Open AccessParadoxical thinning of the retinal nerve fiber layer after reversal of cupping: A case report of primary infantile glaucoma
Author(s) -
Ta Chen Chang,
Alana Grajewski
Publication year - 2016
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 - 10.4103/0301-4738.97092
Subject(s) - medicine , nerve fiber layer , retinal , ophthalmology , glaucoma , intraocular pressure , optic nerve
The circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness was assessed by spectral domain optical coherent tomography (SD-OCT) before and after surgical reduction of intraocular pressure in an eye with primary infantile glaucoma. In this case, a postoperative reduction of cupping and a subsequent increase in neuroretinal rim area is associated with a paradoxical thinning of the RNFL. This is the first-known characterization of cupping reversal using SD-OCT.