Abstract | AIM: MATERIALS AND METHODS: The nerve fibre layer thickness was analysed with the RTA by repeated examinations in POAG, ocular hypertension ( OH) and healthy subjects (H). RESULTS: In the POAG group, a statistically significant reduction of mean retinal thickness (MRT) compared to the H group was evidenced both in the total area examined and in each of the four quadrants. The visual field evaluation classified the POAG group's visual fields in stage 1 and the OH group's visual fields in stage 0. CONCLUSION: RTA reveals a variation of mean retinal thickness, even before a functional and/or morphological optic nerve alteration appears. RTA is a complementary tool with the exams usually applied in the diagnosis of glaucoma, even though the information obtained is not specific for glaucoma.
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Authors | Loredana Arrico, Marcella Nebbioso, Chiara Komaiha, Romualdo Malagola |
Journal | In vivo (Athens, Greece)
(In Vivo)
2015 May-Jun
Vol. 29
Issue 3
Pg. 385-90
ISSN: 1791-7549 [Electronic] Greece |
PMID | 25977385
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2015 International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. John G. Delinassios), All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Adult
- Case-Control Studies
- Early Diagnosis
- Fundus Oculi
- Glaucoma, Open-Angle
(diagnosis)
- Humans
- Imaging, Three-Dimensional
- Middle Aged
- Ophthalmoscopy
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