Lamina Cribrosa Microstructure in Nonhuman Primates With Naturally Occurring Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thinning.
Alexopoulos Palaiologos, Fernandes Arthur G, Ghassabi Zeinab, Zambrano Ronald, Vellappally Anse, Shemuelian Eitan et al.
This NHP study found that eyes with thinner RNFL, a glaucoma sign, had significantly smaller lamina cribrosa pores and larger beam-to-pore ratios, indicating structural changes linked to nerve damage.