Open AccessStudy of Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Thickness and Visual Contrast Sensitivity in HIV Positive Individuals
Author(s) -
Rudrajit Paul,
Asim Kumar Ghosh,
Adwaita Nag,
Shyamapada Biswas,
Britisundar Naiya,
Jayati Mondal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/24751.9956
Subject(s) - medicine , ophthalmology , retinal , visual acuity , optical coherence tomography , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , contrast (vision) , nerve fiber layer , nerve fibre layer , population , optometry , optics , immunology , physics , environmental health
Measurement of Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Thickness (RNFLT) by Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a sensitive, non invasive and cheap method of detecting early retinal changes in a variety of diseases. In HIV infection, RNFLT is altered and this may have effect on other visual functions like Contrast Sensitivity (CS) and visual acuity. Such ocular pathology can affect the daily life and profession (especially driving) of HIV infected individuals. However, studies on this topic in HIV infected population are rare from India.