Open AccessThe Relationship Between Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness and Optic Nerve Head Neuroretinal Rim Tissue in Glaucoma
Author(s) -
Nimesh B. Patel,
Michael Sullivan-Mee,
Ronald S. Harwerth
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.14-14191
Subject(s) - glaucoma , nerve fiber layer , retinal , ophthalmology , optic nerve , medicine , optical coherence tomography , population , ocular hypertension , optometry , environmental health
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between optical coherence tomography (OCT) measures of retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and neuroretinal rim (NRR) in a nonhuman primate experimental glaucoma model, and in a population of clinical patients.