Scanning laser polarimetry, but not optical coherence tomography predicts permanent visual field loss in acute nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 5514-5519

  Kupersmith, Mark J ^a   Anderson, Susan ^b   Durbin, Mary ^c   Kardon, Randy ^b  

^a NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c CARL ZEISS SMT AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

NAION; OCT; Retardance; Retinal birefringence; Scanning laser polarimetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

NAION; OCT; RETARDANCE; RETINAL BIREFRINGENCE; SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY; SCOTOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 84882763872     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.13-12253     Document Type: Article

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