Optic Nerve Head Elastometry in Both Eyes of Patients with Unilateral Non-arteritic Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy - May It Be a Novel Aspect of the Pathogenesis?

Kosekahya, Pinar; Caglayan, Mehtap; Unal, Ozlem; Yuzbasioglu, Sema; Koc, Mustafa; Atilgan, Cemile; Yulek, FATMA

doi:10.1080/01658107.2017.1397702

Optic Nerve Head Elastometry in Both Eyes of Patients with Unilateral Non-arteritic Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy - May It Be a Novel Aspect of the Pathogenesis?

Kosekahya P., Caglayan M., Unal O., Yuzbasioglu S., Koc M., Atilgan C. U. , ...More

NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY, vol.42, no.4, pp.222-228, 2018 (Journal Indexed in ESCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 42 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.1080/01658107.2017.1397702
Title of Journal : NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY
Page Numbers: pp.222-228

Abstract

In this prospective study, the biomechanical properties of optic nerve head (ONH) and cornea in both eyes of patients with non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy and healthy control eyes were investigated. ONH elastometry was measured with real-time elastography, and corneal elastometry was measured with ocular response analyser. Elastometry of cornea and ONH was lower in both eyes of patients with unilateral non-arteritic ischaemic optic neuropathy than in healthy control eyes. The role of these biomechanical differences in the pathogenesis of non-arteritic ischaemic optic neuropathy should be investigated further.