Inter-Relationships Between Retinal Vascular Caliber, Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness, and Glaucoma: A Mediation Analysis Approach
Author(s) -
YihChung Tham,
Rosalynn Grace Siantar,
Carol Y. Cheung,
Shu-Pei Tan,
Victor Koh,
Tin Aung,
Tien Yin Wong,
ChingYu Cheng
Publication year - 2016
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.15-18683
Subject(s) - retinal , glaucoma , ophthalmology , medicine , nerve fiber layer , caliber , odds ratio , materials science , metallurgy
The purpose of this study was to explore the interrelationships among retinal vascular caliber, retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), and glaucoma; in particular, whether the relationship between narrower retinal vascular caliber and glaucoma is mediated by thinning of RNFL.
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