[Automatic imaging of the optic nerve and the retinal nerve fibers In 2003, clinical common sense should always prevail].
Although optic nerve and visual fiber analyzers are useful in certain clinical situations as an aide in diagnosis and treatment, the exploration that they allow should never be a mandatory element of a glaucoma patient's, whether the disease is suspected or confirmed. Given current knowledge, the advantage of an ophthalmologist's regular use of an optic disk and optical fiber analyzer remains to be demonstrated.
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Unité d'ophtalmologie, Hôpital Cochin, 27 faubourg Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009898:Optic Disk; D009900:Optic Nerve; D012160:Retina; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells; D012307:Risk Factors; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D058609:Visual Field Tests