title: Optic disc and visual test findings in patients with migraine.
abstract: This study was conducted to determine whether the optic disc appearance and the visual field parameters of patients with migraine vary from those of age-matched controls. Twenty-two patients with migraine and 20 control participants were enrolled in the study. The automated visual field tests by Humphrey Field Analyzer® and optic disc images by Topcon® fundus camera were obtained from each participant. Horizontal and vertical cup-to-disc ratios were calculated by a manual, planimetric technique performed by two independent observers. The visual field indices including mean deviation (MD) and pattern standard deviations (PSD) were documented. No difference was found in the average cup-to-disc ratio between patients with migraine and control participants. However, MD and PSD of the groups were different. The average MD in the migraine group was -0.86+1.21, and in the control group was 0.10+1.03 (p=0.009). The average PSD in the migraine group was 2.11+0.68 and in the control group was 1.68+0.44 (p=0.024). In conclusion, this study demonstrated that patients with migraine had decreased sensitivity in their visual fields compared to the control participants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA. idersu@uams.edu
authors.forename: Inci I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Dersu
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thostenson
authors.forename: F Jane
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Durcan
authors.forename: Sarah M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: Kathleen B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Digre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D009898:Optic Disk / Q000473:pathology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014787:Vision Tests; D014794:Visual Fields / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult