Discriminating ability of optical coherence tomography data in staging glaucomatous damage

YÜKSEL N., Altintas O., Ozkan B., Karadag S., Caglar Y.

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY-JOURNAL CANADIEN D OPHTALMOLOGIE, vol.44, no.3, pp.297-302, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.3129/i09-020
  • Journal Name: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY-JOURNAL CANADIEN D OPHTALMOLOGIE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.297-302
  • Keywords: optical coherence tomography, retinal nerve fibre layer, optic nerve head, glaucoma, stage, NERVE-FIBER LAYER, VISUAL-FIELD DEFECT, THICKNESS, EYES, PERIMETRY, HEAD, DISK
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the ability of retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness and optic nerve head (ONH) measurements, as determined by optical coherence tomography (OCT), to discriminate between normal eyesight and glaucoma and also among the different stages of glaucoma.