Characterization of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer in Nonglaucomatous Eyes With Tilted Discs
Simon K. Law, MD;
Diana A. Tamboli, BS;
JoAnn Giaconi, MD;
Joseph Caprioli, MD
Arch Ophthalmol. 2010;128(1):141-142. doi:10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.340
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Clinical assessment of the optic disc and nerve fiber layer (NFL) is an important method to diagnose and monitor the progress of glaucomatous optic neuropathy but is often difficult in eyes with tilted discs.1-3 Clinically, there are 2 orientations of tilting of the optic disc: temporal and inferior1 (Figure 1). Optical coherence tomography (OCT) demonstrates an acceptable diagnostic ability for glaucoma by comparing an individual patient's NFL thickness profile with those in a normative database.4-6 The purpose of this study is to characterize the NFL of nonglaucomatous eyes with tilted discs using OCT.
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Figure 1. Examples of a temporally tilted disc (A) and an inferiorly tilted disc (B).
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This study was approved by the institutional review board of the University of California, Los Angeles. Our entire optic disc photograph database was screened for temporally . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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