To compare morphometric parameters and diagnostic performance of the new Stratus Optical Coherence Tomograph (OCT) Disc mode and the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT); to evaluate OCT's accuracy in ...

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the factors associated with development of parafoveal scotoma in early myopic normal tension glaucoma (NTG). A retrospective analysis was performed on 99 eyes ...

DENVER – Optic nerve evaluations for glaucoma must include optic disc size evaluations, according to a speaker here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting. Perspective from Blair Lonsberry, OD, ...

Optic disc torsion and tilt strongly correlated with normal-tension glaucoma in myopic patients, according to a study. “Optic disc tilt and torsion were prominent findings in small myopic discs,” the ...

Optometrists and ophthalmologists are increasingly relying on imaging instrumentation in routine glaucoma practice. Optical coherence tomography (OCT), scanning laser polarimetry (GDx; Carl Zeiss ...

The medical mystery in the January 3 issue 1 involved fundus photographs (Figure 1) showing a yellow cloud surrounding the optic disks of a 42-year-old man. His visual acuity and the examination of ...

A 17-year-old boy was noted to have an abnormal appearance of the optic disc in his left eye. He was asymptomatic and had had a dilated eye examination after receiving a glasses prescription. The ...

Patients with high visit-to-visit blood pressure variation and who have experienced recurrent optic disc hemorrhages should undergo frequent evaluation for glaucoma progression. Patients who have ...