Klinika Oczna Suplement

Abstract

3/2004 vol. 106
Experimental research

Re­ti­nal ne­rve fi­ber ana­ly­sis in pa­tients with an­te­rior ische­mic optic neu­ro­pa­thy by scan­ning la­ser po­la­ri­me­try

Leszek Kuprjanowicz 1
,
Wojciech Gosławski 1
,
Danuta Karczewicz 1
,
Zbigniew Szych 2
  1. Z Katedry i Kliniki Okulistyki Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej w Szczecinie
  2. Z Zakładu Higieny i Epidemiologii Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej w Szczecinie
KLINIKA OCZNA 2004, Supl. 3: S440–S442
Online publish date: 2022/12/29
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Purpose

To measure retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFL) in patients with anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) by scanning laser polarimetry and to asses the correlation between RNFL thickness and perimetric indices in AION eyes.

Material and methods

Polarimetric RNFL analysis (scanning laser polarimeter- NFA/GDx, software version 1.0.16, LDTinc) and standard automated perimetry (SAP- HFA, 24-2 thresold test) was done in 28 AION eyes and in 14 healthy age matched controls.

Results

In AION eyes most of the GDx parameters were statistically different from the control group (P<0.05). Some of the GDx parameters strongly correlated with SAP indices (MD) in AION eyes.

Conclusions

RNFL thickness measured with NFA/GDx is thinner in AION eyes than in healthy eyes and correlates with visual field loss.

Keywords

anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, scanning laser polarimetry, retinal nerve fiber layer analysis

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