Abstract:

Glaucoma is an irreversible disease which is featured by characteristic optic nerve cupping and corresponding visual field deficits. For the hysteretic nature of visual field,  as well as the physiological advantages of macular area,  the measurements of inner macular thickness may be superior in the early diagnosis of glaucoma. Thanks to the rapid development of OCT technology which can isolate the inner macular layers,  some papers have reported that the inner macular thickness analysis can distinguish early glaucomatous defects from the normal eyes well and may be predictive in the following-up of glaucoma.