Purpose:To demonstrate the effects of optic nerve ischemia on retinal nerve fiber layer(RNFL)and the associated visual dysfunction.Methods:23patients(25eyes)wits anterior ischemic optic neuropathy(AION)un derwent fund...Purpose:To demonstrate the effects of optic nerve ischemia on retinal nerve fiber layer(RNFL)and the associated visual dysfunction.Methods:23patients(25eyes)wits anterior ischemic optic neuropathy(AION)un derwent fundus fluorescein angiography(FFA),and then red-foree light pic-tures were taken via SE-40exceiter filter.All pictures were printed for RNAFL analysis,Humphrey central field analysis was conducted.All dataobtained fromFFA and visual field defects were analysed statistically.Results:The RNFL defects and the corresponding visual field edfects were pre-sented in 23of 25eyes(92%),The optic disc filling defects,RNAL edfects and visual field defects were found to be highly correspondent to each other.The RNFL defects were mainly the local losses of RNFL which were correspondent to the ischemic regions.Conclusion:The poor optic disc filling or ischemia can result in the RNFL defects which cause the associated visual dysfunction.Because RNFLdefects are irrever-siable changes,the potential values in predicting the prognosis of visual field de-fects caused by RNFL damages were suggested.Eye Science1995;11:165-167.展开更多
文摘Purpose:To demonstrate the effects of optic nerve ischemia on retinal nerve fiber layer(RNFL)and the associated visual dysfunction.Methods:23patients(25eyes)wits anterior ischemic optic neuropathy(AION)un derwent fundus fluorescein angiography(FFA),and then red-foree light pic-tures were taken via SE-40exceiter filter.All pictures were printed for RNAFL analysis,Humphrey central field analysis was conducted.All dataobtained fromFFA and visual field defects were analysed statistically.Results:The RNFL defects and the corresponding visual field edfects were pre-sented in 23of 25eyes(92%),The optic disc filling defects,RNAL edfects and visual field defects were found to be highly correspondent to each other.The RNFL defects were mainly the local losses of RNFL which were correspondent to the ischemic regions.Conclusion:The poor optic disc filling or ischemia can result in the RNFL defects which cause the associated visual dysfunction.Because RNFLdefects are irrever-siable changes,the potential values in predicting the prognosis of visual field de-fects caused by RNFL damages were suggested.Eye Science1995;11:165-167.
