Bruch's membrane opening enlargement and its implication on the myopic optic nerve head.

ABSTRACT: We examined the association between Bruch's membrane opening (BMO) area and various ocular parameters and investigated the implication of BMO enlargement on the myopic optic nerve head. One hundred eighty-five myopic eyes were included in this cross-sectional study. Among the included eyes, 53 having axial lengths between 26 and 27 mm were further analyzed to investigate the association between BMO area and various ocular parameters. BMO area, BMO-minimum rim width (BMO-MRW), peripapillary choroidal thickness (pCT), width of β-parapapillary atrophy with and without Bruch's membrane (PPA_+BM and PPA_-BM), and presence of lamina cribrosa (LC) defect were evaluated. We found that BMO area tended to increase with increasing axial length, but varied among the highly myopic e

SUBMITTER: Sung MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6925273 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature