title: [A case of loss of retinal myelinated nerve fibers in a chronic glaucoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A female patient underwent retinographic control and presented a pattern of myelinated nerve fibers in both eyes. Two years later, patient underwent a second retinographic control showing 10/10 glaucomatous cupping in her right eye. This was associated to loss of myelinated nerve fibers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Etiology, characteristics, associations and other causes of loss of myelinated retinal nerve fibers in chronic glaucoma are reviewed. This is the second of two photograph documented cases where loss of myelinated nerve fibers is associated to an open angle primary glaucoma.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: López Sánchez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marín Montiel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Francés Muñoz
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Menezo Rozalén
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000473:pathology*