Open AccessStructural Changes in the Optic Disc and Macula Detected by Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography After Surgical Intraocular Pressure Reduction in Patients with Open-Angle Glaucoma
Author(s) -
Roberto Murad Vessani,
Thalyta Frota,
Gabriella Shigetomi,
Priscila Camargo Correa,
Eduardo B. Mariottoni,
Ivan Maynart Tavares
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s317190
Subject(s) - nerve fiber layer , medicine , ophthalmology , glaucoma , optical coherence tomography , retinal , intraocular pressure , optic disc , open angle glaucoma , optic nerve , optic disk
To evaluate the magnitude of change in optic disc, peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and macular parameters measured by swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) in glaucomatous eyes after filtration surgery, and to determine any possible relationship between these measurements and baseline factors.