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Year : 2016 | Volume
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Paradoxical thinning of the retinal nerve fiber layer after reversal of cupping: A case report of primary infantile glaucoma
Ta Chen Chang1, Alana L Grajewski2
1 Vanderbilt Eye Institute, Nashville, TN, USA 2 Department of Ophthalmology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; University of Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami FL, USA
Correspondence Address:
Ta Chen Chang 2006 Broadway, Apt 301, Nashville, TN 37203 USA
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.97092
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The circumpapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness was assessed by spectral domain optical coherent tomography (SD-OCT) before and after surgical reduction of intraocular pressure in an eye with primary infantile glaucoma. In this case, a postoperative reduction of cupping and a subsequent increase in neuroretinal rim area is associated with a paradoxical thinning of the RNFL. This is the first-known characterization of cupping reversal using SD-OCT. |
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