title: [Functional magnetic resonance imaging in glaucoma].
abstract: Neurological damage in glaucoma does not only limit to the eye, but also affects the central nervous system of the visual pathway. Functional magnetic resonance imaging provides a non-invasive method that can help to assess anatomical and functional changes of the central nervous system. This technology has been used in the investigations of nerve fiber damage, metabolic changes in visual cortex, and dysfunction of the visual system in glaucoma. Functional magnetic resonance imaging is introduced, and the progress in its application and prospect in glaucoma diagnosis were summarized in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-qi
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging