Open AccessStudy of Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Thickness in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Using Fourier Domain Optical Coherence Tomography
Author(s) -
Renu Dhasmana,
Sonal Sah,
Neeti Gupta
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/2016/19097.8107
Subject(s) - medicine , ophthalmology , diabetic retinopathy , retinal , nerve fiber layer , diabetes mellitus , optical coherence tomography , retina , ganglion , ganglion cell layer , retinopathy , anatomy , endocrinology , optics , physics
Diabetic retina undergoes degenerative changes in retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) in addition to vascular changes. Loss of RNFL with changes in inner retina and their association with metabolic control have been studied with varied results in diabetic patients.