Optic Disc Torsion Presenting as Unilateral Glaucomatous-Appearing Visual Field Defect in Young Myopic Korean Eyes

• Published in: Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 121; no. 5; pp. 1013 - 1019
• Main Authors: Lee, Kyoung Sub, Lee, Jong Rak, Kook, Michael S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Glaucoma, Open-Angle - diagnosis; Humans; Intraocular Pressure - physiology; Male; Middle Aged; Myopia - complications; Myopia - ethnology; Nerve Fibers - pathology; Ophthalmology; Optic Disk - pathology; Optic Nerve Diseases - diagnosis; Republic of Korea - ethnology; Retinal Ganglion Cells - pathology; Retrospective Studies; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Torsion Abnormality - diagnosis; Vision Disorders - diagnosis; Visual Field Tests; Visual Fields; Young Adult; Republic of Korea

To investigate the ocular features of companion eyes in an attempt to find eye-related factors that are associated with unilateral glaucomatous-appearing visual field (VF) defects in young myopic subjects. Retrospective, cross-sectional study. Thirty-nine patients (age range, 20–50 years) with unila...