title: Does nerve fiber layer thickness correlate with visual field defects in glaucoma? A study with the nerve fiber analyzer.
abstract: The Nerve Fiber Analyzer, a confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscope, was used to measure the thickness of the retinal nerve fiber layer (NFL) in a glaucoma population. The authors studied the correlation between NFL thickness and the perimetric defects. The NFL was found to be statistically thinner in comparison to a normal control group of subjects. The correlation between the perimetric index MD and the NFA was statistically significant only for the lower quadrant of retinal NFL. The correspondence between thinner NFL and perimetric defects was investigated.
authors.affiliation: University Eye Clinic, Borgo Trento Hospital, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marraffa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mansoldo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Morbio
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Natale
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tomazzoli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonomi
mesh_terms: D005901:Glaucoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D008875:Middle Aged; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000473:pathology*; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D058609:Visual Field Tests; D014794:Visual Fields