International Review of Ophthalmology ›› 2014, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (3): 189-193.doi: 10.3760/ cma. j. issn.1673-5803.2014.03.010

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Morphological changes of optic disc and its adjacent structures in pathologic myopia

 CHU  Yan-Hua, GUO  Hai-Xia, HAN  Quan-Hong   

  1. Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Eye Institute, Clinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300020, China
  • Received:2013-11-19 Online:2014-06-22 Published:2014-06-23
  • Contact: HAN Quan-hong, Email: hanquanhong126@126.com

Abstract: Morphological changes of optic nerve in pathological myopia include retinal nerve fiber layer thinning or defect, optic disc alterations, which may contribute to functional abnormality . Structural and functional changes can also occur due to posterior staphyloma and biomechanical differences. Some morphological changes are related to glaucoma contribution, however others should affect to be differentiated from glaucoma. (Int Rev Ophthalmol, 2014, 38: 189-193)