Patterns of macular ganglion cell abnormalities in various ocular conditions.
Patterns of macular ganglion cell abnormalities in various ocular conditions.
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各种眼部疾病中黄斑神经节细胞异常的模式。
DOI:
10.1167/iovs.14-14438
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发表时间:
2014
影响因子:
4.4
通讯作者:
Y. Hwang
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作者:
Y. Hwang
I have read with great interest the recent articles regarding the glaucoma diagnostic ability of macular ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) thickness as determined by optical coherence tomography (OCT) published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 1–3 The studies reported that the macular GCIPL thickness showed good glaucoma diagnostic ability. According to my clinical observations, GCIPL abnormality was found in various ocular conditions, including myopia, macular degeneration, epiretinal membrane (ERM), and compressive optic neuropathy due to pituitary gland tumor, as well as glaucoma. Given that these conditions can cause visual field defects, and can present simultaneously with glaucoma, identifying different patterns of macular GCIPL abnormalities in various ocular conditions may enhance glaucoma diagnostic ability by using GCIPL thickness measurement. In early stages of glaucoma, macular GCIPL thinning is predominantly located in the inferotemporal or superotemporal area around the horizontal raphe. 4 Thinning of GCIPL associated with myopia is mainly located in the inferior or superior area, and presents as a horizontal crescent-shaped abnormal area. 4 It should be noted that in very high myopia, the entire macular area appears as an abnormal GCIPL area, making it difficult to interpret. In conditions with early macular degeneration, GCIPL thinning is observed around the fovea