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Abstract #5995 Published in IGR 2-2
Correlation between retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and static visual field in glaucoma
Asaoka R; Osako M; Takada M; Tachibana K; Usui MJapanese Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology 2000; 54: 769-774
The authors measured the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness and static visual field in 85 eyes. The series comprised 72 glaucomatous eyes, seven ocular hypertensive eyes and six normal eyes. RNFL was measured by an optical coherence tomography. Program 24-2 by Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer was used to evaluate the mean deviation (MD) and mean sensitivity (MS) for the whole visual field. There was a nonlinear relation (r = 0.66-0.68) between RNFL thickness and MD and between RNFL thickness and MS. There was a lesser correlation between RNFL thickness and whole visual field or hemifield MS in early-stage glaucoma than in moderate or advanced glaucoma. In early-stage glaucoma, RNFL thickness in the supero- and inferotemporal peripaillary sectors was strongly correlated with the visual field in all sectors. The findings show the RNFL thickness to be nonlinearly correlated with the static visual field in moderate and advanced glaucoma. Sectorial division of the parapaillary area was useful in evaluating early glaucomatous visual field defects. LA: Japanese
Dr. M. Osako, Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
Classification:
2.13 Retina and retinal nerve fibre layer (Part of: 2 Anatomical structures in glaucoma)
6.8.2 Posterior segment (Part of: 6 Clinical examination methods > 6.8 Photography)
