Utility of optical coherence tomography in the evaluation of monocular visual loss related to retinal ischemia

Rachel Nolan, Kannan Narayana, Shin C. Beh, Janet C. Rucker, Laura J. Balcer, Steven L. Galetta

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Abstract

We report four patients with monocular visual loss for whom optical coherence tomography (OCT) was helpful in distinguishing the sequelae of retinal artery occlusion from those of primary optic neuropathy. Determinations of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness as well as macular retinal layer thicknesses and architecture were used. The major findings in our patients show that changes in the inner retinal layers (including ganglion cell and inner plexiform layer) with disruption of normal macular architecture supports a diagnosis of retinal artery occlusion. Our results support the use of OCT imaging for patients with monocular visual loss of uncertain etiology; macular imaging as well as peripapillary RNFL thickness measurement can be helpful in differentiating primary retinal disease or ischemia from primary disorders of the optic nerve.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)116-121
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Clinical Neuroscience
Volume26
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2016

Keywords

  • Branch retinal artery occlusion
  • Monocular vision loss
  • Optic nerve disease
  • Optical coherence tomography

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Physiology (medical)

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