title: Retinal nerve fibre layer thickness and macular thickness in patients with esotropic amblyopia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The objective of this study was to evaluate the retinal nerve fibre layer thickness (RNFLT) and retinal macular thickness (RMT) in esotropic amblyopic children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-one children diagnosed with esotropic amblyopia at Strabismus and Amblyopia Department of Wenzhou Medical College Affiliated Eye Hospital, China, were enrolled in the study. Their fellow eyes were normal and were used as controls. RNFLT and RMT were measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The fovea and the central sector of the retina in amblyopic eyes were slightly but not significantly thicker than those in the normal fellow eyes. There was no significant difference in any section of macular thickness between amblyopic and fellow eyes (p > 0.05). In addition, no significant differences in thickness were found between the retinal nerve fibre layers of amblyopic and normal fellow eyes (p > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There were no differences in the thickness of the foveal and the retinal nerve fibre layers found between eyes with esotropic amblyopia and the normal fellow eyes in children aged seven to 14 years.
authors: School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
authors: Jinling
authors: J
authors: Xu
authors: Fan
authors: F
authors: Lu
authors: Wen
authors: W
authors: Liu
authors: Fang
authors: F
authors: Zhang
authors: Wuhe
authors: W
authors: Chen
authors: Jie
authors: J
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000550:Amblyopia; D002648:Child; D004948:Esotropia / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000473:pathology*; D055351:Retinal Neurons / Q000473:pathology*