title: [Research advances of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and its association with myopia].
abstract: Recently, the distribution characteristics of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in myopic population have raised scholars' attention. The retinal nerve fiber layer thickness is varied with different refractive statuses, and is correlated to many factors like age, eye elongation, and fundus changes. Further exploration of the relationship between myopia and retinal structure and function will promote our understanding and knowledge of the pathogenesis of myopia. The article reviews the structure characteristics of the retinal nerve fiber layer, its associations with demographic characteristics, its characteristics in myopia, and the structural-functional relationship.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Tongren Hospital Tongren Eye Center, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Ophthalmology & Visual Science Key Lab., Beijing 100730, China.
authors.forename: Mengtian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Anran
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ran
authors.forename: Ningli
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shiming
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends*; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D009216:Myopia / Q000209:etiology*; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000473:pathology*; D012160:Retina / Q000473:pathology*; D055351:Retinal Neurons / Q000473:pathology*