Open AccessOptic disc morphometry with optical coherence tomography: Comparison with planimetry of fundus photographs and influence of parapapillary atrophy and pigmentary conus.
Author(s) -
R Ramakrishnan,
Mohideen Abdul Kader,
Wido M. Budde
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.16678
Subject(s) - optical coherence tomography , medicine , fundus (uterus) , anatomy , optic disc , tomography , geographic atrophy , atrophy , ophthalmology , radiology , glaucoma , pathology , retinal
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an established method for visualising macular pathology and for measuring the thickness of parapapillary retinal nerve fibre layer. The purpose of the present study was to compare OCT measurements of the optic disc with those obtained by planimetry of fundus photographs and to investigate whether OCT measurements are influenced by the amount of parapapillary atrophy or pigmentary conus at the disc margin.