title: Evaluation of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer in Patients with Idiopathic Optic Perineuritis using Optical Coherence Tomography.
abstract: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of idiopathic Optic perineuritis on the retinal nerve fiber layer, and determine the ability of optical coherence tomography to evaluate retinal nerve fiber loss after idiopathic Optic perineuritis. Four patients were assessed in this study. In all cases, average retinal nerve fiber layer was significantly thinner in the affected eye in comparison with the normal reference value and with the value for the contralateral normal eye at 12 months after the onset of optic perineuritis. Our study revealed that retinal nerve fiber layer loss occurs in idiopathic optic nerve sheath inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital Yangsan Korea.
authors.forename: Ik Soo
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Byon
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Pusan National University Yangsan HospitalYangsan Korea; Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan HospitalYangsan Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital Yangsan Korea and.
authors.forename: Jae-Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital Yangsan Korea.
authors.forename: Je Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital Yangsan Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Pusan National University Hospital Busan Korea.
authors.forename: Hee-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Choi
keywords: OCT; optic perineuritis; optical coherence tomography; retinal nerve fiber layer; retinal nerve fiber layer loss