Open AccessMorphometric Analysis of Peripapillary Thickness in Hypertensives and Normotensives using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
Author(s) -
Krishna Rao Addoor,
Sulatha V. Bhandary,
L. Vaikunta Rao,
S Kapoor
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18642.8105
Subject(s) - optical coherence tomography , medicine , retinal , ophthalmology , nerve fibre layer , autoregulation , optic nerve , ocular hypertension , intraocular pressure , blood pressure
Hypotension following antihypertensive treatment is associated with retinal nerve fibre loss. There are studies that have reported the changes in RNFL in hypertensives.