title: Regression of myelinated retinal nerve fibers in a glaucomatous eye.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study is to present a case of a patient with primary open angle glaucoma and poorly controlled intraocular pressure, who underwent photodocumented atrophy of myelinated retinal nerve fibers.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 48-year-old woman with high myopia, refractive amblyopia, and extensive myelination of retinal nerve fibers underwent profound atrophy and regression of the myelination during an 8-year period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Myelinated retinal nerve fibers can atrophy and regress because of neurodegenerative conditions such as glaucoma.
authors.affiliation: College of Optometry, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33322, USA. jsowka@nova.edu
authors.forename: Joseph W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Sowka
authors.forename: Michelle J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Nadeau
mesh_terms: D000550:Amblyopia / Q000175:diagnosis; D001284:Atrophy; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008875:Middle Aged; D047728:Myopia, Degenerative / Q000175:diagnosis; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000473:pathology*; D012165:Retinal Ganglion Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D014792:Visual Acuity