Optic atrophy and glaucomatous cupping.
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This study found optic atrophy causes slight optic nerve cupping, but not characteristic glaucomatous changes, suggesting distinct mechanisms for cupping in non-glaucomatous optic atrophy.
Abstract
We reviewed 170 eyes of 112 patients with optic atrophy from various causes. Special attention was directed towards measured cup:disk ratios as well as presence of glaucomatous-like cupping of the optic nerve head. We observed a small but significant increase in nerve head cupping in eyes with optic atrophy when compared to contralateral eyes, as well as to eyes of 50 diabetic patients. No characteristic glaucomatous disk changes were documented. We evaluated these findings with respect to possible causes of glaucomatous disk and field changes.
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