Macular evaluation of the retinal and choroidal vasculature changes in anterior ischemic optic neuropathy-a case control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimes to characterize the fundus structural changes in patients with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) and the correlation between macular vessel density, retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) parameters and visual field sensitivity (VFS) in NAION patients.

Methods

A retrospective case control study was performed using 37 eyes with NAION, 30 uninvolved contralateral eyes, and 27 eyes of healthy age-matched subjects. Data on the retinas and choroidal vessel densities and VFS were compared among the three groups.

Results

The NAION group exhibited significantly lower RNFL thicknesses, lower ganglion cell complexes (GCC), larger global loss volume (GLV) values and focal loss volume (FLV) values when compared with both uninvolved eyes

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6311001 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature