title: How to photograph and evaluate the retinal nerve fiber layer.
abstract: Defects in the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), as revealed by black and white photography with short wave length light, are frequently an early sign of glaucoma. We describe how to photograph and evaluate the RNFL. Negatives can be mounted as slides with slide mounts and examined with a slit lamp. This eliminates costly printing and enlarging.
mesh_terms: D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000473:pathology*; D010781:Photography / Q000379:methods*; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology*