Suhail Mushtaq, Naeem Munir.
Role of Ocular Coherence Tomography in Glaucoma Diagnosis.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;15(2):55-8.

Purpose: To emphasize the importance of ocular coherence tomography in the diagnosis and appropriate management of glaucoma. Materials and Methods: This was retrospective hospital based study conducted from February 2016 to June 2016 in King Saud Hospital Unaizah, Al-Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Total 57 eyes of 30 patients were evaluated. The age rang of the patients was 20 to 70 years. The thorough examination of anterior and posterior segments of eyes was performed. In each patient, spectral domain ocular coherence tomography(OCT) was done with Cirrus HD-OCT Zeiss Meditac. Results: There were 14(46-66%)male and 16(53-33%)female patients. The mean age was 50.27 years. There was 12(40%) patients of glaucoma suspect. The average nerve fiber layer thickness(RNFL)was between 81-104um. Four (4) patients had early onset glaucoma with RNFL thickness between 60-80um.There were 14 chronic cases of primary open angle glaucoma(POAG) and the RNFL thickness was between 15-80um. Conclusion: There is an important role of OCT in the management of glaucoma patients.

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