Title
Morphometric characteristics of the optical disc and thickness of retinal nerve fibre layer using Cirrus 5000 optical coherence tomography in healthy patients attending the National Institute of Ophthalmology
Other title
Características morfométricas de disco óptico y espesor de capa de fibras nerviosas de la retina mediante tomografía de coherencia óptica Cirrus 5000 en pacientes sanos atendidos en el Instituto Nacional de Oftalmología
Date Issued
01 December 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Vasquez Alania P.Y.
Ayamamani Torres P.
Pantoja Dávalos N.
Fernandez Llerena S.
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
Objective: To describe the morphometric characteristics and thickness of the retinal nerve fibre layer (CFNR) in healthy patients using optical coherence tomography. Methods: A cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted on a total of 184 eyes of 184 people of mestizo origin enrolled after a complete ophthalmological evaluation at the National Institute of Ophthalmology, Lima-Peru. The morphometric parameters of the optic disc and thickness of the CFNR were measured by optical coherence tomography ZEISS CIRRUS™ HD-OCT Model 5000 (Carl Zeiss Inc., Dublin, CA, EE.UU). Megalopapilla was defined as: area of the optical disc greater than 2.5 mm2 and area greater than the mean plus 2 standard deviations. Results: The areas obtained were: optical disc of 2.21 ± 0.43 mm2, neuroretinal ring of 1.37 ± 0.25 mm2, 0.84 ± 0.48 mm2 cup; mean cup/disc ratio of 0.58 ± 0.16, vertical cup/disc ratio of 0.55 ± 0.15, and a CFNR thickness of 100.30 ± 8.54 μm. The prevalence of megalopapilla, being considered as a disc area greater than 2.5 mm2 and 3.07, was 24% and 4%, respectively. When comparing megalopapilla with normal discs, the area of the ring (P =.08) and thickness of CFNR (P =.73) did not show statistically significant differences. Conclusion: The mean disc area was 2.21 ± 0.43 mm2 with a CFNR thickness of 100.30 ± 8.54 μm. The prevalence of megalopapilla was 24% and 4%, considering a disc area greater than 2.5 mm2 and 3.07 mm2, respectively. These results show that the megalopapilla and normal discs are similar in terms of ring area and CFNR thickness.
Start page
579
End page
584
Volume
94
Issue
12
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Oftalmología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85073036106
PubMed ID
Source
Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia
ISSN of the container
03656691
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