Abstract
PURPOSE: To investigate the presence of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thinning and determine the relationship between RNFL thickness and visual field sensitivity loss in glaucoma patients with asymmetric hemifield visual field loss. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Thirty glaucoma patients with asymmetric hemifield visual field loss and 30 normal control subjects were included in the study. RNFL thickness was measured by optical coherence tomography and visual field sensitivity was measured by automated perimetry. Glaucoma patients with advanced visual field loss restricted to 1 hemifield and early or absent glaucomatous field loss in the other hemifield on the basis of the visual field data were included. Visual field sensitivity and mean deviation (MD) were averaged separately in each of the 2 hemifields. The hemifields in each eye were categorized as early (MD≥ -6 dB) and advanced (MD
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 275-280 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Glaucoma |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Glaucoma
- Nerve fiber layer thickness
- OCT
- visual field loss
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology