Changes in retinal nerve fiber layer thickness after acute primary angle closure

• Published in: Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) Vol. 111; no. 8; pp. 1475 - 1479
• Main Authors: Aung, Tin, Husain, Rahat, Gazzard, Gus, Chan, Yiong-Huak, Devereux, Joseph G, Hoh, Sek-Tien, Seah, Steve K.L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.08.2004; Elsevier
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Biological and medical sciences; Birefringence; Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological; Female; Glaucoma and intraocular pressure; Glaucoma, Angle-Closure - complications; Glaucoma, Angle-Closure - diagnosis; Glaucoma, Angle-Closure - therapy; Humans; Intraocular Pressure; Iridectomy; Lasers; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nerve Fibers - pathology; Ophthalmology; Optic Nerve Diseases - diagnosis; Optic Nerve Diseases - etiology; Prospective Studies; Retinal Ganglion Cells - pathology; Human; Eye disease; Acute; Primary; Complication; Retina; Change; Layer thickness; Nerve fiber; Angle closure glaucoma

To evaluate the changes in retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in the first 16 weeks after acute primary angle closure (APAC) using scanning laser polarimetry (SLP). Prospective, observational case series. Thirty-seven Asian subjects with APAC. For all cases, APAC had resolved after treatment...