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ATROPHY OF OPTIC NERVE FIBRES IN COMPRESSION OF THE CHIASM
Author(s) -
LUNDSTRÖM MATS
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1977.tb01303.x
Subject(s) - atrophy , fundus (uterus) , medicine , optic nerve , optic chiasm , grading (engineering) , compression test , anatomy , ophthalmology , compression (physics) , pathology , materials science , biology , ecology , composite material
Different observers' assessment of atrophy according to a semi‐quantitative method was analysed. Five observers scored the degree of atrophy on magnified black‐and‐white fundus photographs from normal controls and from patients with chiasmal lesions of different severity. Four of the five examiners achieved a reasonably uniform assessment of atrophy. The results of the test prompted some modifications in the grading system.