vlakana.&nbsp; Zaključak: Optička koherentna tomografija makule je važna pomoćna metoda u dijagnostici glaukoma kojom je moguće izdvojiti pacijente sa ranim glaukomom u odnosu na zdravu populaciju, odnosno utvrditi progresiju glaukoma otvorenog ugla.</p> / <p>All patients underwent complete ophthalmologic examination, SAP (Humphrey Field Analyzer, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany, SITA Standard, test C 24-2) and optical coherent tomography scans of RNFL and macula (SOCT Copernicus HR, Optopol Tech. SA, Zawiercie, Poland). Results: Perifoveal and parafoveal nerve fiber layer have shown significant reduction of thickness and volume compared to stage of POAG progression, where perifovea showed higher significance (p&lt;0,05). All macular segments (TPeriF, IPeriF, SPeriF, NPeriF, TParaF, SParaF, IParaF i NParaF) showed reduction in thickness and volume compared to disease progression (p&lt;0,05). Macular segments TPeriF, IPeriF, as well as SPeriF, represent segments with highest potential to predict early glaucomatous damage according to the most significant reduction of nerve fiber layer thickness and volume (p&lt;0,05). Macular segments SParaF and NParaF represent segments with highest potential to predict progression of POAG according to the most significant reduction of nerve fiber layer thickness and volume (p&lt;0,05). Optic nerve head (ONH) RNFL thickness showed reduction compared to POAG progression in all segments (p&lt;0,05). All ONH segments except P3 and P4 showed significant reduction of RNFL comparing control group to early glaucoma group patients (p&gt;0,05). ONH segment P6 was found to be the highly specific for early glaucoma prediction according to the most significant reduction of RNFL thickness (p&lt;0,05), while segment P1 was found to have highest potential for POAG progression. Macular nerve fiber layer thickness reduction follows ONH RNFL thickness reduction and there is mutual relation between both macular and ONH segments (P6 to IPeriF and TPeriF, P1 to SPeriF) with highest specificity for early defects and POAG progression. It was shown that macular thickness changes have moderate to good correlation with visual filed changes and it was highest in TPeriF, IPeriF and SPeriF segments. This correlation was found to be higher in macula then in ONH RNFL thickness changes, compared to visual field changes. Both macular and ONH RNFL segments, which were found to have highest specificity to POAG prediction and progression, are located in areas which mutually connect following natural course of nerve fiber layer between them. Conclusion: Optical coherence tomography of macula represents important ancillary method in POAG diagnosis and follow up, allowing to differentiate between early glaucoma patients and healthy individuals, as well as to determine progression of glaucomatous disease.</p>